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🇫🇷 The ever popular FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL is return

🇫🇷 The ever popular FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL is returning to @plymartscinema with three new French films, and this year with a French cheese-tasting evening too! 🇫🇷

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COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE (15)
Saturday 14th - Wednesday 18th November
France’s hit summer comedy, Comédie Française is a delicious behind-the-scenes farce which is unafraid to poke fun at the highbrow reputation of French theatre.

RIDE AWAY (15)
Friday 27th November - Wednesday 2nd December
An unforgettable road trip across Europe, from the Atlantic to Istanbul… Director Mathias Mlekuz stars in a fictionalised version of the bike pilgrimage he took with his co-star Philippe Rebbot.

PAC FUNDRAISER: VIOLETTE
Friday 4th December
We’re bringing back our popular fundraiser, cheese-tasting night, this time with an exclusive French Film Festival preview of Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s long-awaited new film Violette.

VIOLETTE
Wednesday 9th December
Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has adapted Valérie Perrin’s international best-seller Fresh Water for Flowers with a stellar cast among them Leila Bekhti, Melvil Poupaud and Anouk Grinberg.

@visitplymouth @whatson_plymculture @alliance_francaise_devon @frfilmfestuk

*last few tickets* BRITROCK FILM TOUR (12A) Thur

*last few tickets*

BRITROCK FILM TOUR (12A)

Thursday 19th November

This screening will be introduced by a Climbing Wall team member from Plymouth Life Centre.

The BritRock Film Tour 2026 program presents a stunning line-up of the UK’s best climbing and adventure films.

@plymouthactiveleisure @tchplymouth @plymouth_life_centre_climbing

NAZA (15) Fri 13th - Wed 18th Nov From the Oscar®

NAZA (15)
Fri 13th - Wed 18th Nov

From the Oscar® winning directors of No Other Land. In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed.

"Elegantly told and rich in meaning, FATHERLAND is

"Elegantly told and rich in meaning, FATHERLAND is a beautifully derived piece of heartbreaking art." - Roger Ebert

In a masterclass of control and precision, Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida, Cold War) explores the fragmented soul of postwar Germany through a father-daughter road trip dominated by personal ghosts. One of our Programmer's picks of the month.

FATHERLAND (12A)
Fri 6th - Thu 12th Nov

We've got a new volunteer at @plymartscinema ! Sa

We've got a new volunteer at @plymartscinema !

Say hi to Alexander Skarsgård when you come to see WICKER - screening from 13th - 19th November.

🧶 There's also a Knitflix screening of Wicker (bring your crafts to work on) Sat 14th.

A rare chance to see this pioneering documentary-d

A rare chance to see this pioneering documentary-drama that explores the challenges of rebuilding Plymouth after the devastation of World War II. Celebrating 80 years since its first release.

@theboxplymouth Super Saturday presents: THE WAY WE LIVE (U) + Introduction 📍 @plymartscinema
📆 Saturday 7th November
🎟 All tickets £4.50

Coming to @plymartscinema this November: French Fi

Coming to @plymartscinema this November: French Film Festival, Wicker, The Way We Live, Wild Horse Nine, & more...

We're looking forward to screening the unmissable Wicker, starring Olivia Colman , and are running a Knitflix crafting screening too!

Our Programmer's Picks this November are Fatherland (from the Director of Ida and Cold War), Naza, and the Palme d’Or-winning Fjord.

Case 137, Onwards and Sideways, The Lost Children of Tuam and Wild Horse Nine are also highly recommended new releases.

Green Screen envionmental films of the month are How Deep Is Your Love, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea, and No Trees No Seas with @plymouthtreepeople.

Coinciding with @theboxplymouth new exhibition we will be screening The Way We Live as part of their Super Saturday event.

The ever-popular @frfilmfestuk is returning, with three new French films, including the much anticipated Violette, from the director of Amélie. Join us for another Plymouth Arts Cinema Fundraiser, with French cheese tasting and an exclusive screening of Violette!

@visitplymouth @artsuniplym @artsuniplymsu @plymcultureuk @filmhubsw

IN TUNE Saturday 31st October, 1.30pm This event

IN TUNE
Saturday 31st October, 1.30pm

This event is co-hosted by @plymartscinema and @artsuniplym as part of the Making Futures conference. Tickets are free but advance booking is recommended.

IN TUNE documents a week-long, practice-based research workshop at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, bringing together an international group of architects and designers to explore diverse approaches to design and making. Moving between craft techniques such as steam bending and weaving, digital processes such as 3D scanning, and performative experiments, the workshop creates a space for encounters between material knowledge, technological processes, and embodied experience.

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🖤 We're looking forward to screening Calle Malaga

🖤 We're looking forward to screening Calle Malaga with @filmafrica for @blackhistorymonthuk 🤎

CALLE MALAGA
Tuesday 27th October

Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

Maryam Touzani is a Moroccan filmmaker and actress. Her previous film, The Blue Caftan screened at PAC in 2024.

