Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, thanks to her oppressive politician father (Bill…
Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, thanks to her oppressive politician father (Bill…
The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival presents highlights from this year's international competition. The festival is one of the largest and most…
The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival presents highlights and prize winners from this year's National Selection. The festival is one of the…
Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, thanks to her oppressive politician father (Bill…
Bye Bye Brazil (Bye Bye Brasil) is screening as part of the retrospective celebrating LC Barreto: 60 Years of Brazilian Film Production. The retrospective…
In Toronto's multicultural heart, Canadian Latvian immigrants unite across generations in the “Daugaviņa” dance group to preserve their ancestral traditions through…
Entranced Earth (Terra em Transe) is screening as part of the retrospective celebrating LC Barreto: 60 Years of Brazilian Film Production. The retrospective…
Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic novel is beautifully brought to life by director Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Roger Deakins and excuitve producer Francis…
Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic novel is beautifully brought to life by director Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Roger Deakins and excuitve producer Francis…
Introduction by festival director Marketa Uhlirova & fashion curator Isabella Coraça. Inspired by the dialectical montage of Soviet cinema, this programme…
Various Directors , Various Countries, Various Years, 60m.
Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs…
Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs…
In this trailblazing combination of animation and live-action, down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant gets hired to investigate a pattycake scandal involving…
In this trailblazing combination of animation and live-action, down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant gets hired to investigate a pattycake scandal involving…
Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs…
The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance…
The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance…
The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance…
Paul Verhoeven's last film produced in the Netherlands before he created his Hollywood classics Robocop and Total Recall, invites us into the twisted psyche of Gerard Reve, a troubled writer whose life becomes entangled with mysterious women, murder, and the supernatural. As Reve spirals… Read More
UK Premiere of 4K Restoration. The screening on 6 May will be introduced by the season curator Millie Zhou. One of the most acclaimed, though underseen films of the Hong Kong New Wave, Allen Fong’s Ah Ying is an almost documentary-like work which… Read More
Wim Wenders pays loving homage to rough-and-tumble Hollywood film noir with The American Friend, a loose adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel Ripley’s Game. Dennis Hopper oozes quirky menace as an amoral American art dealer who entangles a terminally ill German everyman, played… Read More
The screening on 3 May will be introduced by Tony Rayns. Feature debut from Eddie Fong with fiercely feminist and erotic New Wave take on the classical Chinese historical drama. Produced by the Shaw Brothers, the film is a provocative exploration of… Read More
Nina is a skilled obstetrician at a maternity hospital in Eastern Georgia. After a tragedy strikes in the delivery room, the grief stricken father demands an inquiry into her methods. The resulting scrutiny threatens to bring to light Nina’s other, secret job… Read More
Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs money to bring his family to Argentina. Together they create a bogus correspondence school, exploiting the hopes of would-be journalists. As… Read More
Northern China, 1999. The grisly discovery of several corpses is made in a small town. A bloody incident during the attempt to capture the alleged murderer leaves two police officers dead and another badly injured. The surviving officer Zhang Zili is suspended… Read More
'Poets ... shed not only the red blood of their hearts but the white blood of their souls,' proclaimed Jean Cocteau of his groundbreaking first film - an exploration of the plight of the artist, the power of metaphor, and the relationship… Read More
In 1960, a young Irish woman named Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The Country Girls. She became a literary sensation, writing for The New Yorker, delivering provocative interviews, and authoring screenplays. Her success enraged her writer husband and made… Read More
The screening on 21 April will be introduced by Chris Berry (KCL). Among the most important films to come out of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui’s devastating Boat People focuses on the experiences of refugees forced to flee their country in… Read More
While scoring high-profile credits as a screenwriter (including The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark), Lawrence Kasdan made his directorial debut with this steamy, contemporary film noir in the tradition of Double Indemnity and other classics from the 1940s. In one… Read More
The screening on 28 June will be introduced by filmmaker and critic Jasper Sharp. Seijun Suzuki's delirious 1967 hit-man film has drawn comparisons with contemporaries Le samouraï and Point Blank and influenced directors such as John Woo, Jim Jarmusch, and Quentin Tarantino among others. The… Read More
Alan Parker’s BAFTA-winning ganster musical Bugsy Malone might seem an unlikely idea for a film- a musical comedy set in the 1930s criminal underworld with a cast made up entirely of young teens - but it works brilliantly. 13-year-old Jodie Foster gives an… Read More
The screening on 11 April will be introduced by Tom Cunliffe (UCL). Digitally restored and presented in 2K, shown in the UK for the first time. Tsui Hark made an immediate impact and established himself as a cinematic visionary with his directorial… Read More
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director Pablo Aravena, hosted by Cultural Architect Kish Kash. Young people took to the streets with political muralism all over Chile in the late 60s, at the same time that young… Read More
