Sublet - English subtitled
Intimate drama about an American travel writer who, thanks to his handsome and much younger landlord, is introduced to the city's hedonistic gay scene in Tel Aviv.
Seret
Seret International Film Festival is a travelling film festival devoted to the best in contemporary Israeli cinema. On Sunday 31 October, Lumière Cinema screens one highlight from ...
Midnight Traveler - English subtitled
Urgent documentary about a filmmaker family on the run, shot by the family themselves.
Lumière x Maastricht Young Academy: Midnight Traveler
This screening is a collaboration between Lumière and Maastricht Young Academy. Maastricht Young Academy (MYA) is a group of early-career scientists from Maastricht University. The...
Kaboom
In this compilation we bundle all shorts that won an award at the Kaboom Animation Festival 2021.
Lumière x MAMDT: Kaboom Animation Festival Winners Tour 2021
Kaboom Animation Festival Winners Tour 2021 (in cooperation with MAMDT).
Film series: Psychoanalysis & Film
Series of film screenings about psychoanalysis, around the central theme of goodness. Each screening is introduced by an expert and followed by a discussion (language: Dutch).
Canción sin nombre
Peruvian drama about a pregnant Andean peasant woman who – lured by a radio ad promising free medical assistance – travels to Lima to give birth.
The Truffle Hunters
Magical documentary about a dwindling group of spry old men who hunt deep in the forests of Piedmont (Italy) for the most expensive ingredient in the world: the white Alba truffle....
Ballad of a White Cow
Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was wrongfully executed. Sociopolitical drama about the Iranian legal system and the position of women in it. ...
Casque d’Or
Film classic with Simone Signoret as a prostitute from the Belle Époque who drives three different men, including Serge Reggiani, crazy.
Lumière x Alliance Française: Concert Frédéric Dorfmann + Casque d’Or
This event is organized in collaboration with the Alliance Française Maastricht. Jack Post will give a short introduction to the film (language: Dutch).
Movies That Matter on Tour
Each month, Movies that Matter presents a new feature film or documentary that sheds new light on human rights issues and aims to expand our view on the world.
Lumière Jazz Nights
Intimate jazz concerts of - local and international - jazz talent. In collaboration with double bass player Peter Willems, Lumière turns the bar into an atmospheric jazz club, five...
Gary Lucas & Peter Willems | EP Release DOUBLE DARE Vol1 | Lumière Jazz Nights
Grammy nominated New York blues/rock guitarist Gary Lucas meets 22-year-old Dutch folk/jazz singer/double bassist Peter Willems. The result is double EP; DOUBLE DARE.
Lumière x Unicef Students: Gagarine + Zoom Q&A
This screening is a collaboration between Lumière and Unicef Student Maastricht. After the screening of the film there will be a live Zoom Q&A with directors Fanny Liatard en J...
Do Not Hesitate
Suspenseful drama about three young soldiers who find themselves in an extremely precarious situation during a peace mission in the Middle East.
The Rescue
Gripping documentary by the directors of FREE SOLO about the spectacular rescue of a Thai soccer team that got trapped in a cave for sixteen days.
Spencer
Biographical drama starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana during the Christmas season when she decides her marriage to Charles is no longer working. By Pablo Larraín (Jackie). ...
Birds of America
An ode to American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon, who immortalised a wide variety of birds with his drawings.
By The Throat
Documentary by Brussels artist duo Effi & Amir about how our mother tongue determines which words we can pronounce, with far-reaching political consequences.
IDFA Extended
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will not only take place in our capital city, but also in various cinemas in the Netherlands, including Lumière Cinema....
Cryptozoo
Psychedelic animation thriller about a veterinarian’s struggle to keep a group of magical creatures out of the hands of the military-industrial complex.
Berg
A visual experience of a vast mountain landscape – snow-covered valleys, eroded rock masses and majestic peaks – and man’s insignificance in it.
Persona non Grata
Comic drama about a writer who returns to the Danish countryside to celebrate her brother’s wedding. The identity of the bride turns out to be an unpleasant surprise.
The Power of the Dog
Powerful drama by Jane Campion (The Piano) about the rivalry between two brothers after one of them marries a widow. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst....
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus (in collaboration with United Nations Student Association Maastricht)
This documentary follows the underground theatre group Belarus Free Theatre before, during and after the controversial re-election of dictator Alexander Lukashenko.
Persian Lessons
Historical drama in which the German commander Koch receives language lessons from Gilles, a Belgian Jew who escaped death by claiming to be Persian.
Annette
Eccentric rock musical by Leos Carax (Holy Motors) about the relationship between a famous opera singer and a controversial stand-up comedian. With Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard...
Un Monde
Award-winning Belgian debut film about a girl who can no longer bear to see her brother being bullied in the schoolyard. A drama with the intensity of a thriller.
Herself
Family drama by Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady, Mamma Mia!) about a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and has to build a new life for herself and her daughters. ...
Dragon Girl
Adventure movie about an 11-year-old girl who flees from the authorities and takes care of a dragon in the Norwegian town of Kjedly.
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 du...
Jose Angel Lorente 5tet | Lumière Jazz Nights
Forged in the fire of Southern Navarre Tradition and Jazz, the Jose Angel Lorente 5tet has become one of the first Jazz bands to merge both styles.
Lumière x Videopower: Maastricht Meets Short Films
Lumière and Video Power are back with their fourth edition of 'Maastricht Meets Short Films'. We present five films from young makers with a connection to the region, including Q&a...
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Fifty years after its premiere, Björn Andrésen, who as a teenager played Tadzio in Visconti's masterpiece Death in Venice, tells of the tragic impact that film had on his life. ...
Silence of the Tides
A poetic portrait of the Wadden Sea without voice over or interviews in which the continuous ‘breathing cycle’ of the Wad is central.
Madres Paralelas
In his new film, Pedro Almodóvar (Dolor Y Gloria) returns to a central theme in his work: mothers and women. Winner of the award for best actress (Penélope Cruz) in Venice.
Amélie – 20th anniversary
Charming, romantic and playful fairy tale about a lonely girl who decides to interfere positively in the lives of her fellow residents of Montmartre.
Kika Sprangers, Martin Fondse, Jörg Brinkmann | Albumrelease Lumen | Lumière Jazz Nights
This remarkable combination of three composers and performers – with roots in European jazz and chambre music - travels many musical roads. The result is a colorful collaboration w...
The John Goldsby Trio, featuring Billy Test & Hans Dekker | Segment | Lumière Jazz Nights
John Goldsby, one of the greatest bassists in the international jazz scene, lives around the corner in Cologne and teaches at the Maastricht Conservatory. He presents with his tri...
Lumière Jazz Nights - Paul van Kessel Duo
Paul van Kessel is one of the few male jazz singers in the Netherlands. His unparalleled sense of timing, his warm timbre and his sincere, unsophisticated interpretation make him ...
Slim Next Generation | Lumière Jazz Nights
The Limburg Improvised Music Foundation (SLIM) presents 'The Next Generation'. The concept: a recurring event where a group of young up-and-coming jazz talents from the region come...
Los Versos Del Olvido - English subtitled
When the caretaker of a morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns. ...