Curated by filmmaker Mark Cousins, The Cinema of Childhood presents a selection of the best films about childhood. Many have rarely, if ever, been shown in UK cinemas, so this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to enjoy them all. Feel young again. See the world through the eyes of a child.
Join us for The Cinema of Childhood double bill, featuring:
Palle Alone in the World (U)
(Palle alene I verden)
Dir Astrid Henning-Jensen/DK 1949/25 mins/Danish wEng ST
Lars Henning-Jensen, Lily Broberg
A boy wakes up to find that he’s alone in the world. Deserted, silent Copenhagen becomes his giant playground. Adapting a famous novel, Astrid Henning-Jensen – one of the greatest directors of children – makes an all-time classic of charm and wonder.
Crows (CTBA)
(Wrony)
Dir Dorota Kedzierzawska/PL 1994/63 mins/Polish wEng ST
Karolina Ostrozna, Kasia Szczepanik, Malgorzata Hajewska
Wrona (“crow” in Polish) is neglected at home, laughed at in school, and furious with the world. Feeling unloved, she steals a cute little girl and attempts to mother her, but she soon discovers just how hard being a parent is. Dorota Kedzierzawska’s film about an angry girl who just wants to love and be loved is tough yet tender, and elevated by gorgeous cinematography.