Towner Cine Club: In the Mood for Love

Towner Cine Club is a chance for you to catch classic films back on the big screen, all presented with an introduction by Henry Jordan. Whether it’s arthouse oddities, cult classics, old favourites or new discoveries, we’ll be showing something exciting every month at Towner Cinema.

Henry Jordan works at Towner as a Duty Manager and helps with the day-to-day operations of the cinema, as well as hosting Towner Cine Club. He studied English and Film Studies at University of Exeter, which included a study abroad year that he took at University of South Florida in Tampa, USA. During Henry’s time at university, he discovered his core fields of interest, among them para-cinema, surrealism and anti-literature.

Before Towner, Henry worked at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge, where he was a regular host for their sell out quiz nights and hosted a Q&A with Dame Pippa Harris for her film Empire of Light. He also was a regular on the Cambridge Film Show, has been published in The Quietus and still writes for The Quite Nerdy Blog, his blog about pop culture that has been running since 2014.

Written, directed and produced by master of atmosphere Wong Kar-Wai, In the Mood For Love follows two couples drifting apart amid the moody ambience of Hong Kong, 1962. An affair between two spouses ignites a cautious but growing friendship between the two spurned, but even as their feelings develop, neither want to stoop to the level of their unfaithful partners.

"For our April screening, we handed over the controls to our wonderful Cine Club audience and they chose this, Wong Kar-Wai's classic tale of forbidden love. Frequently cited as one of the greatest films of the century and perpetually referenced in pop culture, come and see for yourself what makes this film so special."