SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [04/02/23]

SATURDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2023 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.

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

MANON DES SOURCES 35mm d. Claude Berri, 1986 in partnership with The Cinema Museum at The David Lean Cinema (04 FEB 14:00).

“The second part of Claude Berri’s film version of Marcel Pagnol’s novel (Jean de Florette screened on 21 JAN). Jean has died a broken man. His daughter Manon (Emmanuelle Béart) herds goats in the hills above the farm she grew up in. César (Yves Montand) and his nephew Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) have grown rich at Jean’s expense. Worried about how this wealth will be passed on, César encourages Ugolin to find a wife. “Succeeds, like the earlier film, in tapping the well-springs of one’s emotions” (Time Out). French with English subtitles. A 35mm presentation in association with The Cinema Museum.” (The David Lean)

• ALICE, DARLING d. Mary Nighy, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Phoenix Cinema (04 FEB 14:45).
• A NEW OLD PLAY d. Qiu Jiongjiong, 2021 + Q&A with actor Yi Sicheng at The Garden Cinema (04 FEB 11:00).
• KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS d. Michel Ocelot, 1998 at The Garden Cinema (04 FEB 11:15 – Pay What You Can).
• MANON DES SOURCES 35mm d. Claude Berri, 1986 in partnership with The Cinema Museum at The David Lean (04 FEB 14:00).
• RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 + Origami workshop with Shoko Kurasaki at ActOne Cinema (04 FEB 13:00).
• SAINT OMER d. Alice Diop, 2022 + Q&A with Guslagie Malanda at Picturehouse Central (04 FEB 18:00).
• SLAVA’S JOURNEY: SECRETS OF SNOW d. Steve Haisman & Clive Howard + Q&A with the directors at The Horse Hospital (04 FEB 19:00) – Part of DRÔLE: An Exhibition of Rare Clown Costume & Ephemera.

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• TAXI DRIVER 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (04 FEB 21:00).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (until 15 FEB).
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT d. Edward Berger, 2022 + Q&A the director, co-writer Lesley Paterson, actor Albrecht Schuch, composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Sven Budelmann, supervising sound editor Frank Kruse and producer Malte Grunert (04 FEB 15:00).
• SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022: 54=BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN aka Bronenosets Potemkin d. Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1925 (04 FEB 12:40).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

• Professional Lives: LIVING 35mm aka Ikiru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1952 (04 FEB 17:50).
• Talks & Events: The Gathering Storm: Kurosawa Study Day (04 FEB 12:00).
• Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (until 23 FEB).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• PERFECT BLUE d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (04 FEB 18:40).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS : THE RETURN OF THE KING [Extended Version] d. Peter Jackson, 2003 (04 FEB 11:00 – 4K).

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED d. Laura Poitras, 2022 (until 09 FEB).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• MADE IN USA d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1966 (04 FEB 20:15).

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

• CHINATOWN d. Roman Polanski, 1974 (04 FEB 13:00).
• FIVE EASY PIECES d. Bob Rafelson, 1970 (04 FEB 15:40).
• EASY RIDER d. Dennis Hopper, 1969 (04 FEB 20:45).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• EROS + MASSACRE d. Kiju Yoshida, 1969 (04 FEB 16:15).

JAPAN FOUNDATION TOURING FILM PROGRAMME at ICA

• TSUYUKUSA aka ツユクサ d. Hideyuki Hirayam, 2022 (04 FEB 13:20).
• TILL WE MEET AGAIN aka また逢う日まで d. Tadashi Imai, 1950 (04 FEB 15:30).
• INTOLERANCE aka 空白 d. Keisuke Yoshida, 2021 (04 FEB 18:00 / 08 FEB 18:00).
• IT COMES aka 来る d. Tetsuya Nakashima, 2018 (04 FEB 20:15).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• Special Events: Jean-Luc Goddard: Is Everyone Equal Before Images? (04 FEB 16:00); Political Films: What Is To Be Done? Featuring: BRITISH SOUNDS (See you at Mao) d. Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Henri Roger, 1969 (04 FEB 18:40).

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

• 60= LA DOLCE VITA 4K d. Federico Fellini, 1960 (04 FEB 14:15).
• 54= + 36= SHERLOCK JR. + CITY LIGHTS ds. Buster Keaton, 1924 + Charles Chaplin, 1931 (04 FEB 17:20).
• 63= GOODFELLAS 4K d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (04 FEB 20:10).
• 45= NORTH BY NORTHWEST 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1959 (04 FEB 20:20).
• Re-release: 41= RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (until 23 FEB).

STEVEN SPIELBERG FROM 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• MINORITY REPORT 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 2002 (04 FEB 22:30).

VALENTINE’S at The Prince Charles 

• ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1953 (04 FEB 15:45).

• Before the Night (03 to 08 FEB).
• From Venice… To London (03 to 06 FEB).
• St Brigid’s Day Film Festival (03 to 05 FEB).

Also 03 to 09 FEB (various dates/times):

• BONEY PILES aka Terykony d. Taras Tomenko, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• ROMAN HOLIDAY [4K Restoration] d. William Wyler, 1953 at: ICA.
• YOU RESEMBLE ME d. Dina Amer, 2023 at: Curzon Cinemas.

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