Spend an evening under the stars while indulging in delicious treats and cinematic magic at one of Cape Town’s most picturesque settings.
The Galileo Open Air Cinema is kicking off its 13th season with a weekly line-up to tickle just the right fancy of classic film fanatics and outdoor movie enthusiasts alike. Think swoon-worthy romance, cult classic comedy crime, adrenaline-pumping sports action and a timeless love story.
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Here’s what’s on the silver screen this week:
16 October: Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise is a 1995 romantic drama. The first installment in the Before trilogy, it follows Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) as they meet on a Eurorail train and disembark in Vienna to spend the night together.
Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romance
- Age restriction: PG L
- Tickets: Webtickets
17 October: Snatch
Snatch is a 2000 crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast and set in the London criminal underworld.
The film contains two intertwined plots, one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, and the other a small-time boxing promoter (Jason Statham) who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster (Alan Ford) who is ready and willing to have his subordinates carry out severe and sadistic acts of violence.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Comedy Crime
- Age restriction: 16 L V
- Tickets: Webtickets
18 October: Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American sports comedy film. When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonoured coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
It is the debut of this Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1998 Winter Olympics together with former Olympian Irving Blitzer as he trains a novice four-man bobsleigh team, led by sprinter Derice Bannock.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Time: Gates open at 6pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Adventure Comedy Family History Sport
- Age restriction: A
- Tickets: Webtickets
19 October: Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film. A rich corporate raider from New York (Richard Gere) needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostitute (Julia Roberts)…only to fall in love.
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Lourensford Wine Estate
- Time: Gates open at 5pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romance Comedy
- Age restriction: 13
- Tickets: Webtickets
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