A Complete Unknown
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.
A Real Pain
Funny and personal road movie in which two very different cousins tour Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. Old tensions surface. With Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin. Nominated for two Oscars.
All We Imagine As Light
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.
Alpha
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.
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.
Belle De Jour - English subtitled
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.
Belle de Jour
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.
Caught By The Tides - English subtitled
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.
Caught by the Tides
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.
Cinemini: Kopje Onder
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!
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. Nominated for eight Oscars.
Confidenza
Intense psychological thriller based on Domenico Starnone’s bestseller about a successful writer haunted by a secret he once confided to a student with whom he had an affair.
Don't Look Back + Introduction
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.
Don’t Look Back
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.
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.
Favoriten
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.
Favoriten - English subtitled
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.
Flow
Enchantingly beautiful animation film about a stubborn black cat that has to share a small boat with a group of other animals after a terrible flood. This turns out to be an even bigger challenge than surviving the flood itself. Nominated f...
Iedereen is van de wereld
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.
L'histoire de Souleymane
Gripping drama about a Guinean trying to survive in Paris as a meal delivery boy while also trying to get out of illegality. Awarded the Jury Prize and the Best Actor prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
La Prisonnière de Bordeaux
Isabelle Huppert stars in Patricia Mazuy’s unorthodox drama about the unlikely friendship between two women who meet while visiting their imprisoned husbands.
Le Royaume
Thrilling and compelling crime drama set in Corsica in the 1990s. Fifteen-year-old Lesia must go on the run against her will with her father – a mafia boss – in search of a safe haven on the island.
L’Histoire De Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) - English subtitled
Gripping drama about a Guinean trying to survive in Paris as a meal delivery boy while also trying to get out of illegality. Awarded the Jury Prize and the Best Actor prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
Maria
Angelina Jolie embodies the iconic opera singer, Maria Callas. Maria follows the opera diva during her last days of life, lost in her own memories and delusions.
Merckx
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?
Miséricorde
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.
Monsieur Aznavour
Biopic on the life of iconic French-Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour.
No Other Land - English subtitled
Multi-award-winning, urgent documentary in which a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist capture how Palestinian villages in the West Bank are being destroyed and residents displaced.
Nosferatu
Chilling drama by Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) about a tormented young woman and the lurid vampire in love with her, resulting in unprecedented horrors. Nominated for four Oscars.
Paddington in Peru (NL)
British bear Paddington returns to his native Peru and finds himself in an exciting and mysterious adventure that takes him deep into the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Paddington in Peru (OV)
British bear Paddington returns to his native Peru and finds himself in an exciting and mysterious adventure that takes him deep into the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Passie advance screening: All We Imagine as Light
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.
Queer
Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) takes us to Mexico City in 1950 for this romantic tragedy based on a novella by William S. Burroughs with Daniel Craig as an American expat who falls in love with a younger man.
Red de jungle
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.
Sing Sing
Inspiring drama about a wrongly convicted prisoner who finds new meaning in life by joining a theatre group with other prisoners. Made with a cast of former prisoners. Winner of the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival. Nominated for th...
Songs of Slow Burning Earth - English subtitled
Over the course of two years and at various locations – both close to and far from the frontline – director Olha Zhurba collected footage for this powerful, personal, and metaphysical audiovisual album of the war in Ukraine.
The Brutalist
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.
The Brutalist - English subtitled
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.
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie
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.
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie - English subtitled
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.
The Invasion - English subtitled
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.
The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar (Hable Con Ella, Dolor Y Gloria) makes his English-language debut with this penetrating look at mortality and friendship starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. Winner of the Golden Lion in Venice.
The Straight Story
David Lynch surprised many people in 1999 with this tender and moving road movie about an old man who travels hundreds of miles on a lawn mower to visit his sick brother.
Three years of war in Ukraine: Songs of Slow Burning Earth + Introduction
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...
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Prequel to the brilliant TV series Twin Peaks. The film was mercilessly booed at Cannes in 1992, but has more recently rediscovered by some film critics as a misunderstood masterpiece.
We Live in Time
Romantic melodrama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh about a young couple trying to cherish as much as possible the time they still have together, but which is ticking away fast and painfully.
When The Light Breaks
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.
Woezel & Pip Op Avontuur In De Tovertuin (2+)
Woezel and Pip, the Netherlands’ most popular dogs, return to the cinema with a brand new adventure.
Yeelen - English subtitled
Enchanting magical-realist epic from Mali about a young man with magical powers who becomes embroiled in a dangerous battle with his father. One of the most beautiful African films of all time. Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes.