All films
Below you can find all films, VR-screenings, and other shows that are playing in Eye now or soon.
All films
Now and soon in Eye
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A Bigger Splash
Sexy, sunny, simmering remake of La piscine. A rockstar (Tilda Swinton) and her lover’s holiday are brusquely interrupted in this slightly threatening Mediterranean noir-cocktail.
Tilda Swinton and Olivier Saillard, Scotland, 2024. Photo © Ruediger Glatz
A Biographical Wardrobe
World premiere of a deeply personal performance where Tilda Swinton brings her own eclectic clothing collection to life, unpacking dresses, costumes and personal items.
À bout de souffle
Godard upended cinematic dogma with his homage to American, 1940’s gangster films and Paris. A milestone in film history, 4K restoration.
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Werner Herzog’s Aguirre... is one of those legendary films for which the director pushed himself – and his crew – to the limits. With an unforgettable role for Klaus Kinski as unhinged conquistador Aguirre.
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Amsterdamned
Iconic urban canal thriller in which an inspector (Huub Stapel) investigates a series of bizarre murders in Amsterdam. All the victims’ mutilated bodies are found floating in the water.
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Amsterdamned II
‘Same canals, fresh blood’: once again, a murderer is stalking the canals in this sequel to Dick Maas’ blockbuster Amsterdamned. With Holly Mae Brood and, once again, Huub Stapel.
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Angel's Egg
Passion project by animator Mamoru Oshii, who achieved global recognition for Ghost in the Shell, now in a big-screen, 4K-restored version. An exploration of a mystic world.
Anselm 3D
Not all art documentaries are equal. And then there is Wim Wenders’ spectacular 6K, 3D narrative that physically transports you into the life and work of the very famous, very German, very huge format artists Anselm Kiefer.
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Any Way the Wind Blows
Tom Barman’s debut film follows eight young people in Antwerp who wind up at the same party. The dEUS singer captures the feel of the city and the people in short, quick episodes.
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Archipelago
Brutally honest, darkly comedic portrait of a family in crisis. They are akin to the British archipelago they convene on: everyone is an island incapable of communicating.
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Azart, Come Make Art
The fun, colourful history of the Azart from Amsterdam, otherwise known as The Ship of Fools, that sailed the world for well over 30 years bringing joy.
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Babygirl
Babygirl is an erotic thriller as well as a successful investigation of sexual equality.
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Back to the Future
Being hurtled back in time thirty years – in this Spielberg production it happens to the young scientist Marty when he jumps into Dr Emmet Brown’s time machine.
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Blue
Derek Jarman’s final, most daring film consisting of a pure blue screen – is an exceptional cinematic experience, equal parts moving and philosophical.
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Boets & ik
The 11-tear-old orphan Simone goes to live in the city with her uncle Philippe. She takes her best friend from the farm, Boets the skunk with her. This Canadian children’s film was praised everywhere.
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Broken Flowers
Tender, melancholy, drily comedic road movie about the listless Don Juan (Bill Murray) who visits five ex-lovers on his trip around America, and through his soul.
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Bugonia
The fourth collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone is both a surreal comedy and an incisive observation of the paranoia-fuelling nature of social media culture.
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Burn After Reading
Slapstick spy comedy full of tragically funny idiots with Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton.
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Caravaggio
Tilda Swinton made her imposing feature film debut in the sumptuous and extraordinarily daring biopic of Renaissance artist Caravaggio.
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Carol
Todd Haynes’ scintillating melodrama celebrates a forbidden lesbian relationship in the 1950s, with Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Reissue marking the film’s tenth anniversary.
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Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression
Launch of the book Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression by Jacob Engelberg, followed by a screening of the iconoclastic film She Must Be Seeing Things (1987).
Cinemini: De Gruffalo
A Cinemini episode about the Gruffalo and a brave little mouse.
Cinemini: Het kind van de Gruffalo
A new Cinemini episode about the Gruffalo.
