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Filmpodium, a repertory cinema operated by the Mayor of Zurich’s Office of Cultural Affairs, screens around 350 different films per year. Thematic cycles and retrospectives of classic works of cinema run side-by-side with premieres of distinctive contemporary independent films from around the world, all in the original language; special events with live music and guest stars are part and parcel of the programme. The Filmpodium cinema, built in 1949, is Zurich’s most beautiful movie theatre.

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Film heritage and restitution: Who owns the images?

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Film heritage and restitution: Who owns the images?

What are the implications of the expropriation and migration of a film heritage that originated under colonial conditions? What models of critical ...

10.11.2026

18:30

Path

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Path

‘Some things are never forgotten. Jon, a young filmmaker, travels to Lansing, Michigan, to present his debut film at a local film festival. Vince, a ...

10.11.2026

20:45

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The pianist

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The pianist

‘The piano teacher Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert) still lives with her mother, who keeps her life under strict surveillance. Erika compensates for her ...

11.11.2026

15:00

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Bernie

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Bernie

Based on a real-life case that the director had witnessed at first hand, Linklater tells the story of Bernie Tiede, the universally beloved undertaker from ...

11.11.2026

18:30

Landscape Suicide

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Landscape Suicide

‘A chilling, unsettling film about two murderers and a dozen landscapes (…). How do ‹Pain› and ‘Place’ fit together – the seemingly unprovoked ...

11.11.2026

20:45

Lecture series: #8 From silent film to sound film

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Lecture series: #8 From silent film to sound film

The lecture ‘Film History 1: From the Cinema of Attractions to 1945’ at the Department of Film Studies (University of Zurich) will take place as a ...

12.11.2026

16:15