NAMASTE SEELISBERG
Release date: 26 February 2026
By Felice Zenoni.
SYNOPSIS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY - Direkt oberhalb der Rütli-Wiese, hoch über dem Vierwaldstättersee, liegt das idyllische Seelisberg. 1971 nimmt der indische Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi das Dorf samt zwei geschichtsträchtigen Hotelanlagen für sich und seine als Sekte verschriene Bewegung in Beschlag. Die Einheimischen laufen Sturm, bitten selbst den Bundesrat um Hilfe. Vergeblich. Seelisberg wird zum Hauptquartier der «Transzendentalen Meditations-Bewegung» (TM), welcher Prominente wie The Beatles, Mia Farrow oder David Lynch folgen. Bald ist der Culture Clash im Urner Alpenidyll für niemanden mehr zu übersehen – zu Tausenden pilgern Anhänger:innen des gewieften, finanzkräftigen Gurus nach Seelisberg. Heute, 55 Jahre später, steht das Dorf erneut vor einem tiefgreifenden Wandel: Die TM-Bewegung verlässt Seelisberg, ein Schweizer Immobilienunternehmen plant, die historischen Hotelanlagen zu restaurieren…
GELBE BRIEFE
Release date: 05 March 2026
By Ilker Çatak, with Enis Köstepen, Ayda Meryem Çatak und Ilker Çatak.
Derya and Aziz are a celebrated artist couple: Aziz is a socially engaged dramaturge and lecturer in theater studies, Derya is the star of his plays. Together with their fourteen-year-old daughter Ezgi, they lead a fulfilling life in Ankara—until their open criticism of the government brings them to the attention of the state apparatus. Overnight, both lose their jobs; the police search their apartment and question their neighbors. The family flees to Istanbul, where they temporarily stay with Aziz's mother. But Ezgi struggles to fit in at her new school, and while Aziz responds to the pressure with increased resistance, Derya searches for a way out that will give her more freedom again. Gradually, the distance between them grows until their future as a family is ultimately at stake.
Following “The Teacher's Room,” Oscar®-nominated German director Ilker Çatak once again presents a controversial masterpiece. The film centers on a couple who must choose between their ideals and conformity in the face of a corrupt authoritarian regime. Impressively carried by Turkish acting stars Özgü Namal and Tansu Biçer, “Yellow Letters” is a gripping drama about courage and power that focuses on the major socio-political issues of our time.
À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (1960)
Release date: 12 March 2026
By Jean-Luc Godard, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Pierre Melville.
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
NOUVELLE VAGUE
Release date: 12 March 2026
By Richard Linklater, with Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie Ruth-Forest.
NOUVELLE VAGUE is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary BREATHLESS (À BOUT DE SOUFFLE), which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. As critic-turned-director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents — including Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself — bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the power of cinema to transform our lives.
TURNER AND CONSTABLE
Release date: 12 March 2026
By David Bickerstaff.
Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition, in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen in February so that you can enjoy both film and exhibition together. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.
Turner’s blazing sunsets and sublime scenes from his travels and Constable’s idealised depictions of beloved places from home whipped the public of the time into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Constable represents the very best of the old school of realism and pastoral nostalgia; Turner, an exciting new way of depicting emotion and dreamlike impressions. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of ‘fire and water’. Don’t miss this opportunity to see these greats side-by-side, as they so often were in life, on the big screen for the first time.