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6 & 11 May

Les Biches

+ intro by Prof. Richard Dyer (King’s College London) on 6 May

Films

Festivals & Series

From 7 May

Acting

An immersive documentary in the world of theatre company Cheek by Jowl from acclaimed director Sophie Fiennes (Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, A Pervert’s Guide…

Films

Classics

Sun 11 May

Opening Night

While in the midst of rehearsals for her latest play, Broadway actor Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan,…

Films

Festivals & Series

Mon 12 May

T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets

+ intro by Sophie and Ralph Fiennes (20.30 screening)

Films

Festivals & Series

5 & 14 May

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

In 1960, a young Irish woman named Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The Country Girls. She became a literary sensation, writing for…

Films

Festivals & Series

From 17 May

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

The hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions Agathe finds herself in desperate singlehood. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane…

Films

Festivals & Series

From 9 May

Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie

Presented in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Serebrennikov’s latest film, co-written with Pawel Pawlikowski, is inspired by a true story and based on…

Films

Festivals & Series

From 18 May

The Last Metro

In occupied Paris, all Marion Steiner can think about is rehearsals for a new play she is staging at the Montmartre Theatre, where she has…

Films

Festivals & Series

Thu 22 May

Intercepted

In this extraordinary film, Oksana Karpovych juxtaposes extracts from thousands of intercepted phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families…

Films

Classics

25 & 29 May

To Be or Not to Be

As nervy as it is hilarious, this screwball masterpiece from Ernst Lubitsch stars Jack Benny and, in her final screen appearance, Carole Lombard as husband-and-wife…

Films

Classics

From 4 May

Les Enfants du paradis

Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Les Enfants du paradis (Children of Paradise), widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This…

Films

Festivals & Series

From 10 May

Yannick

Prolific director Quentin Dupieux (The Second Act) returns with yet another absurd and metaphysical comedy reflecting on the act of acting. In the middle of…

Films

Classics

29 May & 1 June

Miss Mary

+ drinks reception on 29 May

Films

Classics

31 May & 1 June

Camila

+ intro by Dr. Denise Miller (University of Warwick) & drinks reception on 31 May

Films

Classics

1 & 5 June

Adieu Philippine

The debut film by Jacques Rozier, Adieu Philippine deserves to rank alongside Breathless and The 400 Blows as a classic of the French New Wave.…

Films

Classics

15 & 18 June

Near Orouët

Near Orouët is a quintessential summer comedy. Three young women quit Paris for three weeks on the French seaside, where they attract the interest of…

Films

Classics

29 June & 2 July

Maine Ocean

Beginning with a ticket mix-up and concluding with one of the most unusual scenes in cinematic history, Maine Ocean is a comic odyssey that puts…

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Highlights of the Month

Next event : Beating Hearts
Sun 11 May at 19:00

Classics

Festivals & Series

Films

From 10 Nov

Claude Chabrol – Behind the Mirror: Family Secrets

Next event : Les Biches
Sun 11 May at 11:30

Books & Ideas

Festivals & Series

Films

Talks

5 - 17 May

Beyond Words

Next event : Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
Wed 14 May at 20:30

Films

Talks

22 May - 16 Sept

We Stand with Ukraine

Next event : Intercepted
Thu 22 May at 20:00

Festivals & Series

Films

7 - 23 May

Stage on Screen

Next event : Les Enfants du paradis
Mon 26 May at 13:00

Classics

Festivals & Series

Films

Special Screenings

29 May - 1 June

Daring to Dare: The Films of María Luisa Bemberg

Next event : Miss Mary
Thu 29 May at 18:15

Classics

Films

1 June - 2 July

Jacques Rozier: Summer by the Sea

Next event : Adieu Philippine
Sun 01 Jun at 13:45

Our Annual Festivals

Kids & Families

18 - 24 Nov

South Ken Kids Festival

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 6 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh