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From 23 March

And Bardot Became BB

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From 23 March

A Very Private Affair

A dazzling poem of sumptuous, shimmering images, A Very Private Affair (Vie privée) was long considered one of the most beautiful colour films ever made,…

Films

Classics

10 & 23 March

A Short Film About Killing

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

Films

Kids & Families

Tue 24 March

Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia

+ Q&A with actor Guillaume Gallienne

Films

Kids & Families

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…

Films

Classics

From 22 March

The Facts of Murder

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

Films

Classics

17 & 25 March

A Short Film About Love

Tribute to Krzysztof Kieslowski

Classics

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…

Films

Festivals & Series

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…

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 29 March

Brother

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

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Classics

Fri 17 Apr

My Name Is Juani

+ Q&A with designer Betty Bigas and costume designer Ana Herce, hosted by Prof. Santiago Fouz-Hernández

Films

Festivals & Series

Sat 18 Apr

The Dinner

In 1939, just two weeks after the Civil War’s end, Franco invites his top generals for a night of triumph at the luxurious Hotel Palace…

Films

Festivals & Series

Sat 18 Apr

Romería

+ Q&A with Carla Simón moderated by Prof. Maria Delgado

Films

Festivals & Series

Sun 19 Apr

The Delights of the Garden

Fermín, an abstract painter facing a personal and financial crisis, lives in his friend’s studio in Madrid. He hides a tremor in his hand and…

Films

Classics

From 26 Apr

Une Parisienne

+ intro by journalist and film critic Muriel Zagha on 30 April

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Classics

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…

Films

Festivals & Series

From 6 May

Bardot

+ Q&A with director Alain Berliner and Prof. Ginette Vincendeau (King's College London) on 6 May

Films

Classics

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…

Festivals & Series

Films

28 Feb - 29 March

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival

Next event : A Short Film About Killing
Mon 23 Mar at 18:00

Festivals & Series

From 23 March

And Bardot Became BB

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

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

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

Classics

Films

25 Jan - 9 Apr

Celebrating Claudia Cardinale

Next event : The Leopard
Thu 26 Mar at 14:15

Arts

Books & Ideas

Concerts

Kids & Families

Talks

Highlights of the Month

Next event : Celebrating Claudia Cardinale
Thu 09 Apr

Festivals & Series

Films

17 - 19 Apr

Spanish Spring Weekend

Next event : My Name Is Juani
Fri 17 Apr at 18:00

Our Annual Festivals

Festivals & Series

Films

12 Nov - 3 Dec

French Film Festival London 2025

Books & Ideas

Festivals & Series

Films

Talks

5 - 17 May

Beyond Words

Books & Ideas

Talks

Thu 5 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh