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As we'll be serving up Guadagnino's latest as part of the programme, we'd love for you to join us for an ace bank holiday screening!
Come and have a ball while getting smashed on a complimentary glass of Pimm's during our cocktail hour from 15:00 - although we request you don't cause a racquet! At 16:00, take your Centre Court seat for the screening of Challengers. For the occasion we will allow doubles, meaning you also purchase a ticket for a friend - whether they're a member or not.
Line up your schedule now - we hope you're game!
Booking will open on Thursday 25 April at 13:00. Tickets are £15 each, include a complimentary glass of Pimm's (or a soft drink), and are restricted to members and their +1. To book, please log into your membership account before adding max. 2 tickets at the members' rate to your shopping basket.
The Garden Cinema View:
Maybe ‘Zendaya tennis romcom’ wasn’t on your Garden Cinema radar for this Spring, so take it as an indication as to just how enjoyable we found Challengers. Effectively, Luca Guadagnino leans into this slightly ridiculous premise with such conviction that the end result is an invigorating, sweaty treat; a sincere attempt at a modern comedy classic.
And by some measure Challengers does invoke screwball delights of Hollywood’s Golden Age, with hilarity and warmth generated from the chemistry that flows through the central love triangle in all possible directions. This charming old-school core is then wrapped in contemporary style. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pulsating techno score accompanies intense scenes of sport and seduction, with immensely sleek cinematography from Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (regular collaborator for Guadagnino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul) who mounts cameras on rackets, balls, players, and just about anything else you might find on a tennis court.
You might need to tune out of the excessive product placement (although that’s true of tennis itself), but beyond that is one of the greatest sports films ever made, and one of the best comedies (certainly one of the thirstiest) of recent years.
Cast:
Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor