‘Frankenweenie by Tim Burton’

Our Family Film Club offers an eclectic selection of films, from animation to drama, featuring classics and recent releases from around the world, to enjoy with family and friends. On 09 February, we invite you to discover Tim Burton's Frankenweenie 

After the sudden death of Sparky, his beloved dog, young Victor uses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life. Victor tries to hide the creature he has made, but when Sparky escapes, his classmates, his teachers, and the whole town learn that putting life on a leash can have some monstrous consequences... 

Tim Burton is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, a master of the fantastic and an excellent storyteller, strongly influenced by the writer Edgar Allan Poe. His cinema is characterised by stories featuring marginal characters, and a strong influence from fantastic cinema, German expressionist cinema, and the films of Hammer Film Productions. He is one of those filmmakers who manages to combine critical and commercial success. Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Big Fish are just some of his most famous films.