All Shall Be Well
Moving drama about a woman who discovers after losing her partner that the bond with her in-laws is not as warm as she thought. Winner of the Teddy Award for best lgbtqia+ film at the Berlin Film Festival.
All Shall Be Well - English subtitled
Moving drama about a woman who discovers after losing her partner that the bond with her in-laws is not as warm as she thought. Winner of the Teddy Award for best lgbtqia+ film at the Berlin Film Festival.
Anora
Screwball comedy by Sean Baker (The Florida Project) about an erotic dancer hired by a Russian billionaire’s son to play his girlfriend; the start of a hilarious adventure. Winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes.
Babygirl
Erotic thriller by Halina Reijn in which a successful female CEO begins an affair with a younger intern. Nicole Kidman won the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival.
Bird
British social realist drama with a touch of magic from Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, American Honey) about a girl trying to escape her wretched home situation with support from a mysterious stranger.
Breakfast At Tiffany’s
In this film adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, Audrey Hepburn plays one of her most famous roles as a New York socialite who charmingly manages to extort money from her admirers.
Cinemini: Big & Small
Film programme about how small creatures can also be big. You will meet big animals and little people, as well as small animals and big people.
Cinéart presents: Babygirl
The film won't be released until January, but at Lumière, you can catch it for one night only in December — the highly anticipated Babygirl!
Conclave
Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci shine in Edward Berger's film adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller in which cardinals gather at the Vatican for the most secretive election in the world: that of a new pope.
Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto: Interstella 5555
Re-release of the iconic collaboration between French dance duo Daft Punk and Japanese animation studio Toei Animation.
Dahomey
Intellectually stimulating documentary about the return of looted African art treasures from France to the Republic of Benin. Is compensation for the wounds of the colonial past at all possible? Winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin.
Dahomey - English subtitled
Intellectually stimulating documentary about the return of looted African art treasures from France to the Republic of Benin. Is compensation for the wounds of the colonial past at all possible? Winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin.
Dikkie Dik 2: Een Nieuwe Vriend voor Dikkie Dik
In this winter adventure full of snow fun, Dikkie Dik gets a new neighbour, a rather reckless dog. Dikkie Dik wants nothing to do with the noisy dog, but is the dog really that dangerous or is it just a sweet fellow?
Exploring Cinema — A World Tour
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.
Gloria!
Feminist Italian costume drama in which five musically talented orphan girls, very much against the wishes of the chapel master, work on their own composition in preparation for a visit by Pope Pius VII.
Gloria! - English subtitled
Feminist Italian costume drama in which five musically talented orphan girls, very much against the wishes of the chapel master, work on their own composition in preparation for a visit by Pope Pius VII.
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra’s classic bittersweet comedy/drama is one of the most loved films in American cinema and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.
Kneecap
Riotously entertaining comedy about an anarchic Northern Irish hip hop trio who rap in their mother tongue. Trainspotting meets School of Rock in a rebellious film in which the band members play themselves.
Kneecap - English subtitled
Riotously entertaining comedy about an anarchic Northern Irish hip hop trio who rap in their mother tongue. Trainspotting meets School of Rock in a rebellious film in which the band members play themselves.
La Cocina
La Cocina, like the TV series The Bear, immerses us in the hectic pace of a restaurant’s kitchen. The film shows the harsh reality of immigrant work in New York.
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.
Lord of the Rings: Rohan No Tatakai - English subtitled
An exclusive Japanese-language version of The War of the Rohirrim, an adventurous animated film delving into one of the many side stories from Tolkien's universe.
Megalopolis
Passion project from Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) starring Adam Driver as a visionary architect who wants to rebuild a metropolis – a mix of New York and ancient Rome – but is opposed by the mayor.
Monsieur Aznavour
Biopic on the life of iconic French-Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour.
Monsieur Aznavour - Engels ondertiteld
Musical biopic about the life of iconic French-Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour.
My Favourite Cake
A heartwarming tale about a lonely elderly Iranian widow searching for new love, hoping to bake her favourite cake for a special someone in her apartment. Winner of the International Film Critics' Award at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.
Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres
Historical drama about France’s history of slavery. Two enslaved people unleash a hellish manhunt on Île de France (present-day Mauritius) when they escape from the sugar cane plantation where they were held.
Niko Voorbij Het Noorderlicht (6+)
Family film about Niko, a reindeer who says goodbye to his family to pursue his big dream: joining Santa's flying troops.
Paris, Texas (4K Restoration)
This classic by Wim Wenders, with a beautiful score by Ry Cooder, tells the dramatic story of a man who lost everything and tries to repair the damage.
Pather Panchali
Classic neorealist Indian coming-of-age film about the life of Apu, a boy growing up in a poor rural Indian family. With his lyrical and humanistic style, Satyajit Ray offered an alternative to Bollywood.
Pather Panchali - English subtitled
Classic neorealist Indian coming-of-age film about the life of Apu, a boy growing up in a poor rural Indian family. With his lyrical and humanistic style, Satyajit Ray offered an alternative to Bollywood.
Pulp Fiction
Often imitated, never surpassed: Pulp Fiction was the most influential film of the 1990s. Winner of the Golden Palm in Cannes.
Quand Vient L'Automne
Michelle is enjoying her retirement in peaceful Burgundy and looking forward to the arrival of her grandson Lucas, who will spend the summer holidays with her. But nothing goes as planned. New film by François Ozon (Swimming Pool).
Small Things Like These
Dickensian drama starring Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) as a coal merchant who stumbles upon a secret of a convent in an Irish port town in the 1980s. Based on the novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Acclaimed documentary by video artist Johan Grimonprez on how the Belgian and American governments tried to maintain power in Congo in 1961, and on the CIA’s use of jazz music as a propaganda tool.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat - English subtitled
Acclaimed documentary by video artist Johan Grimonprez on how the Belgian and American governments tried to maintain power in Congo in 1961, and on the CIA’s use of jazz music as a propaganda tool.
The Apprentice
Biographical drama by Ali Abbasi (Gräns) about Donald Trump’s early years as a real estate entrepreneur. Set in the sleazy New York of the 1970s and 1980s, featuring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as his mentor Roy Cohn.
The Outrun
Sensitive drama starring Saoirse Ronan as a young woman who, after a stay in rehab, loses herself in the pristine nature and solitude of Scotland’s Orkney Islands trying to find joy in life again.
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.
Tirez Sur Le Pianiste - English subtitled
François Truffaut experiments abundantly in this classic with singer Charles Aznavour in the role of a bar pianist who gets caught up in the world of crime.
Tirez sur le pianiste + Lecture Jack Post
To mark the release of Aznavour, film scholar Jack Post give a lecture (in Dutch) prior to the classic Tirez sur le pianiste (1960), in which Aznavour plays the leading role.
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.
Victor Vleermuis
Ambitious Dutch animation film about Victor, a bat struggling with a – especially for bats – big problem: he is afraid of the dark. Opening film Cinekid Festival.
Waarom Wettelen
Black comedy in which a motley crew sets off on foot to bury Christine – in accordance with her final will – in the totally unknown village of Wettelen. Directorial debut by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst (The Misfortunates).