Cinemini: Mannetje Tak
A Cinemini episode about the incredible story of Stick Man. For kids aged between 2 and 6, afterwards they can play with light and shadow in the cinema.
Gratis activiteit: Collage-animatie
Collage-animatie
Join our free 20-30 minute free activity! Download the app, cut out paper figures, and let them dance on the animation tables.
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Dag van de Korte Film
Short Film Day is celebrated on December 21, the shortest day of the year. With a special film program, we treat moviegoers to the best homegrown short films.
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Daisies
Two young women in Czechoslovakia strive to escape the soul-destroying dreariness of Communism in Vera Chytilová’s exuberantly anarchic Daisies. Restored in 4K.
Damnation
Béla Tarr made an elusive, melancholy film about the approaching end of Communism. Based on a screenplay by Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai.
De avonden
Idiosyncratic adaptation of Gerard Reve's tragi-comic masterpiece won a Golden Calf for Best Film and Best Actor (Thom Hoffman) at the Netherlands Film Festival. In memory of director Rudolf van den Berg.
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De Beeldenstorm
New restoration of De Beeldenstorm (1982), a documentary about pop venue and cultural centre de Melkweg by Johan van der Keuken. A 'Melkweg in film'.
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De Dick Maas Methode
What makes a Dick Maas film so recognisable? De Dick Maas Methode focuses on the man behind iconic Dutch cinema audience favourites The Lift, Flodder and Amsterdamned.
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De lift
The greatest Dutch horror box office hit ever. Is Felix (Huub Stapel) paranoid or is the lift in the brand new office building really in a killing mood?
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De pupil
New feature film from Karin Junger, about young footballer Daan who finds himself in a situation of sexual abuse. He is too ashamed to tell anyone. Cast includes Gijs Naber and Hadewych Minis.
Death in Venice
In memory of Björn Andrésen, who passed away on 25 October, aged 70. At fifteen he was stunning as Tadzio in Luchino Visconti’s adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novella Death in Venice.
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Deep Dive - Bewustzijn in VR (360°)
Delve into your subconscious and inner experience. A selection of two unique 360° virtual reality experiences that take you on personal and spiritual journeys.
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Dick Maas en Golden Earring
Concert footage of the legendary 1984 Golden Earring gig as well as the video for Twilight Zone, all directed by Dick Maas.
Die Hard
Looking for some old-fashioned entertainment on Christmas Eve? Try Die Hard – the classic action film with memorable one-liners, thrilling action and a lonesome hero doing good.
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Die My Love
Lynn Ramsay delivers an intense, at times shocking, world-weary portrait of a young woman gripped by postnatal depression. The stellar cast includes Jennifer Lawrence and Sissy Spacek.
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Dieren vieren Kerst (deel 1 & 2)
Five heartwarming Christmas adventures that bring wintery tales to life. Enchanting films about wonder and friendship for children aged three and up.
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Dieren vieren Kerst (deel 2)
Three heartwarming Christmas adventures that bring wintery tales to life. Enchanting films about wonder and friendship for children aged three and up.
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Do Not Disturb
Dick Maas’ first English-language film is full of his typical humour and Easter eggs. Comedic action flic featuring William Hurt in Sodom and Gomorra i.e. Amsterdam.
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Doppelgänger Night
You get two for the price of one at this evening dedicated to the doppelgänger, with main feature the bizarre psychological horror puzzle Possession (1981).
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Down
Dick Maas transformed his horror classic De lift into a new movie featuring American actors. The elevator with a mind of its own is now in downtown New York.
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Drømmer
Johanne's diary on her first love sends shock waves through her family. Sensitive, witty, astute winner of a Golden Bear in Berlin.
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Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung
Schlingensief created this post-apocalyptic romantic symphony on loss especially for Tilda Swinton. Featuring Udo Kier as a vampire baron on an island devoid of hope.
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Exhibition
Polished cinematic riddle creates a sublimely undercooled portrait of a couple of bohemian artists whose eccentric London home threatens to be sold.
