As the gallery marks its VIII Film Festival, FILM IN FOCUS brings together a curated season of five landmark films celebrating cinema as a visual art form; the perfect showcase for our new 4K laser cinema projector and expanded dedicated cinema screen. Each film has been newly restored in 4K UHD, offering audiences the chance to experience these masterpieces with exceptional clarity, depth, contrast and colour precision.
FILM IN FOCUS explores how filmmakers use framing, composition, colour, light and movement to create meaning and emotion on screen. Spanning different eras and styles, the programme has been carefully selected to highlight the extraordinary visual language of cinema and the distinctive artistry of its directors.
Celebrating the art of filmmaking through FILM IN FOCUS, brings together film appreciation, thoughtful insight, and shared discussion for audiences across South East, Kent. Ideal for those seeking distinctive cultural and cinematic experiences, accompanied by guest insights and presented within the distinctive surroundings of the gallery.
Each screening includes:
- A guest speaker introduction (TBA)
- A complimentary drink
Individual tickets and discounted festival passes are available..
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER - EVENING SCREENING
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
Director - Wong Kar-Wai
2000 / 1hr 38min
Wong Kar-Wai’s exquisite romantic drama transforms fleeting moments and unspoken emotion into pure cinematic poetry. Through lingering glances, hypnotic repetition, and Christopher Doyle’s richly textured cinematography, the film captures the ache of desire and the quiet devastation of missed connection with extraordinary elegance and restraint.
Described by the Guardian as:
“...One of the most ravishing films ever made - every frame shimmers with longing, beauty and melancholy... A heartbreaking masterpiece of mood, memory and romantic restraint...”
Doors open: 6:00pm
Film begins: 6:30pm
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER - MATINEE SCREENING
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)
Director - Ingmar Bergman
1957 / 1hr 31min
Bergman’s deeply reflective masterpiece drifts between dreams, memories, and reality in a profound meditation on ageing, regret, and reconciliation. Combining psychological intensity with lyrical imagery, Wild Strawberries remains one of cinema’s most moving explorations of identity, mortality, and the emotional weight of a life revisited.
“...A film of extraordinary compassion and wisdom - haunting, humane and quietly transcendent... Bergman turns memory itself into cinema of the highest order...” - BFI
Doors open: 1:00pm
Film begins: 1:30pm
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER - EVENING SCREENING
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014)
Director - Wes Anderson
2014 / 1hr 40min
Wes Anderson’s dazzling comic caper blends meticulous visual design, deadpan wit, and emotional melancholy into a richly imagined cinematic world. With its storybook compositions, vibrant colour palette, and precisely choreographed performances, The Grand Budapest Hotel is both a playful adventure and an elegy for a vanished Europe.
“...A triumph of design, rhythm and invention - Anderson’s most emotionally resonant film... Exuberant, funny and unexpectedly poignant...” - The New Yorker
Doors open: 6:00pm
Film begins: 6:30pm
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER - MATINEE SCREENING
CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962)
Director - Agnès Varda
1962 / 1hr 30min
Varda’s landmark of the French New Wave unfolds almost in real time, following a young singer wandering through Paris while awaiting life-changing medical results. Blending documentary realism with playful experimentation, the film captures the textures of everyday life while revealing a deeply intimate portrait of anxiety, vanity, freedom, and self-discovery.
“...Radiant, restless and endlessly modern - Varda transforms ordinary moments into something luminous and profound... A masterpiece of empathy and observation...” - The Criterion Collection
Doors open: 1:00pm
Film begins: 1:30pm
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER - EVENING SCREENING
THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)
Director - Joseph Sargent
1974 / 1hr 44min
Joseph Sargent’s gripping New York thriller combines razor-sharp editing, crackling dialogue, and relentless momentum to create one of the great urban crime films of the 1970s. Beneath its tense hijacking narrative lies a vivid portrait of a city defined by chaos, cynicism, and dark humour.
“...Lean, suspenseful and brilliantly acted - a quintessential New York thriller with unstoppable energy... Tough, witty and gripping from beginning to end...” - Time Out
Doors open: 6:00pm
Film begins: 6:30pm
Independent Film in Deal, Kent
Linden Hall Studio regularly presents independent and world cinema in Deal, alongside themed film series, mini-festivals, film appreciation courses and guest-led discussions.
For audiences in Deal and across South East Kent looking for an alternative to mainstream multiplex cinema, our programme offers carefully curated screenings in a focused gallery setting - with context, conversation and the chance to experience remarkable films on the big screen.
Whether you’re based in Deal, Walmer, Sandwich or Dover, we aim to make distinctive cinema accessible locally.