10 Things I Hate About You
Romantic comedy starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, based on Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, but with a modern twist.
A New Kind of Wilderness
Award-winning documentary about a family living a free and self-sufficient life in the idyllic forests of Norway. A tragic event forces them onto a new path towards modern society.
Beyond, Ode to the Earth
The Netherlands’ most famous astronaut makes his directorial debut with this visual spectacle in which we see the beauty of Earth through the eyes of an astronaut. With music by Greek composer Vangelis.
Birthday Girl
In this thrilling Danish mother-daughter drama starring Trine Dyrholm, a dream cruise to the Caribbean islands turns into a nightmare.
Casablanca
Few films capture the imagination as much as this more than 80-year-old classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman about life’s choices, love, romance, politics and freedom.
Cinemini
Children from 2 to 6 years experience their first cinema visit during Cinemini! On Sunday morning, toddlers and preschoolers will discover the magic of film in this special program in which they experience film and can play in a beautiful l...
Cinemini: Rita & Krokodil
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.
Crossing Istanbul
Humanist, loving drama from Levan Akin (And Then We Danced) about a retired teacher from Georgia who teams up with her young neighbourhood boy in Istanbul to search for her niece Tekla, who disappeared years ago.
De Wilde Noordzee
Eye-catching nature documentary by Mark Verkerk (De Nieuwe Wildernis) in which experienced diver and cinematographer Peter van Rodijnen takes us to the underwater world of the North Sea. So close, but at the same time so unknown.
De Wilde Robot
Animation film about an intelligent robot that gets stranded on a desert island after a shipwreck. Slowly but surely, the robot builds a bond with the animals on the island.
De Wilde Robot - Kinderboekenweek
Animation film about an intelligent robot that gets stranded on a desert island after a shipwreck. Slowly but surely, the robot builds a bond with the animals on the island.
Dutch Dance Days 2024
During the Dutch Dance Days (Nederlandse Dansdagen) you can experience dance everywhere in Maastricht, including Lumière Cinema. We will screen a dazzling registration of a dance performance and a interesting documentary about (the history ...
Een Schitterend Gebrek (A Beautiful Imperfection)
Michiel van Erp tells the compelling story of Lucia, the first and greatest love of womaniser Giacomo Casanova. Based on Arthur Japin’s bestseller.
Emmanuelle
French filmmaker Audrey Diwan – winner of the Golden Lion with the abortion drama Happening – explores sexual pleasure in the post-Me Too era with this new adaptation of Emmanuelle Arsan’s erotic novel.
Firebrand
Costume drama about palace intrigue in the Tudor era. When King Henry VIII returns ill and paranoid from a war, Katherine Parr, his sixth wife, must fight to survive. With Alicia Vikander and Jude Law.
Führer und Verführer
German drama about the work of Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. His incendiary propaganda machine played a crucial role in radicalising Hitler’s supporters and misleading the German people.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
A lazy gamer and school dropout decides to care for his terminally ill grandmother, hoping to secure her inheritance. But to his surprise, a bond starts to form between them. This film was a massive box office hit across Asia.
In Between these Mountains
Creative documentary in which filmmaker Oliver S. Garcia confronts his father and half-brother with their family history and inner conflicts while trekking through the breathtaking mountainous landscape of California.
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joaquin Phoenix once again steps into the role of Arthur Fleck in this sequel, filled with musical interludes. The encounter with Harleen Quinzel (played by Lady Gaga) leads to a love affair that is as surprising as it is explosive.
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) treats us to three macabre stories about all the things people will do to secure love and attention. Starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Jesse Plemons, winner of the Best Actor prize in Cannes.
Langue Etrangère
Tragicomic film about a shy French schoolgirl who goes on an exchange to Germany. To impress her German pen pal, she invents a different life for herself, but soon becomes entangled in a web of lies.
Lee
Biopic starring Kate Winslet in the role of Lee Miller, a woman who, after a successful career as a model and fashion icon, fearlessly went to work as a war photographer during World War II.
Linda wil kip!
This colourful animation family film follows the comical quest of mischievous Linda and her mother, who are desperately searching for chicken.
Maria
Biopic about Maria Schneider, the actress who became an overnight sensation thanks to her role in Last Tango in Paris, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. However, she was unprepared for the fame and scandal that followed.
