What’s on

14 Aug –26 Sep 2019

Quentin Tarantino’s latest film is a glorious ode to the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age with a jumping jukebox soundtrack and glittering all-star cast

23 Aug –21 Sep 2019

Pedro Almodóvar's latest film is vibrant, full of colour, comedy and bitter sweet themes about life and art intertwining

8 Sep –20 Oct 2019

Sam Mendes (Skyfall, King Lear) returns to the National to direct Ben Power's English version of Stefano Massini’s vast and poetic play.

9 –22 Sep 2019

One of the most original films made in recent years, Mark Jenkin’s story of Cornish brothers divided between tradition and tourism is a textured social portrait, blending pathos and wry humour. 

13 –25 Sep 2019

A seductive crime drama about a group of strippers who decide to make their own luck

13 –23 Sep 2019

An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war

20 Sep 2019, 18:00

Reimagined in vibrant, expressionist colour, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters marries an author to his fiction—a vivid middle where man and myth collide.

20 –26 Sep 2019

A stirring sci-fi thriller starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. 

20 –26 Sep 2019

A powerful culture clash drama littered with brilliant comic moments

22 Sep 2019, 13:45

This panel discussion event brings together historians and academics to contextualise and explore the films and themes of the festival