Eye Filmmuseum is gesloten op deze dag
Eye Filmmuseum is closed on Friday 12 December 2025 due to a private event. We hope to welcome you again soon!
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Female Perversions
An ambitious lawyer in Los Angeles wallows in meaningless sex in this erotic drama come psychological thriller – Tilda Swinton’s US cinematic debut.
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Flodder
Dick Maas’ rough and ready comedy about an antisocial family in a bougie villa development drew some 2 million Dutch people to cinemas and led to two sequels and a television series.
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Flodder 3
Dick Maas’ infamous family return to upmarket Zonnedael as the neighbourhood gears up to celebrate 25 years. The stuffy organising committee try to keep them out – with unexpected consequences.
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Flodder in Amerika!
After Flodder’s success, a sequel had to be made. Five years later, the family travel to the USA, causing mayhem everywhere they go. Record budget of 12 million guilders.
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Flow
The lead in Latvian director Zilbalodis’ second feature length film is a large black cat who has to collaborate with other animals to survive a flood.
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For All Mankind
This visually stunning documentary tells the story of 24 astronauts who travelled to the moon with super defined footage shot during their missions and a sublime soundtrack by Brian Eno.
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Four Mothers
Witty, heartwarming portrait of the mother-son relationship. Edward, a professional writer, suddenly has to spend a weekend caring for his own mother, as well as three other elderly ladies.
Games Amsterdam
Is it "Game on!" or "Would you like to continue?" Visit our otherworldy gaming area for n00bs and l33ts alike.
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Ghostlight
Portrait drenched in life experience of an American family facing a host of emotional issues that need addressing.
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Het geheim van de meesjes
Nine-year-old Lucie discovers her mother, an archaeologist, has an old family secret. She sets out with a pair of great tits and a gang of dogs.
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Het ondergronds orkest
Heddy Honigmann’s moving classic documentary follows a number of Parisian buskers, often refugees. New restoration.
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I'm Still Here
Walter Salles (Central do Brasil, The Motorcycle Diaries) has returned to directing fiction films after a long absence, and promptly picked up the Audience Award at IFFR.
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Rose Byrne is deeply impressive as someone whose house and psyche are crumbling in this darkly comedic body horror.
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Io sono l'amore
When an Italian family gets together for the birthday of the family patriarch, there are some major changes in store. Extraordinary acting from Tilda Swinton, who will personally introduce the film on 2 November.
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It Was Just an Accident
A man is out get revenge on the agent who tortured him – but what if he’s kidnapped the wrong person? Golden Palm winner crammed with moral dilemmas, gallows humour and shocking revelations.
It's a Wonderful Life
The ultimate Christmas film. James Stewart plays the suicidal George Bailey; guardian angel Clarence helps the former change his mind. 4K restoration.
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Ito Meikyū / Soul Paint
Choose between two interactive virtual reality experiences: one on Japanese art and literature (Ito Meikyū), or one in which you explore your physical sensations (Soul Paint).
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Julian
Cato Kusters’ feature film debut is about Fleur and Julian, two women who want to marry in all 22 countries where non-heterosexual marriages are legal. Their tour comes to a painful halt.
Kaspar Hauser - Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
Werner Herzog’s idiosyncratic classic. For the role of ‘wild child’ Kaspar Hauser, Herzog cast 41-year-old Berlin busker Bruno S. – not a professional actor.
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Korte films Dick Maas 1969-1980
From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, Dick Maas shot short films which clearly already reveal his style and his love of the – humorously employed – macabre.
setfoto / set photo Idylle (Dick Maas, NL 1980)
Korte films Dick Maas 1980-1981
In the early 1980s, Dick Maas shot short films which clearly revealed his style and love of unexpected twists – humorously employed – as is the case in Idylle and Overval.
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La meglio gioventù
This six-hour family epic presents forty years of Italian history through the lives of a family in Rome: the mafia, football matches, student protests, the Red Brigades...