This film was proposed by our members Beatrice Webb, Anna Rose and Noelle Pogue, who writes: 'I love Cinema Paradiso, for more reasons than I can write!' Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film… Read More
Various Directors, Various Countries, Various Years
Let your little ones discover cinema through short films. The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival is one of the largest short film festivals in the world. This is a special chance to see some of their favourite animated short films for children, in… Read More
Borrowing its title from the nebulous internet entity that has forcefully entered our daily lives in recent years, Cloud delves into the sinister undercurrents of modern society where digital anonymity fuels real-world malice. The story centres on Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda), a factory… Read More
Our screening on Thursday 26 june will be introduced by Jinhee Choi (KCL). An eerie, foreboding hospital is the setting for this tense psychological thriller from one of the most acclaimed genre filmmakers of the South Korea Golden Age. An ambitious doctor,… Read More
To launch our new Select Japan screening strand, we're paying tribute to the late filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda, who passed away in March, with his masterpiece, the flamboyently theatrical and subversively Brechtian Double Suicide. Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms,… Read More
Entertaining Mr Sloane will be introduced by Brigitte Mayr and Michael Omasta from Synema Vienna. Based on Joe Orton's stage play of the same title - which was labelled the dirtiest show in town - this screen adaptation tells the offbeat story… Read More
The Extraordinary Miss Flower brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase full of passionate, heartfelt letters of love sent to her in the 60s and 70s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer/songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return… Read More
Winner of Best Animated Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards. When a flood washes its home away, a solitary cat must seek refuge with a motley crew of animals (including a dog, a capybara, a lemur and a secretarybird), who gradually learn… Read More
Get Carter will be introduced by Brigitte Mayr and Michael Omasta from Synema Vienna, and is preceded by the short documentary, Wolfgang Suschitzky - Fotograd und Kamermann. Legendary British star Michael Caine is Jack Carter, the London gangland enforcer who returns to… Read More
In India Donaldson’s insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (Le Gros) and his oldest friend, Matt (McCarthy). As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic,… Read More
In the wake of the ban on women's football in 2014, the national team in Pakistan faced an uncertain and turbulent period. Despite immense cultural barriers, these determined players had fought for their place both on and off the field. The ban… Read More
18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends until reality catches up with him when he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make… Read More
The screening on 27 April will be introduced by Dr Ruby Cheung (University of Southampton). One of the most acclaimed works by Yim Ho, a leading figure of the Hong Kong New Wave, Homecoming is a thoughtful and moving reflection of an increasingly anxious… Read More
In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently manoeuvers the honeycomb without netting or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze… Read More
Join us for a screening of Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train to celebrate the release of Jules O’Dwyer’s Hotels, the second instalment in Cutaways, a series of pocket-sized books co-edited by Erika Balsom and Genevieve Yue. Each Cutaways volume offers a journey through the… Read More
Our screening on Tuesday 5 August will be introduced by Lucy Bolton (QMUL). A critical and commerical flop upon release in 2003, Jane Campion's giallo-infleced, erotic thriller is now considered a masterpiece of female desire and subjectivity. Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a… Read More
Two of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung and Andy Lau, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalised the city's twenty-first-century film industry, launched a blockbuster franchise, and inspired Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. The setup is diabolical in… Read More
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her Emotions: Joy (Amy… Read More
The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri’s most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (a commanding Gian Maria Volontè) investigating a… Read More
Mathieu Kassovitz’s sensational second feature as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, winning the Best Director prize. It went on to become one of the defining films of its… Read More
One of the great works of 1930s poetic realist cinema, Le jour se lève was Marcel Carné’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prévert. In this compelling story of obsessive sexuality and murder, the working-class François (Jean Gabin) resorts to killing in order… Read More
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armour of fedora… Read More
Various Directors, Various Countries, Various Years
Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. This carefully chosen programme for our littlest and most special audience contains 10 of the best, most recent wonderful short animated films, full of joy, from all around the world. There’ll be… Read More
Bi Gan followed the mesmerising Kaili Blues with this noir-tinged stunner about a lost soul (Jue Huang) on a quest to find a missing woman from his past (Wei Tang, Lust, Caution). Following leads across Guizhou province, he crosses paths with a series… Read More
The screening on 19 April will be followed by an in-person Q&A with the director Ann Hui, moderated by Tony Rayns. Following her 'Vietnamese Trilogy', one of the cornerstones of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui took her career in a… Read More
Our screening of Sunday 3 August will be introduced by film journalist Darren Richman. Inspired by true events, this rain-drenched sophomore feature from the Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon ho blends true-crime with social satire and comedy in typically masterful fashion. In 1986… Read More
