CAFx x Cinemateket: The Lunch Box
Join us for Big City Nights at the Cinematek rooftop as we bringing you to Mumbai
In the bustling metropolis of Mumbai, the widower Saajan accidentally receives the lunch that the homemaker Ila had prepared and sent to her husband. After enjoying the meal, he slips a note into the lunchbox to thank her, setting in motion an intimate correspondence between two strangers whose lives intersect in the hectic city.
Ritesh Batra's charming, Cannes-acclaimed film tells its romantic story with a graceful touch of urban melancholy and understated humor, steering clear of Bollywood's usual grand gestures. An unconventional and deeply endearing Indian film with plenty of heart.
About Big City Nights
Join us for Big City Nights a film screening series bringing you to metropolises across the world from a rooftop in Copenhagen.
In this series, the city is more than just a backdrop. It serves as a crossroads of fate, where people meet and their lives take new directions. Architecture, distances, and population density all shape human relationships.
The films find their mood in the tension between public and private space. In other words, these are films that don't merely take place in a recognizable city—they are fundamentally rooted in it. Like a living organism, each city has its own rhythm and logic: sometimes grand and imposing, other times chaotic and untidy.
The big city also invites a distinctly cinematic way of thinking, creating intensely sensory worlds of light, sound, and texture—traffic noise, neon signs, building façades, night and day. From iconic metropolises to less obvious destinations—yes, Aarhus is included too—Big City Nights explores how cinema has portrayed the many facets of urban life over the years.
If you've already been to Rio, you'll recognize the atmosphere. If you're dreaming of Paris, Singapore, or Barcelona, this is a great place to start. Or gather a few friends for an evening of '80s nostalgia with Aarhus by Night. These films are made to be experienced together.
An important part of the experience is that every screening takes place at Himmelbio, the open-air rooftop cinema overlooking Copenhagen. Arrive early, take in the view, and perhaps bring a drink from the Filmtaget Café inside with you.
