In collaboration with PANDA, Lumière is screening a collection of the best poetry films of the past Dutch Poetry Film Festival. Poets Mahat Arab and Merlijn Huntjens will talk about their work (in Dutch).

Woezel and Pip, the Netherlands’ most popular dogs, return to the cinema with a brand new adventure.

An erotic, surreal and provocative film by Luis Buñuel, starring Catherine Deneuve in one of the most daring roles of her career. She plays a housewife who decides to start working in a brothel.

An erotic, surreal and provocative film by Luis Buñuel, starring Catherine Deneuve in one of the most daring roles of her career. She plays a housewife who decides to start working in a brothel.

Documentary about Eddy “the cannibal” Merckx, the greatest cyclist of all time. The more he won, the more admiration turned to discord. How do you keep cycling when adoration gives way to hatred?

Three-and-a-half-hour epic drama about Jewish architect Lászlo Tóth (Adrien Brody) who begins a new life in America after World War II. Winner of the Silver Lion for best directing at the Venice Film Festival and nominated for ten Oscars.

Leonardo van Dijl’s acclaimed debut film shows a tennis prodigy at a breaking point in her career when she refuses to speak up amidst abuse allegations directed at her coach.

Darkly comic thriller about a man who returns to his native village in the French countryside to attend a funeral. Compared to Hitchcock and Pasolini, and chosen as best film of 2024 by Cahiers du Cinéma.

Before the screening of Belle de Jour, perhaps Luis Buñuel's definitive masterpiece, programmer Wouter Greven will give an introduction. In it, he will elaborate on Buñuel's work, the controversy that is inextricably linked to his oeuvre an...

Rita and her ever-hungry friend, Crocodile, are back and having new adventures in the cinema, at a party, in the pool and even in space.

Documentary by Tamar van den Dop in which actors talk candidly about their, often uncomfortable, experiences shooting sex scenes.

Hopeful and engaging documentary by Ruth Beckermann that follows a multicultural primary school class in Vienna over three years. A film about teaching and learning.

Moving animation film by Claude Barras (Ma Vie De Courgette) about a girl who teams up with an orang-utan to fight for conservation in Borneo.

Teen drama based on the true story of an incurably ill teenager who wants to give her place and future in the Netherlands to an Afghan classmate facing deportation.

Surreal comedy about a group of well-to-do friends who are constantly disturbed while trying to dine together. Winner of the 1973 Oscar for best foreign film.

Surreal comedy about a group of well-to-do friends who are constantly disturbed while trying to dine together. Winner of the 1973 Oscar for best foreign film.

Existential father-son drama set against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps. The quiet life of snowboard instructor Rein is disrupted when his extrovert father Gijs comes to visit. A personal conflict escalates into a fight for survival.

Intimate Icelandic drama about a group of friends paralyzed by grief when Diddi dies in a tunnel fire. The story is told from the perspective of student Una, who was secretly in a relationship with Diddi.

This beautifully restored classic by Billy Wilder is not only a sharp comedy but also an irresistible story about two lonely people searching for love.

Valentine's Day but no date? No problem! Movie & Match at Lumière is the perfect opportunity to meet new people – whether you're looking for a new great love, your perfect movie buddy, or a friend for life. And, of course, you'll enjoy ...

This compilation programme shows four highlights from the latest edition of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA).

The Exploring Cinema series, a collaboration between Lumière and United World College Maastricht, celebrates film as a border-crossing medium with groundbreaking works that have shaped world cinema over the past century.

Hopeful and engaging documentary by Ruth Beckermann that follows a multicultural primary school class in Vienna over three years. A film about teaching and learning.

Isabelle Huppert stars in Patricia Mazuy’s unorthodox drama about the unlikely friendship between two women who meet while visiting their imprisoned husbands.

Biopic in which James Mangold (Walk The Line) follows the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in music history: Bob Dylan. Starring an Oscar-nominated Timothée Chalamet as the young Dylan.

Collage-like film by Jia Zhang-ke (Still Life) in which the Chinese grand master strings together scenes from his oeuvre and new film material to tell a story about separated lovers and the profound transformation of China.

Commentary-free documentary by Sergei Loznitsa (Maidan, Donbass) on the impact of the war on everyday life in Ukraine, and on the militancy of the Ukrainian people.

Collage-like film by Jia Zhang-ke (Still Life) in which the Chinese grand master strings together scenes from his oeuvre and new film material to tell a story about separated lovers and the profound transformation of China.

Splash, splash, splash! In this film programme, take a dive in four film adventures full of water and, dancing with the crabs, come back up on the beach!

On Tuesday 25 February, members with a Lumière Passie get the exclusive chance to be the very first to watch the dreamy All We Imagine as Light.

Groundbreaking documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England. Director D.A. Pennebaker shot on handheld 16mm, getting closer to the enigma Dylan than anyone before or after him.

Paolo Sorrentino (La Grande Bellezza) explores the mythology of his native Naples in this tale of a young woman so beautiful that she is coveted by everyone, young and old, male and female.

Documentary about the early years of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, made with the cooperation of the still living band members. A story about four men and their love of music.

In the buildup to the premiere of Hard Truths, Lumière is revisiting Mike Leigh’s magnum opus, a tragicomedy about a neurotic white woman who one day meets a successful Black woman who claims to be her daughter.

Dreamy, atmospheric portrait of three women struggling to survive in the chaos of Mumbai. Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes and best film of 2024 according to film magazines Sight & Sound and Film Comment.

Dreamy, atmospheric portrait of three women struggling to survive in the chaos of Mumbai. Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes and best film of 2024 according to film magazines Sight & Sound and Film Comment.

Brand-new 4K restoration of Mike Leigh's fascinating character study of Johnny, a charming but ruthless nihilist.

Raw and darkly comic existential drama from Mike Leigh (Naked, Mr. Turner) about fear of life, traumas and family relationships. With a powerful lead role by Marianne-Jean Baptiste, who previously worked with Leigh in Secrets & Lies.

A funny film programme where we take a look on the other side and see the world upside down.

A fascinating account of the Taliban takeover of a U.S. military base in Kabul. The director was given access to the core of the movement for a year.

Moving drama by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Do Brasil) about the disappearance of engineer and politician Rubens Paiva during the Brazilian dictatorship and his wife’s fight for justice. Nominated for three Oscars.

In his second feature film, Aaron Rookus (Goodbye Stranger) portrays three generations of a Dutch family pursuing an impossible goal: the perfect fulfillment of life. With Eelco Smits, Hadewych Minis and Beppie Melissen.

Short film based on a Swedish children’s book full of endearing stories with happy endings.

Meet a family of insects in this wonderful combination of animation and nature documentary.

IDFA award-winning documentary about how the Dutch government represented the Indonesian War of Independence and subsequent violence. The film shows our handling of the past and the power of representation.

A crime comedy, with a touch of fantasy, folklore and magical realism, about the hapless Jos, born into a family haunted by disaster and determined to find out what caused it. Opening film IFFR 2025.

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.

Film programme with short animation films for the very youngest, full of paper friends to go on adventures with.