If you've been tempted to see the critically acclaimed Iranian modern classic My Favourite Cake, but are worried about the titular sweet treat making you too hungry, we've got a perfect event for you!

On Saturday 21 September, members and their +1 are very welcome to join us from 15:00, for a coffee & tea social. Our friends at Naroon, who are proud champions of contemporary Persian cuisine, are very kindly providing us with their authentic Persian cake, to be enjoyed alongside the hot drinks.

Tickets are £12.50 each, and restricted to 2 per member, meaning you can bring a date or a mate. The ticket includes access to the screening, as well as a complimentary hot drink and a delicious slice of cake, to be enjoyed before the screening. Seating for the screening will be unallocated, so you can sit with friends - old & new.

Please note, the cake served will contain gluten, eggs and milk, and may contain traces of soya.

Timings:

15:00 - 15:50  Members' social with coffee/tea & Persian cake

15:50 - 17:35  Screening of My Favourite Cake

About Naroon:

Naroon weaves the rich tapestry of Persian flavours into a contemporary culinary journey. Nestled in the heart of London with locations in Fitzrovia and Marylebone, it’s where tradition meets innovation, offering a soulful, modern interpretation of time-honoured recipes. At Naroon, every dish tells a story of heritage, reimagined for today.

www.naroon.co.uk / @naroonlondon

About the film:

Since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, Mahin has been living alone in Tehran, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

The Garden Cinema View:

Mahin’s daily routines would seem listless even for Jeanne Dielman (for at least she had potatoes to peel). But when, inspired by her friends, she decides to leave her cocoon of isolated non-existence, she embarks on a gently humorous and surprisingly righteous search for companionship. Eventually encountering taxi driver Faramarz (like a depressed version of Perfect Days’ Kōji Yakusho), My Favourite Cake settles into a kind of septuagenarian spin on Before Sunrise. And it’s wonderful. That is until the filmmakers make a highly controversial narrative choice in the film’s final act. Sure to be a controversial decision, for this viewer a potential modern masterpiece is severely undermined by its ending.

You can find all regular screenings of My Favourite Cake here.

Cast:
Lili Farhadpour, Esmaeel Mehrabi