This heartbreakingly beautiful indictment of 1950s American mores by Douglas Sirk follows the blossoming love between a well-off widow (Jane Wyman) and her handsome and earthy younger gardener (Rock Hudson). When their romance prompts the scorn of her children and country club friends, she must decide whether to pursue her own happiness or carry on a lonely, hemmed-in existence for the sake of the approval of others.
With the help of ace cinematographer Russell Metty, Sirk imbues nearly every shot with a vivid and distinct emotional tenor.
Tickets and Pricing
Film + 3-course meal: £25
Film-only: £8
Film-only concessions: £5 (enter promo code FFDISCOUNT) - students, over 65s, under 16s and unwaged.
If you book a film-only ticket and later decide to add on the 3 course meal, please select the 3-course meal add on option (subject to availability).
Times
- Doors open for the meal: 6pm
- Film Starts: 7:30 (please arrive by 7pm)
Join us for the full freeze frame experience or just come along for the film!
Part of the Freeze Frame programme of films for autumn and winter 2025/2026.
Too Much: Melodrama on film is a UK-wide season, supported by BFI National Lottery funding, celebrating the vivid visual language, heightened dramatics and emotional pathos at the heart of film melodrama.
