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.

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.

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!

Three years after Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Lumière is screening Songs of Slow Burning Earth, a powerful, personal, and metaphysical audiovisual album of the war in Ukraine. There will be an introduction beforehand (lan...

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.

Prior to Don't Look Back, the iconic documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 British tour, programmer Wouter Greven will give an introduction to the documentary (in English). On the occasion of the release of Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

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.

On International Women's Day there will be a preview of I'm Still Here, a moving drama about the disappearance of engineer and politician Rubens Paiva during the Brazilian dictatorship and his wife's fight for justice. In collaboration with...

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.