30 Oct - 31 Dec 2026
Our annual collaboration with the French Film Festival UK runs throughout this season until Thu 10 Dec, when we close with the new and exquisite adaptation of ‘Les Misérables’.
We present a record 25 films – most of them previews - including the ‘De Gaulle’ double-bill, Daniel Auteuil’s new ‘La Troisième Nuit’, the incredible Spanish co-production ‘La Bola Negra’, Claude Chabrol and Jean Gabin films to accompany two talks, a contemporary ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and the WWII-set drama ‘Rays and Shadows’ (rescheduled to 2nd January).
As many of these French films may not get UK releases - take advantage here.
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Some of the general release highlights include Martin MacDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’; ‘Fatherland’ starring the ever-impressive Sandra Hüller, for which Paweł Pawlikowski won Best Director at Cannes; the incredible true story of Everest Sherpa ‘Tenzing’; the outrageous ‘Wicker’ with Olivia Colman; the Israeli/Palestinian documentary ‘Naza’; and ‘Behemoth!’ which focuses on a professional cellist – and we are thrilled to present a live cello performance before one of our screenings.
Finally, as is inevitable, Christmas and the joyous times that surround it will be with us soon. We will of course give you the Royal Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ and the Berlin Philharmonic’s ‘New Year’s Eve Concert’, but you can also experience two new Christmas films, ‘Ebenezer’, which features an amazing cast, and ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’, a new take on the Scrooge character.
With this in mind, all of us here at Chichester Cinema – staff, volunteers, board of trustees – wish you all a wonderful Christmas time, and hope that 2027 will be your best ever.
