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Love stories, one screening at a time
Thirty screenings from our story sessions — each with a poster, the story that plays and the programmer's notes from the projection booth. Forty seats, red velvet, no trailers. Read the programme and book the ones you would stay to the end for.
Small Town Summer — Screening 99 (Ranch Strand, 87 min)
A summer fair, string lights, and three people who were not supposed to end up at the same stall.
Chance at Platform Nine — Screening 109 (Road Strand, 78 min)
Two commuters who have never spoken finally do on the one morning both their trains are late.
The Last Waltz — Screening 111 (Ballroom Special, 94 min)
Two former dance partners, estranged for a decade, reunite for one final night at a ballroom that is closing for good.
Three Tickets Home — Screening 93 (Road Strand, 85 min)
An elegant railway lounge, three tickets, and a journey nobody is sure they are taking together.
Daria's Rules — Screening 71 (Power Strand, 94 min)
A manor staircase, crimson walls, a woman descending and a man who has already agreed to everything.
Power Between Us — Screening 79 (Power Strand, 88 min)
A rooftop reception, evening lights, and three executives standing exactly where the photographer put them.
Country Girl — Screening 49 (Ranch Strand, 92 min)
Boots on marble. A ranch girl in a penthouse building who never learns to whisper.
The Lavender Secret — Screening 112 (Small Town Strand, 85 min)
A perfumer's apprentice falls for the one customer who keeps commissioning scents for a woman who does not exist.
Mistress Daria — Screening 1 (Power Strand, 96 min)
The first film the Bijou ever programmed: a name by day, a door that locks from outside by night.
Country Girl: The Penthouse Summer — Screening 21 (Ranch Strand, 101 min)
The long cut that stays in the city: marble, lifts, mud, and a man who finally comes downstairs.
The Penthouse Promise — Screening 89 (Suite Strand, 92 min)
A terrace at sunset, three people standing apart, and a promise one of them will not be able to keep.
The Woman in Yellow — Screening 82 (Suite Strand, 93 min)
A seaside cafe, a mysterious postcard, two men and the woman neither of them has stopped looking for.
The Final Seminar — Screening 65 (Campus Strand, 84 min)
A glass seminar room, a city skyline, and the last session of a course none of them wanted to end.
The Unexpected Guest — Screening 85 (Suite Strand, 86 min)
A mansion foyer, an open doorway, and the one arrival nobody in the house had planned for.
Campus Secrets — Screening 64 (Campus Strand, 92 min)
A historic archive, a locked wooden box, and three academics who each have the key to a different lock.
Beyond the Syllabus — Screening 68 (Campus Strand, 86 min)
A botanical garden in bloom, a walk that was meant to be a meeting, and three people off the reading list.
Belong to Her — Screening 51 (Power Strand, 90 min)
First day, a private jet, a contract with a clause he does not read. Brass over the titles.
Pressed in Time — Screening 110 (Second Chance Strand, 88 min)
A pressed flower falls out of an old book and leads a woman back twenty years.
After Her: Her Side — Screening 39 (Suite Strand, 82 min)
The companion picture from the third floor down. She saw his name on the directory and took the job anyway.
Love in Transit — Screening 94 (Road Strand, 88 min)
A ferry restaurant, a sparkling sea, and a crossing that lasts precisely as long as it needs to.
The Cowgirl's Secret — Screening 98 (Ranch Strand, 90 min)
A rustic barn, afternoon light through timber, a cowgirl, a dark-haired man and a visitor who learns the secret last.
Her Second Story — Screening 84 (Suite Strand, 90 min)
A warm bookshop, a vintage photograph, and the life she had before either of them knew her.
The Dean's List — Screening 67 (Campus Strand, 90 min)
A council chamber, a formal dossier, and a vote that is not about what the agenda says.
The Faculty — Screening 62 (Campus Strand, 88 min)
A courtyard after rain, three colleagues, and a look exchanged that the whole film then explains.
Lingering Light — Screening 108 (Small Town Strand, 86 min)
A lamplighter keeps one street lit the old way, for a reason the last reel finally gives.
Her Private Kingdom — Screening 73 (Power Strand, 89 min)
An estate library, a globe, documents, and a territory with exactly one ruler.
The Executive Deal — Screening 77 (Power Strand, 91 min)
A private jet lounge, a document under review, and three signatures that mean three different things.
Her Next Move — Screening 76 (Power Strand, 87 min)
A boardroom at sunrise, three executives, and a decision made before the coffee arrives.
The Room Next Door — Screening 87 (Suite Strand, 89 min)
A hotel corridor, two closed doors, a gold gown, a grey sweater and a navy suit deciding which one to knock on.
Sunset on the Farm — Screening 100 (Ranch Strand, 95 min)
An orchard, a vintage truck, a sunset, and the closing picture of the season.