There are still more European classics to be discovered at Eye. In Satyricon, Fellini explores the depths of ancient Rome’s decadence. Mamma Roma is Pasolini's sublime take on today’s quotidian Rome (4K restoration).
Eye will also be screening exceptional Dutch classics including: In krakende welstand by Mijke de Jong is a lively portrait of lie in the squatting movement. Tensions come to a head at a squat in Amsterdam. Heddy Honigmann returned to her place of birth Lima after 20 years for Metaal & Melancholie. A loving portrait of taxi drivers who she elicits honest responses from.
Month of European Film
1 November — 9 December 2023
In November and December, you can also watch the best European films from illustrious makers such as Wim Wenders, Michel Gondry, Anton Corbijn, Steve McQueen and Aki Kaurismäki at Eye.
The Month of the European Film celebrates the fabulous harvest of European films. Special programmes, events and retrospectives will be laid on from Reykjavik to Athens and from Lisbon to Bucharest.
still from Anselm (Wim Wenders, DE 2023)
At Eye, you will be able to watch the premieres of Anselm, Wim Wenders’ spectacular 3D documentary (6K) that immerses you in the work and life of Anselm Kiefer, the German master of huge format art or Le livre des solutions by Michel Gondry, a humorous, absurd reflection on the film profession from a director who is lauded for his surreal imagination.
Squaring the Circle by Anton Corbijn tells the story of the creative genii behind the Hipgnosis design studio. Steve McQueen’s monumental film De bezette stad is about daily life in Amsterdam under Nazi occupation, yet switches to our era, with devastating effect.
still from Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (Anton Corbijn, GB 2022)
still from Morvern Callar (Lynne Ramsay, GB 2002)
From Finland comes a classic Aki Kaurismäki: Fallen Leaves portrays the tentative affair between two have-nots in an alcohol subsumed Helsinki, where love overcomes, despite it all. From the UK come idiosyncratic filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Lynne Ramsay; Eye will be screening all their work.
still from Satyricon (Federico Fellini, ITFR 1969)
still from In krakende welstand (Mijke de Jong, NL 1989)
Month of European Film opens on 1 November 2023 with European Arthouse Cinema Day and the launch of the European Film Club. The month concludes on 9 December with the presentation of the 36th European Film Awards in Berlin.
still from Fallen Leaves (Aki Kaurismäki, FI/DE 2023)
still from Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe (Johan van der Keuken, NL 1967)
Eye Film Player
Our streaming platform Eye Film Player will also host ample, sumptuous European content: a selection of 20 European films made over the past 20 years.
