Our selection of unmissable screenings in our event programme, including milestone anniversaries, exciting collaborations, special events and other Festival highlights.
JOIN US IN TOASTING THE 25TH BIRTHDAY OF THIS WHIMSICAL ROMCOM CLASSIC - WITH FRENCH WINES, NATURELLEMENT
This August, as part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we’ll be bringing a couple of our all-time favourites back to Averys. It’s been out of circulation for a couple of years, but we’re thrilled to be bringing back Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightful romantic comedy Amélie once more for a special milestone anniversary screening. Led by a career-defining performance from Audrey Tautou, this film wowed international audiences and critics alike upon release and became one of French cinema’s all-time box office bestsellers. 25 years since its release, it’s lost none of its charm and joie de vivre - and of course, we will be pairing it with some suitably splendid French wines!
RIDLEY & RUSSELL’S ROMCOM IS A CELEBRATION OF THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE - AND GREAT WINE TOO
For its 20th anniversary, we’re bringing Ridley Scott’s wine-soaked romcom (yes, you read that right!) A Good Year to Averys. Reuniting Scott with Gladiator star Russell Crowe, co-starring Albert Finney, and based on the novel by Peter Mayle, this story of a stockbroker inheriting a Provence vineyard is a lighthearted misadventure full of joie du vivre and featuring beautiful Wine Country scenery that’ll make you thirsty. Luckily, we’ll be serving up a flight of southern French wines to accompany the film!
THREE CASINOS, $150 MILLION, ONE CHANCE TO PULL IT OFF… AND FOUR WINES TO TASTE
If you’re a fan of comic crime capers, then you’re in luck this September - we’re screening Ocean’s Eleven for its 25th anniversary! Steven Soderbergh’s effortlessly slick remake sees George Clooney head an all-star cast as the gang attempts to pull off an audacious, high-stake Vegas casino heist. We’ll be pairing it with a flight of wines that use multiple grape varieties in the blend, proving that just like Danny Ocean’s crew of lovable rogues, sometimes the best results in wine come from mixing some big characters together for a singular purpose…!
100 YEARS OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL IN THIS MASTERPIECE FROM THE MIND BEHIND NOSFERATU
We’re returning to the beautiful Gothic surroundings of St Mary Redcliffe in October as part of our Halloween season, for a special centenary screening of Faust. This visually stunning adaptation of the legendary tale was directed by F.W. Murnau, the genius behind Nosferatu, and Faust offers a similarly chilling exploration of morality, good versus evil, and the battle for one man’s soul. It’s a must-see for any film fan and a masterpiece of Expressionist cinema that still has the power to move and shock 100 years since its release. This remarkable film will be accompanied by a live, entirely improvised organ recital by the award-winning composer Dr. David Bednall, blending silent cinema with live music to create a unique performance that promises to add another dimension to the experience; combined with the truly atmospheric setting of one of Bristol’s most iconic landmarks, it promises to be a night to remember.
