- Films are usually shown at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month
- Doors open from 6.30pm; no admittance after the film begins
- All tickets cost £7:
- book tickets in advance online (booking fee applies)
- book tickets in person at the Riverport Café, St Ives Corn Exchange
- buy tickets on the door, if seats are still available – cash only
The Phoenician Scheme
Thursday 5 February 2026, 7:30pm
- Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera
- Director: Wes Anderson
- 101m
- Cert: 15
The plot of Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme centres on wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro), who, after surviving numerous assassination attempts, appoints his daughter Lisel (Mia Threapleton), a nun, as his sole heir to his estate and a massive infrastructure project called the “Phoenician Scheme”. The film follows Korda and Lisel on a journey to convince investors to fund the ambitious but ethically questionable plan, which involves manipulating agricultural markets to cause famine, and depicts their evolving, complex father-daughter relationship amidst the chaos.
Lee
Thursday 5 March 2026, 7:30pm
- Starring: Kate Winslet
- Director: Ellen Kuras
- 117m
- Cert: 15
Lee tells the story of American photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller (Kate Winslet), who was determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime during World War II. Defying expectations for women at the time, she travelled to the front lines for Vogue magazine, capturing some of the most significant and horrific images of the war, including the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. The film, a passion project for star Kate Winslet, explores her journey from a celebrated fashion model to a fearless photojournalist and the immense personal trauma she endured from what she witnessed. The narrative is framed by a later-life interview as Miller grapples with her past and the price of bearing witness to history’s atrocities.
The Choral
TBC April 2026, 7:30pm
- Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong
- Director: Nicholas Hytner
- 108m
- Cert: 15
Written by Alan Bennett, The Choral is set in a fictional Yorkshire town in 1916 and follows a local choral society depleted by men leaving to fight in World War I. The ambitious committee hires the demanding Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) as the new chorus master. Despite suspicions about his time in Germany, Guthrie recruits local teenagers to fill the ranks. The group prepares for a performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, chosen because it wasn’t composed by a German. The film explores themes of community, resilience, and the power of music as the young men face impending conscription and the community grapples with wartime loss.
