WINTER
SEASON 2026 30 OCT – 31 DEC
LA BOLA NEGRA FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK
WILD HORSE NINE
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Our annual collaboration with the French Film Festival UK runs throughout this season until Thursday 10 December, when we close with the new and exquisite adaptation of ‘Les Misérables’.
We present a record 25 films – most of them previews – including the ‘De Gaulle’ double-bill, Daniel Auteuil’s new ‘La Troisième Nuit’, the incredible Spanish co-production ‘La Bola Negra’, Claude Chabrol and Jean Gabin films to accompany two talks, a contemporary ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and the WWII-set drama ‘The Rays and Shadows’.
Some of the general release highlights include Martin MacDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’; ‘Fatherland’ starring the ever-impressive Sandra Hüller, for which Paweł Pawlikowski won Best Director at Cannes; the incredible true story of Everest Sherpa ‘Tenzing’; the outrageous ‘Wicker’ with Olivia Colman; the Israeli/Palestinian documentary ‘Naza’; and ‘Behemoth!’ which focuses on a professional cellist – and we are thrilled to present a live cello with piano performance before one of our screenings. Finally, as is inevitable, Christmas and the joyous times that surround it will be with us soon. We will of course give you the Royal Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ and the Berlin Philharmonic’s ‘New Year’s Eve Concert’, but you can also experience two new Christmas films, ‘Ebenezer’, which features an amazing cast, and ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’, a new take on the Scrooge character. With this in mind, all of us here at Chichester Cinema – staff, volunteers, board of trustees – wish you all a wonderful Christmas time, and hope that 2027 will be your best ever. See you at the cinema HEAD OF PROGRAMMING
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CONTENTS
ALL OF A SUDDEN 28 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS 26 ANOTHER ROUND 40 BEHEMOTH! 43 BEING HEUMANN 37 BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT 27 CARMEN 20 CASE 137 33 THE CINEMA OF CLAUDE CHABROL 32 COWARD 39 CRESCENDO 12 THE CYCLE OF LOVE 5 DE GAULLE: RÉSISTANCE 14 DE GAULLE: PART 2 - LIBERTÉ 14 DEREK VS DEREK 44 THE DEVILS 27 THE DIVINE 6 EBENEZER 35 FATHERLAND 15 FILM QUIZ 38 FILM SEQUELS TALK 37 FJORD 42 FOCKER-IN-LAW 45 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR 6 GENEVIEVE 9 GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR 24 GERMAN ‘POST-WALL’ CINEMA TALK 10 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE 18 GIANT – THE PLAY 21 GODZILLA MINUS ZERO 42 GOLDEN BOY 15 HEART OF THE BEAST 4 THE INVITE 16 JEAN GABIN TALK 22 JIM’S STORY 34 A JUDGEMENT IN STONE 32 LA BOLA NEGRA 29 LA HAINE 34 LA TRAVIATA 11 LA TROISIÈME NUIT 23 LEARN 7 LES MISÉRABLES 39
LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD 44 THE LIVES OF OTHERS 10 LOST ILLUSION 7 MAGELLAN 46 MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER 28 A MAN OF HIS TIME 13 MANON 8 MAVERICK: THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF DAVID LEAN 47 MÉLODIE EN SOUS-SOL 22 MERRY CHRISTMAS AUBREY FLINT 40 MINOTAUR 36 THE MONEY MAKER 23 NAZA 20 A NEW DAWN 45 NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT 47 THE NUTCRACKER 30 THE ODYSSEY 26 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS 25 PAN’S LABYRINTH 11 PERFORMANCE 8 PERSONA 46 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 33 THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE 4 POSSIBLE LOVE 19 PRESSURE 18 PRIMA FACIE 41 RAYS AND SHADOWS 13 SAMSON ET DALILA 31 THE SOCIAL RECKONING 24 STORMY WATERS 22 A TALENT FOR MURDER 31 TENZING 16 THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS 17 THE TIES THAT BIND US 12 THE TURN OF THE SCREW 35 THE WEIGHT 17 THINK OF ENGLAND 25 WICKER 19 WILD HORSE NINE 21 WILDWOOD 41 WINTER OF THE CROW 5 WOMEN ON TRIAL 29 THE YELLOW TIE 30 WHAT’S ON 48
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FRI 30 OCT 20:00 TUE 3 NOV 15:45
HEART OF THE BEAST
After surviving a plane crash, a former special forces soldier finds himself trapped in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness with his combat dog. Former Army Special Forces soldier James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his retired combat dog Odin (real name Uber) are involved in a plane crash that leaves them 58 miles from the nearest road, where there is at least the possibility of finding civilisation. The duo faces cold weather and danger every step of the way, but their unbreakable bond gives them a glimmer of hope. Director Ayer and Pitt have worked together before, on 2014’s tank-based WWII drama ‘Fury’, but this film hits very different notes. As with ‘Fury’, it is an emotionally powerful survival thriller, but at its core this is a love letter to the perseverance, survival and the unwavering loyalty of man’s best friend. JK Simmons and Anna Lambe also star in supporting roles. USA 2026 DAVID AYER 101M
FRI 30 OCT 15:30 WED 4 NOV 20:15 THU 5 NOV 15:30
THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
UNA QUINTA PORTUGUESA A chance to see this beautiful and poetic drama which did very well in the 2026 Chichester Film Festival Audience Award. Fernando (Manolo Solo), a university geography professor in Barcelona, decides to travel to the opposite coast of the Iberian Peninsula after his Serbian wife suddenly leaves him. On the northern coast of Portugal, he meets Manuel (Xavi Mira), a gardener, also Spanish, stateless and itinerant, who captivates Fernando, and inadvertently opens his eyes to a beautiful new world. Serendipitous circumstances lead Fernando to a job at the local ‘Portuguese house’ of the title, whose elegant, mysterious and elusive owner Amalia (Maria de Medeiros – you may remember her from ‘Pulp Fiction’) oversees a grand house of wondrous atmosphere and secrets. You will notice echoes of Éric Rohmer, and if you enjoyed 2023’s ‘The Taste of Things’, you will absolutely love this. (Subtitles) SPAIN/PORTUGAL 2025 AVELINA PRAT 114M 4 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 30 OCT 13:15 SUN 1 NOV 20:15 MON 2 NOV 13:15 TUE 3 NOV 20:30 WED 4 NOV 13:15 THU 5 NOV 18:00
WINTER OF THE CROW
FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY
In this thrilling cat-and-mouse thriller, a British professor witnesses a crime in martial-law-governed Warsaw, becoming herself a target of the secret police. Warsaw, Winter 1981. As the communist Polish government attempts to quash a rising solidarity movement, respected British psychology professor Joan Andrews (Lesley Manville), visiting the city’s university for a guest lecture, witnesses a student’s murder, immediately placing a major target on her back. Suddenly on the run, with no papers and/or minders, Andrews must navigate a strange, blizzard-hit city, with little way of telling friend from foe. Even a British ambassador (Tom Burke) isn’t quite as straightforwardly comforting as you’d hope. Manville carries the film with an air of increasingly raw determination, the professor’s entitlement and irritability giving way to unblinking self-preservation instincts when required. Think Emma Thompson in 2025’s ‘Dead of Winter’. (Some subtitles) POLAND/UK 2026 KASIA ADAMIK 112M
SUN 1 NOV 12:15 MON 2 NOV 15:45
THE CYCLE OF LOVE
This Best Documentary winner at the 2026 Chichester Film Festival follows the romantic journey of a Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles by bicycle in 1977, venturing across continents to reunite with the woman he loved. In 1975, P.K. Mahanandia met the woman of his dreams - AnneCharlotte, also known as Lotta. She was travelling from Sweden, when she sat for P.K. to sketch her portrait. In 10 minutes for 10 rupees, their lives changed forever. The pair immediately fell for each other during Lotta’s relatively short stay, before she had to return home. Determined and in love, P.K. left India via bicycle with the plan of cycling nearly 6,000 miles to Sweden to find her. It’s a plan that’s so crazy, it might just work. This is an inspiring, heartwarming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love. This stirring documentary is the kind of film whose sweet subject transcends time and borders. The kind of film that sneaks up on viewers and remains in their hearts and minds for weeks later. (Some subtitles) UK/INDIA 2025 ORLANDO VON EINSIEDEL 98M SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
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34TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR 21 OCT TO 10 DEC 2026
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As the only UK festival devoted exclusively to contemporary and classic French cinema, the 34th French Film Festival UK has earned an unrivalled reputation as a showcase for contemporary French cinema in this country and abroad. Most of the 25 films selected here are UK Premieres or Previews screened here for the first time, with many having their World Premieres in Cannes and the London Film Festival. Following the De Gaulle films (which we present as a doublebill this season), many recent films have explored the French Resistance period and we include, ‘Salut’, ‘Rays and Shadow’ and Daniel Auteuil’s ‘La Troisième Nuit’. Our classics section celebrates Claude Chabrol and the 50th anniversary of Jean Gabin supported by two illustrated talks. I offer sympathy for our patrons to make choices for the embarrassment of riches in so many great films over these six weeks. Roger Gibson (French Film Festival Curator)
2026
THE DIVINE
FRI
30 OCT 18:00
SARA BERNHARDT, LA DIVINE Sumptuous, rapturous and full of drama, Sarah Bernhardt’s life is here to be experienced in all its theatrical glory – just as La Divine intended. Bernhardt (Sandrine Kiberlain) is larger than life and a cyclone of contradictions. The original theatre diva, her world is blinding stage lights, opulent wealth and delicious scandals. Ruled by fleeting fancies and sweeping emotions, she even holds court from her sickbed. And what better time to revisit her groundbreaking 19th century stardom than in recovery from surgery? Guillaume Nicloux’s decadent biopic is an experience like no other: from exotic menageries to consuming affairs, La Divine is as showstopping as she is capricious. “Shines the spotlight on a figure as eccentric as she was visionary, still regarded today as a legend of world theatre” - Sortir à Paris. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2024 GUILLAUME NICLOUX 98M 6 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
2026
SUN 1 NOV
17:15
LOST ILLUSION
ILLUSIONS PERDUES Winner of seven César Awards in 2022, including Best Film, ‘Lost Illusions’ returns to complement Xavier Giannoli’s latest work, the brilliant ‘Rays and Shadows’, which screens on Sun 8 Nov (see pg13). This is the story of the rise and fall of a young man in Paris, who dreamed of becoming a writer and became a journalist. In 1821, Lucien de Rubempré (Benjamin Voisin) arrives in Paris as a sensitive, and idealistic young poet determined to write a reputation-making novel. Instead, he finds himself swept into journalism, whose influence and reach is booming with the help of the printing press. Under the mentorship of cynical editor Étienne Lousteau (Vincent Lacoste), Lucien agrees to write rave theatre reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience. This film is sumptuous yet piercing, an expertly plotted social-relations saga of the kind that once typified prestige Hollywood cinema, and it dives into moral quandaries rather than dispensing easy bromides. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2021 XAVIER GIANNOLI 149M
2026
TUE 3 NOV 13:30
LEARN
