What’s coming soon to MUBI UK in June 2023?
David Farnor | On 03, Jun 2023
MUBI celebrates Pride this month with a selection of LGBT+ cinema from around the globe. It’s accompanied by the latest from Mia Hansen-Løve, a Gus Van Sant triple-bill and a double-bill from Joanna Hogg.
In the meantime, it’s your last chance to stream MThe Square, Gagarine, I Am Not a Witch, Titane and Happening.
What’s new, coming soon and leaving soon? Read on for your monthly MUBI Digest.
This month on MUBI
God’s Own Country – 2nd June
This fantastic British debut is a poignant tale of young romance, maturing identity, and mutual belonging.
One Fine Morning – 16th June
Following a successful theatrical release earlier in April this year, we are proud to bring acclaimed filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning (2022) exclusively to the platform this June. Featuring a career-best performance from Léa Seydoux, One Fine Morning (2022) is a profoundly moving portrayal of love, loss and contemporary womanhood. Set in Paris, Seydoux plays Sandra – a young, widowed mother juggling her job as a translator whilst caring for her young daughter and elderly father. Sandra’s life is further complicated when she embarks on a passionate affair with Clement, an old friend in an unhappy marriage. Also starring Melvil Poupaud and Pascal Gregory, this is a gently poignant romantic drama shot through with the director’s characteristically charming touch.
Pacification – 23rd June
Filmmaker Albert Serra is no stranger to boundary-pushing films and up until now has gained international recognition for his unconventional historical films. Premiering at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d’Or Pacifiction (2022) marks Serra’s first film with a contemporary setting. Set on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic is a calculating man who coolly navigates both the establishment and the local underground. He persists as rumours circulate about the sighting of a submarine whose presence could mean the return of nuclear testing. This mesmerising thriller is not to be missed when it arrives on the platform this June.
Drugstore Cowboy – 3rd June
This crime drama boasts career-defining performances from Matt Dillion and Kelly Lynch as Bob and Dianne. Bob is the leader of a ‘family’ of drug addicts, but after a tragedy befalls a member of his group, Bob decides he must leave his dysfunctional clan and go straight.
Playback – 7th June
A defiant and tender community portrait radiating with urgency exploring the experience of a group of drag queens amid Argentina’s military dictatorship and the AIDS epidemic. Today, the images of Agustina Comedi’s hybrid documentary are not only a farewell letter, but also a friendship manifesto.
Gerry – 9th June
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star as friends Gerry and Gerry, who hike into Death Valley but stray so far from the trail they struggle to get back.
Archipelago – 10th June
A dysfunctional family holidays in the Isles of Scilly before the son goes to volunteer in Africa. Gradually, fractures within the family surface. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahy and Amy Lloyd.
A Day in a Life – 14th June
Gabrielle and Enzo, two teenagers from the same gang, meet in front of the school. Cigarettes, the affirmation of sexual desire and the discovery of new drugs punctuate their day. Each one, in his own way, celebrates or laments childhood that is slipping away. An unrestricted, gritty portrait of French adolescence, co-directed by Larry Clark (Kids, Bully) and his long-standing muse, Jonathan Velasquez.
Exhibition – 25th June
An artist husband and wife come to terms with their relationship while trying to sell their house in Joanna Hogg’s tale of middle class ennui. Top performances from Liam Gillick and Viv Albertine certainly add a beating heart under its icy exterior.
Death Proof – 17th June
Part 1 of the the collaborative project between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Death Proof sees Kurt Russell as a lethal, serial killer behind a wheel.
Planet Terror – 18th June
Part 2 of the the collaborative project between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Planet Terror sees Rodriguez run rampant with zombie B-movie tropes.
Girlfriends and Girlfriends – 20th June
Taking place in the bathrooms, beds and streets of Barcelona, Zaida Carmona’s five-way lesbian rom-com tracks the hilariously messy love lives of a polyamorous friend group – filled with nods to Rohmer and Almodóvar. When Zaida returns to Barcelona after a devastating breakup, she befriends a group of 30-somethings who are in love with love. In their search for it, they destroy one another roving from ex-girlfriend to ex-girlfriend and from relationship to relationship.
Aribada – 21st June
Documentary, fiction and performance art merge into a moving, emancipatory portrait of the lives of trans women of the indigenous Embera community in Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau and Natalia Escobar’s Aribada (2022). In the middle of the Colombian coffee region, the resurrected monster Aribada meets Las Traviesas, a group of indigenous transwomen from the Emberá tribes. Enchanted by the beauty and power of their jais (spirits), Aribada decides to join Las Traviesas in creating their own trans*futurist community.
Other titles also coming to MUBI UK in June 2023:
1st June
Is This Fate?
4th June
The Fountain
5th June
The Roof
6th June
I am Divine (Jeffrey Schwarz, 2013) – June 6
8th June
Joaquim
10th June
Living in Oblivion
12th June
The Earrings of Madame de…
13th June
The River
15th June
A Woman Under the Influence
19th June
Miss Juneteenth
20th June
End of The Century (Lucio Castro, 2019)
22nd June
The Boss of It All
24th June
Brooklyn
26th June
Miracle in Milan
27th June
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
29th June
A Paris Education
30th June
Laurence Anyways (Xavier Dolan, 2012)
Last chance to stream: Titles leaving MUBI soon
Howards End
Available until: 4th June 2023
The Square
Available until: 5th June 2023
À propos de Nice
Available until: 6th June 2023
Taris
Available until: 6th June 2023
Gagarine
Available until: 7th June 2023
The General
Available until: 8th June 2023
I Am Not a Witch
Available until: 12th June 2023
Happening
Available until: 14th June 2023
Titane
Available until: 15th June 2023
Seahorse
Available until: 15th June 2023