FEBRUARY 2022: What’s on in London this month

Explore what’s on in London this month with our regular epic roundup of repertory film seasons & festivals across indie & alternative venues.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

It’s LGBT History Month and BFI has dedicated large swathes of screen estate via the medium of their BIG SCREEN CLASSICS to celebrate. It is, by their own admission, a slightly sanitised programme “due to the problematic nature of historical depictions of the LGBTQIA+ community in film”. Let’s hope BFI Flare serves up some grit in its March oyster, but until then, programmer Rico Johnson-Sinclair presents some “delicious nuggets of queer joy from our textured past” for us to enjoy.

THE ABC OF ASTA NIELSEN programmed by Pamela Hutchinson at BFI is an absolute gem of a season, focussing on “silent cinema’s Danish diva” who burst onto the scene with 1910’s THE ABYSS, “the tale of a young woman who leaves her fiancée for a circus star”. Acclaimed for helping to invent “modern screen acting” through her “emotional depth and sensuality”, the season starts this month by exploring Nielsen’s first films from Denmark and Germany (with lots of live piano accompaniment) before continuing next month with more films made in Germany.

The other big opener this month is WHAT LIES BENEATH, a study of the ‘dark mind’ in Japanese cinema. The programme is the 19th season of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme which screens in full at ICA on The Mall before embarking on an extensive UK tour. From crime films to charming dramas, these 20 titles embrace a wide range of cinematic styles and influences, turning the ICA into a Japanese multiplex for two weeks.

Powering up their freshly installed projector in their downstairs bowl, The Prince Charles is now offering a continuous programme of 4K PRESENTATIONS. This will surely expand to dominate all digital screenings below ground but for now we’re celebrating by listing as many as we can. For crystal-clear apparitions, try their day-long screening of the THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (06 FEB) or their WONG KAR WAI: ALL NIGHTER 4K (26 FEB).

Finally, for my Featured Attraction Of The Month, I’m choosing HOMELAND: FILMS BY AUSTRALIAN FIRST NATIONS DIRECTORS at the Barbican, “a thrilling selection of the very best movies by Indigenous Australian filmmakers from the last three decades”. Curated by the Barbican in partnership with Screen Australia, this season celebrates voices we very rarely get to hear in the UK but comes with a suitable warning across all scheduled titles: “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences are advised that this film may contain the names, images and voices of people who have died.”

See you in the darkness,

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

• London International Mime Festival (25 JAN to 05 FEB).
• Syrian Arts & Cultural Festival (20 JAN to 04 FEB).

