Filmpodium, a repertory cinema operated by the Mayor of Zurich’s Office of Cultural Affairs, screens around 350 different films per year. Thematic cycles and retrospectives of classic works of cinema run side-by-side with premieres of distinctive contemporary independent films from around the world, all in the original language; special events with live music and guest stars are part and parcel of the programme. The Filmpodium cinema, built in 1949, is Zurich’s most beautiful movie theatre.
The cinema is accessible for wheelchairs and equipped with a wireless assistive listening system.
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Tobby
“The West Berlin jazz singer and bongo player Tobby Fichelscher has received a tempting offer. He is to go on a six-month tour abroad and earn good money ...
15.12.2026
18:30
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Wolf Children (Okami kodomo no Ame to Yuki)
‘One day, whilst attending her lecture, Hana spots a mysterious outsider and decides to follow him. A love story unfolds between the two of them, and even ...
15.12.2026
20:45
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Smog
“In Smog, an Italian lawyer (Enrico Maria Salerno) finds himself with time to kill whilst on a stopover in L.A. and stumbles upon a group of local Italian ...
16.12.2026
15:00
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o kakeru shojo)
‘When Makoto, a shy schoolgirl, is thrown from her bicycle onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train, her end seems inevitable. However, thanks to a ...
16.12.2026
18:30
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Innocent Sorcerers
“‘It’s got to have boxing and jazz, a cool bloke on a scooter who meets pretty girls and occasionally ponders the meaning of life,’ advised ...
16.12.2026
20:45
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Black Sun (Black sun)
‘Just under 20 years after the end of the war, Japan presents itself as a quasi-apocalyptic landscape. The protagonist, Akira, is an aimless drifter ...