Season 8

Love, friendship and political convictions all unravel in this hilarious modern comedy. The all-star cast is led by Kirsten Scott-Thomas and Timothy Spall.
+ Partie de Campagne (France, 1936, 39 mins, cert PG)

A detective investigating a murder in the capital's hotel starts to uncover layers of corruption and intrigue on the eve of the 2011 Tahrir Square uprising.
+ Windows (UK, 1975, 8 mins)

A daring new installation at a Stockholm art gallery is at the centre of this remarkable satire on art, culture and digital communications. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, 2017.

Her partner's death throws Marina's life into turmoil - faced with the threat of losing everything, she fights back. Best Foreign Language Film Oscar 2018.
+ A Boring Afternoon (Czechoslovakia, 1962, 13 mins)

From the director and star of Amelie, this is the remarkable story of one woman's journey to discover the truth behind her lover's death on the battlefields of the First World War.

In a motel across the road from Disneyland, the innocence of childhood is tested by social divides. Caretaker William Dafoe finds his match in precocious six year-old Moonee, her playmates, and her unconventional mother.

Our Christmas film is one of the greatest of all film musicals, starring Catherine Deneuve and scored by Michel Legrand.

Three young Palestinian-Israeli women - a devout student, a club DJ, and a successful aspiring lawyer - learn to live together.
+ The Heart Of Britain (UK, 1941, 10 mins)

When nine-year-old Shula is stigmatised as a witch in her village, she determines to plot her own course in life.
+ Un Chien Andalou (Spain, 1929, 16 mins)

Louis Malle's debut is a gripping thriller with a unique alibi and a gorgeous soundtrack from Miles Davies.
+ Momma Don't Allow (UK, 1956,22 mins)

A beautiful, gentle film about family love and the mysteries of nature set in the remote Turkish countryside. Winner of the best film award at the Berlin Film Festival.

A Tokyo family rely on shoplifting to keep themselves out of poverty. This is an outstanding domestic drama from the director of Like Father, Like Son and I Wish that is sure to steal your heart!

This delicate, mysterious film follows Estrella revisiting her childhood home in 1950s Northern Spain. Widely regarded as one of the best ever Spanish films.
+ Cigarettes and Coffee (Romania, 2004, 15 mins)

Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes 2017, this is another dazzling personal, family and national drama from Andrei Zvyagintsev, the director of Leviathan.

Ai Weiwei travels to 23 countries to capture the reality of mass refugee flows. He sees people on the move seeking safety, shelter and justice, and finding by turns rejection and compassion.

Isabelle Huppert stars in this black comedy of inter-generational backstabbing. Squabbles over the family business, pervasive surveillance, and long-suppressed family secrets make for a heady mixture!