This is a film still from MORGAN - A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT dir Karel Reisz, 1966, screening at Chiswick Cinema (March 2023).

MARCH 2023: 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.

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THE IMAGE SPEAKS: A KAREL REISZ RETROSPECTIVE at Chiswick Cinema

“An exclusive retrospective season of pioneer Karel Reisz’s early films, shining a spotlight on an under appreciated innovator of the British New Wave cinema, to mark twenty years of his passing. Programmed in association with the Reisz family.”

Includes (check venue for full listings): WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS d. Karel Reisz, 1959 + Q&A with Melvyn Bragg & Matthew Reisz (05 MAR 16:00 / 06 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING d. Karel Reisz, 1960 + Q&A with John Lahr & Matthew Reisz (12 MAR 17:00 / 13 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); NIGHT MUST FALL d. Karel Reisz, 1964 + Q&A with Susan Hampshire & Phillip Bergson (19 MAR 17:00 / 20 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); MORGAN: A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT d. Karel Reisz, 1966 + Q&A with Stephen Frears & Phillip Bergson (26 MAR 17:00 / 27 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A).

16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNKIRK 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2017 (04 MAR 12:30); INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (06 MAR 14:45 / 09 MAR 20:25 / 12 MAR 20:00); 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (18 MAR 20:15 / 22 MAR 14:45 / 29 MAR 20:15).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

A LI’L BIT OF LUIS BUÑUEL at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): BELLE DE JOUR d. Luis Buñuel, 1967 (05 MAR 12:30 – 4K / 15 MAR 15:30 – 4K); TRISTANA d. Luis Buñuel, 1970 (22 MAR 18:10 / 28 MAR 12:45).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): PERFECT BLUE d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (04 MAR 18:15 / 05 MAR 13:00 / 07 MAR 18:00 / 09 MAR 12:45 / 11 MAR 14:10); PROMARE d. Hiroyuki Imaishi, 2019 + Intro by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, Ghibliotheque podcast (08 MAR 20:30); AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (10 to 16 MAR); YOUR NAME d. Makoto Shinkai, 2016 (29 MAR 17:45).

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings)JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 (05 MAR 20:05 / 06 MAR 17:35 & 20:25 / 07 MAR 15:40 & 20:45 / 08 MAR 15:00 & 17:40 / 11 MAR 18:35 / 12 MAR 19:30 / 13 MAR 17:30 / 14 MAR 20:35); BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 (06 MAR 18:00 / 08 MAR 17:55 / 11 MAR 12:40 / 14 MAR 16:00).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

  • Includes (check venue for full listings)WIND FROM THE EAST d. Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1970 (04 MAR 18:10 / 12 MAR 18:00); WEEKEND d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1967 (11 MAR 20:15 / 18 MAR 18:00); FIRST NAME: CARMEN d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1983 (17 MAR 20:15 / 19 MAR 20:15); DETECTIVE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1985 (23 MAR 20:15 / 31 MAR 20:15).

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema 

BRING ME THE FILMS OF SAM PECKINPAH at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WILD BUNCH 35mm d. Sam Peckinpah, 1969 (05 MAR 14:50 / 16 MAR 14:45); STRAW DOGS 35mm d. Sam Peckinpah, 1971 (21 MAR 18:00 / 24 MAR 15:15 / 30 MAR 12:30).

CARL MAYER MINI SEASON at Austrian Cultural Forum & The Cinema Museum

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY at BFI Southbank 

CELLULOID SUNDAY at ICA

  • Includes (check venue for listings)THE HORSE THIEF 35mm d. Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1986 (05 MAR 18:30).

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (04 MAR 15:00 / 26 MAR 12:00 – 4K); TAXI DRIVER d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (15 MAR 20:45 – 4K); WHO DONE IT: THE CLUE DOCUMENTARY d. Jeff C. Smith, 2022 (20 MAR 18:00); CLUE d. Jonathan Lynn, 1985 (20 MAR 20:30); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 + Live score by Hugo Max (26 MAR 18:00).

CLASSICS at Genesis Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for listings)CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1962 (05 MAR 15:00); TOKYO STORY d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953 (12 MAR 14:30).

COEN BROTHERS ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON FILM at BFI IMAX

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNKIRK IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2017 (12 MAR 11:30 / 16 MAR 20:00).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): FANTASIA 35mm d. Various, 1940 (03 MAR 14:45); DUMBO d. Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson & Wilfred Jackson, 1941 (11 MAR 12:30); BAMBI d. James Algar & Samuel Armstrong, 1942 (25 MAR 12:30).

