Visions of Europe: Grand Tour

Miguel Gomes (Tabu) returns with this Cannes-winning reverie of a film, with an experimental, time-bending colonial-era story of a British civil servant trying to outrun his persistent fiancée.

Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a British civil servant. Stationed in Burma, he is expecting his fiancée Molly (Crista Alfaiate) to arrive from London so they can get married. While he waits on the harbour, he gets cold feet and jumps on the first ship to Singapore. There he receives a telegram from Molly, who somehow tracked him down and is on her way to join him.

And so begins their grand tour, with Edward fleeing from one country to the next and Molly always one step behind, through Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and China.

Shot in Gomes' trademark lush B&W studio photography, with modern references appearing in colour.

Visions of Europe returns for its 4th edition, celebrating the breadth of European cinema with a handpicked selection of new releases, previews, festival hits and classics returning to the big screen.

Supported by Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from National Lottery.