Studium Generale: Film & Talk
Dive into fascinating themes that connect to current films together with experts. Before and/or after the film screening, we will have a conversation with experts and the public during 'Film & Talk'.
Union
Documentary makers Brett Story and Stephen Maing follow the attempt by workers at a huge Amazon distribution centre in New York City to set up a labour union there.
Fien & Teun gaan op schattenjacht
Fien, Teun, Sem and their animal friends find an old boat with a chest full of pirate clothes and ... a treasure map. That can only mean one thing: It’s time for a treasure hunt!
De IJsbeerprins
A hand-drawn Norwegian animated film in the tradition of Disney classics. Farm girl Liv embarks on a journey with an enchanted white bear to break a curse.
Praten met de Nachtwacht + lecture Ko van Dun
Prior to a screening of Praten Met De Nachtwacht, a film in which journalist Coen Verbraak talks with the main characters of the famous painting by Rembrandt, art historian Ko van Dun gives a lecture on the famous painting and artist (in Du...
Maldoror
Fabrice du Welz (Calvaire) considers a pitch-black page in modern Belgian history with this sinister crime thriller about the investigation into the disappearance of two girls in 1995. Loosely based on the Dutroux case.
Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg: A New Kind of Wilderness
In collaboration with the Palliative Care Network Maastricht-Heuvelland, we are organising film nights with the aim of raising awareness about palliative care. On Thursday, 17 April, we will be screening A New Kind Of Wilderness, followed b...
Home Game
Lidija Zelović fled with her family from Sarajevo to the Netherlands in 1993. In this funny, but also confrontational film essay, she examines recent social developments in the Netherlands that she recognises from her native country.
The Other Way Around
A non-romantic comedy in which a couple who have been together for fifteen years decide to part ways and celebrate this separation with a grand party in their hometown Madrid. Just like a wedding, but the other way around.
Praten Met De Nachtwacht
Journalist Coen Verbraak talks to the main characters in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. Who are those people in that imposing painting?
The Other Way Around - English subtitled
A non-romantic comedy in which a couple who have been together for fifteen years decide to part ways and celebrate this separation with a grand party in their hometown Madrid. Just like a wedding, but the other way around.
Warfare
Chilling war thriller from Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina) about a group of US soldiers who get into a fierce firefight during a mission in Iraq.
The Thinking Game
Documentary about Demis Hassabis, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry in 2024, who aims to develop AI technologies with a positive impact on the world.
Maastricht Young Academy: The Thinking Game
Documentary about Demis Hassabis, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry in 2024, who aims to develop AI technologies with a positive impact on the world. Followed by a panel discussion led by Dr. Katleen Gabriels, Associate Professor in Ethics a...
It Was All A Dream
From her treasure trove of video footage from the nineties, music journalist dream hampton forged this documentary – an honest love-hate letter from a feminist rap fan.
Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII
Iconic 1972 film – in a remastered 4K version with enhanced audio – showing Pink Floyd’s intimate concert without an audience in the impressive ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii.
Black Dog
Multi-award-winning Chinese drama about an ex-prisoner who has to catch stray dogs in a town on the edge of the Gobi desert, but develops a special bond with one of the dogs.
Drie Dagen Vis
Tragicomedy about a father-son relationship of few words. We follow Gerrie and his son Dick as they spend three days together in all kinds of offices and waiting rooms of agencies in Rotterdam.
The Bibi Files
Using leaked police videos, this much-discussed documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the criminal investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is suspected of corruption, fraud and bribery.
Riefenstahl
For this definitive documentary on Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003), Andres Veiel was given access to her private archive. Veiel shows that Riefenstahl’s ties to Hitler and Goebbels were much closer than she was later willing to admit.
Riefenstahl - English subtitled
For this definitive documentary on Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003), Andres Veiel was given access to her private archive. Veiel shows that Riefenstahl’s ties to Hitler and Goebbels were much closer than she was later willing to admit.
Black Dog - English subtitled
Multi-award-winning Chinese drama about an ex-prisoner who has to catch stray dogs in a town on the edge of the Gobi desert, but develops a special bond with one of the dogs.
Passie première | The Salt Path
A film adaptation of Raynor Winn’s novel The Salt Path, about an elderly couple who unexpectedly lose their home and then embark on a challenging trek along the British coast. Starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
Passie preview: The Salt Path
On the afternoon of Friday 25 April, members with a Lumière Passie get the exclusive chance to be the very first to watch the film adaptation of Raynor Winn's novel The Salt Path.
