Previous Films

A young, French, opera-loving mail courier, Jules, becomes inadvertently entangled in murder, when a young woman fleeing two mob hit-men drops an incriminating cassette into his mailbag just before she is murdered. Jules has just recently recorded American opera star Cynthia Hawkins at her latest concert, something of a coup as Hawkins refuses to make recordings of any kind. Soon the unwitting Jules finds himself being pursued by Taiwanese bootleggers and a thuggish gang of drug dealers who will do anything to get their hands on the cassettes.

Passionate about dance, young Merab has trained at the National Georgian Dance Ensemble since childhood. His sole aim in life is to join the Main Dance Ensemble, break free from the confines of Georgian society and travel the world. When Irakli, a virile, talented male dancer joins his group, Merab fears the newcomer is the only thing standing between him and his dreams. As they compete, Irakli becomes both Merab’s fiercest rival and strongest desire – a desire that, in conservative Georgian society, threatens to throw his dance career, livelihood and family into turmoil. With a breath-taking central performance from its breakout stars, Levan Akin’s luminous film explores forbidden desire, ambition and liberation set against the backdrop of traditionalist Tbilisi where screening of the film sparked protests, due to its portrayal of an illicit love affair.

Tamara Dobson stars as Cleopatra Jones, a female version of James Bond and drug agent for the United States government. She wears sleek clothes, drives a fast car with a submachine gun compartment in the front door and travels all over the world to stamp out drugs at their source, including Turkey to oversee the destruction of poppy fields owned by drug dealer Mommy (a very camp Shelley Winters) who becomes upset at their loss. Our first ‘blaxploitation’ film, Cleopatra Jones was made following the success of the Shaft series. It opened at a time when the Black Arts Movement and an increasingly growing black feminism were all prevalent. From this social context emerged the desire for a black heroine who appealed to women through a combination of alluring femininity, female strength and combat skill. The character of Cleopatra would later serve as the inspiration for Foxy Cleopatra, played by Beyoncé in Austin Powers: Gold Member.

Ingemar lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother. He may have a rough time, but not as bad as Laika – the Russian dog sent into space … He gets sent away to stay with relations for the summer. While there, he meets various strange characters, giving him experiences that will affect him for the rest of his life.

Brazil, 1971: Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s biographical book, I’m Still Here tells the true story that helped reconstruct a vital part of Brazil’s hidden history.

It is the summer of 1936 and Europe is on the verge of terrible change. But far removed from the frightening violence, the Mundy family are sheltered in their close-knit home in Ballybeg, Donegal. Michael, the illegitimate son of the youngest sister, feels the joy and security of his family. But when his father comes home, the cracks begin to show. Secrets and sorrows break through the happiness and repressed passion is released. Lingering below the surface lie concealed anxieties which will tear the world apart and change Ballybeg and the family forever. Starring Meryl Street, Kathy Burke and Michael Gambon.

A South African hoodlum named Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) lives by a code of violence, and he and his gang of thugs prowl the streets of Johannesburg day and night, attacking those who fail to give them what they want. After casually shooting a woman and stealing her car, he discovers her baby in the back seat. Instead of harming the mewling infant, he takes it home and cares for it. The child acts as a catalyst for the hardened thug to regain his humanity.

Based on real events, this dramatic thriller chronicles a British investigative journalist as he travels deep into the Soviet Union to uncover an international conspiracy. His life-or-death journey inspires George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard and Kenneth Cranham, this is a true story of how the New York Times and the other intellectual elites in the 1930s defended “one of the most evil regimes in history”.

Monsieur and Madame Arpel live in a remarkably modern house in a crisp, clean neighbourhood. In this excessively controlled universe there is no room for play, chance or humour, and their son Gérard is bored stiff. However the calm is broken with the sudden appearance of his eccentric and scatter-brained uncle, Monsieur Hulot, Madame Arpel’s brother. The whole family and entourage resent his whimsicality, especially as he becomes a role model for Gérard …

Nora and Hae Sung are classmates at school in Seoul. But their friendship ends when Nora’s family moves to Canada. Twelve years later, Nora notices that Hae Sung has been searching for her on social media. They reconnect, but another dozen years pass before they meet during his visit to New York as they confront notions of destiny, love and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.