Lumière Cinemas

03/06/2026

Book Now for TWO Big Evening Sessions : Friday 6pm and 6.15pm + Sunday 5.15pm and 5.30pm | FFF 2026 - Jean Valjean -a poignant new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece Les Misérables, charting the origin story of Jean Valjean, the beloved tale’s iconic protagonist. A gripping exploration of justice, grace and moral redemption, Besnard’s reflective and intimate drama - and Gadebois’ towering central performance - bring great depth to Hugo’s hero, a spurned man transformed by kindness and compassion.... TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/jean-valjean

If you think that cinema is the world’s 20th century campfire, well, let us tell you that we intend to take cinema-goers on a tour of 80 lounges of the world....

02/06/2026

T-O-D-A-Y at 3:3Opm | FFF2026 - Couture | Alice Winocour’s captivating fashion drama “Couture” is a quiet, observational picture about creative women finding solace in one another. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Maxine Walker, a film director who is making a vampire short for Paris Fashion Week when she learns that she has cancer. As she grapples with the difficult news, “Couture” also reveals the stories of two other women: nervous South Sudanese model Ada (Anyier Anei) and writerly makeup artist Angèle (Ella Rumpf), whose respective artistic struggles form a dreamlike mosaic that’s as intricate as lace.. - Screen Daily - TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/couture

02/06/2026

1:30PM - T-O-D-A-Y Matinee with a warm, retro-tinged feel-good film LEAVE ONE DAY - A Musical Tale of Love, Roots, and Second Chances following Cécile, a star chef and winner of Top Chef, who is about to open her dream restaurant in Paris, a phone call upends everything.... Balancing emotional restraint, musical levity, and social realism, Amélie Bonnin masterfully portrays the complexity of family and romantic ties, especially at the pivotal age of forty — when certainties begin to shift.... TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/leave-one-day

02/06/2026

T-O-D-A-Y at 11am | FFF2026 - 13 Day's, 13 Night's | - Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.... TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/13-days-13-nights

02/06/2026

This Morning at 11.15am : Have a well-being Wednesday and sneak off to JEAN VALJEAN at the French Film Festival - Grab a Bellbird Pastry and a Coffee at the Lumiere whilst you here and snuggle in... Victor Hugo’s masterpiece ‘Les Misérables’ is one of the most beloved novels of the 19th century, but arguably has been tarnished by its many musical adaptations. Fortunately, the superb Grégory Gadebois has re-teamed with his ‘Delicious’ writer/director Éric Besnard for this authentic and emotionally affecting retelling that charts the origin story of the tale’s legendary protagonist. TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/jean-valjean

02/06/2026

W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y Lumiere Pick | 3:30pm | FFF2026 - Couture - Anchored by a memorable performance from Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, this compelling new film from Alice Winocour (Paris Memories), set in the Parisian fashion industry, weaves multiple threads of women and girls from Ukraine, France, and Sudan, in the lead up to a fashion show.... TICKETS https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/couture

01/06/2026

T-O-D-A-Y at 3:30pm | FFF2026 - CYCLE OF TIME (C'etait mieux demain) - Elsa Zylberstein (Simone: Woman of the Century) and Didier Bourdon (The Scammers) star in this inventive time travel comedy that sharply explores societal roles. Through an unexpected and unlikely series of events, the couple find themselves catapulted into the 21st century. The year is 2025, and everything they know has changed. Hélène and Michel grapple with new technology, social rituals, and the frantic pace of modern life.... TICKETS HERE https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/cycle-of-time

01/06/2026

🇫🇷au cinéma Lumière | François Ozon's THE STRANGER - 5:45pm | Ozon’s new take on Albert Camus’s classic novel of existentialist ennui is a landmark of adaptation, simultaneously faithful to the text and dedicated to discovering fresh perspectives in the margins... “Haunting, transportive, and tragically humanist” - Slant Magazine - La salle d'embarquement 👉https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/the-stranger

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Slant Magazine

01/06/2026

T-O-D-A-Y Matinee at 1.45pm | FFF2026: A Nun in the City (Doux Jésus) - Sister Lucy, a devoted nun, decides to flee her convent after 20 years to find her childhood sweetheart. This is the start of an extraordinary adventure that will test her faith and bring her face to face with today's world, full of surprises and temptations...Réservez votre placehttps://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/a-nun-in-the-city

01/06/2026

François Ozon brings Albert Camus’ acclaimed 1942 novel to the big screen as a sun-baked, black-and-white neo-noir, a potent blend of psychological thriller and anti-colonial critique.... FFF26 | The Stranger -Tuesday 5.45pm | Votre billet pour Alger https://www.lumierecinemas.co.nz/movie/the-stranger