APPRENDRE A documentary that unveils the profound impact of teachers’ devotion to their students. Witness their daily triumphs and struggles as they inspire young minds with unwavering dedication. In the Parisian outskirts, teachers at Makarenko public school approach their job with an understanding of the linked lives between home and school. Helping a child acquire a backpack, helping another get some needed rest, and even taking an autistic child on a scooter to get a break from the stimulation of the classroom. Children want to learn and to be cheered while teachers know they do not only teach, but they also educate. With care, tenacity and efforts, children become not only responsible citizens but also human beings. “Not only does Claire Simon meet these students on their own terms – she also handles their trust with an inspiring level of care” -The Hollywood Reporter. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2024 CLAIRE SIMON 105M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 7
OPERA
LA TRAVIATA (OPERAGLASS WORKS) – SUN 1 NOV 14:15 PG11 CARMEN (ROYAL OPERA) – TUE 10 NOV 19:00 & SAT 14 NOV 14:45 PG20 SAMSON ET DALILA (MET OPERA) – SUN 6 DEC 14:00 PG31 THE TURN OF THE SCREW (OPERAGLASS WORKS) – SAT 12 DEC 15:00 PG35
THEATRE
GOLDEN BOY (NT LIVE) – THU 5 NOV 20:15 & SUN 15 NOV 15:00 PG15 GIANT - THE PLAY (WEST END) – THU 19 NOV 20:00 & SUN 22 NOV 14:30 PG21
BALLET MANON (ROYAL BALLET) – SAT 31 OCT 17:15 PG8 THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS (SCOTTISH BALLET) – SUN 8 NOV 12:30 PG17 THE NUTCRACKER (ROYAL BALLET) – TUE 1 DEC 17:45 & SUN 13 DEC 14:45 PG30
MUSICAL ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS (WEST END) – SAT 28 NOV 12:45 & SAT 5 DEC 15:15 PG26
CONCERT
GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR (LIVE ON STAGE) – SUN 22 NOV 17:30 & MON 23 NOV 19:45 PG24 BEHEMOTH! PLUS LIVE CELLO/PIANO (KENJI & YURIKO LUC) – SUN 20 DEC 17:45 PG43 BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT (PLUS TONY BRITTEN Q&A) - SUN 29 NOV 15:00 PG27 NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT (BERLIN PHILHARMONIC) – THU 31 DEC 16:00 PG47
TICKETS £19.50 SAT 31 OCT 17:15
MANON
RBO: BALLET In the seedy underbelly of 18th century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred - even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting. Manon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs. Cast: Yasmine Naghdi, William Bracewell. Director: Kenneth MacMillan. 180M INC 2 INTERVALS 8 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
SAT
31 OCT 15:30
SPECIAL EVENT
GENEVIEVE
Two British couples pit their vintage automobiles against each other in an exciting London to Brighton cross-country race. Alan McKim (John Gregson) drives his beloved 1904 automobile, named Genevieve, while Ambrose Claverhouse (Kenneth More) takes his vintage Spyker car. Alan’s wife Wendy (Dinah Sheridan) is more than a little fed up with Genevieve, while Ambrose has brought along his latest girlfriend, blasé model Rosalind (Kay Kendall). This is an exquisitely funny British comedy with fabulous music and landscapes. UK 1953 HENRY CORNELIUS 86M The Chichester MG Owners Club suggested we might show this classic comedy the day before the famous annual run of veteran cars from Hyde Park to Brighton Promenade in commemoration of the 1896 raising of the speed limit from 4 to 14 mph. MGOC will display some of their classic cars in our car park on the day.
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FILM TALK SAT 31 OCT 10:30 TICKETS £8
AND THE WALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN
GERMAN ‘POST-WALL’ CINEMA, 1989–2009 Our third collaboration with the Friends of Speyer looks back at the development of German cinema following reunification. Developing from the New Wave in German Cinema in the 1960s-1980s, the momentous events that followed the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, a very talented new group of directors emerged to explore key issues both in German and in wider European society. This illustrated talk, by Mike Jennings and John Harte of the cinema’s Education Team, will explore German Cinema’s astonishingly rich and wide-ranging output in the 20 years after the Wall came down in 1989, analysing its key themes, directors and films, through many film extracts, discussing the increasing impact they have had on both German and international audiences. 100M INC Q&A SPECIAL
★★★★★
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OFFER: FILM & TALK ONLY £15.50
SAT 31 OCT 13:00 TUE 3 NOV 18:00
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Twenty years since its release and consequent Best Foreign Film Oscar and BAFTA wins, we present what is still regarded as one of the best 21st century German films to be made. Screening in partnership with the Friends of Speyer Twinning Association. In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), doubting that a famous playwright (Sebastian Koch) is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his actress-lover Christa-Maria (Martina Gedeck). Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, then faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria and orders Wiesler to get the playwright out of the way. This film works beautifully, both as a social and psychological drama and as a taut, tightly wired thriller. The final minutes are as brilliantly written and acted as you can ever hope for. This is a delight to bring back to the Chichester Cinema big screen. (Subtitles) GERMANY 2006 FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK 137M 10 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
SUN 1 NOV 14:15 TICKETS £15
LA TRAVIATA
OPERAGLASS WORKS + Q&A OperaGlass Works bring something fresh to one of the best-known operas in the repertoire, with a strong narrative thread at its heart, appealing to lovers of the work and to audiences who have never seen opera before. ‘La Traviata’ is a tragic tale about Parisian courtesan, Violetta, who meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo. Finding herself in love for the first time, she abandons her frivolous lifestyle to be with him. Happiness is short-lived: the hypocrisy of upper-class society threatens their love – and she pays the ultimate price. This is not live capture of a stage performance; this is filmed on location with a diverse cast of singers and a troupe of magnificent dancers. An ensemble full of character and wit create something that is traditional, truthful and quite different. Music - Giuseppe Verdi; Libretto - Francesco Maria Piave; Conductor - Richard Hetherington. Cast: Violetta - Susana Gaspar; Alfredo - Thomas Elwin; Germont - Roderick Williams; Flora - Katie Bray. Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Directed by Eliza Thompson & Selina Cadel. 170M INC INTERVAL & Q&A We welcome the directors Eliza Thompson and Selina Cadel for a Q&A after the film.
★★★★★ BBC.COM
SAT 31 OCT 20:15 (HALLOWEEN SCREENING) MON 2 NOV 20:00 (FILM CLUB)
PAN’S LABYRINTH
EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO As a special Halloween treat for this month’s Film Club, we present this modern cult classic which has received a 4k makeover for its 20th anniversary. In 1944 Francoist Spain, Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her ailing mother Carmen (Ariadna Gil) arrive at the post of her mother’s new husband, a sadistic army officer (Sergi López) who is trying to quell a guerrilla uprising. While exploring an ancient maze, Ofelia encounters the faun Pan (Doug Jones), who tells her that she is a legendary lost princess and must complete three dangerous tasks in order to claim immortality. This film is extraordinary, an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable. Proof of this film’s quality is the fact that besides its 13 Goya Award (Spanish Oscars) nominations – with seven wins – it was nominated for eight BAFTAs and six Oscars, winning three for each, including the prestigious Best Foreign Film at both ceremonies. (Subtitles) SPAIN 2006 GUILLERMO DEL TORO 118M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 11
2026
WED 4 NOV 18:00 THU 5 NOV 13:15
THE TIES THAT BIND US
L’ATTACHEMENT This 2026 winner of Best Film at the César Awards explores the challenges of modern family structures, following a single father, a feminist bookshop owner and a child seeking a place to belong as they navigate love, desires and redefining what it means to be a family. Sandra (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) owns a feminist bookstore and happily lives alone with her artworks and her books. Across the hall lives financier Alex (Pio Marmaï), his expectant partner Cecile (Mélissa Barbaud) and Cecile’s little boy Elliott (César Botti). When Sandra agrees to babysit Elliott during the birth of the new child, her kindliness evolves into unexpected obligations: surrogate mother, romantic interest, family adviser and spiritual witness. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, writer/director Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families. (Subtitles) FRANCE/BELGIUM 2024 CARINE TARDIEU 106M
2026
CRESCENDO
FRI
6 NOV 13:15
L’OBJET DU DÉLIT In the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre in the South of France, the cast and crew of an ambitious staging of ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ is thrown off balance when troubling accusations threaten to derail the entire production. As tensions intensify, loyalties slowly fracture and deep generational disagreement emerges, throwing their sheltered opera world into a great divide. Agnès Jaoui deftly navigates this tricky territory, addressing the subject of ‘MeToo’ without becoming too submerged in politicising. Eye Haïdara plays Cora, a bold and demanding voice among a troupe of outstanding actors who include Daniel Auteuil, and Jaoui herself. “Jaoui balances her multi-stranded structure and her large cast with a light touch and jaunty pace” – Screen. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 AGNÈS JAOUI 134M 12 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
2026
SUN 8 NOV 14:00
THE RAYS AND SHADOWS
LES RAYONS ET LES OMBRES Based on true events, this masterful and gripping new drama from César-winning writer/director Xavier Giannoli (‘Lost Illusions’ see pg7) chronicles the complex ethical and moral challenges experienced by a father and daughter during France’s occupation by Germany in World War II. Fervent pacifist journalist Jean Luchaire (Jean Dujardin) finds an ally in young German Francophile Otto Abetz (August Diehl). Together they champion peace and rapprochement between their nations in the uneasy calm after the Great War. Meanwhile, Jean’s glamorous daughter Corinne (Nastya Golubeva) is making waves as a rising movie star, hailed as the “French Greta Garbo”. By 1940, however, the Nazi invasion sees Jean align with German authorities, embracing collaboration as a path to influence and survival. Otto, now the Reich ambassador, supports Jean. “Brilliantly written, as captivating as it is enlightening” - Journal de Dimanche. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 XAVIER GIANNOLI 199M
2026
MON 9 NOV 17:30
A MAN OF HIS TIME
NOTRE SALUT Based on the wartime correspondence between director Emmanuel Marre’s great-grandparents, this serious, complex and often challenging film was awarded best screenplay at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud) is a ghostly, hollow figure of a man who becomes an efficient, enthusiastic functionary in Limoges as part of the Vichy regime of Marechal Petain. Letters between him and his wife Paulette (Sandrine Blancke), who initially remains in occupied Paris, paint a vivid picture of daily life in Vichy France and in Paris. Henri has written a book entitled ‘Notre Salut’ (‘Our Salvation’) and believes he will find some kind of personal salvation via the philosophical/political ideas he seeks to contribute to any debate on the survival of France. The film covers the years from 1940 to the news that the Allies have landed in Normandy, when any right-wing nationalist ideas of a powerful Europe under German control are ended. (Subtitles) FRANCE/ITALY/BELGIUM 2026 EMMANUEL MARRE 155M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 13
DE GAULLE DOUBLE BILL
We present a chance to see these two brilliant films from our Autumn Season as an accompaniment to the French Film Festival UK, and as a Double Bill separated by 75 minutes – enough time to pop out for a quick bite to eat.
