The Edinburgh Film Guild is the world’s longest continually running film society. Founded in 1929, our 82nd season presents a bold and exciting programme of over 100 rarely seen films from all over the world, encompassing an eclectic range of genres, periods and cinemas, including:
- The Warners Gangster Film of the 1930s
- World War I
- Bad Girl Melodramas
- Hispanic Horror
- Silent Ford
- Sacha Guitry
- Canadian Documentaries
- Cold War Science Fiction
Our 2011-12 season began in late September 2011 and will continue through to April 2012.
We are based in the Filmhouse cinema, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, where we have our own cinema and clubrooms. We screen films three times a week: on Sunday afternoon and evening and on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Membership starts at just £20. You can join online or print off and return the membership form.
Next Screenings
Click on the film title / date to book a seat, or on the mini-season name for details about the film and the mini-season.
The New Testament / Le Nouveau Testament on Sunday, 29th January 2012 at 04:30 PM
Sacha Guitry | France | 1936 | 96 minutes
Sacha Guitry
Midnight Mary on Sunday, 29th January 2012 at 07:00 PM
William A Wellman | USA | 1933 | 74 minutes
Bad Girl Melodrama
3 Bad Men on Wednesday, 1st February 2012 at 07:00 PM
John Ford | USA | 1924 | 92 minutes
Silent Ford
The H-Man / Bijo to Ekitainingen on Friday, 3rd February 2012 at 08:00 PM
Inoshiro Honda | Japan | 1958 | 87 minutes
Cold War Science Fiction
The Story of a Cheat / Le roman d'un tricheur on Sunday, 5th February 2012 at 04:30 PM
Sacha Guitry | France | 1936 | 117 minutes
Sacha Guitry
A Woman's Face on Sunday, 5th February 2012 at 07:00 PM
George Cukor | USA | 1941 | 106 minutes
Bad Girl Melodrama
Lightnin' on Wednesday, 8th February 2012 at 07:00 PM
John Ford | USA | 1925 | 114 minutes
Silent Ford
Colossus: The Forbin Project on Friday, 10th February 2012 at 08:00 PM
Joseph Sargent | USA | 1970 | 100 minutes
Cold War Science Fiction
Let Us do a Dream / Faisons un rêve on Sunday, 12th February 2012 at 04:30 PM
Sacha Guitry | France | 1936 | 86 minutes
Sacha Guitry
The Strange Woman on Sunday, 12th February 2012 at 07:00 PM
Edgar G. Ulmer | USA | 1946 | 100 minutes
Bad Girl Melodrama
Harold and Maude on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 at 07:00 PM
Hal Ashby | USA | 1971 | 91 minutes
Valentines
In the Dust of the Stars / Im Staub der Sterne on Friday, 17th February 2012 at 08:00 PM
Gottfried Kolditz | East Germany | 1976 | 95 minutes
Cold War Science Fiction
Pearls of the Crown / Les perles de la couronne on Sunday, 19th February 2012 at 04:30 PM
Sacha Guitry | France | 1937 | 118 minutes
Sacha Guitry
Adventurera on Sunday, 19th February 2012 at 07:00 PM
Alberto Gout | Mexico | 1950 | 101 minutes
Bad Girl Melodrama
Four Sons on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 at 07:00 PM
John Ford | USA | 1926 | 100 minutes
Silent Ford


