National Theatre Live: The Effect(2024)

Another 9 1/2 Weeks(en)

Despondent at losing his lover, a man wanders the streets of Paris and has an affair with her kinky friend.

Head in the Clouds(en)

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

Forever Lulu(en)

A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.

A Tale of Two Cities(en)

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

The Maginot Line(en)

A very stressed young woman is dismayed to find herself behaving like her own mother, with whom she has an extremely combative relationship.

The Scent of Green Papaya(vi)

A young Vietnamese peasant girl named Mùi becomes the servant of a house in pre-unification Saigon.

Suckerfish(en)

A sardonic tale of love, sex and female perversion - a succulent slice of modern sin.

Truly Madly Deeply(en)

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

Their Eyes Were Watching God(en)

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.

Antes do Fim da Guerra(pt)

Leave You in Me(en)

An unexpected admission emerges while a couple is making love. Naked, emotionally and physically, they must confront a tangled web of love, sex and betrayal. The path to reconciliation leads to a dark and uncertain forgiveness.

The Adventures of Pinocchio(en)

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.

Look Into My Eyes(fa)

In this black-and-white minimalist short film, a man encounters his lost love in a metaphysical realm. Through symbolic elements like a dove, a fountain, and an angel sculpture, the film explores themes of love and loss. Their poetic conversation blurs the lines between reality and the transcendent. Inspired by ‘Hiroshima mon amour,’ the film invites viewers to interpret the enduring nature of love and the acceptance of loss.

Lost and Delirious(en)

After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.

Anne of Green Gables(en)

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman(fi)

A silent film about a sorrowful man who's searching for a buyer for his goods and acceptance for his existence.

The Hottest State(en)

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Restless Lovers(en)

In an isolated land, two creatures embark on a journey of adventure through uncontrollable forces of nature to find each other.

Zuhaus unter Fremden(de)

Bernd gets to know Ayshe, who is of Turkish origin.

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu(ta)

Love and politics collide when modern day individuals working as theatre artists in fall in love while making a play about love. They realize that it's the social structure that determines their values and thoughts, and for their love to succeed, they have to go against it.