2026
SAT
7 NOV 11:45
DE GAULLE: RÉSISTANCE
LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE: L'AGE DE FER A powerful sweeping epic of Charles de Gaulle’s journey during World War II, from his rise as a military leader to his emergence in French politics between 1940 and 1945. The central dynamic is a relationship of mutual affection – not without its hiccups – between De Gaulle (Simon Abkarian) and Winston Churchill (Simon Russell Beale), making a case for Churchill having an affection and admiration for De Gaulle when most in his circle, including US President Franklin D Roosevelt (Campbell Scott), were much more cynical about this stubborn and less than-endearing character. The cast is as sprawling as the story’s geography, which takes in France, UK, USA, Libya and several west African countries. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 ANTONIN BAUDRY 160M
2026
SAT
7 NOV 15:45
DE GAULLE: PART 2 - LIBERTÉ
This second part of Antonin Baudry’s two-part series devoted to the figure of the General – as epic as ever – follows De Gaulle (Simon Abkarian) in his quest for freedom and for French sovereignty. ‘Liberté’ brings this defining chapter in the General’s life – and in France’s destiny – to a close. This second film begins in 1939 and follows a series of parallel struggles, all aimed at establishing Free France – against the German enemy, of course, but also against the American allies. This decidedly ambitious French blockbuster is a monumental homage to France, de Gaulle and his obstinate fight for ‘La France libre’. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 ANTONIN BAUDRY 157M 14 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 6 NOV 16:00 & 20:15 SAT 7 NOV 18:45 SUN 8 NOV 17:45 MON 9 NOV 15:45 TUE 10 NOV 12:30 WED 11 NOV 17:15 THU 12 NOV 13:30 & 20:30
FATHERLAND
Winner of Best Director at Cannes 2026. At the height of the Cold War, writer Thomas Mann and his daughter embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins. In the summer of 1949, Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hans Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress, writer and rally driver - embark on an emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins - from USdominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar. Returning home after 16 years in exile in the US, Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family. Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning ‘Ida’ and ‘Cold War’, exploring - in his elliptic, distilled style - the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe. This is unmissable, quality cinema, and as has become routinely predictable, Sandra Hüller puts in another outstanding performance. (Subtitles) POLAND/GERMANY 2026 PAWEŁ PAWLIKOWSKI 82M
THU 5 NOV 20:15 SUN 15 NOV 15:00 TICKETS £19.50
GOLDEN BOY
NT LIVE Josh O’Connor (‘The Crown’, ‘God’s Own Country’) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte (O’Connor) is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become, and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side. Filmed live from the Almeida Theatre and featuring a live string quartet, Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (‘Vanya’) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success. 180M INC INTERVAL BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 15
SAT 7 NOV 20:30 SUN 8 NOV 19:45 MON 9 NOV 13:00 TUE 10 NOV 16:30 WED 11 NOV 12:45 THU 12 NOV 18:00
TENZING
The untold and inspiring tale of one of the most important mountain climbers in history who, along with New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife Dawa, Tenzing (Genden Phuntsok) finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Caitríona Balfe). Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it. Where Western climbers see “Everest” as something to be conquered, Tenzing reveres “Chomolungma” as the sacred mother goddess. What follows is the ascent alongside Hillary (Tom Hiddlestone), defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself. But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust - and for Tenzing, the fulfilment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling. AUSTRALIA/USA/UK JENNIFER PEEDOM 128M
MON 9 NOV 20:30 WED 11 NOV 15:15 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
THE INVITE
This grown-up comedy is back after some of the best reviews from our Summer season programme. We meet a couple whose marriage is struggling, so they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours for a dinner party, which spirals into unexpected places. Unhappy music professor Joe (Seth Rogan) and his naturally anxious wife Angela’s (Olivia Wilde) marriage is on thin ice. They decide to invite their upstairs neighbours Pina (Penélope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton) down for a meal. Total opposites, this upstairs couple is unmarried and happy and not shy of allowing their screams of desire to seep down through the floorboards. This dinner party could be the change that Joe and Angela need, but have they reignited the spark, or lit the match that burns it all down? The four leads are exceptional in this smart and funny winner about sex, marriage and partner-swapping. USA 2026 OLIVIA WILDE 107M 16 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 6 NOV 18:00 TUE 10 NOV 14:15 THU 12 NOV 15:30
THE WEIGHT
Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression, a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness. Oregon 1933: Samuel Murphy (Ethan Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy (Russell Crowe) tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he’ll go to see his child again. This is a gripping, hard-hitting thriller, elevated by Hawke’s magnetic performance; Crowe’s impressive aura which makes us lament his current infrequency of leading roles; and McKinley’s assured direction which has us cheering on the film’s anti-hero. This is the kind of atmospheric, exciting period action film that we don’t get too see very often anymore. GERMANY/CANADA/USA 2026 PADRAIC MCKINLEY 113M
SUN 8 NOV 12:30
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
SCOTTISH BALLET Scottish Ballet’s captivating reimagining of the Shakespeare classic features exceptional choreography, stunning costumes and seamless cinematography to deliver a distinctive ballet experience. Juliet (Kayla-Maree Tarantolo) awakens from a fever dream. How did we get here? The lines between hallucination and memory blur as cinema and dance collide in a kaleidoscopic journey of belonging, defiance and self-discovery. In this vivid, contemporary re-telling without words, fate is rewritten on the dancefloor. Ishan Mahabir-Stokes dances as the male lead, Romeo. UK 2026 CHRISTOPHER HAMPSON & OSCAR SANSOM 70M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 17
FRI 13 NOV 15:45 SAT 14 NOV 20:45 MON 16 NOV 15:15 TUE 17 NOV 13:30 WED 18 NOV 18:00 THU 19 NOV 15:15
GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE
Following on from the hit TV show ‘Ghosts’ comes this movie-length comedy about a young couple and a group of spirits that are confined to a large country home. When a group of daring teenagers break into an abandonedlooking Button House and gather around a candlelit Ouija board, resident ghost Julian Fawcett (Simon Farnaby) accidentally possesses one of the youths, unintentionally discovering a method of finally escaping the confines of the manor house. This comedy adventure stars writers and creators Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, along with Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. UK 2026 SIMON HYND 97M
★★★★ TIME OUT
MON 2 NOV 18:00 WED 4 NOV 15:45
FRI 13 NOV 13:30 SAT 14 NOV 12:45 MON 16 NOV 17:30 TUE 17 NOV 20:30 WED 18 NOV 13:30 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
PRESSURE
This has been the second most popular film of the year here at Chichester Cinema (only behind ‘Hamnet’), so we are delighted to bring it back this Winter. It focuses on the tense 72 hours before D-Day, with General Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg facing an impossible choice: launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. Clear weather was fundamental to a potentially decisive turning point in the war, and Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) was asking for certainty. The ships and planes would be unable to reach the shore if the waves were too high and visibility was too limited. Andrew Scott as Captain Stagg is magnetic in this tense thriller, which is less of a war movie and more of a satisfying chamber piece about how people use and communicate information when the stakes are sky high. UK/FRANCE/USA 2026 ANTHONY MARAS 100M 18 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
FRI 13 NOV 20:30 SAT 14 NOV 18:30 SUN 15 NOV 20:00 MON 16 NOV 13:00 TUE 17 NOV 15:45 WED 18 NOV 15:45 THU 19 NOV 13:00
WICKER
In this very funny romantic, yet outrageous, fairytale, an ostracised fisherwoman commissions the local basket weaver to create her a husband, igniting jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village. On the outskirts of a village by the sea lives a fisherwoman (the brilliant Olivia Colman); single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. The weaver (Peter Dinklage) excels at his craft, creating an immensely impressive wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård) as her ideal partner. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos. The women villagers flat out state their lustful desires for the wicker husband, and the men become self-conscious of their own inadequacies. Yet no one is as deeply perturbed as the tailor’s wife (Elizabeth Debicki), who sees the fisherwoman’s happiness and freedom as a threat to her esteem amongst the townsfolk. UK/USA/AUSTRALIA 2026 ALEX HUSTON FISCHER & ELEANOR WILSON 105M
MON 16 NOV 19:45 DISCOVER: SOUTH KOREA
POSSIBLE LOVE
GANEUNGHAN SARANG From the director of 2018’s brilliant ‘Burning’ comes a story of four strangers whose paths cross by chance, leading to complex emotional entanglements that challenge their existing relationships. Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon) and Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) are a deeply unhappy married couple from a blue-collar background with a young son. They meet a fashionable and wealthy couple - film director Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong) and her rich hedge fund trader husband Sang-woo (Zo In-sung) - who are making a documentary about the injustice of the way factory workers are treated. Shrewd Ye-ji senses that this unhappy working-class couple could make a great story, and with casual ruthlessness sets out to befriend Mi-ok, inviting them on double-dates and for a vacation trip to their family home complete with private beach. The two couples soon begin to covet each other’s lives in this unmistakable Lee Chang-dong film, its aching humanism reflecting the co-existence of despair and hope. (Subtitles) SOUTH KOREA 2026 LEE CHANG-DONG 164M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 19
FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY SUN 15 NOV 18:15 WED 18 NOV 20:00 DISCOVER: ISRAEL/ PALESTINE
NAZA
Following its recent 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film festival, we bring you this startling Jonathan Glazer-produced documentary that is focused on the policies of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza. The film takes its title from an Israeli military term for expected ‘collateral casualties’ and is built around testimony from 24 anonymous intelligence officers and soldiers involved in the war. Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary lays bare Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted killings of Palestinians. “‘Naza’ puts together a restrained, intelligent, articulate, precise and utterly damning case against Israel’s actions in Gaza and their ongoing actions through the region. As a work of cinema, it is exemplary. As a work of journalism, it is inarguable. As a document, it is an indictment” – Time Out. (Subtitles) UK/USA/ISRAEL 2026 YUVAL ABRAHAM & RACHEL SZOR 80M
TUE 10 NOV 19:00 SAT 14 NOV 14:45 TICKETS £19.50
CARMEN
RBO: OPERA An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score. Cast: Carmen - Ginger Costa-Jackson; Don José - Russell Thomas; Micaëla - Adriana González; Escamillo - Alexander Vinogradov; Zuniga - Barnaby Rea. Music - Georges Bizet; Libretto - Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy; Conductor - Sesto Quatrini; Director Damiano Michieletto. Sung in French with English subtitles. 215M INC INTERVAL 20 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
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WILD HORSE NINE
In this hugely anticipated dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, two CIA agents face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 in Chile. Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich, winner of Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for this role) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island’s iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways. McDonagh’s latest buddy movie, following ‘In Bruges’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (he even had time for the brilliant Oscar winner ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ in between), has the feel of a Western about lonely, crumpled men facing up to mortality, dealing with the consequences of violence and chewing the fat to outlandishly funny effect. Not to be missed. UK/USA/CHILE 2026 MARTIN MCDONAGH 118M