4K PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 (01 FEB 19:30); DUNE 4K d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (01 FEB 20:15); THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH 4K d. Joel Coen, 2021 (02 FEB 12:45 / 17 FEB 12:30); GROUNDHOG DAY 4K d. Harold Ramis, 1993 (02 FEB 18:15); GOLDFINGER 4K d. Guy Hamilton, 1964 (03 FEB 15:30); PETITE MAMAN 4K d. Céline Sciamma, 2021 (03 FEB 18:10); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (04 FEB 12:40 / 07 FEB 20:45 / 09 FEB 15:40 / 10 FEB 12:50 / 16 FEB 12:30 / 20 FEB 20:15); THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K d. Peter Jackson, 2001 + 2002 + 2003 (06 FEB 10:00); WONG KAR WAI : TRIPLE FEATURE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990-2004 (11 FEB 18:00); CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (18 FEB 20:30); THUNDERBALL 4K d. Terence Young, 1965 (19 FEB 15:00 / 24 FEB 15:00); AS TEARS GO BY 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (21 FEB 18:15); DAYS OF BEING WILD 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (22 FEB 18:20); FALLEN ANGELS 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (23 FEB 18:15); THE OUTSIDERS : THE COMPLETE NOVEL 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1983 (23 FEB 20:35); HAPPY TOGETHER 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (24 FEB 18:00); 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (25 FEB 17:45); THE GODFATHER 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (26 FEB 17:30 / 01 MAR 14:30 / 10 MAR 20:05); YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 4K d. Lewis Gilbert, 1967 (26 FEB 14:45 / 03 MAR 15:30); WONG KAR WAI: ALL NIGHTER 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988-2000 (26 FEB 21:30); THE DARK CRYSTAL 4K d. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, 1982 (27 FEB 15:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm & 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 28 FEB various); GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (04 FEB 20:30); FRIDAY 35mm d. F. Gary Gray, 1995 (04 FEB 21:00); LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2021 (from 06 to 17 FEB various); THE KILLING 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1956 (07 FEB 21:00); TRUE ROMANCE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 1993 (10 FEB 21:00); BEFORE SUNRISE 35mm d. Richard Linklater, 1995 (12 FEB 18:00); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (12 FEB 20:30); BRIEF ENCOUNTER 35mm d. David Lean, 1945 (13 FEB 18:05); WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (13 FEB 18:30); HOT FUZZ 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2007 (14 FEB 18:00); TRUE STORIES 35mm d. David Byrne, 1986 (15 FEB 18:00); THE POWER OF THE DOG 35mm d. Jane Campion, 2021 (from 17 to 24 FEB various); BIG 35mm d. Penny Marshall, 1988 (21 FEB 18:00); LOLITA 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1962 (21 FEB 20:25); BLUE COLLAR 35mm d. Paul Schrader, 1978 (23 FEB 18:00); DARK CITY 35mm d. Alex Proyas, 1998 (25 FEB 21:00); HEAT 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1995 (27 FEB 19:45); A TASTE OF CHERRY 35mm d. Abbas Kiarostami, 1987 (28 FEB 18:05).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm & 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 28 FEB various).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GOLDFINGER 4K d. Guy Hamilton, 1964 (03 FEB 15:30); THUNDERBALL 4K d. Terence Young, 1965 (19 FEB 15:00 / 24 FEB 15:00); YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 4K d. Lewis Gilbert, 1967 (26 FEB 14:45 / 03 MAR 15:30).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN [DIRECTOR’S CUT] d. Nicholas Meyer, 1982 (18 FEB 15:05 / 19 FEB 20:45 / 24 FEB 18:15); THE DARK CRYSTAL 4K d. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, 1982 (27 FEB 15:00).

THE ABC OF ASTA NIELSEN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): The ABC of Asta Nielsen lecture + discussion (03 FEB 18:20); THE ABYSS + THE ABC OF LOVE d. Urban Gad, 1910 + d. Magnus Stifter, 1916 + Intro by season curator Pamela Hutchinson & Live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne (03 FEB 20:30); ZAPATA’S GANG + THE ESKIMO BABY d. Urban Gad, 1913/14 + d. Walter Schmidthässler, 1916/18 + Live piano accompaniment by Cyrus Gabrysch + Costas Fotopoulos (04 FEB 18:00 / 12 FEB 18:00); THE BLACK DREAM aka Den sorte Drøm d. Urban Gad, 1911 + Live piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos + John Sweeney (04 FEB 20:40 / 12 FEB 15:50); DORA BRANDES d. Magnus Stifter, 1916 + Live piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos (05 FEB 15:20); THE QUEEN OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE 35mm aka Die Börsenkönigin + THE GUINEA PIG aka Das Versuchskaninchen d. Edmund Edel, 1916 + Live piano accompaniment by John Sweeney (05 FEB 18:00 / 17 FEB 20:40); THE ABYSS + THE ABC OF LOVE d. Urban Gad, 1910 + d. Magnus Stifter, 1916 (11 FEB 18:20); DORA BRANDES d. Magnus Stifter, 1916 + Intro + Live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne (17 FEB 18:00); TOWARDS THE LIGHT 35mm aka Mod Lyset + ASTA NIELSEN d. Holger-Madsen, 1919 + d. Asta Nielsen, 1968 + Live piano accompaniment by Neil Brand + Cyrus Gabrysch (23 FEB 18:10 / 27 FEB 15:50).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RASHOMON aka Rashômon d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (20 FEB 18:00).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (04 to 17 FEB various); AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (08 FEB 20:35 / 20 MAR 20:45).
• See also STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER.

