Exhibition on Screen: Frida12A

Directed by Ali Ray | UK | 2020 | 1h 41m

Who was Frida Kahlo? Instantly recognisable for her vivid self-portraits, signature brows and flower crowns, Kahlo was far more than a cultural icon. This documentary journeys through her extraordinary life and work, exploring the passion, politics and personal struggles that shaped one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Blending groundbreaking exhibition footage with expert insight, this acclaimed film from Exhibition on Screen examines Kahlo’s most important works in remarkable detail. Guided by letters written in her own words, it reveals the emotions, symbolism and deeply personal stories behind her art. Returning to cinemas with new material from the major transatlantic exhibition Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon, developed by Tate Modern and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this award-winning documentary offers an intimate portrait of a revolutionary artist whose legacy continues to resonate today.

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We showed Exhibition on Screen: Frida between May 22, 2026 and May 26, 2026.

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Today (Friday 26th June)

15:30

Time and Water PG
1h33m
Author Andri Snær Magnason weaves family archives, traditional song, and Icelandic folklore into an elegy for a disappearing landscape. An urgent, deeply personal documentary about memory, loss, and living through irreversible change, from director Sara Dosa (Fire of Love).

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17:45

Savage House 15
1h 54m
When ruthless social climbers Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage secure a dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, their ambitions collide with pox, Jacobite uprising, and bloodshed. Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant star in this sharp period comedy about class and power.

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20:30

Tuner 15
1h 47m
A piano tuner discovers his gift for precision translates naturally to cracking safes, and finds himself drawn into a criminal underworld. Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman star in Oscar-winner Daniel Roher's thriller of elegant plotting and quiet moral complexity.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 27th June)

14:00

Enzo 15
1h 43m | French w/ English subtitles
Sixteen-year-old Enzo finds unexpected purpose in a construction site apprenticeship and a deepening friendship with a Ukrainian migrant worker. The final collaboration between Palme d'Or winners Robin Campillo and the late Laurent Cantet is a tender, socially attuned coming-of-age film.

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16:30

Tuner 15
1h 47m
A piano tuner discovers his gift for precision translates naturally to cracking safes, and finds himself drawn into a criminal underworld. Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman star in Oscar-winner Daniel Roher's thriller of elegant plotting and quiet moral complexity.

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19:00

Savage House 15
1h 54m
When ruthless social climbers Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage secure a dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, their ambitions collide with pox, Jacobite uprising, and bloodshed. Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant star in this sharp period comedy about class and power.

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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!