THU 19 NOV 20:00 SUN 22 NOV 14:30 TICKETS £19.50
GIANT – THE PLAY
Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, this cinema release features the original West End cast comprised of Olivier, Tony and Golden Globe Winner John Lithgow as Roald Dahl. In 1983, shortly before the release of his latest book ‘The Witches’, Roald Dahl is at the centre of a storm. An article he published has been blasted with accusations of antisemitism, but he is refusing to back down and apologise. Over one tense afternoon, Dahl and those around him are caught in a battle of wills. Should he publicly recant his comments, or should he stand by them and risk ruining his reputation? Packed with thought-provoking discussion about the junction between opinion, discrimination and whether a line can be drawn between the two, ‘Giant’ is a compelling and darkly funny reappraisal of one of the UK’s most celebrated writers. Also stars Olivier Award Winner Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler, Tony Award Nominee Aya Cash as Jessie Stone, Olivier Award Nominee Rachael Stirling as Felicity Dahl, Tessa Bonham Jones as Hallie and Richard Hope as Wally. The production won three Olivier Awards - Best Actor (John Lithgow), Best Supporting Actor (Elliot Levey) and Best New Play. 136M INC INTERVAL. SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
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FILM TALK 2026
SAT 14 NOV 10:30AM TICKETS £8
JEAN GABIN
HISTORIES AND COUNTER HISTORIES OF FRENCH CINEMA As two of Jean Gabin’s greatest films screen in this year’s French Film Festival (see below), this talk will look back at his near half century of film work. This talk will present the life and times of the French film actor, offering an opportunity to admire Gabin’s amazing work with Renoir and Carné, showing how he became a symbol of France. It will however, also excavate a ‘counter-history’ of Gabin by focusing on his less well-known work for UK audiences in films. Our host will be Professor Hugo Frey, author of several books on French cinema and culture. 100M INC Q&A
2026
FRI
13 NOV 18:00
MÉLODIE EN SOUS-SOL
ANY NUMBER CAN WIN An extremely stylised gangster film in which Charles (Jean Gabin) plans a ‘last’ heist in Cannes with the unreliable ex-con Francis (Alain Delon). Posing as rich high rollers, the pair scope out the Palm Beach Casino, and Delon woos leggy Swedish dancer (Carla Marlier). It’s all part of the deliberate, precise groundwork laid for the heist, a masterfully realised sequence of calm, professionalism with a delicious twist. This film is considered to be one of the best thrillers and is certainly among the most stylish movies of the early 1960s. Shown to mark the 50th anniversary of Gabin’s death. (Subtitles) FRANCE 1963 HENRI VERNEUIL 118M
2026
STORMY WATERS
SUN 15 NOV 13:00
REMORQUES Jean Gabin stars as the captain of a tugboat, whose crew saves imperilled ships from the stormy waters off Brittany. Gabin’s weary, stoic Captain Laurent, beloved of his loyal crew, is reminded of his mortality at the wedding of his shipmate and best friend. The wedding is interrupted by a distress call that pulls them into choppy waters. He unexpectedly finds himself falling for the beautiful Catherine (Michéle Morgan), the hard-luck woman he saves from the storm. Humane, entertaining and technically brilliant, this proves Grémillon to be one of cinema’s true hidden masters. (Subtitles) FRANCE 1941 JEAN GRÉMILLON 91M 22
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2026
TUE 17 NOV 18:00
LA TROISIÈME NUIT
WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS The incomparable actor (and director) Daniel Auteuil tells the story of a relatively unknown chapter in the German Occupation of France: the rescue of Jewish children from Vénissieux in August 1942. Young civil servant Gilbert Lesage (Antoine Reinartz) is appointed to chair a committee tasked with deciding which Jews will be permitted to leave the internment camp in Vénissieux. A directive from the Vichy regime changes everything. It stipulates that nonaccompanied children must not be deported. Certain committee members including Father Glasberg (Auteuil) then attempt to save as many children as possible before their deportation. While other films this year concentrated on such celebrated figures as De Gaulle or Jean Moulin, Auteuil chooses to tell the story of the unsung heroes. At a time when the last remaining Holocaust victims are disappearing, the film serves as an important reminder of our duty to remember. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 DANIEL AUTEUIL 100M
2026
THU 19 NOV 17:30
THE MONEY MAKER
L’AFFAIRE BOJARSKI After coming fourth in this year’s Chichester International Film Festival Audience Award, this is a final chance to see the true story of a young Polish engineer who takes refuge in France during World War II. Gifted and determined to survive, Jan Bojarski (Reda Kateb) puts his talents to use forging false identity papers during the German occupation, operating in the shadows where ingenuity becomes a matter of life and death. When the war ends, freedom does not bring stability. Trapped in poorly paid jobs and denied official civil status, Bojarski is unable to register the patents for his many inventions. His brilliance remains invisible until a gangster recognises his exceptional skills and offers him a dangerous opportunity: to produce counterfeit banknotes. Bojarski became known as the “Cézanne of counterfeit money”. Rooted in real events, the film embraces the codes of the action thriller to transform a hidden life into a gripping confrontation. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2025 JEAN-PAUL SALOMÉ 128M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 23
FRI 20 NOV 15:45 THU 26 NOV 20:30
THE SOCIAL RECKONING
Aaron Sorkin directs his original screenplay in this standalone sequel to the hit film ‘The Social Network’. Here, a Facebook engineer enlists the help of a reporter to blow the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets. Young Facebook engineer Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison ‘Anora’) discovers a connection between algorithms on the social media platform and the rise of right-wing fringe groups in America. She brings her findings to Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter investigating the company, and the pair prepare to expose one of the most powerful platforms in the world. In a parallel storyline, Mark Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong) prepares to face a US government investigation, as his creation begins to stoke the flames that would lead to the January 2021 Washington insurrection. Sorkin’s writing is as sharp as ever, passionately holding the tech giant to account for doing nothing while misinformation and extremism ran rampant on the social network. USA 2026 AARON SORKIN 112M
SUN 22 NOV 17:30 MON 23 NOV 19:45
GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR
Restored concert film featuring George Michael’s 1988 Faith Tour performances at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, captured on 35mm over two nights during the European leg of the tour. This is a stunning, meticulously restored archival triumph capturing the pop superstar at the absolute peak of his 1988 solo power. At just 24 years old, fully shedding his Wham! co-star label, George Michael stepped unapologetically into the role of a larger-than-life, sexually confident solo icon. The restored 35mm footage transforms this long-lost 1988 vault recording into a visceral, vibrant frontrow experience. Experience it at the cinema! The film opens with an intimate short feature titled ‘Finding Faith’, directed by Mary McCartney, which pairs unheard audio interviews with evocative photography by Herb Ritts, beautifully contextualising the cultural zenith of the Faith era. UK 2026 DAVID AUSTIN & ANDREW MORAHAN 114M 24 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 20 NOV 18:00 SAT 21 NOV 12:15 MON 23 NOV 15:45 TUE 24 NOV 13:15 WED 25 NOV 17:00 THU 26 NOV 13:00
ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS
A story of two people with lots in common - a great sense of humour, a love of dance and they both have Parkinson’s.. Tony Evans (Rhys Ifans) is deputy head of a primary school. Emma Dretzin (Laura Linney) is a musician, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other. Until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives. On the same morning, these two are simultaneously confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. This film is their story - a friendship which unfolds unexpectedly. A story of humour and emotion, of challenge and bravado, of music and dance - transcending the assumptions of a little-understood condition, and triumphing over the odds to find joy, release and love. Also featuring Rory Kinnear and Monica Dolan, director John Madden (‘Shakespeare in Love’, ‘Operation Mincemeat’) never allows Parkinson’s disease to take over his dramedy. His leads, alongside writer (and extra in this film) Paul Mayhew-Archer’s first-hand perspective - he wrote the original autobiography on which this film is based – ensure the film breathes with warmth and hope. UK 2026 JOHN MADDEN 110M
SAT 28 NOV 15:15 MON 30 NOV 20:30 WED 2 DEC 14:45
THINK OF ENGLAND
Six disparate souls are sent on a secret government mission to make propaganda porn films for the boys on the front. In the summer of 1943, a small, disparate group of people is sent on a top-secret government mission to a remote beach in the Orkney Islands. Their assignment is to produce morale-boosting, pornographic propaganda films for Allied soldiers fighting on the front lines before the invasion of France. The crew includes munitions-machinist-turned-aspiring actress Holly (Natalie Quarry), young soldier Corporal Evans (Jack Bandeira), Jewish German film director Max Meyer (Ben Bela Böhm), Etonian Ministry of Information officer Captain Anthony Clune (John McCrea), aging, alcoholic hair-and-makeup artist Agnes (Ronni Ancona) and innocent young crew member Clifford (Ollie Maddigan). As they struggle with their consciences, this darkly comedic period piece explores how war and state bureaucracy exploit and warp the lives of ordinary people. UK 2025 RICHARD HAWKINS 105M SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
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SAT 28 NOV 12:45 SAT 5 DEC 15:15 TICKETS £19.50
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS
LIVE ON STAGE Filmed live at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, ‘Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express’ will immerse audiences in a world of speed, song and storytelling as an incredible cast of 40 whizz across the screen, performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs. As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’. A classic stage show, it has been seen around the world by over 30 million people over the last 40 years. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, this is an electrifying experience for all ages, on the big screen for the very first time. 126M
FRI 27 NOV 15:00 THU 3 DEC 12:15 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
THE ODYSSEY
In this epic by Christopher Nolan, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca after the Trojan War, while on the homefront, his wife and son are facing their own battles. After winning the Trojan War, Odysseus (Matt Damon) sets sail for home but angers the gods, leading to a gruelling 10-year journey. Along the way, he and his men face terrifying ordeals, including facing mythical obstacles such as a Cyclops, the Sirens and the nymph Calypso. While Odysseus is lost at sea, his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) are trapped in their own battle. Arrogant suitors assume Odysseus is dead, constantly pressuring Penelope to choose a new husband while bleeding the royal estate of Ithaca dry. Damon is imperious as the Greek king longing to return to his fearlessly devoted wife. UK/USA 2026 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN 172M 26 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
SUN 29 NOV 15:00
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT PLUS TONY BRITTEN Q&A A drama-documentary that addresses the crucial influence of pacifism on composer Benjamin Britten’s life and work. We also screen an adaptation of Britten’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ by OperaGlass Works (see pg35). ‘Peace and Conflict’ is a beautiful and touching evocation of Britten’s schooling at Gresham’s and the values there inculcated, which remained with him for life. Rubbing shoulders with Donald Maclean and with the ghosts of the young Gresham’s soldiers killed in the First World War swirling through the quads, the young Britten develops from a hesitant, watchful student into a steely young man. Tony Britten’s moving and thought-provoking film seamlessly blends dramatic scenes at Gresham’s School with unique contributions from historians, friends and contemporaries and specially filmed musical performances. Narrated by legendary actor John Hurt, this is described by Britten experts and film enthusiasts as a work of major significance. This is a moving and engrossing film, with terrific performances and tender appreciation of Britten’s music. UK 2013 TONY BRITTEN 109M We welcome the director Tony Britten for a Q&A after the screening.
