About us
The Zurich Arthouse Film Club is for people who want more from movies than the usual mainstream formula. We meet to watch classic, independent, arthouse, and world cinema in movie theaters around Zurich, then continue the evening with relaxed post-film discussion.
This is a group for film buffs, curious viewers, and anyone who enjoys talking about cinema seriously but without pretension. We will focus on films outside the blockbuster machine: repertory screenings, restorations, international cinema, festival titles, and independent releases.
The goal is to build a community of like-minded people in Zurich who enjoy seeing great films on the big screen, supporting local arthouse cinemas, and exchanging ideas afterwards.
If that sounds like your kind of night, join us!
For inclusivity and to make the group accessible to both locals and internationals in Zurich, the group language will be English and post-film discussions will take place in English.
Upcoming events
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Kes (1969)
Filmpodium Zürich, Nüschelerstrasse 11, Zurich, CHDirected by Ken Loach. Named by the British Film Institute as one of the ten best British films of the century.
Please RSVP on Meetup if you plan to attend! Buy your ticket in advance at the link below. We'll meet at the entrance to the movie theater at 18:00. The screening begins at 18:30.
Ken Loach’s Kes, is cinema’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) is a fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life. Kes brought to the big screen the sociopolitical engagement Loach had established in his work for the BBC, and pushed the British “angry young man” film of the sixties into a new realm of authenticity, using real locations and nonprofessional actors. Loach’s poignant coming-of-age drama remains the now legendary director’s most beloved and influential film.
Source: The Criterion Collection
Please buy your ticket online in advance to secure your spot. Seats cannot be reserved online, so we will coordinate seating arrangements at the theater before the screening. It's important to arrive early to pick up your tickets, so please be at Xenix by 18:15 at the latest. After the movie, we'll gather in the lobby for a beverage and discussion of the film.
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Past events
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