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
All About My Mother
Oscar-winning bittersweet drama about a woman in Barcelona trying to deal with the death of her son.
All the Vermeers in New York
A delightful indie feature about art, money and loneliness in Manhattan. Newly restored film.
Als de kraanvogels overvliegen
A masterfully filmed love story set against the backdrop of WWII. Digital restoration, winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes in 1958.
Amour
This Golden Palm winner is as modest as it is poignant. A married couple have to deal with the wife’s decline.
Annette
Leos Carax’ sixth feature-length fiction film pairs Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard in a baroque film musical about doomed love. Won Best Director in Cannes.
Apples
A strange disease causes people to lose their memory. An inventive film evocative of the Greek Weird Wave.
Ballad of a White Cow
Your husband is wrongfully put to death – what now? The third feature film from Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha sketches the courageous struggle of an Iranian widow.
Ballade van een soldaat
Lyrical portrait of Russian soldier Aljosja, a World War Two hero who declines a medal and opts for leave to visit his mother in Siberia.
Benedetta
Paul Verhoeven takes the first recorded case in history of a lesbian love affair as the starting point for a spectacular tale of religion, power and sex.
Berg
An ode to the overwhelming landscape of mountains and the insignificance of humans within this, accompanied by a soundtrack made up of natural sounds.
Best of IDFA: Award Winners
The best films from IDFA 2021 selected by an international jury, especially compiled into a full day program. Tickets are €47.50 each. Purchase your tickets now...
Brief Encounters
A love triangle in the prudish, post-war Soviet Union? Kira Moeratova has crafted a bitterly funny, stylistically free story.
Canción sin nombre
Drama about fake clinics, corrupt doctors and professional baby smugglers in Peru.
Captain Nova
Fighter pilot Nova travels back in time to prevent environmental catastrophe: as a twelve-year-old girl.
Cha Cha
Brand new restoration of Cha-cha, with Herman Brood and punk singer Nina Hagen.
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.
Coppelia
Modern fairy tale adapted from the classical ballet Coppelia. A cosmetic surgeon seduces people with the idea of perfect beauty.
Dag van de Korte Film - kinderprogramma
On the shortest day of the year, December 21, we celebrate Short Film Day, with a special film program for children.
Dag van de Korte Film - NL programma
The Short Film Day is celebrated on 21 December, the shortest day of the year, with the best homegrown short films.
Damnation
Melancholy film about the approaching end of Communism that has an almost abstract beauty. New 4K restoration.
De avonden
How to film De avonden? Impossible, book lovers thought – until Rudolf van den Berg and Thom Hoffman brought Reve’s classic to the big screen.
De brief die nooit verzonden werd
A visually astonishing epic about a scientific mission to the Siberian wilderness.
De commissaris
An iron-willed revolutionary is forced to choose between her baby and the front. Humane Soviet drama was banned for 20 years.
De geschiedenis van Asja
An impressive portrait about Russian village life packed with keen observations. One of the villagers is the strong-willed Asya.
De gevangenen van Buñuel
Gieling returns to Las Hurdes, the most poverty-stricken region of Spain, where Buñuel shot his infamous documentary.
De jeugd van Ivan
Tarkovsky's first feature film, about a Russian child soldier, immediately won the Lion d’Or. New restoration.
Dear Comrades!
Poignant Russian film is set in 1962, when a workers' strike was brutally suppressed. Special Jury Prize in Venice.
Death in Venice
Visconti’s magnum opus about a composer in search of inspiration in cholera-struck Venice – featuring star turns by Dirk Bogarde and cameraman Pasquale de Santis.
Do Not Hesitate
Three young Dutch soldiers are on a peace-keeping mission in the desert when suddenly their vehicle breaks down. There is no help in sight; what to do?
Dragon Girl
Award-winning film about a refugee girl in Norway who meets a fiery dragon.
Druk
Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Four teachers participate in an alcohol experiment thereby rediscovering their freedom.
Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories
Exploration of the very essence of Bach's St Matthew's Passion and the sublime aria Erbarme dich.
Été 85
Normandy, summer of 85. 16-year-old Alexis becomes friends with David after his small sailing boat capsizes.
Family Nest
Docudrama about a young couple living in a confined space. Tension and conflict put their marriage under intense pressure.
Fatum (Room 216)
A high-ranking military officer is being questioned about the disappearance of a woman. The story of a crime unfolds.
Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse
Director Maria Speth won the Jury Award at the Berlinale for her heartwarming documentary on energetic teacher Bachmann and his class of immigrant children.
Herr Tartüff
German film classic by master director Murnau, accompanied by Olga Pashchenko (piano) and Jed Wentz (sound effects).
