Seniors’ Free Matinee

Bonjour Tristesse

+ intro by Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and The Movies of the Fifties

A triumphant trio of Deborah Kerr, David Niven and Jean Seberg star in this classic drama.

  • Director

    Otto Preminger

  • With

    Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Jean Seberg

  • UK-USA 1958. 94min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    PG

In the sun-soaked French Riviera, 17-year-old Cécile and her playboy father Raymond enjoy a frivolous life of luxury. When an old friend of Raymond’s late wife appears on the scene, Cécile suspects her carefree ways are under threat and takes matters into her own hands – with tragic results. Made two years before Seberg appeared in Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, here she exudes the charm and charisma that made her such a star.

Free for the over-60s (booking by phone or in person only), otherwise normal matinee price.

See the new release of Nouvelle Vague, including our Seniors’ Paid matinee of the film on Wednesday 28 January.

See our screenings of Breathless.

See our Ensemble: The Filmmakers from Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague season.