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros + Introduction
On Monday morning 7 October 2024, the MICHELIN Guide will present its new restaurant selection for the Netherlands at the MECC in Maastricht. In the light of this Michelin Guide Ceremony 2024 at MECC, Lumière is screening the unforgettable ...
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros - Engels ondertiteld
Documentary grandmaster Frederick Wiseman takes us to the 93-year-old, three-Michelin-starred restaurant La Maison Troisgros at a pivotal moment in the history of this culinary institution.
Oeconomia + Panel Discussion
After the screening of Oeconomia - a clearly narrated and precise documentary about the innermost workings of the capitalist system - there will be a panel discussion. This is a collaboration with Maastricht Young Academy.
Oeconomia - English subtitled
A clearly narrated view into the innermost workings of our capitalist system. Director Carmen Losmann explores why over the past decades, in parallel with economic growth, the gap between rich and poor has grown.
Passie avant-première: Crossing Istanbul
On Tuesday, 8th October, we’re offering Lumière Passie members an exclusive preview of one of October’s film gems: the heartfelt drama Crossing Istanbul.
Paul McCartney and Wings - One Hand Clapping - English subtitled
A rarely screened rockumentary made by Paul McCartney and his then-band Wings at London’s Abbey Road studios in August 1974. We see the band live in the studio.
Peak Season
Romantic drama, reminiscent of Before Sunrise, in which wealthy New York yuppie Amy meets a local nature guide during a holiday in Wyoming who is the antithesis of her successful fiancé in everything.
Poison
A powerful adaptation of Gif, one of the Netherlands' most successful plays, about a couple reuniting years after their divorce for the reburial of their son.
Santosh
Clever debut about an Indian woman who inherits her husband’s job as a police officer after his death. Through a murder case, she stumbles upon the unshakable hierarchy of modern India.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
A touching and intimate portrait of American actor Christopher Reeve, whose portrayal of Superman set the standard for all subsequent superhero films. His life took a dramatic turn after a near-fatal horseback riding accident in 1995.
The Great Bean
Video registration of choreographer Ed Wubbes’ successful play The Great Bean, his homage to variety, Vaudeville and the magic of the circus stage.
The Gullspång Miracle + short film Wander to Wonder
Coen Brothers meets Twin Peaks in this incredible documentary full of eccentric characters about two sisters who buy a flat in a Swedish hamlet. The saleswoman looks exactly like their sister, who committed suicide in 1988.
The Substance
The sensation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was this hyper-stylised body horror film starring Demi Moore as a fitness instructor who goes to extremes in her pursuit of eternal youth, with grotesque consequences.
The Third Man (4K Restoration)
Classic film noir about an American writer who arrives in World War II-ravaged Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime, but the latter turns out to have died in a suspicious accident.
Transitions | Focus: Sound Image Culture
Sound Image Culture presents two short films: Haven and Unknown Label. Join us for an evening of artistic works that will challenge you to think about autonomy, labour and technological progress. Both filmmakers will be present.
Transitions | Gathering
Transitions is a 3-day gathering of filmmakers, artists and professionals passionate about independent, adventurous and non-commercial filmmaking and moving image. Through screenings, artist profiles, roundtables and behind-the-scenes insig...
Transitions | Midnight Midlength: The Cult of Cubicles
Mid length films are often underrated. We aim to change that by highlighting this unique format with two special films. A quirky gem from the past: The Cult of Cubicles by George Kuchar and Head over Heels by Nelly Dansen.
Un p'tit truc en plus
Touching French comedy in which a father and son who have robbed a jewellery shop end up in a holiday camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Was a huge hit in French cinemas.
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Impassioned documentary on the rich and troubled history of jazz dance, a genre with roots in the transatlantic trade of enslaved peoples.
Widow Clicquot
Sparkling costume drama about the life of the ‘Grande Dame of Champagne’, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (1777-1866) who had to pull out all stops to protect the Clicquot heritage after her husband’s death.
Witte Flits
Dutch drama about a parent couple who have to witness their 42-year-old son enter a euthanasia process because of unbearable psychological suffering. Are they able to let him go? Opening film Dutch Film Festival.