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PRINCESS MONONOKE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 (02 FEB 15:15 / 27 FEB 12:00 / 11 MAR 12:30); ROLLING THUNDER d. John Flynn, 1977 (09 FEB 18:00); THE PRINCESS BRIDE d. Rob Reiner, 1987 (11 FEB 12:25 / 12 FEB 15:30 / 14 FEB 15:30); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (12 FEB 20:30); STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN [DIRECTOR’S CUT] d. Nicholas Meyer, 1982 (18 FEB 15:05 / 19 FEB 20:45 / 24 FEB 18:15); GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE d. Sam Weisman, 1997 (20 FEB 13:00); LOLITA 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1962 (21 FEB 20:25); YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 4K d. Lewis Gilbert, 1967 (26 FEB 14:45 / 03 MAR 15:30); THE GODFATHER 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (26 FEB 17:30 / 01 MAR 14:30 / 10 MAR 20:05); THE DARK CRYSTAL 4K d. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, 1982 (27 FEB 15:00); WILD STRAWBERRIES d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (27 FEB 17:25); A TASTE OF CHERRY 35mm d. Abbas Kiarostami, 1987 (28 FEB 18:05).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: LGBT HISTORY MONTH at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR d. Beeban Kidron, 1995 (01 FEB 18:20 / 25 FEB 20:45); YOUNG SOUL REBELS d. Isaac Julien, 1991 + Intro by BFI Race Equality Lead Rico Johnson-Sinclair (02 FEB 18:20); ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER aka Todo sobre mi madre d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (02 FEB 20:45 / 16 FEB 21:00); BEAUTIFUL THING d. Hettie Macdonald, 1996 (03 FEB 20:45 / 14 FEB 20:30); THE HANDMAIDEN aka Ah-ga-ssi d. Park Chan-wook, 2016 (04 FEB 17:50 / 12 FEB 20:20 / 27 FEB 17:50); RENT 35mm d. Chris Columbus, 2005 (05 FEB 12:30 / 20 FEB 18:10); MAURICE d. James Ivory, 1987 (06 FEB 15:20 / 14 FEB 18:00); THE WATERMELON WOMAN d. Cheryl Dunye, 1996 (07 FEB 20:45 / 26 FEB 20:30); HAPPY TOGETHER 4K aka Chun gwong cha sit d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 + Intro by Yi Wang, Queer East (08 FEB 18:15); MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO d. Gus Van Sant, 1991 (08 FEB 20:45); BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN d. Ang Lee, 2005 + Intro by BFI Race Equality Lead Rico Johnson-Sinclair (09 FEB 17:45); GO FISH 35mm d. Rose Troche, 1994 (09 FEB 20:40 / 26 FEB 18:20); ROPE d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1948 (10 FEB 18:30 / 22 FEB 14:30); VICTIM d. Basil Dearden, 1961 (10 FEB 20:40 / 13 FEB 13:00 / 21 FEB 18:00); DESERT HEARTS d. Donna Deitch, 1985 (11 FEB 20:40); MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE d. Stephen Frears, 1985 (12 FEB 18:20 / 15 FEB 20:45 / 19 FEB 20:45); HAPPY TOGETHER 4K aka Chun gwong cha sit d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (13 FEB 15:20); A FANTASTIC WOMAN aka Una mujer fantástica d. Sebastian Lelio, 2017 (13 FEB 18:40 / 22 FEB 20:50); DESERT HEARTS d. Donna Deitch, 1985 + Intro by BFI Head Librarian Emma Smart (16 FEB 18:20); YOUNG SOUL REBELS d. Isaac Julien, 1991 (17 FEB 20:45); MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM d. Leontine Sagan, 1931 (18 FEB 20:30 / 26 FEB 16:00); BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN d. Ang Lee, 2005 (21 FEB 20:25); MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO d. Gus Van Sant, 1991 + Intro by BFI Race Equality Lead Rico Johnson-Sinclair (23 FEB 18:00); MOONLIGHT d. Barry Jenkins, 2016 (24 FEB 14:30 / 28 FEB 20:45).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH d. Joel Coen, 2021 (until 17 FEB – Some 4K); THE KILLING 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1956 (07 FEB 21:00); IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT d. Frank Capra, 1934 (12 FEB 13:00 / 14 MAR 18:00); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (12 FEB 20:30); BRIEF ENCOUNTER 35mm d. David Lean, 1945 (13 FEB 18:05); THE ELEPHANT MAN d. David Lynch, 1980 (19 FEB 12:10); LOLITA 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1962 (21 FEB 20:25); MY MAN GODFREY d. Gregory La Cava, 1936 (26 FEB 12:30).

