A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach. Toni Erdmann is a 2016 German-Austrian comedy drama film directed, written and co-produced by Maren Ade. The film, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, was named the […]
Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard) when he saves her from a brawl at the nightclub. Their casual acquaintance develops into something much more after a horrible accident. As Stephanie draws on Ali’s physical strength, an unexpected courtship slowly comes to life. Cotillard was nominated for a whole slew of major awards for her […]
Set over one summer, The Florida Project follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World. The Florida Project is screening on Monday 24th, tickets are available through the club's website, please […]
At the end of the 18th century, on an isolated island in Brittany, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. Starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, the film is a beautiful, almost timeless study of power and passion in which observed becomes observer. Selected for the Palme d'Or […]
Proxima stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance work and family life. As she prepares for a year-long stint on the International Space Station, she also tries to prepare her eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant), for life without her. The film also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella’s father […]
Chris is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip. At their first stop, the National Tramway Museum, Chris confronts a man who is littering, after which things take a decidedly dark turn. Sightseers is a 2012 British black comedy written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve […]
Master Li, a warrior, asks Yu Shu Lien, the woman he loves, to pass on his sword, Green Destiny, to Sir Te however, when the sword is stolen, Li embarks on a mission to find it. Starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen, Crouching Tiger is an absolute classic, and helped put […]
On his 80th birthday, Humberto Suárez (Jose Luis Gomez), an ageing multi-millionaire, decides to finance a film so that people will look fondly upon his legacy. He selects the reclusive Palme d’Or laureate Lola Cuevas (Penelope Cruz) to be the director, with the screenplay being adapted from a Nobel Prize winning novel titled Rivalry, about […]
Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming of age drama written and directed by Guiseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. This Italian-French production stars Phillipe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio, the film score was […]
Aftersun is a 2022 coming of age drama written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal (Normal People, God’s Creatures), Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film follows an 11-year-old girl Sophie, on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday. The […]
An epic and intimate journey filmed through five years during which Waad al-Kateab tells the story of how she fell in love, married and gave birth to her daughter. For Sama is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad […]
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian drama/ comedy/ romance about the central finance officer (Géza Morcsányi) of a slaughterhouse, and the newly appointed meat quality inspector (Alexandra Borbély) who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. On Body and Soul won the Berlin Golden Bear […]
