Charming screwball rom-com about a hapless playboy (Walter Matthau) who seeks to marry a wealthy heiress and murder her to inherit her fortune, written and directed by the film’s co-star Elaine May.
A New Leaf
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Oxford Women's Festival Classics
The Oxford International Women’s Festival is back, so we’ve curated a season of classic films directed by women filmmakers, including the first narrative feature to be released by an out Black lesbian filmmaker, and the first woman directed film to win the prestigious Golden Bear award for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival.
A New Leaf (Elaine May, 1971)
Sunday 3rd March 2.45pm
Monday 4th March 6.15pm
The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, 1996)
Monday 11th March 6pm
Thursday 14th March 8.45pm
Morvern Callar (Lynne Ramsay, 2002)
Sunday 17th March 2.45pm
Wednesday 20th March 8.45pm
Adoption (Márta Mészáros, 1975)
Sunday 24th March 3.15pm
Monday 25th March 6.15pm
For more information and to book tickets, use the film links below.
The Watermelon Woman
A black lesbian documentary filmmaker in 1990s Philadelphia uncovers the hidden history of a black actress from the 1930s in this inventive comedy that became a landmark release of New Queer Cinema.
Morvern Callar
A young woman grapples with identity and liberation after the sudden death of her boyfriend in Lynne Ramsay’s (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Ratcatcher) intoxicating study of grief, starring Samantha Morton.
Adoption
Trailblazing auteur Márta Mészáros became the first woman filmmaker to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for this 1975 portrayal of a lonely factory worker seeking a radical change in her life.
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 don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!