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You’ll see these six classic films the way they were meant to be seen this year – on the big screen. 

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Retrospective
The Arch
An early landmark of Hong Kong independent cinema, now gloriously restored, T’ang Shushuen’s ravishing debut follows a widow torn between desire and duty. Cannes Classics 2025.
Past Event
Retrospective
Eureka
The late Shinji Aoyama’s masterful Eureka, adored by filmmakers including Bong Joon-ho, remains as powerfully enigmatic as when it debuted in Competition at Cannes in 2000.
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Retrospective
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Noah Taylor stars in this Australian cult comedy classic, a portrait of chaotic sharehouse life, adapted from John Birmingham’s grunge lit memoir. Recently restored in 4K.
Past Event
Retrospective
Queen Kelly
After almost a century, visionary silent director Erich von Stroheim’s lavish and unwieldy final film is restored and reimagined, starring the great Gloria Swanson. Venice 2025.
Past Event
Retrospective
Vive L’Amour
Tsai Ming-liang’s 1994 classic follows three lonely souls orbiting an empty Taipei apartment in this sensual portrait of urban alienation. 4K restoration, Venice 2025.
Past Event
Retrospective
Yam Daabo
One of the great debuts of African cinema, Idrissa Ouédraogo’s Yam Daabo follows a family seeking land, dignity and freedom in Sankara-era Burkina Faso. 4K restoration.
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