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Last and First Men
Meditation by Icelandic composer Jóhann Johánsson on how, two billion years from now, humanity faces extinction. Tilda Swinton provides a serene voice-over.
Let's Get Lost
Bruce Weber’s portrait of cool jazz legend Chet Baker shows how his drugtaking would lead to his death. Chet Baker as a broken man with an undeniably huge talent.
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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Animated film about Amélie, a little girl born to Belgian parents in Japan. She grows up with her kindly nanny Nishio-san, who helps her discover the world.
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Daring, stylised portrait of the painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) and his wild affair with a petty thief (Daniel Craig). Dark study of power, sex and class.
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Lumière! L’aventure commence
Compilation of films by the Lumière brothers, who 130 years ago organised the first ever public film screening. Complied by Cannes director Thierry Frémaux.
Maak je eigen flipboek
During this family workshop – preceded by an exciting selection of four short animations from Eye’s collection – you make your own flipbook. Enter a world full of colour and sound!
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Maak je eigen flipboek: Dag van de Korte Film
During this family workshop – preceded by an exciting selection of four short animations from Eye’s collection – you make your own flipbook.
© Corinne de Korver
Maak jouw geluid bij film
At this family workshop you will use the strangest objects to create sound effects for a scene from The Skeleton Dance (1929). Preceded by short films from the collection.
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Man to Man
Tilda Swinton in the ultimate androgynous role as a young widow in Weimar Germany who disguises herself as a man and becomes a crane operator.
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Memoria
Tilda Swinton plays an orchid expert who hears a mysterious noise. Enchanting masterpiece, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes.
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Miroirs No. 3
Following a car accident, a piano student is found and cared for by the mysterious Betty. What are her motives? An intimate reflection on life, loss and love.
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Mondria(a)n, en route to New York
Fascinating insight into the life and work of De Stijl pioneer Piet Mondriaan before his departure for New York. Mondriaan’s contemplations and historic events struggle for primacy.
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Moordwijven
Dick Maas' satire on the world of the super-rich, with Bracha van Doesburgh, Hadewych Minis and Sanne Wallis de Vries as bored millionaires’ wives.
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Nawi
13-year-old Nawi, a brilliant student, discovers that her father wants to marry her off to an older man. She is determined to follow her dream of finishing secondary school.
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Nouvelle Vague
Richard Linklater’s love-letter to filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard depicts the making of À bout de souffle, the film that became the figurehead of the nouvelle vague.
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One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest black comedy/action movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a former activist facing an old enemy from the past. On epic 70mm format from 21 December.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Brand-new digital restoration (4K) marking the 50th anniversary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Jack Nicholson shines as irresistible rebel Randle P. Mc Murphy. Five Oscars.
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Only Lovers Left Alive
Vampires Adam and Eve (Tilda Swinton) have been together for ages. But their disenchantment with modernity tests their faith in each other, their love and their future.
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Orlando
Masterly and enchanting film adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel. Orlando (Tilda Swinton) experiences four centuries of English history to end up in the twentieth century.
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Pavements
They never hankered after success, remaining contrary to the last. Nineties indie band Pavement split up, reunited in 2022, and here send themselves up in a fittingly lo-fi way.
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Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom, a key work on voyeurism and the camera, has long been considered a classic. Upon its release, however, the film was vilified as ‘sick’ and ‘immoral’. 4K restored version.
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Problemista
As the visa of aspiring toy designer Alejandro in New York City runs out, his only hope is to get a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast, played by Tilda Swinton.
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Prooi
Dick Maas sets a bloodthirsty lion loose in Amsterdam. Comedic thriller in which Maas targets the authorities with sardonic glee.
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Quiz
Cruelly funny Dick Maas thriller in which Barry Atsma’s quiz master is forced to answer ten questions by sadist Pierre Bokma in a macabre quiz.
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Reds
Diane Keaton plays journalist and suffragette Louise Bryant who has an affair with an obsessive left-wing idealist (Warren Beatty). Screening of the 4K restoration in memory of Diane Keaton.
