Film archive
The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice Ochazuke no aji
Yasujirō Ozu / Japan / 1952 / 115 min / Japanese
A rarely screened gem by one of the greatest directors of all time, created in his most acclaimed late period. Shot in Ozu’s signature subtle style and spiced with humour and satire, the film portrays the life of a couple trapped in a joyless marriage in post-war Tokyo. Digitally restored version.
The Taste of Things La Passion de Dodin Bouffant
Tran Anh Hung / France / 2023 / 135 min / French
1885. Peerless cook Eugénie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last twenty years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, each one more delicious than the next, which confound even the world’s most illustrious chefs. But Eugénie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin. So he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Olga Olga
Elie Grappe / Switzerland, France / 2021 / 87 min / Russian, Italian, French, Ukrainian
2013. A fifteen-year-old Ukrainian gymnast is torn between Switzerland, where she is preparing for the European Championship, and Kiev, where her mother, a journalist, reports on the Revolution of Dignity.
On, ona in Hamlet (Pat in Patachon: On, ona in Hamlet) Han, hun og Hamlet
Lau Lauritzen, DK 1922 / 1922
She Said She Said
Maria Schrader / USA / 2022 / 135 min / English
The storyof two female journalists at The New York Times whose explosive 2017 exposé of the Weinstein scandal sparked the global #metoo movement, breaking decades of silence on sexual assault in the film industry. The film was directed by Maria Schrader (I’m Your Man, Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe) and the script was written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida, Colette).