Cine Lumiere 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DW

"What a fantastic gem of a place...highly recommended...it almost feels like watching a film at home! Only downside was heating was on mega high...was so hot inside!! Oh... forgot to mention.. we watched Joyland... what a film...it got an 8 minute standing ovation at Cannes fil festival which speaks for itself!@"

"I organized a Hong Kong movie series for my client at Ciné Lumière, and all feedbacks from audiences, clients and film director who presented via online meeting gave great feedbacks. Spacious seats, quality projection and AV, friendly and helpful staff. We hosted 700+ in 2 days and everyone were happy. Great location even though a little tricky in finding the entrance which is not facing the Main Street. No food in the cinema so it’s not for the Marvel type of things, but for cinematic art lovers, this is a great place in London."

"French Film Festival 2022 "Maigret" with Q&A with Director Patrice Leconte Throughly enjoyed the film! Patrice, even unwell, was impressive and eloquent. I really hope he keeps making film beyond the next "round number" (40)! The theatre is comfortable, however the seats are not placed on quite enough of an incline for everyone to adequately see the full screen. The lovely lady sitting next to me struggled to see all of the film, including the subtitles. Otherwise a lovely visit with friendly and welcoming staff on reception and at the theatre door. Cafe Tangerine is located on the Ground Floor and open Tue - Sun, until 21.00 all days except Sun, when it opens until 18.30 A lift is available from the Ground Floor/Reception to the First Floor for Ciné Lumière. However it is not currently functioning down to the Lower GF for Ciné Lumière II. Perhaps call to confirm if you require step free access. Thrilled to see the promotion of the Korean Film Festival too!"

"Love the art deco of this theatre and it has a real calming presence and a relaxed mood setting when entering the building. Staff was super friendly and very polite. The theatre has such an authentic french atmosphere quality about it that gives this transported feel of escapism from London wich I found to be quite liberating. The chairs was comfy and the screening and sound design of the room, made for a truly great viewing experience. A wonderful cinema for seeing movies that matter."

"Nice cinema part of the Insitute Française in the heart of South Kensington. They have a great film programme including foreign films. They also organise regular Foreign Film Festivals like the Spanish one. At the moment the cafe is closed for renovation. They greet you in French what I think is quite nice, however some staff needs better customer service skills, as an example they ask you to go away for 5 minutes when they are changing shifts, what I found a bit surreal. On the other hand you can enjoy even more a good film as they don’t allow food or drinks inside the cinema. Also the distance between the rows is quite big, so it feels very comfortable. Standard ticket is £12 and £10 for concessions. Online booking charges an extra £1.5"