Having settled into season 13 with week one done and dusted, The Galileo Open Air Cinema offers a journey through the stages of life this week.
Dive into a coming-of-age period drama, embark on a time-travelling adventure, kickstart the weekend with family fun or indulge in a romantic comedy-drama in the Winelands.
An evening of delight awaits, so book your spot here.
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Here’s what’s on the silver screen this week:
23 October: Little Women (2019)
Little Women is a coming-of-age period drama film.
It chronicles the lives of the March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – in Concord, Massachusetts, during the 19th century. They help their Marmee hold down the homestead while their father serves in the Civil War.
It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet and Meryl Streep, among others.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Period drama Romance
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
24 October: Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris is a 2011 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen.
Set in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender (Owen Wilson), a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his materialistic fiancée (Rachel McAdams) and their divergent goals, which become increasingly exaggerated as he travels back in time each night at midnight.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
25 October: Trolls Band Together
Trolls Band Together is a 2023 American animated jukebox musical comedy.
It serves as the sequel to Trolls Work Tour (2020), and the third instalment in the Trolls franchise, featuring an ensemble cast from the previous Trolls and debuts too.
The film sees Poppy discovering that Branch was once part of the boy band ‘BroZone’ with his brothers Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and Clay. When Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite his two other brothers and rescue Floyd.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Animation Adventure Comedy
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
26 October: A Good Year
A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film.
A British investment broker inherits his uncle’s chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. Here, he discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Morgenhof Wine Estate
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romantic Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: 10 L
- Tickets: Webtickets
To check out this season’s full movie line-up, visit The Galileo’s website here.
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