For the second year in a row, De Cinema heads outdoors this summer with a series of open-air screenings.

CINEMA URBANA

For the second edition of Classic Tuesdays at Cinema Urbana during the ‘Zomer van Antwerpen’, De Cinema presents four film classics that put freedom, longing and uniqueness to the test.

In SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), Billy Wilder has two musicians, on the run for the mafia, go into hiding in an all-female band. A fast-paced comedy that playfully undermines gender norms, with a legendary closing line and the as always radiant leading lady Marilyn Monroe, who would have turned 100 this year.

In Emile Ardolino’s DIRTY DANCING (1987), Baby asserts her body against class and convention. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” became a cultural turning point and a lasting symbol of emancipation.

Wong Kar-wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) slows down until every glance could cut like a knife. Two neighbors circle around each other, torn between loyalty and desire, in a film that has become a landmark in cinema for its exploration of time, memory, and loss.

In PERSEPOLIS (2007) Marjane Satrapi tells the autobiographical story of a young girl growing up during and after the Iranian revolution. Through powerful black-and-white animation, the film explores how identity is shaped by the pressures of migration and repression, in a story that remains deeply relevant today.

DE GENOMEN BENEN

Together with FC Dollyshot, we present DE GENOMEN BENEN (THE GREAT ESCAPE) at De Nor, the free space of Dennis Tyfus in Middelheim Park; one Wednesday evening in June, July, and August. In THE TRIAL, Orson Welles portrays a world without logic: a trial without charges, a system that keeps turning. LE TROU by Jacques Becker follows five men and one plan—no heroics, just precision. In UN CONDAMNÉ À MORT S’EST ÉCHAPPÉ, Robert Bresson reduces escape to pure discipline. A triptych that approaches imprisonment as a system, a mental state, and a struggle for escape.

BOSCINEMA

In addition, this summer we’re launching four unique screenings as part of BOSCINEMA, our new collaboration with Het Bos, in Antwerp’s cosiest backyard—aka the BOStuin..

Come and enjoy the nostalgic charm of the Czech film INDIAN SUMMER (1995), queer avant-garde and psychedelic rebellion in FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969), poetic resistance in Michel Khleifi’s Palestinian-Belgian TALE OF THE THREE JEWELS (1995) an alternative lesbian history with DYKE TV: THE EARLY YEARS (1990-1994).

CINEMA DEPANNAGE

In September, De Cinema, Gravenhof Hoboken, and Blikfabriek join forces for a unique drive-in cinema experience. Everything is in place: a sharp film programme, a giant screen, top-quality sound, cars, and popcorn.

For two long weekends, the site will be transformed into a temporary road-trip destination, showcasing cult classics and iconic contemporary films centred on speed, desire, freedom, and escape. From Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN and BONNIE AND CLYDE to Nicolas Winding Refns neon-noir DRIVE, David Lynch’s wild WILD AT HEART and the post-apocalyptic fuel-fuelled fury of George Miller’s MAD MAX.

The programme also features Abbas Kiarostami’s existential masterpiece TASTE OF CHERRY, John Carpenter’s CHRISTINE, and BREATHLESS (À BOUT DE SOUFFLE) by French New Wave icon Jean-Luc Godard.

On Wednesday afternoons, families are invited for a nostalgic trip down memory lane with FINDING NEMO and BACK TO THE FUTURE.