BRENDAN FRASER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE d. Sam Weisman, 1997 (20 FEB 13:00).

CÉLINE SCIAMMA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PETITE MAMAN 4K d. Céline Sciamma, 2021 (03 FEB 18:10); PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2020 (14 FEB 20:45).

CHER ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MASK d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1985 (16 FEB 18:20).

DENIS VILLENEUVE: IN REVERSE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE 4K d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (01 FEB 20:15); ARRIVAL d. Denis Villeneuve, 2016 (03 FEB 20:45); SICARIO d. Denis Villeneuve, 2015 (17 FEB 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THEOREM d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968 (04 FEB 20:15 / 19 FEB 18:15 / 26 FEB 20:15); THE RETURN d. Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003 (05 FEB 18:00 / 19 FEB 20:15); LEVIATHAN d. Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014 (06 FEB 17:30 / 12 FEB 17:30); TOKYO STORY d. Yasujirō Ozu, 1953 (06 FEB 20:15 / 11 FEB 20:15); MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2000 (10 FEB 20:15 / 24 FEB 20:15); FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES d. Toshio Matsumoto, 1969 (12 FEB 20:15 / 26 FEB 18:00); THE TURIN HORSE d. Béla Tarr, 2011 (13 FEB 17:30 / 27 FEB 17:30); BAIT d. Mark Jenkin, 2019 (13 FEB 20:15 / 20 FEB 18:30); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar-wai, 2000 (14 FEB 20:15); IDA d. Pawel Pawlikowski, 2013 (20 FEB 20:15 / 27 FEB 16:00).

EXPERIMENTA FOCUS: STEPHEN DWOSKIN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TIMES FOR d. Stephen Dwoskin, 1970 + Discussion with actor Jenny Runacre & writer Dr Sophia Satchell-Baeza (01 FEB 18:10); OUTSIDE IN 4K d. Stephen Dwoskin, 1981 + Intro by author Allan Sutherland (07 FEB 18:00); Study Day + ACTING OUT: STEPHEN DWOSKIN d. Philomène Hoël, 2020 (12 FEB 12:00); BALLET BLACK 16mm d. Stephen Dwoskin, 1986 + discussion with Jacqueline Boatswain and Colin Charles (15 FEB 18:10); The Gaze of Stephen Dwoskin talk (23 FEB 18:45); THE SUN AND THE MOON d. Stephen Dwoskin, 2008 + Intro by writer Paul Clinton (24 FEB 18:20).

FASHION & CINEMA: THE ALLURE OF THE REBEL at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WILD ONE d. Laslo Benedek, 1953 + Intro by writer, editor, director and model Davina Catt (24 FEB 18:35); WOMAN OF THE YEAR d. George Stevens, 1942 + Intro by curator, writer and film historian Keith Lodwick (26 FEB 16:15); BULLITT d. Peter Yates, 1968 + Intro by Fashion & Cinema Director Joana Granero (27 FEB 17:00).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TRUE ROMANCE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 1993 (10 FEB 21:00).

