10.00am: La Belle Epoque(2019)M / French/Romance/Comedy/Mature themes, violence, sex, drug use, coarse language and brief nudity(1hr 55m) FINISH-approx 12.15pm

La Belle Époque stars Daniel Auteuil as Victor, a man in his 60s whose long marriage to Marianne (Fanny Ardant) is on the rocks. When Victor meets Antoine (Guillaume Canet), the owner of a company which allows people to perform a version of “time travel” by visiting a stage where the company acts out a staged historical re-enactment, he takes the opportunity to revisit the moment when he first met Marianne, in the hope of rekindling his love for her.

Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Fanny Ardant, Guillaume Canet

Director: Nicolas Bedos
Release date: September 2019(France)

César Awards, France 2020: 

Best Writing-Original(Nicolas Bedos)

Best Supporting Actress(Fanny Ardant)

Best Production Design(Stepane Rosenbaum)

Nominated also for Best Film/Actor/Actress/Best Director

10.15am: The Swallows of Kabul(2019)M / French/Animation/Drama/War (1hr 21m) FINISH-approx 11.50am

Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.

Cast: Simon Abkarian, Zita Hanrot, Swann Arlaud

Director: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec

Writers: Zabou Breitman(adaption/dialogue/screenplay)
Release date: September 2019 (France)

César Awards, France 2020:

Best Animated Film(Nominee)

Cannes Film Festival 2019:

Un Certain Regard(Nominee)

10.30am: Made in Italy(2020)M / Romance/Comedy(2hrs) FINISH-approx 12.45pm

Made in Italy is a heart-warming father son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert (Liam Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Micheál Richardson) to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair…

Renovations go badly, with father and son soon finding themselves at odds. Robert’s comical lack of DIY experience leads him to seek help from some colourful locals including the no nonsense Kate (Lindsay Duncan), an ex-pat making her living selling villas who quickly captures his attention. For Jack, the state of the house seems to mirror his search for memories of happier times with his mother. He soon falls for Natalia (Valeria Bilello), a vivacious young Italian chef, who restores both body and soul with delights from her local trattoria – until the pair find their developing relationship in jeopardy from Natalia’s jealous and threatening ex-husband. As Robert and Jack painstakingly restore the villa to its previous glory, they also start to mend their relationship. The future may now look quite different and surprise them both.

Cast: Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Lindsay Duncan, Yolanda Kettle

Director: James D’Arcy
Release date: August 13, 2020