The Christophers (15): 12th to 14th June

A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children enlist Lori, a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

“Terrifically exhilarating and funny (…), McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year (…) Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon provide a vision of haughty Englishness up there with Gosford Park and Phantom Thread.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“What unrolls is a vivid and quick-witted chamber piece, a (mostly) two-person battle of wills, full of reversals, revelations and sly, art-world-teasing humour.” – Kate Stables, British Film Institute

Running Time: 1h 40min

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, Dmitri Prokopiev, Jessica Gunning, James Corden