EO15

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland | 2022 | 1h 28m | Polish, French & Italian w/ English subtitles | Starring Isabelle Huppert, Sandra Drzymalska, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Lolita Chammah

Released from a travelling circus, a grey donkey treks across the Polish and Italian countryside, experiencing cruelty and kindness in equal measure, all the while observing the follies and triumphs of humankind. Inspired by Robert Bresson’s 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar, legendary filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski’s (Deep End, The Shout) engrossing and surreal portrait of modern Europe won the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Reviews

‘The effect is eerie, profound and emotional. As a mirror back onto humanity’s foibles and criminal excesses, EO is the perfect heir to Bresson’s long-suffering Balthazar.’
★★★★★
Phil de Semlyen, Time Out

‘No movie that I’ve seen this year has moved me as deeply, made me feel as optimistic about cinema or engaged me with such intellectual vigor as “EO,” whose octogenarian genius auteur and all the donkeys who play EO…deserve all the love and the carrots, too.’
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

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We showed EO between February 25, 2023 and March 2, 2023.

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Today (Saturday 7th March)

11:30

The Ultimate Survivor U
59m
Documentary about the history of Oxford oldest and only independent cinema, Cowley Road's The Ultimate Picture Palace.

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14:00

I Only Rest in the Storm 15
3h 31m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Pedro Pinho’s hypnotic drama follows a Portuguese engineer in Guinea-Bissau, confronting post-colonial realities while forming tense relationships with locals. Winner of Un Certain Regard for Best Actress (Cleo Diára) at Cannes Film Festival 2025.

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18:15

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 15
1h 53m
A house filling with water. A child who won’t get better. And a husband who’s never there. Rose Byrne delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as a mother whose world is unravelling in Mary Bronstein’s darkly comic portrait of modern womanhood.

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21:00

“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16m
In 18th-century Yorkshire, brooding outsider Heathcliff falls for Catherine, the daughter of his master, igniting a destructive love story of obsession. Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie star in Emerald Fennell’s (Saltburn) sensual adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 8th March)

10:30

History of the UPP Talk U
When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford's first purpose-built 'electric theatre'. Join local historian Liz Woolley for this FREE talk about Oxford's cinema history. Booking essential.

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12:45

James and the Giant Peach U
Kino Kids Cinema Club
1h 19m
Orphaned James escapes his cruel aunts by discovering a magical giant peach. Inside, he befriends talking insects and sails to New York City. This inventive live-action and stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic celebrates imagination, adventure, and friendship.

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15:00

Jules and Jim 12A
35mm screening
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles
Two close friends fall for the same irresistible woman, forging a love triangle that endures before and after World War I. François Truffaut’s exuberant, deeply moving classic is a timeless meditation on freedom, friendship, and the complexities of love.

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17:30

“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16m
In 18th-century Yorkshire, brooding outsider Heathcliff falls for Catherine, the daughter of his master, igniting a destructive love story of obsession. Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie star in Emerald Fennell’s (Saltburn) sensual adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel.

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20:30

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 15
1h 53m
A house filling with water. A child who won’t get better. And a husband who’s never there. Rose Byrne delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as a mother whose world is unravelling in Mary Bronstein’s darkly comic portrait of modern womanhood.

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