Chapter is an international centre for contemporary arts and culture, rooted in the heart of Cardiff, Wales. Established by artists in 1971 to celebrate experimentation and radical thought,…
We asked our Cinema Programme Manager, Claire to reflect on 2025 and share her top 10 films of the year…
In Wales we have an inclination towards big feelings. Songs at rugby games make the toughest men cry on the terraces; passionate political speeches; poems composed on hillsides; a cwtch from loved ones – not a mere hug. The melodramatic is part of Welsh culture.
Following the cultural upheaval and racial tensions of the 1960s, the early ‘70s saw America increasingly in social and political turmoil as opposition to the Vietnam War grew more violent following revelations of the brutality of American forces whilst at home the full scale of the Watergate scandal was beginning to be revealed. The certainties of modern American values were not only tarnished they were found to be mired in corruption, scandal and lies.
This autumn we are exploring the complicated and exhilarating world of women in the action genre.
If this decade’s been about anything so far, it’s been a reckoning of how the past informs the future and how the decisions of our ancestors are currently wrenching our world apart.
This week's films follow people pulled towards places they didn't expect to go.
A piano tuner stumbles into a criminal…
This week spans witty family drama, political intrigue and one very determined chicken.
In The Christophers, a famous painter's children…
This week, our films ask: "who are you, really?"
In Romeria, a young woman travels to uncover her past, while…
This week on our screens, characters are rethinking who they are and who they might become.
In Wild Foxes, a…
This week, our screens are full of worlds that twist, loop and pull you out of the ordinary.
From the…
This week's films slip between worlds – the pull of the past and the possibility of something new.
In The…
cardiff massive
Cardiff massive
jack lemmon’s life is portrayed to be super boring and awful and it’s literally just my life. that’s why i took a half star off.
4k restoration @ chapter arts centre cardiff
Watched today, surrounded by family at a private screening in Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre.
I feel honoured to have seen it this way.
What a spectacular piece of cinema.
So unexpectedly funny, and deeply emotional.
Outstanding.
omg cardiff!! i know cardiff!!! we love to see it!
A film made in 1929 still feels entertaining, artful and skilful. Love the abstract plot, shots, music and the man.
Glad to have watched it at Chapter, Cardiff, during the Ukraine Film and Cultural Festival
Hosted a really fun Evolution of Horror screening at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff and it was as brilliant with an audience as I'd expected. A genuine honour to show this singular 80s banger on the big screen.
CARDIFF MASSIVE CARDIFF MASSIVE
This week spans witty family drama, political intrigue and one very determined chicken.
In The Christophers, a famous painter's children conspire against him, while Eagles of the Republic follows an actor pulled into the dark corridors of power. Cronos adds something stranger as a kindly man discovers a mysterious device that leaves a destructive trail in its wake.
Hen explores the messy struggles and cruelties of human life, while two indigenous teenagers venture deep into the Amazon on a folkloric quest in Punku.
For the younger members of the family, Mario and friends embark on a journey through space in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.