February 2026

Mon 2 February Show boat

(USA 1936) James Whale: Based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit, this musical spans four decades in the lives of performers on a Mississippi river boat. Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady; with Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson.

More information at: Show boat (1936) - IMDb 

Mon 9 February The go-between

(UK 1971) Joseph Losey: Set around 1900, the film explores the psychological impact of rigid class structures in Britain through the story of a young boy who becomes an unwitting messenger in a secret affair between his wealthy friend's sister and a tenant farmer. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival; with Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard.

More information at: The Go-Between (1971) - IMDb 

Mon 16 February Les enfants du paradis

(France 1945) Marcel Carné: An astonishing romantic drama, set in the theatrical world of 1830s Paris. The film follows Garance, a beautiful and enigmatic courtesan. She is loved by four men, each of whom is based on a real French personality of the 1820s and 1830s; with Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Maria Casarès.

Rating: PG - The content is mild in impact

More information at: Les enfants du paradis (1945) - IMDb 

Mon 23 February The king of comedy

(USA 1982) Martin Scorsese: This blackly comic drama follows Rupert Pupkin, a delusional and socially awkward aspiring comedian who becomes obsessed with talk-show host Jerry Langford. After repeated rejections, Pupkin tries a desperate plan to achieve his dreams; with Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott.

Rating: PG - Mature themes, Sexual references 

More information at: The King of Comedy (1982) - IMDb