Holy Motors + Raven Artson
Surreal sci-fi story full of eroticism, chimpanzees and Latex. Followed by a performance by musician Raven Artson.
Hope
Anja receives devastating news just before Christmas. She does not have long to live.
House of Hummingbird
Korea, 1994. 14-year-old Eunhee has a hard time at school. At home, her relatives are constantly at each other’s throats.
Husbands
Three men in their forties go on a bender. Their resistance to the mid-life crisis is comical, tragic and poignant.
I Am Twenty
A coming-of-age-drama set in Moscow in the early 1960s. Three young pass their days wandering through the city.
IDFA Junior: Middag
The IDFA Junior afternoon special for children of 12 years and older, screening the youth documentary Shabu and the classic Father wanted: with a Piggy Nose. With special...
IDFA Junior: Ochtend
The IDFA Junior morning special for children of 9 years and older. Featuring: Buck Fever, Yaren and the Sun, The Communion of my Cousin And...
Ik wandel door Moskou
A charming feel good comedy about a young writer who visits Moscow, where a cheerful young construction worker takes him under his wing.
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar Wai’s waltz of unrequited love lifts you up and draws you into a vortex of profound and unspeakable feelings.
Is Heaven Blue?
Paul and Menno de Nooijer have created a monumental oeuvre book, Is Heaven Blue?, which they will present this evening. The artists themselves will talk briefly about their work, and present four films.
Kings of War
Recording of the livestream of the play Kings of War by Ivo van Hove.
L'avventura
A young woman disappears during a cruise along the Italian coast. Her fiancée and best friend go in search of her.
L'eclisse
Monica Vitti and Alain Delon star in the third instalment of Antonioni's trilogy about the difficulties of male-female relationships.
La notte
Stylised drama about spiritual emptiness in the post-war period, with Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti.
Les misérables
In this police drama Ly mainly draws on his recollections of the 2005 riots that scourged Paris.
Ludwig
Visconti unpicks the emotional life of King Ludwig II (Helmut Berger), who loses himself in a dream world.
Madres paralelas
Moving, layered melodrama by master stylist Pedro Almodóvar about difficult motherhood and a painful family history.
Magische Films
Magical films in Eye! Featuring acrobats, living toys and robot dog Pet.
Margin Call
Scintillating thriller with a top-notch cast on the crucial 24 hours before the huge financial meltdown of 2008.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Enchanting Technicolor treat. The uplifting classic continues to rank high on the lists of best film musicals ever.
Mijn vader is een saucisse
Feelgood comedy about Zoë, who helps her father become a professional actor.
Modern Times
Chaplin’s comic indictment of the alienation caused by capitalist society is above all a witty satire.
Mythical Cinemas: The Cinema of the End of the World
This time in the documentary series about mythical cinemas, the cinema in Tierra del Fuego, Chile.
Mythical Cinemas: The Lucerna, Prague
This documentary series about mythical cinemas visits the Lucerna Theater in Prague.
Mythical Cinemas: The Thission, Athens
This time in the documentary series about mythical cinemas, the Thission open air cinema in Athens.
Nr. 10
In Alex van Warmerdam’s latest film, a stage actor gets caught up in a murky, absurd conspiracy.
Ode aan de Nederlandse animatie: Nico Crama
Renowned animated filmmaker Nico Crama talks about his oeuvre, illustrated by films from Eye’s collection.
Ode aan de Nederlandse animatie: Paul Driessen
Renowned animated filmmaker Paul Driessen talks about his oeuvre, illustrated by many films from Eye’s collection.
One Second
Director Zhang Yimou turns the hunt for one second of film into a tragi-comic epic.
Ook muizen gaan naar de hemel
Wonderful stop-motion animation for the whole family about a mouse and a fox who become friends in heaven.
Opening Russische Dooi: Als de kraanvogels overvliegen
Festive opening of the Russian Thaw programme with poetry, live music and main film The Cranes are Flying.
Orlac's Hände
French master pianist accompanies German film classic by the director of Caligari.
Ossessione
Two lovers get rid of their spouses. Passion as an all-consuming force of nature.
Overlooked Xmas Movie Night
The dark days before Christmas are here again, reason enough for Koolhoven & Simons to shine their spotlight on the less mushy Christmas classics.
Passion Simple
A university lecturer in Paris embarks on an all-consuming affair when she meets a married Russian diplomat.
Petrov's Flu
A city gripped by a flu epidemic, including comic book artist Petrov and his family: Kirill Serebrennikov has shot a wildly delirious parable about life in contemporary Russia.
Pleasure
A young Swedish woman makes a name for herself in the American porn industry. Shocking film leaves it to the audience to make up their own minds.
Rocco e i suoi fratelli
Still burningly current saga about a family from the Italian South who want to start a new life in Milan. Fabulous acting.
