Kent MOMI is pleased to announce a new eight-week programme of screenings at the museum. The screenings, collectively entitled CINEMA OF DESIRE will run every Friday evening from 16th August to 4th October.  See below for the intoxicating details!

WEEK SEVEN Friday 20th September

La Piscine

Introduced by Natasha. Running time: 122 minutes

Picture, for a second, Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Jane Birkin, and Maurice Ronet in revealing swimwear, bronzed bodies basking in the lazy St. Tropez sun and reflected in the shimmering waters of a villa’s swimming pool … No, this isn't a daydream – it's La Piscine, by Jacques Deray, the fourth most popular movie at the French box office in 1969.  The story revolves around a former ménage à trois that becomes a ménage à quatre, with deadly consequences.

La Piscine was resurrected from the depths of time, restored, and re-released in 2021.  Critics have since praised it as an “icily erotic” and “superbly controlled thriller”, “a master class in the subgenre”.

The film reunited the 1960s on-and-off-screen “dream couple” Alain Delon and Romy Schneider after their dramatic break-up and Schneider’s marriage to German director Harry Meyen.  Delon reportedly insisted that the filmmaker Jacques Deray cast Schneider in th efilm, and their troubled shared history and intense emotional connection give the film its raw authenticity.  “I wanted constantly to go towards the gaze”, Deray confessed.  “I was lucky to have Delon, Romy Schneider or Ronet in front of my lens”.  Add dreamy music by Michel Legrand (and a film-themed summer cocktail by Dr. Natasha), and you get the Indian Summer night of your dreams! 

To reserve places, please hit the button, below, or email info@kentmomi.org

First come, first served with a limited capacity of 30 places.

Doors open 5.30, for drinks, nibbles & classic cocktails by Dr. Natasha.

Films commence 6.30pm sharp.

Screenings are FREE to Kent MOMI yearly ticket holders, but a £5 donation is suggested, to help us keep the lights on. Museum tickets can be bought at the door, and are valid for a year.