🖤 We're looking forward to screening Behind the Pa

🖤 We're looking forward to screening Behind the Palm Trees with @filmafrica for @blackhistorymonthuk 🤎

BEHIND THE PALM TREES (18)
Saturday 24th October
In Tangier, Mehdi’s relationship with Selma is disrupted when he meets Marie, a wealthy Frenchwoman whose parents have purchased a luxurious villa in the kasbah. Drawn to her glamorous lifestyle, he drifts away from Selma, pretending not to see that his choices will eventually catch up with him.

Meryem Benm’Barek, born in Rabat, Morocco, grew up between Morocco, France and Belgium. Her debut feature, Sofia (2018), won the Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay Award at Cannes.

🖤 We're looking forward to screening @rooted_out f

🖤 We're looking forward to screening @rooted_out for @blackhistorymonthuk 🤎

ROOTED OUT - CHAPTER ONE: SHADE (15)
Thursday 29th October

A darkly comic two-part drama set over one increasingly volatile day during the 2024 UK riots. A neighbourly dispute over a tree gradually spirals into a devastating confrontation. From the producers of Boiling Point.

🥾SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENINGS 🥾 Santiago: The Camin

🥾SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENINGS 🥾

Santiago: The Camino Therapy (15)
Friday 23rd - Thursday 29th October

Adam is a teenager who’s lost and heading in the wrong direction. A judge gives him a surprising choice: walk 800 kilometers on the Camino de Santiago to think about his future.

😻 The world’s #1 cat video festival is coming to @

😻 The world’s #1 cat video festival is coming to @plymartscinema for the first time! 😻

🐈‍⬛ Join us for 70 minutes of pure feline joy, with a portion of all ticket sales being donated to help the cats at @gablesdogsandcats. 🐈‍⬛

🐈 You can even send in a picture of your cat to be featured on the big screen! 🐈

🎬 CatVideoFest
📅 Friday 23rd - Wednesday 28th October

🎭 NT Live: The Misanthrope (15) 📆 Saturday 17th -

🎭 NT Live: The Misanthrope (15)
📆 Saturday 17th - Wednesday 21st October

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society.

"The Misanthrope is an incredible night at the theatre, as it adapts a classic play that touches on a timeless subject" - London Theatre

"In a sense, Babystar is like an influencer-era ve

"In a sense, Babystar is like an influencer-era version of The Truman Show" - Variety

🎬 Babystar (12A)
📆 Friday 16th - Thursday 22nd October
Programmer's Pick

A biting social media satire of family in the influencer age. Luca lives in a big house with her loving parents, and she has millions of followers on social media - except Luca has never chosen that life.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Lance Hammer’s long-awaited follow-up to Ba

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Lance Hammer’s long-awaited follow-up to Ballast is a harrowing yet vital tale of dementia, family and the limits of consent." - Little White Lies

🎬 Queen At Sea (15)
📆 Friday 16th - Thursday 22nd October

Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall are astonishing in this emotionally challenging, sincerely powerful drama. A university professor and her stepfather grapple with the advanced dementia of her mother.

🍎 BAD APPLES (15) 🍏 Friday 9th - Thursday 15th Oct

🍎 BAD APPLES (15) 🍏
Friday 9th - Thursday 15th October

Maria is a primary school teacher doing her best to inspire a class of 11-year-olds, but she’s unable to because of one unruly student. Entertaining and provocative, Bad Apples challenges us to think about our society’s systems.

DEREK VS DEREK (15) Saturday 10th - Thursday 15th

DEREK VS DEREK (15)
Saturday 10th - Thursday 15th October

Two neighbouring Devon farmers, both called Derek, go to war over the future of their land in this documentary. One is an advocate for intensive farming; the other is giving his entire farm over to nature, rewilding it into an oasis for wildlife. The sold out screening on Tuesday 13th October will be followed by a Q&A with Derek Banbury and Derek Gow.

A fantastic day with Jess from @fotonow_cic and Za

A fantastic day with Jess from @fotonow_cic and Zahra from @theboxplymouth exploring the archives and then cutting and pasting footage to make our own digital zines!

These 30 second short films will be screened before Human Traffic on the 9th and 10th October.

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Part of Rip It Up, the 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season. From joy to heartbreak, we explore and celebrate the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression. Cut and Paste!, our take on Rip It Up, uses film as a starting point to explore what it feels like to be young in the city and as well as the zine workshops we're screening Remembrance, Blinded By The Light, Beautiful Thing, and a surprise film picked by our workshop participants ✨

This season is made possible with the support of the @britishfilminstitute Film Audience Network, awarding funds from @thenationallottery

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🎬 We're hosting fantastic family-friendly relaxed

🎬 We're hosting fantastic family-friendly relaxed film screenings during half term!

These screenings feature lower sound levels and softer lighting, making them ideal for younger audiences, those with sensory needs, and families with babies. Tickets are just £5!

🫧 Lush Plymouth are returning to provide some spooktacular bath-bomb making sessions! (£7.50)

🐑 Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (U)
📅 Saturday 24th - Wednesday 28th October

🐱 CatVideoFest (U)
📅 Friday 23rd - Wednesday 28th October

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