The Bridesmaid

(La demoiselle d’honneur) This heady Ruth Rendell adaptation sees a shy young man fall into an all-consuming affair with a compulsive fantasist who will shortly ask him to prove his love in the most extreme terms imaginable. A shy, somewhat passive young man falls into an all-consuming affair with a woman he meets at his sister’s wedding. Unfortunately, she’s a compulsive fantasist who will shortly ask him to prove his love in the most extreme ways. A Ruth Rendell adaptation, this is a heady tale of amour fatale, carried along by the charismatic performances of Magimel and Smet. Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury and domestic violence or abuse. The screening of The Bridesmaid on Monday 5 October will be introduced by season curator Catherine Wheatley.