Moss & Freud

Tickets on sale Fri 8 May – Members 12pm/General 5pm

Silver Screen: Fri 5 June 3:15pm
Captioned: Wed 10 June 5:10pm

Director: James Lucas

Starring: Ellie Bamber, Sir Derek Jacobi, Will Tudor,

In 2001 Kate Moss is painted by Lucian Freud, widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. If Moss thought it was to be a casual affair, taking a short period of time, she was sorely mistaken; Freud beats to the rhythm of his very own drum. In an interview Moss, when asked what she learnt from the experience, stated “discipline”.

For Moss, her life tumultuous and unpredictable, the sessions provided solace, an eye in the hurricane. And Freud through his searching, exploring conversational style – was able to find the vulnerabilities that lay just beneath the surface of Moss’s very public life. Freud became a wise and witty teacher and Moss brought out a paternal streak in him, perhaps lacking with some of his own progeny.

Ironically, neither Moss nor Freud particularly loved the finished portrait, completed in 2002, though the art world did. It sold in auction in 2005 for £3.5m. It was never about money for the pair. Instead they forged a special friendship based upon a sense of profound connection and the end result – a bond of love and mutual respect.

Silver Screen: Fri 5 June 3:15pm

Our weekly Silver Screen matinees are aimed at ages 60 and over with tickets at £8 (inc. booking fee) and £7 (members, inc. booking fee). Under-60s are welcome at these screenings, standard ticket prices apply

Captioned: Wed 10 June 5:10pm

Our Captioned screenings include detailed captions for hard of hearing and D/deaf audiences.

All of our screenings at Northampton Filmhouse are Audio Enhanced using Mobile Connect – a Wi-Fi based audio enhancement system which is available on your own personal device such as your smartphone or tablet.