“One of the most grippingly brilliant films of the year, featuring, in Cate Blanchett’s mesmerising central turn, perhaps the season’s first truly irreplaceable star performance.”
– Sight & Sound
TÁR TÁR
Lydia Tár is widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors. As the first-ever female musical director of a major German orchestra, she is preparing for her much-anticipated live performance of Mahler’s Fifth, while in New York her book Tár on Tár is about to be launched. But on the eve of the big days ghosts from the past begin to shake her all too perfect career…
directed by Todd Field, cast Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong
festivals, awards Six oscar nominations
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What's On
Love Kjærlighet
Dag Johan Haugerud
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Sex, Love, and Dreams–not necessarily in that order–are the chapters in the trilogy exploring contemporary relationships, set in modern-day Oslo. In Love, the director invites us to reflect on our desires and expectations regarding sexuality, relationships, and intimacy.
Festival of Migrant Film
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Premiere
Yunan Yunan
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
The Hamburg-based director of Palestinian-Syrian descent places the second instalment of his Homeland trilogy on a small, flood-prone island in the Wadden Sea. This melancholic, mood-driven film about exile and the scars it leaves behind features a charismatic performance by the legendary Hanna Schygulla.
Additional Screening
The Penguin Lessons The Penguin Lessons
Peter Cattaneo
Thursday, 11. 09. 2025 / 16:10 / Main Hall
This moving dramedy about the unlikely friendship between a cynical Englishman and an adorable penguin was adapted by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) from a true story.