DRESSED TO THRILL: A SERIES OF FILMS EXPLORING DRESS CODE AND GENDER EXPRESSION at The Cinema Museum

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

  • Includes (check venue for full listings):  d. Federico Fellini, 1963 (03 MAR 20:15 / 05 MAR 17:30 / 24 MAR 20:15); STOLEN KISSES d. François Truffaut, 1968 (04 MAR 20:15 / 12 MAR 20:15); SPRING NIGHT, SUMMER NIGHT d. Joseph L. Anderson, 1967 + Intro by Peter Conheim (05 MAR 20:15 / 11 MAR 18:15); RADIO ON + DISCONTENT d. Chris Petit, 1979 + 2023, fundraiser screening (18 MAR 20:15 + Intro by the director / 25 MAR 18:15).

THE FILMS OF MICHAEL MANN at The Prince Charles

THE FILMS OF TERRY GILLIAM at The Garden Cinema

FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACK GIRL d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 (05 MAR 15:30); TOUKI BOUKI d. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973 + Intro by Bamba Diop (09 MAR 18:00 / 20 MAR 15:00); BLACK GIRL d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 (13 MAR 15:00); ATLANTICS d. Mati Diop, 2019 (16 MAR 18:00 + Intro/discussion with Nobunye Levin / 18 MAR 20:30 / 27 MAR 16:00); THE WIND d. Souleymane Cissé, 1982 (23 MAR 18:00 + Intro/discussion with Sarah Jilani / 26 MAR 17:00 / 03 APR 16:00); YEELEN d. Souleymane Cissé, 1987 (30 MAR 18:00 + Intro/discussion with Marie Rodet / 01 APR 20:00 / 10 APR 16:00).
  • Special events: Kadialy Kouyate – Live music (11 MAR 20:00).

FROM THE REQUEST BOARD… at The Prince Charles

THE IMAGE SPEAKS: A KAREL REISZ RETROSPECTIVE at Chiswick Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS d. Karel Reisz, 1959 + Q&A with Melvyn Bragg & Matthew Reisz (05 MAR 16:00 / 06 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING d. Karel Reisz, 1960 + Q&A with John Lahr & Matthew Reisz (12 MAR 17:00 / 13 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); NIGHT MUST FALL d. Karel Reisz, 1964 + Q&A with Susan Hampshire & Phillip Bergson (19 MAR 17:00 / 20 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A); MORGAN: A SUITABLE CASE FOR TREATMENT d. Karel Reisz, 1966 + Q&A with Stephen Frears & Phillip Bergson (26 MAR 17:00 / 27 MAR 20:00 – No Q&A).

IVOR CUTLER AND THE ECCENTRIC MISCELLANY at BFI Southbank

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

MARILYN MONROE at The Prince Charles

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

OBSESSIONS at Bertha DocHouse

SERPENTINE CINEMA: MENELAOS KARRAMAGHIOLIS at Close-Up

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): ROM d. Menelaos Karamaghiolis, 1989 (29 MAR 20:30 / 30 MAR 20:30); Short Films (30 MAR 20:30).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière 

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (04 MAR 20:15 / 06 MAR 18:00 / 09 MAR 13:00 / 10 MAR 16:00 / 14 MAR 21:00 / 16 MAR 16:00); SAINT MAUD d. Rose Glass, 2019 (06 MAR 18:15 – £1 Members’ Film); AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 (12 MAR 15:00); BEAU TRAVAIL 35mm d. Claire Denis, 1999 (16 MAR 18:00).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

  • Includes (check venue for listings): ERIN BROCKOVICH d. Steven Soderbergh, 2000 (05 MAR various); SCARFACE d. Brian De Palma, 1983 (12 MAR various); THE MUMMY d. Stephen Sommers, 1999 (19 MAR various); SHAUN OF THE DEAD d. Edgar Wright, 2004 (26 MAR various).

TONY PALEY’S GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME at Close-Up Film Centre

WEIMAR CINEMA at Picturehouse Cinemas

WORLD CINEMA PASSPORT SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

  • Includes (check venue for listings): LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE d. Jean Cocteau & René Clément, 1946 (05 MAR 12:45 / 08 MAR 18:00); CINEMA PARADISO d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (12 MAR 13:00 / 15 MAR 17:45); RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (19 MAR 12:45 / 22 MAR 18:00).

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 (05 MAR 15:10 / 07 MAR 21:00 – 4K / 13 MAR 21:00 / 15 MAR 13:00 / 18 MAR 21:00 / 22 MAR 12:25 – 4K / 30 MAR 18:15 – 4K); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (05 MAR 21:00 – 4K / 07 MAR 12:45 – 4K / 13 MAR 12:45 – 4K / 27 MAR 20:45 – 4K / 31 MAR 13:15); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (06 MAR 15:40 / 11 MAR 12:00 – 4K / 24 MAR 16:15 / 26 MAR 20:40 – 4K / 29 MAR 12:45 – 4K); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (07 MAR 15:45); HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (08 MAR 12:30 / 19 MAR 12:00 – 4K); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (14 MAR 15:30 / 28 MAR 15:00); AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (17 MAR 12:40 – 4K / 21 MAR 21:00).

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

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