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From 22 Feb

Les Pétroleuses

1888, Bougival Junction (Texas): the French-speaking town is led by Marie Sarrazin (Cardinale). In this comedy-Western, a new family arrives, calling themselves the Millers, but…

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From 27 Feb

Sirât

A father and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar, the daughter and sister…

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Sat 28 Feb

The Devil

Tribute to Andrzej Żuławski: screening preceded by a prerecorded introduction from season curator Michal Oleszczyk

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Sat 28 Feb

The Wedding

Tribute to Andrzej Wajda: screening preceded by a prerecorded intro from season curator Michal Oleszczyk

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From 1 March

Cartouche

In the 18th century, a young and skilled thief, Dominique (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is outraged by the tyranny of Malichot, the gang leader and defies his…

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1 & 12 March

Chopin, a Sonata in Paris

Paris, 1835. Frédéric Chopin has left Poland and established himself as a darling of the salons and toast of the French court. However, behind his…

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Sat 7 March

Man of Iron

Tribute to Andrzej Wajda: screening preceded by an intro by season curator Michal Oleszczyk

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Sat 7 March

Possession

Tribute to Andrzej Żuławski: screening preceded by an intro by season curator Michal Oleszczyk

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Sun 8 March

The Dog Who Travelled by Train 2

Highly anticipated, after the huge success of part one in 2023, this sequel does not disappoint. Picking up with Zuzia preparing to return to Poland…

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10 & 23 March

A Short Film About Killing

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

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Fri 13 March

The Double Life of Véronique + Kieslowski by The Quay Brothers

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

Films

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Fri 13 March

Krzysztof Kieslowski Documentaries

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

Films

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Sat 14 March

The Possessed

Tribute to Andrzej Wajda: screening preceded by a prerecorded introduction from season curator Michal Oleszczyk

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Sat 14 March

The Public Woman

Tribute to Andrzej Żuławski

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Films

From 15 March

The Leopard

Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy’s…

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17 & 25 March

A Short Film About Love

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

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Wed 18 March

Trains

+ Q&A with director Maciej Drygas moderated by director Sophie Fiennes

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From 20 March

Arco

As children, we all thought rainbows were magical. In Ugo Bienvenu's colourful time travelling adventure, Arco, a 10-year-old boy, comes from the future and lands…

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Sat 21 March

The King & the Mockingbird

+ intro by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham Creators & Hosts of Ghibliotheque

Films

Kids & Families

Sat 21 March

My Life in Versailles – UK Premiere

Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel H’Limi's first feature film strucks to the heart with humour and candour. After her parents’ passing, eight-year-old Violet goes to live…

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Sat 21 March

Franz

Selected as Poland’s official submission to the 98th Academy Awards ® for Best International Feature Film, Franz is a bold, unique and creatively astonishing portrait…

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Sun 22 March

Little Vampire

Little Vampire has been 10 years old for the last 300 years. Despite living in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters, he is…

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From 22 March

The Facts of Murder

+ intro by film critic and programmer Roberto Oggiano on 22 March

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From 23 March

A Very Private Affair

+ intro by Professor Ginette Vincendeau on 23 March

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Tue 24 March

Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia

+ Q&A with actor Guillaume Gallienne

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Fri 27 March

The In-Laws 3

Do you remember that at the end of Teściowie 2 we learned that Weronika was pregnant? Director Jakub Michalczuk returns for this highly anticipated third…

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Sun 29 March

Brother

+ Q&A with director Maciej Sobieszczański and actor Agnieszka Grochowska

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From 29 March

Goodbye and Amen

John Dannahay (Tony Musante, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage), a CIA agent stationed in Rome, is planning to overthrow an African government. But his…

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From 3 Apr

And God Created Woman

The astounding success of Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman revolutionised the life of French films abroad, turned Brigitte Bardot into an international star and…

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From 5 Apr

The Iron Prefect

In 1925, Mussolini sent Cesare Mori to Sicily to occupy the position of Prefect. His mission was to fight the Mafia. The fascist regime was…

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From 12 Apr

The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful

In this delightful comedy, a young independent girl (Brigitte Bardot) from out-of-town is discovered by Judith (Micheline Presle), the editor-in-chief of a women's magazine. The…

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From 26 Apr

Une Parisienne

‘A highly successful popular comedy in which Bardot perfected her comic-erotic persona (a critic called it “a daring documentary on the natural beauties of Brigitte…

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From 28 Apr

La Vérité

Dominique Marceau (Brigitte Bardot) is on trial for the murder of her lover Gilbert Tellier (Sami Frey). As the hearings go on, the accused’s character…

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5 & 8 May

Le Mépris + Le Parti des choses

Unusually cast and playfully shot, Godard’s masterly hymn to cinema features Michel Piccoli and Brigitte Bardot as a couple whose marriage begins to fall apart…

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From 6 May

Bardot

+ Q&A with director Alain Berliner on 6 May

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Sun 10 May

Le Mépris + Paparazzi

Unusually cast and playfully shot, Godard’s masterly hymn to cinema features Michel Piccoli and Brigitte Bardot as a couple whose marriage begins to fall apart…

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

Next event : Quentin Blake: Fantastic Journeys and Clown
Wed 25 Feb at 13:00

Classics

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25 Jan - 9 Apr

Celebrating Claudia Cardinale

Next event : Les Pétroleuses
Wed 25 Feb at 18:30

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From 6 Sept

Travelling Shots

Next event : Sirât
Fri 27 Feb at 18:00

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28 Feb - 29 March

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival

Next event : The Wedding
Sat 28 Feb at 13:00

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And Bardot Became BB

Next event : A Very Private Affair
Mon 23 Mar at 18:30

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