2026 Season of International Cinema
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Watch trailers & read more information about all our screenings, below.
February 18th
COLLECTIVE (Romania/Luxembourg/Germany)
109min 2019 Colour Rated MA Director – Alexander Nanau (subtitles)
Following a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens. Journalists, whistle-blowers, burn victims, and government officials, COLLECTIVE is an uncompromising look at the impact of investigative journalism at its best. (Amalgamated)
March 18th
DRIVING MADELEINE (France/Belgium)
91min 2022 Colour Rated MA15 Director – Christian Carion (subtitles)
AGM will be held before this screening.
Charles (Dany Boon) is a down-on-his-luck Parisian cab driver unable to catch a break. The universe seems to be throwing him a bone when one Madeleine (Line Renaud) requests a taxi to take her from one side of Paris to the other. Little does he expect that this journey will have a profound effect on both their lives. Both actors shine – their undeniable chemistry is what makes the film work. (Roadshow)
April 15th
All THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (USA)
138min 1976 Colour Rated M Director – Alan J. Pakula
It’s 1972, “The Watergate Scandal” reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) uncover the details that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. The two newsmen latched onto a few unusual details in a petty burglary and gathered enough information to unravel a gigantic government conspiracy. Winner of four Academy Awards. (Roadshow)
May 20th
FALLEN LEAVES (Finland/Germany)
105min 2023 Colour Rated M Director – Aki Kaurismäki (subtitles)
With his trademark deadpan humour, minimalist dialogue and retro aesthetic, Kaurismäki’s latest delight showcases his unrivalled mastery for depicting down-on-their-luck characters in all their complexity, and finding humour and optimism in the unlikeliest of circumstances. In a time of economic disparity, war, and uncertainty, FALLEN LEAVES is a valuable reminder of the importance of love and connection. (Palace)
June 17th
I’m Still Here (Brazil/France)
135min 2024 Colour Rated M Director – Walter Salles (subtitles)
A devastating true story, I’M STILL HERE is exhilarating in its portrayal of human tenacity in the face of injustice. Fernanda Torres (first Brazilian actor to win a Golden Globe Award) plays Eunice Paiva, married to a former politician Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) during the military dictatorship in Brazil,is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act. (Amalgamated)
July 15th
LIVING (UK/ Japan/Sweden/Belgium/Finland)
102min 2022 Colour Rated PG Director – Oliver Hermanus
Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a council bureaucrat’s life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him a purpose to create a legacy for the next generation. Starring Bill Nighy as Williams. (Roadshow)
CHRISTMAS IN JULY PARTY TONIGHT!
August 19th
THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA (Spain)
105min 2023 Colour Rated M Director – Patricia Font (subtitles)
Based on the incredible true story of Antoni Benaiges (Enric Auquer), a Catalan teacher who brought progressive teaching methods from France to the rural village. The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War become unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather’s father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona. (Roadshow)
September 16th
CABARET (USA)
124min 1972 Colour Rated M Director -Bob Fosse
Berlin 1931, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York). Despite Brian’s confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of the wealthy playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for them both. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic. (Roadshow)
October 21st
Dangerous Liaisons (UK/USA)
119min 1988 Colour Rated M Director -Stephen Frears
Multi award wiinning film starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer, and is based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It follows two aristocratic libertines in 18th-century France who engage in a complex game of seduction and betrayal, which ultimately leads to their downfall. (Roadshow)
November 18th
THE THREAD (France)
115min 2025 Colour Rated M Director -Daniel Auteuil (subtitles)
A compelling drama that explores the complexities of a murder trial where a man is accused of killing his wife. His lawyer must defend him against all odds, including his personal demons that seem to complicate the case even further. Its a tough challenge for the lawyer, who has become isolated, depressed and withdrawn. Daniel Auteuil writes, directs and stars in this engrossing legal thriller. (Palace)
December 9th
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (UK/USA/France)
100min 2023 Colour Rated MA15+ Director -Thea Sharrock
When local conservative Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and fellow residents of Littlehampton begin to receive letters full of profanities, the rowdy, Irish migrant, Rose (jessie Buckley), is charged with the crime. However, as the town’s women investigate the crime, they suspect something is amiss. (Roadshow)
CHRISTMAS PARTY TONIGHT!
(Note: December screening a week earlier than usual – 2nd instead of 3rd Wednesday).