Marianne Faithfull – MRQE

Broken English

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.

The Girl on a Motorcycle

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband’s Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike – symbol of freedom and escape – to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An exploration of the life of Anita Pallenberg, European actress and rock n roll muse. Told in Anitas own words, from her unpublished memoir, and in the words of her family, this bittersweet film is a never-seen-before look at life with The Rolling Stones.

This Much I Know to be True

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Like all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses this concert film to break the vocal and instrumental silence, talk about himself and perform songs from Ghosteen and Carnage, with help from Warren Ellis.

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton’s work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials from Catherine Deneuve to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, his depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?

My Generation

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine’s personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

Hamlet

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Tony Richardson’s Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.

Belle du Seigneur

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

English-language adaptation of Albert Cohen’s epic Swiss tale of a tortured love affair between a high-ranking Jewish official and the protestant wife of one of his employees.

Flicker

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize human consciousness. It looks simple enough; a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Just sit in front of it, close your eyes, and wait for the visions to come. The Dream Machine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere; Kurt Cobain had a dream machine, and William S. Burroughs thought it could be used to storm the citadels of enlightenment. With a custom-made Dream Machine in tow, director Nik Sheehan takes us on a journey into the life of Brion Gysin; his art, his complex ideas, and his friendships with some of the most eccentric counter-cultural icons. Taking the Dream Machine as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and imagines a humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom.

Irina Palm

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandsons health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her…