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Rietland
Reed cutter Johan finds a dead girl on his land. Why does he feel guilty? Feature debut by Sven Bresser that world premièred at Cannes (Semaine de la Critique).
Sátántangó
A triumph of visual storytelling, Béla Tarr’s magnum opus follows the inhabitants of a Hungarian village. Based on a screenplay by Nobel Prize-winner László Krasznahorkai.
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Second Victims
Bone-chilling Danish psychological drama surrounding an incorrect diagnosis during a hectic shift at a hospital that forever rearranges the lives of both the patient and doctor.
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Sentimental Value
New film by Joachim Trier, with Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) playing the lead. On absent fathers, daughters with issues and the sacrifices demanded by art.
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Sentimental Value - Op De Vijfde Rij Live
Joachim Trier’s new film is a gently humorous drama about fathers and daughters. Before the screening, Cesar Majorana discusses acting techniques with actor Laura Bakker and director Shariff Korver.
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Seven Samurai
Influential, thrilling adventure in which desperate 16th-century villagers recruit seven samurai to protect them from bandits.
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Sint
For Maas, the Sint (Huub Stapel) [the Dutch Santa] is no friend of children, but a ill-tempered zombie who creates a bloodbath in Amsterdam. A truly wonderful comedic horror film.
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Snowpiercer
Ten years from now: a new Ice Age is decimating humankind. A select few survive in the heated express train Snowpiercer. Featuring Tilda Swinton and John Hurt.
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Spoorloos
Tense film adaptation of Tim Krabbé’s novel The Golden Egg (published as The Vanishing), in which a young woman (Johanna ter Steege) disappears at a petrol station while on holiday in the South of France.
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Suspiria
Great remake of Dario Argento's horror classic Suspiria leaves the bloodletting at a prestigious dance academy intact. Featuring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson.
Workshop Teken je eigen filmstrook / Draw your own filmstrip
Teken je eigen filmstrook
Discover the magic of cinema with these six, short animations. After this programme, children can make their own 16 mm film by manipulating film strips.
Tekenen met licht
Onze gratis activiteit van 20-30 minuten is perfect voor even tussendoor! Bouw je eigen kleine zaklamp. Deze gebruiken we vervolgens om lichttekeningen te maken.
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Teknolust
Tilda Swinton plays four roles in this science fiction comedy including Rosetta Stone, a scientist with three digital clones.
The Apartment
Billy Wilder classic with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Lemmon is marvellous as a drab, ambitious bank clerk. His secret crush, Fran, meanwhile, starts an affair with his ultimate boss.
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The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
A marvellous compilation film. These one-minute time capsules from 120 years ago still convey some of the richest and sharpest images that film can achieve.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Tilda Swinton plays the evil White Witch in the adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series about the magical land of Narnia. Swinton reprised her role in the 2008 and 2010 sequels.
Eye on Sound: The Crowd (King Vidor, US 1928)
The Crowd
Legendary, seldom shown silent film from King Vidor (The Wizard of Oz) exploring the (real or illusory) promises of the American Dream. Live piano accompaniment by Martin de Ruiter.
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The Dead Don't Die
Jarmusch’s charming, eccentric zombie comedy stars like a macabre satire but transforms into a sombre portrait of our existence as the walking dead.
The Eternal Daughter
Tilda Swinton stars as both mother and (filmmaking) daughter. Apparitions from the past arise when they return to the former family home in Wales, now an abandoned hotel.
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The Golden Spurtle
In the Scottish Highlands, eccentric porridge-makers compete in the Porridge Making World Cup. Humorous documentary on finding meaning in the tiniest things.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
A supporting role as the murdered lover of the concierge of the Grand Budapest Hotel? No problem for Tilda Swinton who spent five hours in make up every day for this role.
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The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
What does it mean to learn? This question forms the starting point of an exceptional film essay by Tilda Swinton and Bartek Dziadosz, powered by curiosity.
