Inside the Uffizi

Inside the Uffizi is screening at The Odeon on Wednesday 11 November, brought to Harrogate by the Harrogate Film Society in partnership with the Friends of the Mercer Gallery. It's a German art documentary from 2021, directed by Corinna Belz and Enrique Sanchez Lansch, and it runs for 97 minutes. It's rated 12A.

The film takes you backstage at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, a museum founded in 1561 and one of the oldest in the world. Rather than focusing on the visitors, it follows the staff working under director Eike Schmidt and the day-to-day work they do to protect the collection. Along the way, it brings to the screen works by Botticelli and Artemisia Gentileschi, as well as the 17th-century painting Fall of the Rebel Angels. It's a look at the people who keep the place running, and the art they look after.

It's a title with some pedigree behind it: Inside the Uffizi won the Caméra d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The screening is presented by the Harrogate Film Society, which has been bringing world cinema to the town since 1955. It's run entirely by volunteers as an informal society of enthusiasts, and they programme a core season of around 15 films between September and April, alongside a Classic Season and an Art Season, quiz evenings and post-film discussion groups.

It's showing in Screen 3 at the Harrogate Odeon on East Parade, HG1 5LB. The film starts at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:45pm. Seating is limited to 64 unreserved places, and your ticket includes a glass of wine.