February Flicks & Feasts: From Michelin Stars to Moonlit Dreams
February’s programme at Cromarty Cinema offers the same great variety of films you’ve come to enjoy – a mix of genres, voices and stories to brighten the winter days.
In the mood for a feast? You’ve got it, with Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros,
Frederick Wiseman’s richly detailed portrait of a Michelin-starred French restaurant. It’s a quietly fascinating, immersive look at food, family, and tradition in motion. In contrast, The President’s Cake offers a far more precarious culinary journey: in 1990s Iraq, a young girl must procure impossible ingredients to bake a mandated cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday!
Memory and intimacy are at the centre of several films this month. The History of Sound is a tender, lyrical love story between two young men collecting oral histories during World War I, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. In The Voice of Hind Rajab, real recordings and scripted drama combine to bear witness to one child’s fate amidst conflict. And State of Statelessness, a collection of short dramas by Tibetan filmmakers in exile, reflects on migration, identity and belonging.
In February we also explore creative lives. It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley dives into the archive of the beloved musician’s short, brilliant career, mixing unseen footage with interviews. Meanwhile, R.E.M. x Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. brings together cinema history and music in a special event pairing Keaton’s silent classic with a newly created R.E.M. score combining old and new, sight and sound.
Looking for a twist of tension or a flicker of mystery? The Housemaid is a stylish, unsettling psychological thriller about a new hire in a wealthy household whose presence unravels a web of secrets. No Other Choice, from Korean director and audience favourite Park Chan-wook, blends biting humour with noir tension as a disgraced bureaucrat stumbles into a conspiracy bigger than himself. And in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the latest in the post-apocalyptic saga, society teeters on collapse as a new biological threat emerges from deep underground.
Speaking of blockbusters, Avatar: Fire and Ash, the latest in the epic saga, is an environmental parable that combines stunning visuals with beautiful storytelling. 3000 Feet, a Scottish documentary about Munro-bagging and the mapping of mountains is also visually striking and a thoughtful exploration of ambition, scale, and the meaning we project onto landscape.
For lovers of literary adaptations and essayistic cinema, H is for Hawk offers an emotional and personal account of grief and wildness, adapted from Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed memoir. And finally, Nouvelle Vague, Jean-Luc Godard’s dazzling puzzle of a film, returns to the big screen – an essential watch for lovers of cinema about cinema.
Explore the full programme and book online at www.cromartycinema.com/films. You can also book in person at our human box office every Thursday from 12–2pm, or buy tickets at the door (subject to availability).
And something for your March diaries…We are excited to announce a special event over the weekend of 13 – 15th March at the cinema.
Mark Cousins, renowned film maker, film historian, and maker of memorable events will programme a magical weekend of film and surprises around the theme of dreams and dreaming. Expect to see imaginative films for all ages wrapped around with talks, music and special happenings. More details to be announced in the coming weeks.
