Eileen Gray had a truly eminent sense of design. The Irish artist and architect created some of the most iconic furniture of the 20th century, so when she focussed her unique artistic vision on developing a house for herself on the Riviera in 1929, the result was a modernist triumph. A house and a work of art in one, overlooking the sun-sparkled infinity of the Mediterranean. The house is named E.1027, a cryptic contraction of the names of Gray and her lover, Romanian architect Jean Badovici.

Spending most of her days at home following the birth of her son but curious as ever about the people and places that surrounded her, Agnès Varda found inspiration for Daguerréotypes just outside her door: on Paris’s rue Daguerre, where she had lived and worked since the 1950s. 

The director turns her camera on the business owners whose shops are the street’s lifeblood: bakers, tailors, butchers, perfumers, music-store clerks, driving instructors, and others, who, between the everyday rituals of their work, talk of their lives, relationships, and dreams. 

This is a Memory Matinees screening, designed to help those living with dementia enjoy the magic of cinema.

Overwhelmed by her restrictive schedule, touring princess Ann (Hepburn) takes off for a night while in Rome, by chance she meets a foreign correspondent Joe (Peck) who shows her the sights. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Roman Holiday is an iconic romantic comedy that cements Hepburn and Peck as one of cinema's definitive couples  

The Smeds and the Smoos (U, 2022, 26min)

Two young aliens from warring families fall in love and run away, leading their relatives on a chase across outer space.

Room on the Broom (U, 2012, 25min)

A kind witch invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. The gang ultimately saves the witch from a fearsome dragon, and in gratitude she rewards them with a magnificent new broom which has room for everyone.

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Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit into a topsy-turvy world that gets "curiouser and curiouser" as her fantastical adventures unfold. Meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare, Tweedledee & Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts and more unforgettable characters, all set against a backdrop of awe-inspiring splendour.

In the run up to Wonderland Awaits, we're showing some wonderful films from that magical world of Alice in Wonderland.