FOUR BY PENNY MARSHALL at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BIG 35mm d. Penny Marshall, 1988 (21 FEB 18:00).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ONE FROM THE HEART d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1981 (04 FEB 18:00); THE OUTSIDERS : THE COMPLETE NOVEL 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1983 (23 FEB 20:35); THE GODFATHER 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (26 FEB 17:30 / 01 MAR 14:30 / 10 MAR 20:05).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 
• The Hitchcock Truffaut: SHOOT THE PIANIST aka Tirez sur le pianiste d. François Truffaut, 1960 (01 FEB 20:50 / 11 FEB 18:30 / 26 FEB 13:20); THE BRIDE WORE BLACK aka La Mariée était en noir d. François Truffaut, 1968 (04 FEB 20:45 / 13 FEB 18:00 / 27 FEB 12:10); FINALLY SUNDAY! aka Vivement dimanche! d. François Truffaut, 1983 (05 FEB 17:50 / 12 FEB 12:30 / 27 FEB 15:00); MISSISSIPPI MERMAID aka La Sirène du Mississippi d. François Truffaut, 1969 (06 FEB 12:40 / 18 FEB 20:35 / 25 FEB 18:00); LA PEAU DOUCE aka Silken Skin d. François Truffaut, 1964 (06 FEB 18:20 / 12 FEB 17:20 / 26 FEB 15:30); THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR aka La Femme d’à côté d. François Truffaut, 1981 (08 FEB 20:30 / 21 FEB 18:10 / 24 FEB 20:30).
• The Literary Truffaut: ANNE AND MURIEL aka Les Deux Anglaises et le continent d. François Truffaut, 1971 (05 FEB 12:20 / 22 FEB 20:25); FAHRENHEIT 451 d. François Truffaut, 1966 (05 FEB 20:45 / 13 FEB 12:40 / 27 FEB 18:40); THE STORY OF ADÈLE H aka L’ Histoire d’Adèle H d. François Truffaut, 1975 (09 FEB 20:55 / 12 FEB 20:45 / 19 FEB 18:20); THE GREEN ROOM aka La Chambre verte d. François Truffaut, 1978 (10 FEB 18:20 / 15 FEB 20:40 / 23 FEB 20:40); ANNE AND MURIEL aka Les Deux Anglaises et le continent d. François Truffaut, 1971 + Intro by actor Kika Markham (17 FEB 17:50).
• Re-release: JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 (04 to 17 FEB various).
• Talks: Philosophical Screens: JULES ET JIM panel discussion (10 FEB 20:20); The Representation of Women in Truffaut’s Films illustrated talk (18 FEB 18:20).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): L’ENFANT SAUVAGE aka The Wild Child d. François Truffaut, 1970 (01 FEB 18:20); THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (04 FEB 13:40 / 05 FEB 13:30 / 10 FEB 16:05); DAY FOR NIGHT aka La Nuit américaine d. François Truffaut, 1973 (02 FEB 15:50); JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 (04 to 11 FEB various); THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR aka La Femme d’à côté d. François Truffaut, 1981 (06 FEB 14:00 / 08 FEB 20:15); FINALLY SUNDAY! aka Vivement dimanche! d. François Truffaut, 1983 (13 FEB 14:00 / 15 FEB 18:15); MISSISSIPPI MERMAID aka La Sirène du Mississippi d. François Truffaut, 1969 (20 FEB 14:00 / 22 FEB 18:00).

FROM THE MIND OF PAUL SCHRADER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ROLLING THUNDER d. John Flynn, 1977 (09 FEB 18:00); BLUE COLLAR 35mm d. Paul Schrader, 1978 (23 FEB 18:00).

HOMELAND: FILMS BY AUSTRALIAN FIRST NATIONS DIRECTORS at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE DROVER’S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON d. Leah Purcell, 2021 + Live video Q&A with the director (02 FEB 19:00); SPEAR d. Stephen Page, 2015 + Live video Q&A with the director (03 FEB 18:10); FIRESTARTER – THE STORY OF BANGARRA d. Wayne Blair & Nel Minchin, 2020 + Live video Q&A with Frances Rings, Associate Artistic Director, Bangarra Dance Theatre (05 FEB 18:00); RADIANCE d. Rachel Perkins, 1998 (06 FEB 17:30); AFTER THE APOLOGY d. Larissa Behrendt, 2017 + Virtual Introduction by the director (08 FEB 18:30); WE DON’T NEED A MAP d. Warwick Thornton, 2017 (22 FEB 18:30); Three Films by Tracey Moffatt: beDEVIL + NIGHT CRIES + NICE COLOURED GIRLS d. Tracey Moffatt, 1987 – 1993 (23 FEB 18:10).