SUN 29 NOV 20:15 THU 3 DEC 20:30
THE DEVILS
Censored for over half a century, Ken Russell’s film returns in a landmark director’s cut reconstruction that reveals the full power of his original vision. Recently revealed at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival to huge acclaim. Inspired by the true story of 17th century priest Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed), accused of bewitching a convent of nuns (including Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne), ‘The Devils’ lays bare the collusion of church and state through a searing vision of religious persecution, collective hysteria and institutional corruption. Every scene fits and flows together perfectly to create a believable portrait of the sociopolitical climate of 17th century France. Many believed this 4K restoration, assembled from the original camera negative and the director’s 2004 preferred edit, would never happen. It reaffirms Russell’s incendiary and enduring singular masterpiece of cinema as among the most overwhelming and uncompromising achievements in British cinema. UK 1971 KEN RUSSELL 114M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 27
★★★★★
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2026
SAT
21 NOV 19:15
ALL OF A SUDDEN
SOUDAIN A double actress award was bestowed on Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for their performances in this film full of care, intertwined with the stories of two women. One is French and runs a care facility for the elderly, while the other is a Japanese theatre director battling cancer. Marie-Lou (Efira) strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy based on listening and respecting residents’ dignity, despite resistance from part of her staff. Her encounter with Mari (Okamoto) will profoundly reshape her path. By forming a deep, supportive friendship, the two women join forces in a shared struggle to “make the impossible possible”. The film, Hamaguchi’s (‘Drive My Car’) first to be shot outside Japan, can be defined as a life-affirming ode to friendship at the edge of mortality. “The rarest type of film, not merely good enough to remind you what cinema can be, but great enough to remind you what life can be” - Variety. (Subtitles) FRANCE/JAPAN 2026 RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI 196M
2026
MON 23 NOV 18:00
MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER
MAIGRET ET LE MORT AMOUREUX Writer/director Pascal Bonitzer brings his unique perspective and panache to Simenon’s cherished Parisian detective – a French counterpart to Agatha Christie’s Poirot – as he attempts to solve the murder of a diplomat with a long-held secret. Inspector Maigret (Denis Podalydès) is urgently summoned to the Quai d’Orsay: a former ambassador has been found shot dead by his long-serving housekeeper (Anne Alvaro). But rather than contact the police, she has followed diplomatic protocols by first informing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Forewarned that he will find a series of salacious letters – and cautioned to be discreet – Maigret heads to the victim’s opulent apartment. He finds no forensic evidence at the crime scene, but certainly, the letters prove startling – secret, decades-spanning correspondence between the ambassador and the Princess of Vuynes, whose own husband, by strange coincidence, has also just died. (Subtitles) FRANCE/BELGIUM 2026 PASCAL BONITZER 80M 28 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
★★★★★
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2026
SAT 28 NOV 17:30 MON 30 NOV 15:15 TUE 1 DEC 20:15 WED 2 DEC 17:00
LA BOLA NEGRA
THE BLACK BALL This French-Spanish co-production won the Best Director award at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. It is set in three different eras: 1932, 1937 and 2017. How these three plots intersect is the mystery of the film. We open in 1937, where a rural village loyal to Nationalist rebels is holding a celebration to welcome their Italian allies. However, when the planes fly overhead, they strafe the villagers with bullets and send bombs whining down into buildings. One young man, Sebastián (the singer Guitarricadelafuente, making a promising acting debut), scrambles to safety, only to be conscripted into the fascist army. Five years earlier, with revolution approaching, another young man, Carlos (Milo Quifes), drowns his sorrows after being black-balled from his father’s social club due to unseemly rumours about his sexual proclivities. And in 2017, a writer and historian, Alberto (Carlos González), learns that a grandfather he didn’t know he had has left him something in his will - a document that will crucially link his story to the past. This is a stunning piece of work. A film with a moving score and exquisite cinematography. Cast also includes Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close. (Subtitles) SPAIN/FRANCE 2026 JAVIER CALVO & JAVIER AMBROSSI 155M
2026
TUE 24 NOV 18:00
WOMEN ON TRIAL
L’AFFAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE A landmark trial shakes France in 1972 when a teenage girl is prosecuted for having an illegal abortion with the help of her mother and two other defendants. In a courtroom governed by men, the verdict seems inevitable: prison for the women, while the rapist goes unpunished. Their last hope lies with Gisèle Halimi (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a fearless lawyer known for openly challenging patriarchy and confronting the system that condemns victims and lets perpetrators walk free. Alongside the accused, Gisèle will not only change their fate, but, against all odds, transform the condition of women forever. Three years later, it led to the Veil Act of 1975, which officially decriminalised abortion in France. This film becomes a powerful testament to the resilience of women through the generations. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 LAURIANE ESCAFFRE & YVO MULLER 102M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 29
FRI 27 NOV 12:15 SUN 29 NOV 12:15 TUE 1 DEC 15:00 WED 2 DEC 20:00 DISCOVER: ROMANIA
THE YELLOW TIE
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache. From his childhood in Romania, to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey. This biopic honours a towering figure in music, Romanian conductor and composer Sergiu Celibidache (Ben Schnetzer). The story moves back and forth in time, beginning in post-WWI Romania in the years, where he grew up in a prosperous family. A young Sergiu was already drawn to composing music when he parted ways with his family, first playing piano in clubs and ballet classes in Bucharest, and eventually moving to Berlin to study composition. This was the 1930s, the Nazi grip was tightening, and Romanians were considered “gypsies” and undesired. Despite this, at the end of the war he earned the position of principal conductor of the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic, where he excelled. Directed by the composer’s son Serge, and featuring John Malkovich as the older Celibidache. (In English with some subtitles) ROMANIA 2025 SERGE IOAN CELEBIDA 145M
TUE 1 DEC 17:45 SUN 13 DEC 14:45 TICKETS £19.50 KIDS £10
THE NUTCRACKER
RBO: BALLET Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs. At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops. Cast: The Sugar Plum Fairy - Mayara Magri; The Prince - Reece Clarke; Herr Drosselmeyer - James Hay; Clara Marianna – Tsembenhoi; HansPeter/The Nutcracker - Taisuke Nakao. Choreography - Peter Wright After Lev Ivanov; Music - Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky; Conductor Charlotte Politi. 140M INC INTERVAL 30 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 4 DEC 15:45 & 20:00 SAT 5 DEC 13:00 & 20:15 SUN 6 DEC 18:15 & 20:15 MON 7 DEC 13:15 & 18:00 TUE 8 DEC 18:15 & 20:30 WED 9 DEC 12:00 & 14:15 THU 10 DEC 12:30 & 17:15 FRI 11 DEC 15:45 SAT 12 DEC 17:45 SUN 13 DEC 12:30 MON 14 DEC 20:30 TUE 15 DEC 17:45 WED 16 DEC 15:45 THU 17 DEC 12:45
A TALENT FOR MURDER
A mysterious young man from a New York publisher is sent to Switzerland to persuade the renowned writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final instalment of the Ripley anthology. Having not received any new material from Highsmith (Helen Mirren) in years, her New York publisher has sent one of their young employees, Edward Ridgeway (Alden Ehrenreich), to her bungalow in the Swiss Alps to get her to commit to a new novel starring her most famous creation, the charming con artist Tom Ripley. The abrasive author refuses to sign. Unless, that is, her visitor helps her write the perfect murder for it. A chance encounter with another young American (Olivia Cooke) gives Edward some ideas, which Highsmith eagerly incorporates into their narrative, which we watch play out as they conceive it. This smouldering chamber thriller from Anton Corbijn (‘Control’) is as thrilling as it is fun. The great cast – led by the ever-impressive Mirren – fire on all cylinders, and with the director being one of the best photographers of our time, expect some stunningly stylish visuals. SWITZERLAND/USA/UK 2026 ANTON CORBIJN 106M
SUN 6 DEC 14:00 TICKETS £21.00
SAMSON ET DALILA
MET OPERA Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley. The score of this opera teems with colour and dramatic aptitude and is a worthy compendium of Saint-Saëns’s diversified genius. Portions of the opera, including Dalila’s seduction aria ‘Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix’ and the extraordinary ballet sequence in the final scene - the Bacchanale - are known well beyond the opera house. Throughout the work, the score brilliantly animates all the powerful and diverse colours in the iconic story, from the lurid to the exotic, the crass, the sensual, and even the sublimely spiritual. Conductor Giacomo Sagripanti; Director: Darko Tresnjak. 240M INC 2 INTERVALS SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
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FILM TALK 2026
SAT 28 NOV 10:30AM TICKETS £8
THE CINEMA OF CLAUDE CHABROL
