Season
QUAD Essentials: Vive La France!
QUAD returns across The Channel for another look at the cinema of our Gallic cousins.
5 Jul – 26 Jul 2026
After a hugely popular earlier season of QUAD Essentials focusing upon classics of the French New Wave early in 2026, we return across The Channel for another look at the cinema of our Gallic cousins, this time with a broader scope – taking in titles from the 50s all the way through to the 80s.
Upcoming Events in This Season
Film
American secret agent Lemmy Caution travels to Alphaville posing as a journalist Ivan Johnson to find the missing agent Henry Dickson.
12 Jul 2026
Film
Through flashbacks and brief interviews, we trace the final weeks of a young woman is found frozen in a ditch.
19 Jul 2026
Film
It’s the summer holiday season and M. Hulot, like many others, has decided to spend his vacation at the French seaside. Hulot is a pretty quiet fellow, but that still does not stop him from getting into a lot of trouble.…
26 Jul 2026
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Film
16-year-old Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve) and 20-year-old Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) are very much in love. Her kind mother (Anne Vernon), who runs an umbrella shop, won’t hear of her marrying, particularly as Guy has yet to complete his compulsory…
5 Jul 2026