Event Descriptor: World Cinema

  • Kiki’s Delivery Service (U)

    Kiki’s Delivery Service (U)

    Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2026
    Runtime: 104 mins
    Language: Japanese, w/ English Subtitles

    Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside town, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation. Don’t miss this delightfully imaginative and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world, featuring the voices of Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Phil Hartman, and Debbie Reynolds.

    Screenings
    Saturday 3 October, 10.30am
    Sunday 4 October, 10.20am (Relaxed Viewing)

  • Bitter Christmas (15)

    Bitter Christmas (15)

    Dir. Pedro Almodovar, 2026
    Runtime: 111 mins
    Language: Spanish

    From iconic director Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Milena Smit, Carmen Machi, Bárbara Lennie, Rossy de Palma and Leonardo Sbaraglia.

    Screenings
    Friday 25 September, 2.00pm
    Sunday 27 September, 3.00pm
    Tuesday 29 September, 7.00pm
    Wednesday 30 September, 10.30am
    Tuesday 6 October, 2.00pm
    Wednesday 7 October, 3.00pm

  • Nostalghia (4K Restoration) (12A)

    Nostalghia (4K Restoration) (12A)

    Dir. Andrei Tarkovski, 1983 [Re: 2026]
    Runtime: 125 mins
    Language: Italian, Russian, w/ English Subtitles

    One of two 4K restorations of Andrei Tarkovsky’s films from Curzon.

    A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.

    Screenings
    Friday 9 October, 6.50pm

  • The Sacrifice (4K Restoration) (12A)

    The Sacrifice (4K Restoration) (12A)

    Dir. Andrei Tarkovski, 1986 [Re: 2026]
    Runtime: 149 mins
    Language: French, Swedish, w/ English Subtitles

    One of two 4K restorations of Andrei Tarkovsky’s films from Curzon.

    At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.

    Screenings
    Friday 28 August, 6.30pm

  • Nino (15)

    Nino (15)

    Dir. Pauline Loques, 2026
    Runtime: 97 mins
    Language: French, w/ English Subtitles

    Nino, a young man, explores the streets of Paris to reconnect with the world and himself, after being diagnosed with cancer.

    Screening
    Friday 17 July, 7.20pm
    Saturday 18 July, 4.10pm
    Sunday 19 July, 12.40pm

  • Cactus Pears (15)

    Cactus Pears (15)

    Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, 2026
    Runtime: 113 mins
    Language: Marathi, w/English Subtitles

    Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.

    Screening
    Friday 24 July, 7.00pm
    Saturday 25 July, 4.30pm
    Tuesday 28 July, 4.30pm

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Re: 2025) (15)

    Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Re: 2025) (15)

    Chantal Akerman, 1975 (Re:2025)

    202 mins

    The safe routine of a widow caring for her teenage son is disrupted by an unforeseen event in this slow-burn 1975 Belgian drama which features themes of sex work and bereavement.

    Screening
    Saturday 08 March, 2pm

  • Superboys of Malegaon (12)

    Superboys of Malegaon (12)

    Reema Kagti

    128 mins

    An amateur filmmaker and his friends produce a film about their home town in this Hindi-language drama, inspired by true events.

    Screenings

    Friday 28 March, 2pm
    Saturday 29 March, 7pm
    Tuesday 1 April, 10.30am

  • To a Land Unknown (15)

    To a Land Unknown (15)

    Mahdi Fleifel

    106 mins

    Two Palestinian cousins, living a life of petty crime in Athens, desperately search for the truth after a child refugee vanishes in this drama which tackles difficult subjects such as cultural displacement, addiction and exploitation.

    Screenings

    Saturday 15 March 2pm
    Tuesday 18 March 10.30am
    Wednesday 19 March 2pm

  • The Summer With Carmen (18)

    The Summer With Carmen (18)

    Zacharias Mavroeidis

    108 mins

    Two friends spend a day at a beach recalling one’s break-up with a partner to give them ideas for a film script in this Greek comedy drama, which contains frank depictions of the sexual side of relationships.

    Screenings

    Sat 29 March, 4.30pm
    Wed 2 April, 10.30am