REVELATIONS OF GUILT With his masterwork ‘La Cérémonie’ screening at this year’s French Film Festival, this talk will reflect on the often darkly humorous work of the wickedest of Parisians. Claude Chabrol rode in on the crest of the Nouvelle Vague only to hit a slump in the early 1960s. He recovered with a stunning sequence of psychological thrillers between 1968 and 1971, including ‘Le Boucher’, and thereafter produced films with astonishing prolificacy over the next 40 years, wildly inconsistent in quality, but including such gems as ‘La Cérémonie’. In this talk, Patrick Hargood, the cinema’s Education Officer, will be sorting the diamonds from the dross. 100M INC Q&A
2026
FRI
A JUDGEMENT IN STONE
27 NOV 18:15
LA CÉRÉMONIE In Claude Chabrol’s tight and beautifully contained thriller, a newly hired maid for a rich countryside family befriends a post office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employers. The Lelièvre family (Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Cassel) lives in an attractive middle-class house near a Breton village. Quiet and introverted, Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire), the new maid, is efficient, and secretive. She befriends Jeanne (Isabelle Huppert), the local postmistress, and the two girls break into the Lelièvre house. Their alliance becomes a wild revolt, beyond good and evil. Adapted from ‘A Judgment in Stone’ by Ruth Rendell, the film benefits from the director’s strong attention to social and psychological detail. Virginie Ledoyen, who plays the daughter of the household, is a discovery; Bisset returns to form; and Isabelle Huppert, unusually vivacious, is shocking. (Subtitles) FRANCE 1995 CLAUDE CHABROL 111M 32 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
2026
THU 3 DEC 18:00
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
LE FANTÔME DE L’OPÉRA A classic of French literature is reborn in present day Paris. Gaston Leroux’s cult novel, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, published in 1910, has been adapted and directed by Alexandre Castagnetti into a daring blend of thriller, fantasy and romance, set against the sumptuous backdrop of the Opéra Garnier. James Figueras (Romain Duris) is an ambitious artistic director at the Opéra Garnier, while 18-year-old ballet dancer Anastasia (Deva Cassel) is about to have her life forever changed. While rehearsing the cursed opera ‘Orpheus’, supposedly written by the Phantom, she falls for mysterious pianist Ernest Dupré (Julien De Saint-Jean). As opening night approaches, she finds herself between unexplained accidents and worrying revelations. Director Castagnetti cleverly manages to retain the elegance and dramatic tension of the original story. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 ALEXANDRE CASTAGNETTI 134M
2026
MON 30 NOV 18:15
CASE 137
L’AFFAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE A French Internal Affairs officer investigates police misconduct during the 2018 yellow vests protests, only to realise that what she’s also trying to uncover is whether her job makes any difference at all. Stéphanie (Lea Drucker), a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the innocent victim is from her hometown. Drucker gives a marvellous performance feeding the crucial emotional undercurrent while Dominik Moll’s direction allows the gripping story to breathe. It is a film which transcends its genre with a deeply personal lens to confront police corruption and political unrest with gripping precision. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2025 DOMINIK MOLL 116M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 33
2026
FRI
4 DEC 18:00
JIM’S STORY
LE ROMAN DE JIM A family living in the Jura mountains is torn apart following the return of the son’s biological father. When Aymeric (Karim Leklou) runs into a former co-worker Florence (Laetitia Dosch) one evening in Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura, she is six months pregnant and single. As she gives birth to Jim, Aymeric is there. They pass several happy years together until Christophe (Bertrand Belin), Jim’s biological father, appears out of the blue. It could be the start of a melodrama; but it is also the start of an odyssey into fatherhood. This is a touching melodrama of fatherhood that depicts a relentlessly nice guy who somehow walks wide-eyed into an emotional catastrophe. This is an intensely French film in its geographical, societal and culinary landscapes, and it will appeal to viewers who are looking for a bittersweet comedic drama. Adapted from the novel by Pierric Bailly. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2024 ARNAUD LARRIEU & JEAN-MARIE LARRIEU 101M
2026
LA HAINE
MON 7 DEC 20:15
HATE December’s Film Club screening ties in to the French Film Festival with this pivotal and vital film in French cinematic history, following 24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs. When a young Arab is arrested and beaten unconscious by police, a riot erupts in the notoriously violent suburbs outside of Paris. Three of the victim’s peers, Vinz (Vincent Cassel), Said (Said Taghmaoui) and Hubert (Hubert Koundé), wander aimlessly about their home turf in the aftermath of the violence as they try to come to grips with their outrage over the brutal incident. After one of the men finds a police officer’s discarded weapon, their night seems poised to take a bleak turn. The striking black-and-white visuals strip away all distractions, giving the environment a stark yet poetic atmosphere. Hard-hitting and breathtakingly effective, ‘La Haine’ reveals an uncompromising look at the long-festering social and economic divisions that affected 1990s Paris and are still apparent in some forms today. (Subtitles) FRANCE 1995 MATHIEU KASSOVITZ 98M 34 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
CERT TBC
FRI 4 DEC 13:00 SAT 5 DEC 17:45 SUN 6 DEC 11:30 MON 7 DEC 15:30 TUE 8 DEC 12:15 THU 10 DEC 14:45
EBENEZER
A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption. The new Christmas film is a darker, more unconventional interpretation of Scrooge and the world around him, while retaining the supernatural Christmas elements that have made Dickens’ story a seasonal favourite for generations. Johnny Depp’s Scrooge finds himself at the centre of a story filled with ghosts, redemption and the consequences of a life consumed by greed, as the iconic miser is forced to confront the past, present and future. What a cast that has been brought together for this new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ most famous and loved work, ‘A Christmas Carol’. Depp is flanked by illustrious actors such as Ian McKellen (as Jacob Marley), Andrea Riseborough (Ghost of Christmas Past), Rupert Grint (Bob Cratchit), Sam Claflin (Fred Cratchit) and Daisy Ridley (Emily Cratchit). UK/USA 2026 TI WEST TIMETBC
SAT 12 DEC 15:00 TICKETS £15.00
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
OPERAGLASS WORKS + Q&A An old house in the country, a young governess, orphans, one Condition… and ghosts. The opera by Benjamin Britten and Myfanwy Piper, based on a short story by Henry James. OperaGlass Works were about to open with a stage production of ‘The Turn of the Screw’ just when Lockdown began. They had been rehearsing for six weeks and the production was at such an exciting point that they just couldn’t let it go. So they made a film. This is not capture of a live performance. Shot on location at Wilton’s Music Hall, the extraordinary atmosphere of this mid-19th century theatre suits the haunting ambiguities of this opera perfectly. The whole space, every corner, is used to tell the story. This is a new way to film opera: the presence of the camera is declared, the intimacy of performing to a live audience is replaced by the singers singing directly into the lens. Starring Robert Murray (Quint and Prologue), Rhian Lois (Governess), Leo Jemison (Miles), Alys Mererid Roberts (Flora), Gweneth Ann Rand (Mrs. Grose), Francesca Chiejina (Miss Jessel). Sinfonia of London is conducted by John Wilson. Directed by Dominic Best and Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson. 113M INC INTERVAL + Q&A We welcome the directors Eliza Thompson and Selina Cadel for a Q&A after the film. BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 35
★★★★★
THE GUARDIAN & DAILY TELEGRAPH
TUE 15 DEC 15:15 THU 17 DEC 20:00 DISCOVER: RUSSIA
MINOTAUR
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Grande Prix winner – second only to the Palme d’Or (also screening in this season – see ‘Fjord’ on pg42), sees a high-powered executive’s meticulously controlled existence unravel, pushing him toward breaking point. Russia, 2022. Amidst the comfortable trappings of affluence and domesticity, corporate executive Gleb (Dmitriy Mazurov) finds himself under siege on all fronts. At home, he is haunted by suspicions that his increasingly distant wife Galina (Iris Lebedeva) is unfaithful. At work, he contends with a demand from local authorities to draft a quota of employees for the war in Ukraine. A pressure cooker in cinematic form, ‘Minotaur’ uncovers and indicts the heart of societal darkness with searing clarity. Andrey Zvyagintsev (‘Leviathan’) is an indisputable master of current cinema, his peerless twist-laden parable provides intimately drawn performances, stark visual power and a window into the Russian people’s soul-death under Putin. (Subtitles) FRANCE/LATVIA 2026 ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV 135M
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FRI 11 DEC 13:00 MON 14 DEC 18:00 WED 16 DEC 18:00
BEING HEUMANN
FILM TALK
In 1977, disability rights activist Judy Heumann leads a historic 28-day occupation of San Francisco’s Federal Building, uniting protesters in a fight for accessibility laws and equal rights. They wouldn’t take her phone calls, so she took their building. Judy Heumann (Ruth Madeley), a young disabled woman, and her scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way (Mark Ruffalo) takes action. Bringing rebellion in all its forms to the hallowed halls, a movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find their path forward where none has ever been paved for them. Directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder - her film ‘Coda’ won three Oscars in 2022 including Best Film and Screenplay – this is a deeply human story of the least likely people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions. USA 2026 SIAN HEDER 127M
