{
  "id": 10421952,
  "title": "Impressionist masters and deranged diggers: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/impressionist-masters-and-deranged-diggers-the-best-things-to-do-hear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T10:38:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/impressionist-masters-and-deranged-diggers-the-best-things-to-do-hear-see-or-watch-in-euro"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the evenings grow darker and the urge to hibernate stronger, Europe offers a variety of activities to keep you out and about. Major new exhibitions in Paris and London focus on two of the world's most celebrated impressionist painters, Monet and Renoir.\n\nAt The National Gallery in London, a vast retrospective of Renoir's works runs from 2 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. Featuring over 50 of Renoir's iconic paintings, including \"Bal au Moulin de la Galette\" and \"The Umbrellas,\" this exhibition is the most significant on UK soil in 20 years. It traces Renoir's themes, techniques, and career evolutions, focusing on his output between the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s.\n\nClaude Monet's relationship with time is explored in \"Painting Time\" at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. Marking the centenary of Monet's death, this retrospective features almost forty paintings from collections across the world, some of which have rarely been seen before. Co-organized by the Tate, the exhibition serves as a precursor to a London presentation opening in February 2027.\n\nFor a bit of escapism, Tom Cruise stars as an eccentric oil tycoon with a hero complex in the satirical comedy \"Digger.\" Released in cinemas on 2 October, the film is a mix of \"There Will Be Blood,\" \"Dr. Strangelove,\" and absurdity. Cruise gives what looks to be his zaniest performance yet, supported by a stacked cast including Sandra Hüller, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, and Jesse Plemons.\n\nIn the music world, Johnny Marr, the former lead guitarist for The Smiths, releases his fifth solo studio album, \"The Age of Everything,\" on the same day. Reflecting on the era of hyper-connectivity, the album features tracks like \"Just Once More\" with anxiety and \"All In A Life\" finding calm in routine. It offers a kinetic energy that mirrors the constant and overwhelming changes happening around us.\n\nLastly, Catherine Zeta-Jones stars in the crime drama \"Kill Jackie,\" a pulpy thriller based on Nick Harkaway's novel \"The Price You Pay.\" Set in a glamorous life of an art dealer named Jackie Price, whose criminal past comes back to haunt her when a squad of hitmen target her. The series premiered on Prime Video on 2 October.",
  "summary": "Tom Cruise gives his zaniest performance yet in dark comedy 'Digger', The Smiths' Johnny Marr returns with his 10th album, and new exhibitions spotlight Renoir and Monet. Here's what to look out for this week.",
  "key_points": [
    "Renoir exhibition at London's National Gallery runs Oct 2 to Jan 31, 2027",
    "Monet's \"Painting Time\" at Paris' Musée de l'Orangerie marks centenary",
    "Tom Cruise stars in satirical comedy \"Digger\" on October 2"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}