'THE MECHANICS CINEMA'

Films - Every Monday
1:30PM

in the Birkbeck Suite

Members | Free
Visitors | £3

 

NOVEMBER 2025

 

3rd: Conclave (2024) (120 Mins)
After the sudden death of the Pope, the world’s cardinals are sequestered inside the Vatican for a high-stakes election. Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
oversees the secretive process but soon uncovers hidden pasts, conspiracies and power games. Four major candidates—each representing different visions
for the Church’s future—vie for the papacy as tension mounts behind closed doors. A gripping tale of faith, ambition and intrigue where the line between
divine calling and political theatre becomes dangerously thin.
 

10th : The Da Vinci Code (2006) (144 Mins) Short Break
When a murder at the Louvre sets off a trail of mysterious symbols, symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu
(Audrey Tautou) are drawn into a thrilling race across Europe. As they uncoverclues hidden in famous works of art, they stumble upon a secret that could
shake the foundations of Christianity. Pursued by both the police and a deadly religious order, the pair must solve the puzzle before it’s too late. A gripping
mystery blending history, faith and conspiracy in Dan Brown’s worldwide bestseller brought to life.
 

17th: Angels & Demons (2009) (133 Mins) Short Break
A follow-on from The Da Vinci Code, this fast-paced thriller reunites Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon, who is called to Rome after the murder
of a physicist and the theft of a deadly antimatter device. As the Vatican prepares to elect a new pope, Langdon uncovers a secret war between science and religion, and a centuries-old brotherhood known as the Illuminati. Racing against time through cathedrals, crypts and hidden passages, he must solve ancient clues to prevent catastrophe at the heart of
the Catholic Church.
 

24th: Inferno (2016) (117 Mins)
The third instalment following The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons sees Tom Hanks return as Professor Robert Langdon. Awakening in a hospital in Florence with memory loss, Langdon must piece together clues linked to Dante’s Inferno to stop a global plague designed to control overpopulation.
Joined by Dr. Sienna Brooks , he races across Italy through cathedrals, museums and tombs in a desperate bid to prevent disaster. A tense, intelligent
thriller blending art, history and modern-day peril in trademark Dan Brown style.

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