Joanna Hogg’s Flat 19 (2025) © Joanna Hogg
The History of the Future
Tilda Swinton talks to Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir) about the relationship between mothers and daughters and how this has influenced the films they’ve made together.
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The Invisible Frame
In 1988, a young Tilda Swinton cycled along the Berlin Wall at the request of British filmmaker Cynthia Beatt who lived there. In 2009, she did so again, now through a hip Berlin.
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The Limits of Control
Jarmusch’s hypnotising, minimalist spy thriller about an assassin on a mysterious mission in Spain. Fabulous supporting role from Tilda Swinton.
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The Love That Remains
Poignant portrait of a divorce, with a surreal, comic undertone. What remains of a marriage? Hlynur Pálmason gives a major role to the landscape of Iceland.
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The Man from London
A subdued adaptation of George Simenon’s crime novel. A sullen railway switchman witnesses a murder and finds a suitcase filled with money. A moral dilemma ensues.
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The Mastermind
Wryly comedic heist film follows an unhappy dreamer who carries out a crazed art robbery. Indie director Kelly Reichardt intelligently disarms the cinematic cliches of the heist film.
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The Other Way Around
Celebrating your divorce after 15 years of marriage is an original idea. Jonás Trueba’s tale of the divorcing Madrid couple Ale and Alex is a clever, airy ode to the perfect break-up and won the prize for Best European Film in Cannes.
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The Room Next Door
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore sparkle as friends who have lost touch with one another, but are reunited. Incisive examination of friendship and mortality, Golden Palm winner. On 7 December Tilda Swinton will introduce the film.
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The Secret Agent
Exciting political thriller about a tech expert seeking refuge in the Brazilian city of Recife in 1977 as the latter is suffused with paranoia and danger.
The Souvenir
Tilda Swinton and her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne impress in this luxurious, dreamy portrait of a film school student in 1980s London. On 28 January Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg will introduce the film.
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The Souvenir: Part II
Film student Julie lost her heart to a manipulative man. In Part II, she processes these experiences by making a film. Featuring Tilda Swinton and her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne.
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The Substance
Demi Moore (‘Elisabeth Sparkle’) stars in this sardonic, witty body horror about the miracle cure ‘The Substance’, which is supposed to combat ageing. Presenter of a fitness show Sparkle ends up paying a high price.
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Tilda Swinton - short films
Gems of short artists’ films featuring Tilda Swinton as their lead, chained together. With introduction.
still Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son (Ken Jacobs, US 1969)
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Screening in memory of Ken Jacobs who, alongside Jonas Mekas, Bruce Conner and Stan Brakhage was one of the leading lights of American experimental film.
still Unrelated (Joanna Hogg, GB 2007)
Unrelated
Joanna Hogg’s much lauded debut is a summery psychodrama about Anna, who is around 40 and falls for the much younger Oakley on holiday in Tuscany.
still Urchin (Harris Dickinson, GB 2025)
Urchin
Mike, a homeless man in London steals to get by. British actor Harris Dickinson’s social realist, darkly absurdist directorial debut.
ResearchLabs 2025: VR Academy
VR Academy: The Onion Effect
Just like the peeling of an onion, the third year students of the VR Academy create work to provoke an emotional reaction, revealing more with every layer.
still uit We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, GB/US 2011)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton’s role as the mother of a sociopathic teen is a tour de force, spine-chillingly good. Radically stylised, psychological drama.
still Wittgenstein (Derek Jarman, GB 1993)
Wittgenstein
Idiosyncratic portrait of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, his groundbreaking ideas and personal issues. Featuring Tilda Swinton as an eccentric hedonist.
Workshop acteren: Word wat je draagt!
Workshop acteren: Word wat je draagt!
In this playful workshop for children, you and an actor will discover how an outfit can instantly transform you into someone else!
Workshop: Maak je eigen mozaïekfilm!
Create your own animation film using mosaic stones, light, colour and stop-motion. Build luminous patterns, create pixelated figures and bring them to life with animation.