The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

The film portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet). Miller's singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century's most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler's private bathtub. Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war. Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience. Alexander Skarsgård portrays her husband Roland Penrose, while Andy Samberg takes a dramatic turn as her partner in the field (and sometimes in the bedroom), David E. Scherman, a war correspondent for Life. Winslet shines in this biopic with a superbly powerful performance. She remains one of our most treasured actors and she brings a fierceness to this role.

USA 2023 Ellen Kuras 116m

Le Procès Goldman

Chronicles the trial of Pierre Goldman, a French left-wing revolutionary who was convicted of several robberies and later mysteriously murdered.

November 1975, and a second trial begins of French leftist radical Pierre Goldman (Arieh Worthalter), who was subject to police prejudice and antisemitism, and accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists. As the trial proceeds, it becomes fairly evident, at least to the viewer, that the man is innocent. The question is therefore whether the French state will return a ‘not guilty’ verdict. The trial caused a media frenzy, and was attended by philosopher Régis Debray and actress Simone Signoret, elevating Goldman to cause célèbre status in the wake of May 1968 with the government, especially the criminal justice system, pitted against the left. Alongside the recent ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘Saint Omer’, this continues a recent trend for quality French indie courtroom dramas. (Subtitles)

France 2023 Cédric Kahn 115m

We are proud to screen Orson Welles’s classic as a tribute to his co-star, Keith Baxter, who died a year ago today at the age of 90, who lived very close to Chichester for most of his life.

This irresistible cocktail of ingredients taken mainly from Shakespeare’s two Henry IV plays and Henry V brings into sharp focus the complex and ill-fated relationship between the young Prince Hal (Baxter) and his mentor in roistering, Sir John Falstaff.  Welles’s vision was realised first in a stage play, which flopped in Dublin in 1960 and failed to transfer to London; but five years later he had translated it triumphantly into a film which he intended as ‘a lament . . . for the death of Merrie England’.  Baxter played Hal in both productions.  In an engaging volume of memoirs, ‘My Sentiments Exactly’, he wrote vividly about working with a titan of the cinema and of ‘the sheer bravura of his genius’ – as evident in ‘Chimes at Midnight’ as it was in ‘Citizen Kane’.  The role changed Baxter’s life.  

Spain/Switzerland/US 1965 Orson Welles 115m + Intro

Moin Hussain’s arresting debut feature about an alienated night-shift worker turns the humble service station into a nightmarish modern limbo

Adam a shy and quiet protagonist working the night shift at Sky Peals Services, a motorway service station and lives a small and lonely life. Upon hearing that his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers. When Adam learns that his late father believed that he was an alien, he becomes more sensitive to his own surroundings and starts to become more observant – reviewing footage of his father from before he died, experiencing blackouts, hearing noises. This isn’t your typical thriller. Adam isn’t looking for some sort of killer. The film is more interested in asking questions than giving answers. All these events are effectively conveyed with against a backdrop of imaginative production design with its use of wide, empty, dark spaces – likely an allusion to the main character’s state.

Part of Venice’s International Critics’ Week selection, ‘Sky Peals’ probes the existential questions of life in this haunting and impressive feature-length debut.

UK 2023 Moin Hussain 91m

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One Hand Clapping

Filmed and recorded over four days, the cinema release of ‘One Hand Clapping’ will include a brand-new introduction by Paul McCartney captured exclusively for this release and feature never-before-seen footage.

Thu 26 Sep 19:00

Sun 29 Sep 16:00