Our screening on Wednesday 17 July will be introduced by John Wischmeyer (City Lit). The brilliant breakthrough film by writer-director Neil Jordan journeys into the dark heart of the London underworld to weave a gripping, noir-infused love story. Bob Hoskins received a… Read More
To celebrate 80 years since the publication of the first Moomin book we present Moomins on the Riviera. Based of Tove Jansson's beloved Moomin characters, this delightful tales follows our Finnish favourites as they set off on holiday in France. In search… Read More
Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, thanks to her oppressive politician father (Bill Hunter), Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracised by her more socially adept friends, Muriel runs into fellow outcast… Read More
The screening on 29 April will be introduced by Tom Cunliffe (UCL). Radiance Films, who released the film on Blu-ray, will have a pop-up stall at the screening. This is the first time the 2K restoration will be shown in a cinema in… Read More
The screening on 1 April is in tribute of Leslie Cheung and will be introduced by Victor Fan (KCL). Radiance Films, who released the film on Blu-ray, will have a pop-up stall at the screening.The screening on 13 April will be introduced… Read More
On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One Benefit Concert, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono. Director Kevin Macdonald’s riveting documentary One to One:… Read More
This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphée becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims… Read More
Our screening on Monday 2 June will be introduced by John Wischmeyer (City Lit). Arguably the definitive film noir, and featuring Robert Mitchum at his best. He plays an ex-private eye trying to escape his past until former girlfriend Kathie (Jane Greer)… Read More
Our screening on 11 June will be introduced by freelance curator Yuriko Hamaguchi. In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems… Read More
Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The Hand… Read More
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a lowcaste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist inspector Sharma. The screening on… Read More
Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic novel is beautifully brought to life by director Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Roger Deakins and excuitve producer Francis Ford Coppola. Mary Lennox is an orphan sent to live with her uncle at his Yorkshire mansion that is full of… Read More
The Small World of Sammy Lee will be introduced by Brigitte Mayr and Michael Omasta from Synema Vienna. Sammy Lee, compère of a shabby Soho gentlemen's club, and inveterate poker player, needs to raise dosh within five hours to pay off his… Read More
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to… Read More
Realizing he is not long for this world, an aging 18th century poet (Jean Marais) travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious, possibly post-apocalyptic wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic and surreal encounters with symbolic phantoms (Roger… Read More
Our screening on Friday 23 May will be introduced by MINT Film Festival co-director Dr. Carol Rennie. The screening on 27 May will be introduced by MINT co-curator Wenqi Zhang. Chinese writer-director Lou Ye (Summer Palace, Suzhou River) recalls the COVID lockdown… Read More
A treasure of Mexico’s cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninón Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a… Read More
In this trailblazing combination of animation and live-action, down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant gets hired to investigate a pattycake scandal involving Jessica Rabbit, the sultry wife of Toontown superstar, Roger Rabbit.Virtually every major cartoon character shows up in this wonderful Oscar-winning classic.… Read More
In the 50 years since its original release, The Wicker Man has achieved true cult status as one of the most revered horror films in cinema history, despite a difficult production and heavily cut original theatrical release. The search for the fabled… Read More
This programme of short films will be introduced by Brigitte Mayr and Michael Omasta from Synema Vienna. Wolf Suschitzky was always fond of the short form: its playfulness, and the creative freedom that comes with it. While this selection aims to illustrate the… Read More
Following our season Celebrating Ann Hui in June 2024, we present the first ever comprehensive UK season dedicated to the Hong Kong New Wave, supported by the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office London. Often mentioned,…
Following our in-depth season focusing on iconic American, British, and French crime thrillers in 2022, Noir International explores how the visual style, thematic concerns, and atmosphere of Film Noir spread throughout a variety of global cinemas, and how…
A polymath of surrealism, Jean Cocteau’s astonishing breadth of work as a playwright, an artist, a novelist and poet, and as a filmmaker, left an enduring and highly original legacy. Throughout his career,…
The Garden Cinema’s new strand of nature and environment-focused screenings. We have curated a selection of international films that span many genres, themes and countries to tell stories of resilience and resistance through…
Events for members only, including free bi-weekly screenings for Garden Cinema Members with films chosen for members, by members. Selected films are added regularly, so keep an eye on this page for updates.…
Join us every Saturday & Sunday morning and on weekdays during the school holidays for some of our favourite family classics. For cinema lovers of all ages. On Sundays the films are followed…
The Chinese Cinema Project is an exhibition initiative presented by The Garden Cinema. It showcases works from emerging and under-represented Chinese filmmakers via regular screenings, exploring auteurship and cinematic beauty in its various…
Select Japan is an initiative from The Garden Cinema to showcase the best of Japanese cinema, classic and contemporary, with a focus on titles and filmmakers which have been rarely screened in the…
In Toronto's multicultural heart, Canadian Latvian immigrants unite across generations in the “Daugaviņa” dance group to preserve their ancestral traditions through…