SAT 12 DEC 10:30AM TICKETS £8
FILM SEQUELS TALK
CINEMA’S LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CONTINUING THE STORY With five sequels screening this season, is this a sign of success or the enemy of originality? The question of whether a sequel surpasses an original has long fuelled film debates. But while some sequels are celebrated, most are labelled ‘diminishing returns’. Do the eight sequels making up most of the top ten highest-grossing films indicate success or prove that original stories are being squeezed out? In this illustrated talk, film journalist Matt Goddard will journey through the storied history of cinematic sequels, and how it has inspired legendary debates that film lovers can’t resist. 100M INC Q&A BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 37
2026
TUE 8 DEC 14:45 THU 10 DEC 19:30
CLOSING FILM
LES MISÉRABLES
For our closing film in this year’s French Film Festival UK, another Special Preview, we present a robust new non-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s timeless classic. After enduring 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean (Vincent Lindon) emerges a hardened man. He seeks redemption by reinventing himself as a respected dignitary under a new identity and promises dying factory worker Fantine (Noémie Merlant) to protect her daughter Cosette (Megan Northam). Amidst the social unrest shaking France, the fates of Valjean, his pursuing Inspector Javert (Tahar Rahim), Cosette and her lover Marius (Vassili Schneider) become intertwined in a turbulent, revolutionary Paris. This is one of the biggest releases of the year in France, and this new, realistic interpretation of Hugo’s classic novel, complete with an outstanding stellar French cast, will surely also be eagerly awaited here in the UK. In Fred Cavayé’s hands, Hugo’s work retains its ensemble nature, whereas a lot of previous cinema adaptations tended to focus on Valjean, Javert and Cosette. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2026 FRED CAVAYÉ 178M
★★★★
RADIO TIMES
2026
WED 9 DEC 16:30
COWARD
LES BRAVES In a special preview for this French Film Festival, a young Belgian soldier wants to prove himself on the battlefield during the First World War. Behind the frontlines, he meets a fellow soldier looking for ways to boost morale. As the First World War drags on, Pierre (Emmanuel Macchia), a soldier newly arrived at the front, is eager to prove himself. Behind the lines, he meets Francis (Valentin Campagne), who decides to lift the spirits of his comrades by putting together a theatre show. While the violence continues, both men try to find ways to escape the brutality of war, even if only for a moment. Cannes shared the best actor award for the performances of Macchia and Campagne. After his brilliant ‘Close’ of 2022, the youthful Belgian director Lukas Dhont returns here with this haunting blend of love, art and survival. By turns breathtakingly violent and sweetly, shiveringly sensual. (Subtitles) BELGIUM/FRANCE 2026 LUKAS DHONT 120M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 39
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FRI 11 DEC 18:00 SAT 12 DEC 12:45 SUN 13 DEC 17:30 MON 14 DEC 13:00 TUE 15 DEC 13:00 THU 17 DEC 18:00
MERRY CHRISTMAS AUBREY FLINT
Aubrey Flint navigates family relationships and unexpected love during the holiday season, as magical moments unfold and bring everyone closer together. Aubrey Flint (John Bradley) is a deeply cynical and reclusive man who spends his days isolating himself from society and obsessively painting model soldiers. He carries a lifelong hatred of Christmas and unresolved personal grief. After a petty infraction, Aubrey receives court-ordered community service at Willow Lodge, a cozy but financially troubled retirement home that is on the verge of closing. Coerced into directing the residents’ amateur production of ‘A Christmas Carol’, Aubrey clashes with the eccentric inhabitants - including a chain-smoking former West End diva (Celia Imrie) and a curious model-shop owner (Richard E. Grant). Enjoy this fun Christmas offering which also includes Karl Pilkington and Jim Broadbent in its cast. UK 2026 JACK SPRING 98M
WED 16 DEC 20:30 DISCOVER: DENMARK
ANOTHER ROUND
DRUK Oliver Hickey from the Box Office and Projection has stepped forward this season to present his ‘Staff Choice’. A high-quality, riotously entertaining tragicomedy that may not have received the exposure it deserved at release, coming out in the Covid years. The film focuses on an intriguing concept in which four friends decide to test a theory that maintaining a constant blood alcohol level will improve their lives. Mads and three other disaffected teachers decide to follow a theory that promotes methodically prescribed all-day drinking to battle depression. To get their mojo back they furtively imbibe clear spirits decanted into mineral water bottles. Merely keeping a steady and low alcohol level inevitably proves too much as Mikkelsen’s Martin slides into alcoholism. ‘Another Round’ spirals into an ironic portrait of debauchery loaded with vicious twists, leading to hectic decisions both wrenching and hilarious. It’s a joy to see Vinterberg and Mikkelsen find their groove again. (Subtitles) DENMARK 2020 THOMAS VINTERBERG 115M 40 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
KIDS ONLY £ .50
3
MON 21 DEC 13:00 WED 23 DEC 12:30
WILDWOOD
In this amazing stop-motion fantasy film, we follow the adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother. After crows abduct her baby brother Mac, Prue ventures into the secret, living ecosystem of the Impassable Wilderness. Aided by her classmate Curtis, she encounters talking animals and figures like the Bandit King and Alexandra while navigating an escalating conflict. A girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies and formidable adversaries - where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance. In an era of automation, Laika Studios, known for its gorgeous animations ‘Coraline’ and ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’, delivers its most ambitious film yet - a bold fusion of human-crafted artistry and cinematic storytelling. USA/UK 2026 TRAVIS KNIGHT 132M
SAT SUN TUE THU
19 DEC 17:45 20 DEC 20:30 22 DEC 20:30 24 DEC 15:30
PRIMA FACIE
An ambitious defence lawyer expertly represents her clients, including those who are accused of sexual assault. However, she finds out that the law does not provide justice after being herself attacked by a coworker. A young, ambitious trial lawyer (Cynthia Erivo) brilliantly navigates the ruthless London court system where she is unmatched in her defence of the accused, including men charged with sexual assault. Just as her career is taking off, a life-altering event forces her to reckon with her belief in the judicial system that was once the core of her identity. Erivo delivers a brilliant, charismatic performance as this complicated character, effectively conveying the thrill of having power and then the trauma of losing it entirely. Unlike Suzie Miller’s one-woman West End play of the same name starring Jodie Comer which recounted the events, this is an ensemble film which dramatises them, with an ensemble cast that includes Simon Russell Beale. UK 2026 SUSANNA WHITE 106M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 41
FRI 18 DEC 15:30 SUN 20 DEC 14:45 MON 21 DEC 20:15 WED 23 DEC 17:45 DISCOVER: ROMANIA/FRANCE/NORWAY
FJORD
We are delighted to bring you the 2026 Cannes Palme d’Or winner, a drama about an immigrant Romanian family living in Norway that is subject to a judicial investigation and local scrutiny. The Gheorghius, a devout couple of Romanian (Mihai, played by Sebastian Stan) and Norwegian (Lisbet, played by Renate Reinsve) heritage, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbours, the Halbergs (Lisa Carlehed and Markus Scarth Tønseth). Their children bond despite their different educations. When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu (Vanessa Ceban) shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents would have anything to do with it. This film is brimful with class: both leads were recent Oscar nominees – Stan for ‘The Apprentice’ and Reinsve for ‘Sentimental Value’ – while you may remember director Cristian Mungiu for his brilliant 2007 Palme d’Or winner ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ cementing him as a defining figure of the Romanian New Wave. (Subtitles) ROMANIA/FRANCE/NORWAY 2026 CRISTIAN MUNGIU 146M
★★★★
THE GUARDIAN
FRI 18 DEC 20:30 TUE 22 DEC 15:15 DISCOVER: JAPAN
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster. War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonising struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Its 1949, and former military pilot Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) has settled down with his wife Noriko (Minami Hamabe) and their adopted daughter Akiko (Sae Nagatani). Now, another monster threat looms over post-war Japan in the form of a dragon-like creature dubbed Ghidorah. The family re-teams with naval engineer Kenji Noda (Hidetaka Yoshioka), alongside keen meteorologist Makoto Aoyama (Masami Nagasawa), in a bid to stop this new kaiju. This follow-up to 2023’s Oscar-winning ‘Godzilla Minus One’ dazzles with smart social commentary and jawdropping effects. (Subtitles) JAPAN 2026 TAKASHI YAMAZAKI 135M 42 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FRI 18 DEC 13:00 & 18:00 SAT 19 DEC 15:00 & 20:00 SUN 20 DEC 12:15 SUN 20 DEC 17:45 (PLUS LIVE CELLO/PIANO PERFORMANCE) MON 21 DEC 15:30 & 18:00 TUE 22 DEC 12:45 & 18:00 WED 23 DEC 15:15 & 20:30 THU 24 DEC 13:00 & 17:45
BEHEMOTH!
