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RETRO CLASSICS

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All That Jazz

Bob Fosse
​USA  ·  1979

Brazenly turning the camera onto a fictionalised version of his own life, gifted director and choreographer Bob Fosse delivers a wildly imaginative backstage musical masterpiece.

“Seamy, gritty, furious poetry” – Slant

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>​

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Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai

Jim Jarmusch
USA  ·  1999
 
Forest Whitaker is a Zen hitman following a strict samurai code who turns against his mafioso bosses in this surreal, stylish blend of gangster thriller and martial arts action.

“Amusing and melancholic, sweet-centred and dark-edged” – Sight & Sound

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Kes

Ken Loach
UK  ·  1969

One of Ken Loach’s most beloved films, this moving masterpiece of humanist cinema about a young boy who trains a kestrel has lost none of its transcendental power.

 “Effortless naturalism… deeply affecting” – Guardian

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Open Your Eyes 
Abre los ojos

Alejandro Amenábar
​Spain/France/Italy  ·  1997

Amenábar’s dizzying Spanish sci-fi psycho-thriller blurs the lines between reality and illusion and keeps its audience guessing with a series of mind-bending twists.. 

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“Smart, mischievous and stylish” – Time Out

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Peppermint Candy
Bakhasatang

Lee Chang-dong
South Korea  ·  1999
 
This powerful and compassionate early feature by novelist-turned-director Lee Chang-dong examines Korea’s turbulent recent past through the life of one desperate man. 

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​“A visually stunning exploration of fate, time and memory” – Asian Movie Pulse

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Victims of Sin
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Victimas del pecado

Emilio Fernández
Mexico  ·  1951

Cabaret performer Ninón Sevilla stars in this blend of noir, melodrama and mambo musical from one of Mexican cinema’s most celebrated auteurs.

“One of the quintessential cabaretera films from the golden era of Mexican cinema” – Slant
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