Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. In this constrictive milieu, she finds carnal release with one of her husband’s servants, but there are profound consequences to her infidelity. A rousing parable about the price of freedom, boasting an outstanding cast. “Imagine Alfred Hitchcock directing Wuthering Heights and you'll get an idea of William Oldroyd's tense period drama.” - IndieWire. (English spoken)
Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth
A rousing parable about the price of freedom, boasting an outstanding cast.
What's On
Maria Maria
Pablo Larraín
Wednesday, 12. 03. 2025 / 19:45 / Main Hall
Chilean director Pablo Larraín, known for Jackie and Spencer, returns with the third instalment of his unofficial trilogy about iconic, tragic women of the 20th century. The film imagines the last week in the life of the legendary opera diva Maria Callas as she struggles with the increasingly blurred lines between the celebrated ‘La Callas’ and the vulnerable, fragile Maria.
Dahomey Dahomey
Mati Diop
Wednesday, 12. 03. 2025 / 20:15 / Small Hall
In her beguiling work of speculative documentary the young French-Senegalese filmmaker charts the repatriation of stolen artefacts to Benin, interrogating colonial legacies, ancestry and the weight of history.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Daneh Anjeer Moghadas
Mohammad Rasoulof
Thursday, 13. 03. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall