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30 Sept – 6 Oct

  1. My Life in Versailles – The Movie

    After her parents’ passing, eight-year-old Violet goes to live with her uncle, Regis, a gruff maintenance worker at the Palace of Versailles. Despite a rocky start, Violet and Regis learn to live and face life’s challenges together. Through complex friendships, first loves and a Christmas trip to Violet’s grandparents, they slowly create a new life rich in discoveries and tender moments in the heart of Versailles.

    • Animation
    • Family

    DFF Filmmuseum

    LUCAS-Filmfestival

  2. LUCAS MINIS

    60 Min. | Kurzfilm »LUCAS für Familien« am 27.9.: Familien erhalten freien Eintritt. Kein System-Vorverkauf: Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Kinobesuch telefonisch (+49 69 961 220 – 678) oder per E-Mail (lucas-info@dff.film). Ca. 60 Min. Mit Aktiveinheiten. Empfohlen ab 3. Moderation: Paula Engelhardt Filmreihe: 49. LUCAS-Filmfestival Bei den »Minis« heißt es: staunen, fühlen, tanzen, lachen und Kino (neu) erforschen! Zu erleben gibt es Kurzfilme aus dem Cinemini-Katalog für die jüngsten Filmfans ab drei Jahren – kuratiert von Kindern für Kinder.

    DFF Filmmuseum

    LUCAS-Filmfestival

  3. LUCAS KURZFILMPROGRAMM 1

    74 Min. Zu Gast: Regisseure von „BOJE“ Andreas Cordes und Robert Köhler, Produzentin von „Ijrain Maradona“ Zorana Musikic Nach Voranmeldung: LUCAS Leinwandgespräch BOJE DE 2019. R: Andreas Cordes, Robert Köhler. 10 Min. Spielfilm. dt. OmeU IJRAIN MARADONA | MARADONAS BEINE DE/PS 2018. R: Firas Khoury. 23 Min. Spielfilm. arab. OmeU mit dt. Live-Einsprache LES ENFANTS DU RIVAGE | GLÜHWÜRMCHEN BE 2018. R: Amelia Nanni. 20 Min. Spielfilm. frz. OmeU mit dt. Live-Einsprache WELCOME TO THE BALL | WILLKOMMEN ZUM BALL US 2019. R: Adam Vincent Wright. 5 Min. Spielfilm. eng. OmeU mit dt. Live-Einsprache I’M NOT SCARED OF THE CROCODILE | ICH HAB’ KEINE ANGST VOR DEM KROKODIL ES 2018. R: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas. 4 Min. Animationsfilm. span. OmeU mit dt. Live-Einsprache O RAPAZ E A CORUJA | DER JUNGE…

    DFF FilmmuseumOmeU

    LUCAS-Festival

  4. Run Amok

    A teenage girl decides to stage a musical reenactment of a tragedy that took place at her high school 10 years ago.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    DFF FilmmuseumOmeU

    LUCAS-Filmfestival

  5. Ensemble Modern – Why We Play

    The film goes far beyond the concert stage and delves into the tension-filled space of rehearsals – where the sound is not yet fixed, but alive, fragile, and in the process of becoming. We experience a wealth of musical encounters in which a shared musical language begins to breathe. The focus is on works by influential composers such as Rebecca Saunders, Heiner Goebbels, and Mark Andre, alongside the vibrant voices of a younger generation, including Brigitta Muntendorf and Milica Djordjevic, in collaboration with conductors such as Vimbayi Kaziboni, Bas Wiegers, Ingo Metzmacher, and Enno Poppe. Each year, Ensemble Modern premieres around 70 works, continually venturing into uncharted sonic territories.

    • Documentary
    • Music

    Eschborn K

  6. Cosi fan tutte - Mozart (MET 2026/27)

    OmU · 2026 · 240 min

    Astor Film LoungeOmU

  7. IMDb 6.5

    My Giraffe

    Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.

    • Drama
    • Family

    Eschborn K

  8. IMDb 9.1

    Meeting the Buddha

    Meeting the Buddha presents the life and legacy of the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje—the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The film captures the remarkable presence of this spiritual teacher, known as a Living Buddha and the King of the Yogis. We meet Ole Nydahl, a wild young hippy from Denmark who, as a small child, had declared his wish to become the "Danish champion of mind." His life is radically transformed by a chance encounter with the Karmapa in Nepal in 1969. Ole and his wife, Hannah, become key figures in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding hundreds of meditation centres—from Mexico City to Vladivostok—and carrying forward their teacher's vision with unshakable dedication.

    • Documentary

    Harmonie

  9. TMDB 78RT 92IMDb 7.9

    Do the Right Thing

    Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

    • Drama

    Harmonie

  10. Truly Naked

    An introverted teen Alec, who has only ever experienced sex through the lens while working for his father’s pornography business, must step out from behind the camera when a feisty classmate challenges him to embrace a real connection.

    • Drama

    Cinéma


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 25 cinemas and film series in Frankfurt and the surrounding area: DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Astor Film Lounge MyZeil, Cinéma Frankfurt, Harmonie Theater Frankfurt, Filmpalast Hofheim, Kino Kelkheim, Eschborn K, Mal seh'n Kino, Freiluftkino Frankfurt, Hafen 2 Offenbach, Lichtblick Mörfelden, Kronberger Lichtspiele, Eldorado Arthouse Kino, naxos.Kino, Pupille — Kino in der Uni, Senckenberg Naturmuseum, Alte Schmelze, Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Deutsches Ledermuseum Offenbach am Main, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Hessen, Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Kino Alte Mühle, MGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität, Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt and Orfeo's Erben.

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Language version: OmU = original audio with German subtitles, OmeU = original with English subtitles, DF = German-dubbed version, OV = original version with no subtitles, stumm = silent film (often with live accompaniment). Projection format: DCP = Digital Cinema Package, the digital standard in modern cinemas; 35mm / 16mm / 70mm = analogue film prints on physical stock.

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Frankfurt has an unusually dense cinema scene — the DFF Filmmuseum, Astor, three arthouse houses, Pupille at the university, Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt, the Murnau in Wiesbaden — but no shared programme. This site lays every house onto one searchable day view.

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