A black and white image of two women looking at each other. One is stood against a piano, the other sat on a stool.

Big Screen Bigger Emotions

Stella Dallas

Duration

1 hour 41 minutes

Date

Sat 6 - Wed 10 Dec 2025

Venue

Cinema

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Tickets:

Peak Screenings (after 6pm) £11. Concessions £9.50.
Off-Peak Screenings (before 6pm) £10.50. Concessions £9.
Under 26s £7.50 all screenings.
Wednesday matinees (before 4pm) £7.50.

Cast:

Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Shirley, John Boles, Barbara O'Neil, Alan Hale, Tim Holt

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A young girl finds her mother’s working-class background incompatible with her country-club lifestyle and Ivy-League aspirations, leading to a devastating emotional rift.

Whip smart, big-hearted Stella (a brilliant Barbara Stanwyck) reaches beyond her working-class upbringing and marries into wealth, only to find acceptance is far more elusive than money. As brash as the film is in its class critique, this story of a mother’s sacrifice for her beloved daughter has lost none of its tear-jerking power.

Big Screen Bigger Emotions

Our melodrama season explores love, betray and obsession – where too much is never enough. Big Screen Bigger Emotions has been made possible with support from Film Hub Midlands through Funds from the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.

Part of the UK-wide BFI season Too Much: Melodrama on Film.