Possession18

Directed by Andrzej Zulawski | France/Germany | 1981 | 2h 7m | Starring Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent, Johanna Hofer

Anna (Isabelle Adjani) leaves her family without explanation. Her husband Mark (Sam Neill) sets out to find the truth, first suspecting another man is involved. But he soon uncovers stranger behaviour and more bizarre incidents, signs of something far beyond an affair. Polish filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski’s psychological horror is surreal and hypnotic, banned on release in the UK, and powered by Adjani’s unhinged performance, which won her the best actress award at Cannes.

Her-steria Horror Classics

Book tickets

Friday 23 October

 8.45pmBook tickets
Wednesday 28 October

 8.30pmBook tickets

What else is on?

Today (Monday 5th October)
Find out more

17:45

Volver 15
2h 1m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Classics Season: All About Almodóvar
Penélope Cruz stars as Raimunda, who returns to La Mancha with her daughter after her aunt’s death, only to encounter the ghost of her mother. A funny, moving blend of magical realism and family drama about grief, motherhood and secrets.

Book here

Find out more

20:30

Bad Apples 15
Descriptive Subtitles
1h 41m
A teacher at a struggling school kidnaps her most disruptive pupil and locks him in her basement, then watches the rest of the class flourish. Saoirse Ronan stars in this satirical black comedy about how doing the wrong thing sometimes gives the right result.

Book here


Tomorrow (Tuesday 6th October)
Find out more

16:45

De Gaulle: Résistance 15
£6 for Members
2h 38m | French w/ English subtitles
June 1940: France has fallen. Army general Charles de Gaulle refuses to accept defeat, fleeing to London to rally resistance. Simon Russell Beale plays Churchill in this internationally cast first chapter of Antonin Baudry's two-part historical epic. x§

Book here

Find out more

20:15

Kikuyu Land 15
+ Director Q&A
1h 33m | Swahili & Kikuyu w/ English subtitles
A Kenyan journalist investigates stolen ancestral land and uncovers ongoing abuses on multinational-run tea plantations. A stunningly cinematic reckoning with colonial legacy. Screening followed by a Q&A with the director.

Book here


See all upcoming films

Plan your visit

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!

Find out more