INGMAR BERGMAN SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SUMMER WITH MONIKA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1953 (13 FEB 13:30); WILD STRAWBERRIES d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (27 FEB 17:25).

JULIA DUCOURNAU at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 (04 to 17 FEB various).

LETTERBOXD HIGH RISERS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CHARLIE’S ANGELS: DOUBLE FEATURE d. McG, 2000 + 2003 (11 FEB 20:30).

MARTIN SCORSESE: DIRECTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ACTOR. at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 (01 FEB 14:20 / 03 FEB 18:00); GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (04 FEB 20:30).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K d. Peter Jackson, 2001 + 2002 + 2003 (06 FEB 10:00); WONG KAR WAI : TRIPLE FEATURE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990-2004 (11 FEB 18:00); CHARLIE’S ANGELS: DOUBLE FEATURE d. McG, 2000 + 2003 (11 FEB 20:30); ARNIE ALL NIGHTER 5 films, 1 Ticket (26 FEB 21:00); WONG KAR WAI: ALL NIGHTER 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988-2000 5 films, 1 Ticket (26 FEB 21:30).

NORA EPHRON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (13 FEB 18:30);

ON SCREEN WITH MADONNA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IN BED WITH MADONNA d. Alek Keshishian, 1991 (19 FEB 18:00).

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON 35MM LATE NIGHTS at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for listings): THERE WILL BE BLOOD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 (05 FEB 22:30); THE MASTER 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012 (12 FEB 22:30); INHERENT VICE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014 (19 FEB 22:30); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (26 FEB 22:00).

SCREWBALL COMEDY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT d. Frank Capra, 1934 (12 FEB 13:00 / 14 MAR 18:00); MY MAN GODFREY d. Gregory La Cava, 1936 (26 FEB 12:30).

SEEN & HEARD at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THIRTEEN 35mm d. Catherine Hardwicke, 2003 (02 FEB 20:40 / 11 FEB 18:10); HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD aka Beolsae d. Kim Bora, 2018 (05 FEB 20:20 / 26 FEB 17:40); IT FELT LIKE LOVE d. Eliza Hittman, 2013 (06 FEB 18:00 / 16 FEB 20:30); FISH TANK d. Andrea Arnold, 2009 (10 FEB 20:30 / 19 FEB 20:40); MUSTANG d. Deniz Gamze Ergüven, 2015 (11 FEB 20:30 / 26 FEB 13:40); IN BETWEEN DAYS d. So Yong Kim, 2006 (13 FEB 18:30 / 26 FEB 20:40); RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 (14 FEB 18:20 / 18 FEB 18:00 / 23 FEB 20:30).

SOVIET SIXTIES: A TURNING POINT IN CINEMA at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): NINE DAYS IN ONE YEAR d. Mikhail Romm, 1962 (15 FEB 18:00); WINGS d. Larisa Shepitko, 1966 (15 MAR 18:20).

STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1986 (from 05 FEB); THE CAT RETURNS d. Hiroyuki Morita, 2002 (from 05 FEB); PONYO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2008 (from 12 FEB); KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1989 (from 12 FEB); PORCO ROSSO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1992 (from 18 FEB); MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (from 19 FEB); GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES d. Isao Takahata, 1988 (from 26 FEB); NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1984 (from 26 FEB).

STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): PRINCESS MONONOKE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 (02 FEB 15:15 / 27 FEB 12:00 / 11 MAR 12:30); HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004 (05 FEB 12:00 / 18 FEB 17:45 / 08 MAR 20:45); SPIRITED AWAY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (16 FEB 20:45 / 01 MAR 20:30 / 13 MAR 12:00); MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (20 FEB 15:45).

