Monday 22nd September 7.30pm

Paul and Paulette Take a Bath (15)

2024 UK

Dir. Jethro Massey

An unconventional romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French woman with unusual tastes. Their chance encounter on a Parisian boulevard sparks an unusual relationship that grows around a dark game based on historical events. For Paul, the game is a way of getting closer to Paulette. For Paulette, it’s a way of escaping a painful break-up. As their road trip approaches the more recent past it becomes more uncomfortable, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, but finding a surprising joy in the darker corners of humanity. Winner: Critics’ Week Audience Award and Cinema & Arts Award, Venice Film Festival 2024 Winner: Best Actress Award, Marie Benati, Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival 2024

Tickets for our regular screenings are £5 (£1 child/student) available on the door or in advance from the Buxton Opera House box-office

Buxton Shorts 2025

Thank you to everyone who sent in their films for this year’s show.

Thank you also for the fantastic atmosphere from our audience of well over 200 who helped to choose winners for the audience prizes.

Winners:

Jury Prize 1st: Pig in a Ginnel by Anna Girolami

Jury Prize joint 2nd: A Touch of Colour by Eddie Riley and Tuning Trouble by Matt Eyre

Audience Prize 1st: Pig in a Ginnel by Anna Girolami

Audience Prize 2nd: Ticker by Thom Petty

If you or anyone you know would like to participate in next year’s event then do get in touch and we’ll add you to our mailing list for 2026 to receive information when it’s ready.