May '68

Until Thu 29 May 

A season of films that reflect and represent the cultural and political upheavals in France and Germany during 1968. Along with the societal and political change of this time, an aesthetic revolution was also taking place, especially in film.

The films which emerged from the circumstances of '68 are testimony to an advanced conflict about the possibilities of political revolts, and the question of how cinema reacts to this.

Ticket Deals

See any three (or more) films in this season and get 15% off


See any six (or more) films in this season and get 25% off


These packages are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.

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In this season

7 films

  • Sept Jours Ailleurs (Seven Days Somewhere Else)

    Until Thu 08 May

    Sept Jours Ailleurs
    (Seven Days Somewhere Else)
    Director
    Marin Karmitz
    Country of origin and year
    France 1968
    Duration
    100 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated 12A
    Cast
    Jacques Higelin, Catherine Martin, Michèle Moretti.

    French with English subtitles

  • Helke Sander Double Bill

    Until Sat 10 May

    Helke Sander Double Bill
    Director
    Helke Sander
    Duration
    98 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated 12A

    German with English subtitles

  • I Love You, I Kill You (Ich liebe dich, ich töte dich)

    Until Tue 13 May

    I Love You, I Kill You
    (Ich liebe dich, ich töte dich)
    Director
    Uwe Brandner
    Country of origin and year
    West Germany 1970
    Duration
    95 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated 15
    Cast
    Rolf Becker, Hannes Fuchs, Helmut Brasch, Thomas Eckelmann, Nikolas Dutsch.

    German with English subtitles

  • Reprise

    Sun 18 May only

    Reprise
    Director
    Hervé Le Roux
    Country of origin and year
    France 1996
    Duration
    195 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated PG

    French with English subtitles

  • Even Dwarfs Started Small (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen)

    Thu 22 May only

    Even Dwarfs Started Small
    (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen)
    Director
    Werner Herzog
    Country of origin and year
    Germany 1970
    Duration
    96 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated PG
    Cast
    Helmut Döring, Gerd Gickel, Paul Glauer, Erna Gschwendtner.

    German with English subtitles

  • Les LIP – L'imagination au pouvoir (LIP – Imagination to Power)

    Mon 26 May only

    Les LIP – L'imagination au pouvoir
    (LIP – Imagination to Power)
    Director
    Christian Rouaud
    Country of origin and year
    France 2007
    Duration
    118 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated 12A

    French with English subtitles

  • Yesterday Girl (Abschied von gestern – (Anita G.))

    Thu 29 May only

    Yesterday Girl
    (Abschied von gestern – (Anita G.))
    Director
    Alexander Kluge
    Country of origin and year
    West Germany 1966
    Duration
    88 minutes
    Certificate
    Rated 15
    Cast
    Alexandra Kluge, Hans Korte, Edith Kuntze-Pellogio, Palma Falck, Ado Riegler.

    German with English subtitles

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