Sátántangó
Triumph of visual storytelling. Tarr’s magnum opus follows the inhabitants of a Hungarian village.
Selected Artist's Moving Image
New work by experimental filmmakers and artists, purchased for Eye's collection.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Folk tales from the Caucasus revived thanks to Paradzjanov’s unique cinematic style in this romantic tragedy akin to Romeo and Juliet.
Shirley
Rose runs the unusual household of notorious horror writer Shirley Jackson, with whom she develops a special relationship.
Shooom's avontuur
Fluffy owlet Shooom sets out on a journey that’s full of challenges and risks. A superbly drawn story.
Silence of the Tides
Intense, cinematic portrait centring on the continuous ‘breathing’ of the Wadden Sea.
Sisyphus at Work
Freewheeling, radical, baroque musical in which Boy Talma dishes out roles in his imagined film.
Spencer
Diana Spencer, also known as Lady Diana, was torn on the inside. Kristen Stewart gives a phenomenal portrayal of this in Pablo Larraín’s latest film.
Symbiosis
This virtual reality experience transports you to about 200 years in the future, inspired by the work of Donna Haraway.
Synecdoche, New York
A theatre director grapples with his life while trying to create a life-size replica of New York.
Tantas Almas
Powerful debut in which a Columbian fisherman searches for his murdered sons in his canoe.
Teorema
A bourgeois Milanese family are visited by a young, blonde god who exercises a magnetic power of attraction over them.
The 39 Steps
Stylish exercise in dry humour and suspense, in which Hannay becomes embroiled in a British military espionage plot.
The Apartment
A sharp comedy about the the American business community and a romantic story about two lonely people who connect.
The Card Counter
Revenge thriller about an ex-solider who reinvents himself as a professional gambler on the poker circuit.
The Damned
Life behind the façade of big industry: as well as rich, the members of the infamous (Krupp) dynasty prove to be corrupt and extremely unhappy.
The Death of Antonio Sánchez Lomas
Even now the murder of a villager in a Spanish village in 1952 divides the community.
The French Dispatch
Tongue-in-cheek homage to weekly magazine The New Yorker with Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Tilda Swinton.
The Kid
‘The Tramp’ has loads of slapstick fun with ‘The Kid’, getting into some incredible scrapes.
The Kingmaker
A chilling portrait of the eccentric Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, and her disconcerting legacy.
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
He was the most beautiful boy ever, Luchino Visconti thought. Now there’s a documentary about Björn Andrésen, 15-year-old ‘Tadzio’ in Death in Venice.
The Outsider
A young nurse fails in his attempts to make human contact. Tarr records life as it is lived.
The Perfect Candiate
Maryam is a young female Saudi doctor who decides to stand as a candidate in the upcoming municipal elections.
The Power of the Dog
Razor-sharp Western on rampant masculinity by Jane Campion in which power relations continuously shift.
The River
Tsai’s regular actor Lee Kang-sheng plays a young man in a taciturn family in metropolitan Taipei.
The Third Wife
Stunningly beautiful, sensuous images in a powerful story about repressed longings in 19th-century Vietnam.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Joel Coen, on his own for the first time, makes Shakespeare’s classic tragedy his own in virtuoso fashion.
There Is No Evil
How do you live under a repressive regime asks Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof? Awarded a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
To Love...
People in the Soviet Union also liked to talk about love, whether ardently or modestly – Mikhail Kalik created a passionate narrative around this, interspersed with street interviews.
Tot ziens, jongens
An evocative film about three Soviet teenagers who spend one last carefree summer on the Black Sea just before the German invasion.
Tout s'est bien passé
Tired of life, a father calls in help from his daughters in this unsentimental, sometimes wryly humorous euthanasia drama.
Tramontana
A scandalous relationship in a Spanish village ends in disaster. The villagers are left to speculate what happened.
Tre piani
An intimate glimpse of the lives of those who seem to have it all, but are emotionally trapped.
Twee Mannen
Advance première of the new documentary about theatre couple Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld.
Un monde
What can a 7-year-old girl do when she sees her older brother being bullied? Belgian director Laura Wandel takes a deep dive into the experiences of playing children.
Un prophète
Severe, breath-taking drama in which a prisoner is driven into a corner by the leader of a Corsican gang.
Vallende bladeren
Iosseliani's satirical debut derides labour relations while showing a keen eye for everyday life in Georgia.
West Side Story
One of the major Hollywood musicals is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in New York with neighbourhood gangs The Jets and The Sharks instead of rivalling families. 70mm version.
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
Romantic lyricism, irony and magic realism surround two lovers tormented by a mysterious curse.
Wings
A classic about the damaged psyche of a woman who needs to reconcile her heroic past with her uneventful new life.