Cinemini: Papier (2+)
Film programme with short animation films for the very youngest, full of paper friends to go on adventures with.
Home Game + Q&A director
After the screening of Home Game – a documentary in which Lidija Zelovic portrays her life and family in the Netherlands starting in 1993, when they had to flee their war-torn home in Sarajevo – Branko Popovic, artistic director of Fashionc...
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Classic by Alain Resnais about a French actress who gets into a brief relationship with a Japanese architect in Hiroshima, based on a screenplay by Marguerite Duras.
The Salt Path
A film adaptation of Raynor Winn’s novel The Salt Path, about an elderly couple who unexpectedly lose their home and then embark on a challenging trek along the British coast. Starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
Architecton
Visually overwhelming documentary by Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda) about the relationship between architecture, nature and civilisation, focusing on concrete as a symbol of both construction and destruction.
Kyuka Before Summer's End
Sun-drenched, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story about a summer in the lives of adolescent twins and their single father.
Quisling – The Final Days
Period drama about the last months in the life of Vidkun Quisling, prime minister of Norway during World War II and open admirer of Hitler.
Hiroshima Mon Amour + Introduction
Screening of Hiroshima mon amour, Alain Resnais’ poetic and deeply moving classic about love, memory and loss. Introduced by Wouter Greven, Head of Programming at Lumière.
Stalag 17
Darkly comic war film by Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot) about the search for a traitor amid a group of six hundred American pilots in a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp.
Koolhovens Keuze: Stalag 17 — 80 Jaar Bevrijding
Director Martin Koolhoven joins us at Lumière for a special evening exploring the war film genre, ahead of a screening of the classic Stalag 17 (1953).
Ocean With David Attenborough
Nature documentary in which David Attenborough takes us on a breathtaking underwater journey and shows why a healthy ocean is so important for our planet.
Son Hasat
Breathtakingly beautiful Turkish drama about a poor cane harvester on the rugged Anatolian plateau who resists exploitation by landlords and local gangs.
L'Amour Ouf
Director Gilles Lellouche (Le Grand Bain) brought together a star-studded French cast for a raw and romantic crime fairy tale inspired by Tarantino, Scorsese and West Side Story.
Three Kilometres To The End Of The World
Poignant drama about a boy in rural Romania who has hidden his homosexuality from his parents and returns home one day severely battered. What happened?
Mother's Day Film Breakfast
Sunday 11 May is Mother’s Day! Treat your mum to a delightful film breakfast and spoil her rotten.
Lumière Jazz Nights: Goleine
Goleine, a unique music collective from the Netherlands and Germany, celebrates the release of their debut album at Lumière. Featuring pianist Mike Roelofs, double bassist Peter Willems, singer Charlotte Haesen, and guitarist Philip Breiden...
The Jacket
On the border between fiction and documentary, The Jacket shows an exiled Palestinian theatre maker’s search for a lost theatre prop on the streets of Beirut.
The Surfer
A pleasantly deranged pulp movie in which Nicolas Cage has a go at a violent Australian gang of surfers. A cult classic in the making.
Good One
Emotionally layered and subtle debut film about 17-year-old Sam who goes on a multi-day trek with her father and an old friend of her father's. It turns out differently than planned.
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine
Unconventional biopic about legendary French theatre actress Sarah Bernhardt, played by Sandrine Kiberlain. Free, modern and visionary, she defied the conventions of her time.
Baby
Tender yet raw Brazilian drama about a young homosexual from São Paulo who seeks refuge in sex work after serving a prison sentence. During an exciting night, he meets Ronaldo, who is in his forties.
Soft Leaves
Intimate coming-of-age film about family ties and cultural differences. After her father has an accident, a Japanese-Belgian girl is unexpectedly reunited with her Japanese mother.
Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) - English subtitled
Hyper-energetic, heart-pounding thriller about a red-haired young woman who runs through the streets of Berlin in a race against time to save her boyfriend’s life.
Lumière Jazz Nights: Deer You
Critically acclaimed album project by saxophonist Julia Warren and pianist Chaeyeon Lee. During the Lumière Jazz Nights, they bring their improvised pieces to life. Expect dreamy rhythms and colorful musical landscapes where stories come to...
20.000 Especies de Abejas (20,000 Species Of Bees) - English subtitled
Acclaimed, delicate Spanish coming-of-age film about eight-year-old Aitor who wants to go through life as Lucía from now on. This change does not come without a struggle.