This love letter to the movies and the people who make it follows a virtuoso cellist from a family of musicians who returns to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Look out for our special Sunday screening which includes a live cello and piano performance. A gifted cellist, Alex Serian (Pedro Pascal), enters the high-stress world of Hollywood film scoring. This musical process triggers a nonlinear, 15-to-20-year chronicle of flashbacks explaining why he left Los Angeles and what happened in his past. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, has carried Alex on an adventure that changed him forever. Tony Gilroy, screenwriter of many hits including the ‘Bourne’ film series, directs his third film – you may remember his first, 2007’s ‘Michael Clayton’. Here, he skilfully implements the musical score as an active narrative layer, cutting between live orchestration and Alex’s reallife reflections. Also stars Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria and Will Arnett. USA 2028 TONY GILROY 124M
SPECIAL BEHEMOTH! EVENT
LIVE CELLO AND PIANO PERFORMANCE We are thrilled to present a short cello and piano concert prior to the Sunday 20 Dec 17:45 screening of ‘Behemoth!’, to get you enthused for Pedro Pascal as the professional cellist in the film to follow. Kenji Luc is an extremely talented cellist based in London. Raised in Chichester, we are delighted that he will make the trip back ‘home’ to duet with Yuriko Luc, Kenji’s mother, herself a well-respected pianist (and piano teacher) in our city. Together, they will play pieces including the Bach Cello Suite and the Love Theme from ‘Cinema Paradiso’. We have managed to offer the concert plus film at the very reasonable price of £15 (cheaper for Cinema Members!) – I challenge you to find a better arts deal in Chichester over this Christmas period. Tickets £15 SUBTITLED FOR HARD OF HEARING
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FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY
★★★★
THE GUARDIAN
SAT
19 DEC 13:00
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD
FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY
Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, shaped the destiny of Iraq after WWI in ways that still reverberate today. Gertrude Lowthian Bell, sometimes called the “female” Lawrence of Arabia, was a British adventurer, archaeologist and political powerhouse, who helped shape the modern Middle East after World War I. Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, the film chronicles Bell’s journey into the uncharted Arabian desert and all-male halls of colonial power with never-before-seen archival footage of the region shot a century ago. The film takes us into a past that is eerily current. Adding to this are dramatisation interviews with actors playing people that Bell knew in her time who could tell us about her. UK/USA/FRANCE 2016 SABINE KRAYENBÜHL & ZEVA OELBAUM 93M
MON 28 DEC 13:00 TUE 29 DEC 13:30
DEREK VERSUS DEREK
This immensely popular and very funny documentary from Autumn’s ‘A Greener Screen’ season is back. It follows two farmers with very different intentions for their respective neighbouring farms. Second generation, traditional intensive dairy and beef farmer, Derek Banbury, neighbours former sheep farmer turned rebellious Scottish conservationist Derek Gow, who is rewilding his 300 acres, introducing wildlife such as beavers, storks and wild boar to restore natural habitats. Their differences are expressed more by eye-rolling and humorous takedowns than shouting and tractors at dawn in this engagingly eccentric, and very crowd-pleasing documentary. UK 2026 JAMES DAWSON 88M 44 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
MON 28 DEC 20:15 TUE 29 DEC 15:30 WED 30 DEC 18:00 THU 31 DEC 12:00
FOCKER-IN-LAW
The A-list cast of Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson returns for the latest ‘Meet the Parents’ sequel. Guaranteed fun viewing for the Christmas season. A young man named Henry (Skyler Gisondo), son of Greg (Stiller) and Pam Focker (Teri Polo), faces family chaos when he decides to marry a strong-willed woman named Olivia (Ariana Grande) who appears to be his complete mismatch. She is a life coach and former FBI hostage negotiator, Henry is the molly-coddled son of Greg, who this time finds himself as the chief interrogator of the new family member, a role so efficiently played by the family’s patriarch, Jack (De Niro), who inevitably finds Olivia to be the perfect addition to his family. USA 2026 JOHN HAMBURG TIMETBC KIDS ONLY £ .50
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SUN 27 DEC 16:00 (DUBBED IN ENGLISH) TUE 29 DEC 20:15 (ORIGINAL JAPANESE) DISCOVER: JAPAN
A NEW DAWN
HANAROKUSHÔ GA AKERU HI NI In this new strikingly dreamy Animé, a young boy aims to launch his late father’s firework with his brother and friend, before the demolition of their factory. Chichi (voiced by Miyu Irino), and his wilder-spirited kid brother Keitaro (Riku Hagiwara), live with their father Eitaro (Takashi Okabe), a widower, whose family business is creating handmade fireworks in a factory surrounded by lush forest. Soon, government officials reclaim the land due to bad debts, replacing forests with solar panels, and want to demolish the now abandoned factory. But Keitaro will only go out with a literal bang, hoping to set off a firework to remember, that will forever honour the spirit of his family and the lands that surround. The brainchild of Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (‘Your Name’), this offers a heady blend of painterly backgrounds, beautiful character animation and a finale to be remembered. (Subtitles or Dubbed) JAPAN 2026 YOSHITOSHI SHINOMIYA 76M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 45
SUN 27 DEC 19:45 MON 28 DEC 17:15 WED 30 DEC 12:45 DISCOVER: PORTUGAL/SPAIN/PHILIPPINES
MAGELLAN
MAGALHÃES Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition to the Spice Islands in 1519. He quells mutinies, attempts to subjugate indigenous people and ultimately faces death in the Philippines. 16th century. Magellan (Gael Garcia Bernal), a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world. He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan’s mind changes. He becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, not unlike the deranged conquistador of ‘Aguirre Wrath of God’, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control. This is not the myth of Magellan, but the truth of his journey. This visually hypnotic, deliberately paced historical epic will immerse viewers in a meditation on power, mythology and colonial ambition. PORTUGAL/SPAIN/PHILIPPINES 2025 LAV DIAZ 160M
SUN 27 DEC 17:45 THU 31 DEC 14:15 DISCOVER: SWEDEN
PERSONA
Ingmar Bergman’s enduring modernist masterpiece returns to cinemas in a beautiful new 4k remaster for its 60th anniversary. Famed stage stress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears to be an emotional breakdown, Elisabeth goes to a beach house on the island of Fårö in the Baltic Sea with only Anna (Bibi Andersson), a nurse, as company. Over the next several weeks, as Anna struggles to reach her mute patient, the two women find themselves experiencing a strange emotional convergence. Bergman’s radical psychological masterpiece continues to push the limits of cinema even today. Extraordinary and tantalising, it fully deserves its classic status, and Bibi Andersson gives one of cinema’s greatest performances. (Subtitles) SWEDEN 1966 INGMAR BERGMAN 85M 46 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG
FOCUS ON DOCUMENTARY SUN 27 DEC 13:45 WED 30 DEC 15:45
MAVERICK: THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF DAVID LEAN
The life of British filmmaker David Lean, from his strict upbringing to becoming a master of epic cinema. Features rare archival footage and insights from contemporary directors. David Lean was one of the greatest film directors of all time. He redefined what movies could be, but his singular vision and dogged determination to film the impossible gained him the reputation of being an obsessive maverick. He was a master of his art, able to create love and beauty on screen, but whose own life was often messy, rootless and painful. This is an in-depth study of the man and his films. “A dashing retrospective for a cinematic titan” - The Guardian; “Sumptuous David Lean documentary… suitably epic… unquestionably, a must-see” - The Times; “Carefully curated ephemera paints a fascinating portrait” - Screen Daily; “An enthralling celebration of one of the visionaries” – Variety. UK 2026 BARNABY THOMPSON 105M
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NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER Can classical music be humorous? Absolutely! The Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko will demonstrate this at the 2026 New Year’s Eve Concert: in his sparkling ‘Symphonie Classique’, Sergei Prokofiev parodies the music of Haydn and Mozart. Dmitri Shostakovich also had the First Viennese School in mind when he wrote his witty ‘Double Concerto for Piano and Trumpet’. In this performance, pianist Alexander Malofeev, born in 2001, makes his debut alongside principal trumpeter David Guerrier. Kirill Petrenko also sets off a fireworks display of mischief with Richard Strauss’s ‘Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks’. Enjoy this lively New Year’s Eve celebration live at Chichester Cinema! 120M BOX OFFICE 01243 786 650 | 47
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SUN 8 NOV 12:30 THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS (SCOTTISH BALLET) 70M NO INTERVAL 14:00 THE RAYS AND SHADOWS (15) 199M 17:45 FATHERLAND 19:45 TENZING MON 9 NOV 13:00 TENZING 15:45 FATHERLAND 17:30 A MAN OF HIS TIME (15) 155M 20:30 THE INVITE (15) 107M TUE 10 NOV 12:30 FATHERLAND 14:15 THE WEIGHT 16:30 TENZING 19:00 CARMEN (ROYAL OPERA) 215M INC INTERVAL WED 11 NOV 12:45 TENZING 15:15 THE INVITE 17:15 FATHERLAND THU 12 NOV 13:30 FATHERLAND 15:30 THE WEIGHT 18:00 TENZING 20:30 FATHERLAND FRI 13 NOV 13:30 PRESSURE (12A) 100M 15:45 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE (PG) 97M 18:00 MÉLODIE EN SOUS-SOL (15) 118M 20:30 WICKER (15) 105M SAT 14 NOV 10:30 JEAN GABIN TALK (12A) 100M INC Q&A 12:45 PRESSURE 14:45 CARMEN (ROYAL OPERA) 215M INC INTERVAL 18:30 WICKER 20:45 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE SUN 15 NOV 13:00 STORMY WATERS (15) 118M 15:00 GOLDEN BOY (NT LIVE) 180M INC INTERVAL 18:15 NAZA (15) 80M 20:00 WICKER MON 16 NOV 13:00 WICKER 15:15 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE 17:30 PRESSURE 19:45 POSSIBLE LOVE TUE 17 NOV 13:30 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE 15:45 WICKER
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18:00 LA TROISIÈME NUIT (15TBC) 100M 20:30 PRESSURE WED 18 NOV 13:30 PRESSURE 15:45 WICKER 18:00 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE 20:00 NAZA THU 19 NOV 13:00 WICKER 15:15 GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE 17:30 THE MONEY MAKER (15) 128M 20:00 GIANT: THE PLAY (NT LIVE) 136M INC INTERVAL FRI 20 NOV 13:15 WILD HORSE NINE (15) 118M 15:45 THE SOCIAL RECKONING (15) 112M 18:00 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS (15) 110M 20:15 WILD HORSE NINE SAT 21 NOV 12:15 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS 14:30 WILD HORSE NINE 16:45 WILD HORSE NINE 19:15 ALL OF A SUDDEN (15) 196M SUN 22 NOV 12:00 WILD HORSE NINE 14:30 GIANT: THE PLAY (NT LIVE) 136M INC INTERVAL 17:30 GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR (PG) 114M 19:45 WILD HORSE NINE MON 23 NOV 13:15 WILD HORSE NINE 15:45 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS 18:00 MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER (15TBC) 80M 19:45 GEORGE MICHAEL: THE FAITH TOUR TUE 24 NOV 13:15 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS 15:30 WILD HORSE NINE 18:00 WOMEN ON TRIAL (15TBC) 102M 20:15 WILD HORSE NINE WED 25 NOV 12:30 WILD HORSE NINE 14:45 WILD HORSE NINE 17:00 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS THU 26 NOV 13:00 ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS 15:30 WILD HORSE NINE 18:00 WILD HORSE NINE 20:30 THE SOCIAL RECKONING FRI 27 NOV 12:15 THE YELLOW TIE (15) 145M 15:00 THE ODYSSEY (15) 172M FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING
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