Our Film Listings

Our Christmas film is this hugely entertaining and enjoyable classic musical. Filled with remarkable song and dance numbers, smart dialogue, and breathtaking routines, it really is the best of Hollywood entertainment!

The story of a mute woman who migrates to New Zealand with her young daughter in the middle of the 19th century as part of an arranged marriage. Once they arrive, romance, jealousy and heartache develop against the backdrop of truly spectacular scenery. The film won three Oscars and director Jane Campion made history by becoming the first woman to win the Palme d’Or for best film at Cannes.

A Finnish archaeology student travels to the Arctic Circle. En route by train, an offbeat, romantic story develops as she shares her carriage with a fellow passenger who is her complete opposite.

Cait, a neglected young girl, is sent to live with her countryside relations for the summer. As their affectionate home becomes an idyll for her, she starts to discover their secrets and learn the importance of family in rural Ireland.

Wong Kar Wei’s international breakthrough, this beautiful drama tells of two melancholy Hong Kong policemen falling in love, one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with an ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant where he is a regular customer. They cross paths and their lives develop in unexpected ways.

Two filmmakers visit the Swedish island of Fårö, long-time home of the fabled director Ingmar Bergman, seeking inspiration for their latest projects. As the summer passes, the lines between reality and fiction become blurred.

EO, a grey donkey, escapes from a circus and then treks across Poland and Italy. Meeting a wide range of characters, including a priest, a countess and a football team, he reveals society’s highs and lows.

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul established himself with international audiences by this fascinating two-part story, half relatively conventional narrative, half in a mysterious deamscape, which in combination produce remarkable, lingering emotions. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the alluring world of the ultra wealthy of 1980s Argentina, a private banker mysteriously disappears. Uncovering his trail reveals more than financial wrongdoing.

In Metropolis, director Fritz Lang created the first great science fiction film, with his vision of a futuristic city combining scientific progress and human despair. Using 25,000 extras and astonishing special effects, he created the images that continue to shape visions of the future. We are showing the fully restored version of the film with breathtakingly sharp images and a striking musical soundtrack.

Set in the beautiful woodlands of Transylvania, this moving story tells of the impact of industrialisation on family and community life. One of the greatest Hungarian films of all time!

Winner of the “Best FIlm” award at the Berlin Film Festival, this is an impressive ensemble drama about change in the spectacular Spanish countryside, and its winners and losers.

From the acclaimed directorial pairing of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger comes a remarkable fantasy in which World War II airman David Niven finds himself summoned to heaven after surviving a plane crash that should have killed him. With England filmed in glorious Technicolor and heaven in monochrome greys, this is an utterly delightful and thought-provoking drama.

The Dardenne brothers (“Two Days, One Night”, “The Promise”) are back with another blistering slice of social realism set in their home town, this time focused on forced migration and the trade in illegal drugs.

Ugyen dreams of being a singer, but for now is a teacher assigned to a remote village school in Bhutan, developing an unusual musical approach to his lessons. An enjoyable finale to our season!