Stan & Ollie (with captions)

Laurel & Hardy, the world’s favourite comedy double act, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As they set out, crisscrossing the country, attendances are disappointingly low. But they’ve always been able to make each other laugh and as the charm and beauty of their performances shines through their audiences laugh too, and they re-connect with legions of adoring fans, old and new. The tour becomes a hit, but Laurel & Hardy can’t quite shake the spectre of their past. Long buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver’s failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages begins to unfold as the duo, aware that they may be approaching their swan song, try to rediscover just how much they mean to each other. “Steve Coogan and John C Reilly are perfectly cast as Laurel & Hardy in Jon S Baird’s late-years biopic Stan & Ollie, a gentle, melancholic look at the beloved duo long after they’ve fallen out of favour in Hollywood.” Scotsman “Coogan and Reilly deliver central turns filled with love for their characters, hitting the emotional high notes the script demands as a tale of enduring friendship.” Financial Times This screening will have captions. This is a service for deaf and hard of hearing audience members, providing subtitles to enable understanding of the film’s dialogue and off-screen action. Captioning includes the text of all onscreen dialogue as well as off-screen sounds, enabling people with varying hearing loss access to the full cinema experience. 12A: contains mild bad language

Stan & Ollie (with captions)

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