Screening of the dark comedy 'Little Miss Sunshine', a modern classic about a dysfunctional family road trip to California, part of the Event Cinema programme.
Little Miss Sunshine is coming to Gloucester Guildhall on Saturday 28 November. It's a screening of the 2005 comedy, which has since become a modern classic — riotously funny and effortlessly touching, and one of those rare films that works just as well the second or third time around.
The story follows the Hoovers, a dysfunctional family on a mission. There's Richard, the would-be motivational speaker; his wife; Uncle Frank, in the middle of an emotional crisis; sombre teen Dwayne; and foul-mouthed grandfather Edwin. They all pile into a VW bus and head for California to support Olive, the family's beauty queen hopeful, on a trip that stretches their sanity to the limit. It's a road movie in the truest sense, with the family squeezed together in a vehicle that's far too small for them, and the friction only grows the further they go.
Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, the film gets a lot of its power from the ensemble. Each character is a distinct, flawed presence, and the comedy comes from the way they clash and, eventually, hold together. It's a funny film, but it doesn't stop there; there's a genuine warmth to it that earns its ending. If you've seen it before, it's a good one to revisit on the big screen; if you haven't, it's a great place to start with the family-on-the-road trope.
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The screening is part of the Event Cinema programme at The Chamber, which brings world-class ballet, theatre, comedy and opera to the venue. It's one of the more accessible titles in the mix, so it's a good shout for a Saturday night out in the city. The screening is on Saturday 28 November at Gloucester Guildhall.
