Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, On Chesil Beach explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. “It’s a lyrical and rapturous film – a repressed passion play, funny, delicate and heartbreaking.” - Variety.
On Chesil Beach On Chesil Beach
A young couple from different backgrounds are fatally marked by the constraints of their time. Screenplay adapted by acclaimed British novelist Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel.
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Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria
Pedro Almodóvar
Wednesday, 18. 09. 2019 / 16:30 / Main Hall
A renowned filmmaker in physical decline experiences a series of re-encounters, some in the flesh, others remembered. His childhood in Valencia, his first adult love, the pain of the breakup, and his discovery of cinema.
Sunset Napszállta
László Nemes
Thursday, 19. 09. 2019 / 20:30 / Main Hall
The year is 1913 and Írisz arrives Budapest seeking employment at a milliner’s shop formerly owned by her parents. When she is turned away, she begins searching for her brother in the murky streets of the city.