THREE BY F. GARY GRAY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): FRIDAY 35mm d. F. Gary Gray, 1995 (04 FEB 21:00); SET IT OFF d. F. Gary Gray, 1996 (16 FEB 21:00).

THREE FROM STEVE MCQUEEN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): SHAME d. Steve McQueen, 2011 (08 FEB 18:10 – £1 Members’ Screening); WIDOWS d. Steve McQueen, 2018 (28 FEB 20:30).

THE TWISTED TALES OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE aka El espinazo del diablo d. Guillermo del Toro, 2001 (20 FEB 20:50).

TWO BY EDWARD YANG at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): YI YI d. Edward Yang, 2000 (15 FEB 20:10); A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY d. Edward Yang, 1991 (14 APR 19:15).

TWO BY RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): DRIVE MY CAR d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 (03 FEB 20:05); WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 (11 to 17 FEB various).

WHAT LIES BENEATH: THE INTRICATE REPRESENTATIONS OF A ‘DARK MIND’ IN JAPANESE CINEMA at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): KIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION d. Daihachi Yoshida, 2020 (04 FEB 18:15); LIFE: UNTITLED d. Kana Yamada, 2019 (04 FEB 20:50 / 08 FEB 20:55); IWANE: SWORD OF SERENITY d. Katsuhide Motoki, 2019 (05 FEB 13:30); THE LONE UME TREE d. Kotaro Wajima, 2021 (05 FEB 16:00 / 10 FEB 16:15); BLUE d. Keisuke Yoshida, 2021 (05 FEB 17:50); COLORLESS d. Takashi Koyama, 2019 (05 FEB 20:20); LIAR X LIAR d. Saiji Yakumo, 2021 (06 FEB 13:15 / 10 FEB 20:40); WILL I BE SINGLE FOREVER d. Momoko Fukuda, 2021 (06 FEB 15:50 / 13 FEB 15:15); THE HUNTER’S DIARY 35mm d. Ko Nakahira, 1964 (06 FEB 18:10); SHRIEKING IN THE RAIN d. Eiji Uchida, 2021 (06 FEB 20:45 / 13 FEB 13:00); ARISTOCRATS d. Yukiko Sode, 2021 (08 FEB 18:15); TOMORROW’S DINNER TABLE d. Takahisa Zeze, 2021 (09 FEB 18:10); THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP – THE MOVIE d. Akira Tanaka, 2019 (09 FEB 20:45 / 12 FEB 13:10); ETERNALLY YOUNGER THAN THOSE IDIOTS d. Ryohei Yoshino, 2020 (10 FEB 18:10); FIRST LOVE d. Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2021 (11 FEB 18:10 / 13 FEB 20:40); THE SOUND OF GRASS d. Hisashi Saito, 2021 (11 FEB 20:40); THE HOUSE OF THE LOST ON THE CAPE d. Shinya Kawatsura, 2021 (12 FEB 15:40); ORA, ORA BE GOIN’ ALONE d. Shuichi Okita, 2020 (12 FEB 18:00); SPAGHETTI CODE LOVE d. Takeshi Maruyama, 2021 (12 FEB 20:55); THE VOICE OF SIN d. Nobuhiro Doi, 2020 (13 FEB 17:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (02 FEB 13:10 & 21:00 / 05 FEB 12:30 / 10 FEB 18:35); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (04 FEB 12:40 / 07 FEB 20:45 / 09 FEB 15:40 / 10 FEB 12:50 / 16 FEB 12:30 / 20 FEB 20:15); WONG KAR WAI : TRIPLE FEATURE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990-2004 (11 FEB 18:00); CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (18 FEB 20:30); AS TEARS GO BY 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (21 FEB 18:15); DAYS OF BEING WILD 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (22 FEB 18:20); FALLEN ANGELS 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (23 FEB 18:15); HAPPY TOGETHER 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (24 FEB 18:00); 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (25 FEB 17:45); WONG KAR WAI: ALL NIGHTER 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988-2000 5 films, 1 Ticket (26 FEB 21:30); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (04 MAR 18:00 / 07 MAR 14:00).

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