Friday October 15: Three Colours: Blue (15), Lighthouse, 5.40pm. First of Kieslowski's colours trilogy based around the themes of the French flag.

Nashville (15), Lighthouse, 7.50pm. Robert Altman's affectionate epic about the country music business features Jeff Goldblum and Keith Carradine.

Barbarian Invasions (18), Rex, 8pm. Charming tale of a dying father who gathers his old friend to lighten his last moments.

Saturday October 16:

Monday Morning (PG), Lighthouse, 5.30pm. Multi-lingual drama in which a man travels to Venice in search of himself.

Before Sunrise (15), Rex, 6pm. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as a young couple who meet on a train and spend one magical night together in Vienna. Charming.

Spellbound (U), Briantspuddle village hall, 7.30pm. Fascinating documentary about the child competitors in a national US spelling bee contest.

Adaptation (15), Worth Matravers village hall, 7.30pm. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper in Spike Jonze's fraught comedy about a screenwriter with writer's block.

Silent Film Night, Bournemouth Pavilion, 7.30pm. Laurel & Hardy, Monty Banks, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd backed by the mighty Compton Pipe Organ.

Night on Earth (15), Rex, 8pm. Five taxi rides, five cities, Jim Jarmusch at the helm, Tom Waits at the piano, Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder and Rosie Perez on screen.

A Short Film About Killing (18), Lighthouse, 8.15pm. Beautifully filmed essay on murder in which the killer of a taxi driver is executed.

Sunday October 17:

Living In Oblivion (15), Rex, 6pm. Steve Buscemi in entertaining tale of a day in the life of an indie film-maker that serves as a tribute to them all.

A Town Called Alice (U)/What Do You See? (U), Wareham Tourist Info Centre, 6.45pm. Virginia McKenna introduces one of her vintage performances as well as her latest film role.

Adaptation (15), Durlston Castle, Swanage. 7.30pm. See Saturday.

Arsenic and Old Lace (PG), Rex, 8pm. Capra's classic comedy-thriller finds Cary Grant discovering his kindly old aunts are actually serial killers.

Monday October 18:

Three Colours: White (15), Lighthouse, 6pm. The second of Kieslowski's Colours trilogy deals with equality and is set in Warsaw where a woman divorces her devoted husband because he cannot perform.

Antonia's Line (15), Rex, 6pm. Life-loving tale about a Dutch matriarch who recalls her rich life and lively times in the close-knit farming community she calls home.

Under the Tuscan Sun (12A), Studland village hall, 7.30pm. Dream of Italy for a couple of hours in this filmic love letter to Tuscany where a just-divorced writer buys a home and changes her life.

Lost In La Mancha (15), Allsebrook Theatre, Bmth Uni, 7.45pm. Compelling documentary about Terry Gilliam's thwarted efforts to film the Don Quixote legend. Johnny Depp features.

Nashville (15), Rex, 8pm. See Friday.

Tuesday October 19:

Man Bites Dog (18), Lighthouse, 7.50pm. Cult comedy in which a TV starts out following a serial killer and ends up helping him. Not for the faint-hearted.

Three Colours: Red (15), Rex, 6pm. The conclusion of Kieslowski's trilogy looks at fraternity as a model meets a retired judge who likes to eavesdrop on his neighbours' phone calls.

Giant (PG), Winfrith village hall, 7.30pm. Classic Texan epic starring James Dean and Rock Hudson, both in love with Elizabeth Taylor.

Dogville (18), Allsebrook Theatre, Bmth Uni, 7.45pm. Nicole Kidman, in the most challenging role of her career, is a woman on the run from the Mob who hides out in a small village.

Laissez-Passer (12A), Lighthouse, 7.50pm. Bertrand Tavernier's film about two film-makers in wartime France who follow their Art by staying one step ahead of the enemy.

An Angel At My Table (15), Rex, 8pm. Jane Campion's acclaimed film about the early life of poet Janet Frame who was institutionalised at a young age because she was different from other kids.

Wednesday October 20:

On the Waterfront (PG), Rex, 6pm. Classic Brando finds him playing Terry Malloy, an ex-boxer caught up in dockside politics.

A Short Film About Love (18), Lighthouse, 6pm. Kieslowski's passionate, poignant film about the impossibility of love finds a teenage boy spying on his neighbours.

The Quiet American (15), Durlston Castle, Swanage, 7.30pm. Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser in accalimed version of Graham Green's novel.

Spellbound (U), Allsebrook Theatre, Bmth Uni, 7.45pm. See Saturday.

Mephisto (15), Rex, 8pm. Memorable Hungarian film in which a German actor finds his performance so popular with the pre-WW2 Nazis that he keeps up appearances for the sake of self-preservation.

Three Colours: Red (15), Lighthouse, 8pm. See Tuesday.

Thursday October 14:

A Night at the Opera (U), Rex, 6pm. Cracking Marx brothers comedy.

Kolya (15), Lighthouse, 6pm. Czech film in which a penniless musician marries a Russian woman for cash and soon wishes he hadn't.

Etre et Avoir (U), Old Malthouse School, Langton Matravers, 7.30pm. Captivating documentary about a one room school in France where children aged 4-11 are taught by a single teacher.

Goodbye, Lenin! (15), Allsebrook Theatre, Bmth Uni, 7.45pm. Hugely enjoyable German film about a young man who tries to reconstruct the old East Berlin to protect his ailing mother from the shock of the new.

Monday Morning (PG), Rex, 8pm. See Saturday.

Travels With My Aunt (15), Lighthouse, 8.20pm. Maggie Smith is on fine form in this rollicking adaptation of Graham Greene's story.

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