Film and Theatre

Miss Mary (1986) 🇦🇷 film by María Luisa Bemberg at Ciné Lumière

Cinema Mentiré brings to the UK DARING TO DARE: The Films of María Luisa Bemberg, a retrospective of trailblazing Argentinian filmmaker María Luisa Bemberg (1922-1995) to celebrate her extraordinary legacy on the 30th anniversary of her passing.

Event Venue

Ciné Lumière, French Institute

Event Address

17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 2DW

Date

The programme at Ciné Lumière will include the London premiere of the newly restored copies of her most acclaimed films: the Oscar nominee and forever favourite CAMILA (1984) and MISS MARY (1986), led by a fascinating Julie Christie.

MISS MARY (1986)

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 6.15pm + Drinks reception with a glass of wine kindly offered by the Embassy of Argentina in the UK

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 6.00pm

A moody, perceptive period piece, it tells the story of a family that symbolises the oligarchy that ruled Argentina as if it were their personal ranch. Its members are oblivious to the rumours of a changing world and dream a dream from which they will abruptly awake with the rise of Juan Domingo Perón to power. These events, which took place between 1938 and 1945, are recalled by the English governess Miss Mary, played by a captivating Julie Christie. Miss Mary is a lively and committed document that shows the repression of feelings as a reflection of a rigid and patriarchal society, as well as a hypocritical and authoritarian family context where social conventions matter more than love.

Discounted double-bill pass: Receive 20% off when booking the two films together (discount applied automatically at checkout)

DARING TO DARE will continue in July at Cinema Rediscovered in Bristol, with UK premieres of the new restorations of Nobody’s Wife (1982) and I, the Worst of All (1990), followed by a tour across the UK.

SEE MORE: https://www.cinemamentire.co.uk/daring-to-dare-the-films-of-maria-luisa-bemberg