SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [06/11/21]

SATURDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2021 (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

A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY d. Edward Yang, 1991 at Close-Up (06 NOV 15:15) / Part of ESSENTIAL CINEMA.

• “While Yi Yi brought Yang worldwide success, A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY is more often pointed to as his great masterpiece, combining as it does the incisive eye and narrative complexity of TAIPEI STORY and THE TERRORIZER with an epic scope that can truly be called novelistic.” – Harvard Film Archive.

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 ‘unrestored version’ at The Prince Charles (06 NOV 20:15).
• A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY d. Edward Yang, 1991 at Close-Up (06 NOV 15:15).
• A Date with the Devil: Darcus Howe’s Journey from Black Power to Broadcasting at BFI (06 NOV 12:00).
• AN INN AT OSAKA 35mm aka Ôsaka no yado d. Heinosuke Gosho, 1954 at BFI (06 NOV 15:30).
• ANOTHER ROUND d. Thomas Vinterberg, 2020 at The David Lean (06 NOV 14:00).
• BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 at Ciné Lumière (06 NOV 16:10).
• CONSTRUCTION RECORD OF THE 1964 OLYMPIC GYMNASIUM at Japan House London (06 NOV 13:00 – FREE!).
• THE DIVIDE aka La Fracture d. Catherine Corsini, 2021 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (06 NOV 18:00).
• EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY aka Toata Lumea Din Familia Noastra d. Radu Jude, 2012 at ICA (06 NOV 20:45).
• HARD EIGHT aka Sydney d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1996 at The Prince Charles (06 NOV 15:40).
• HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH aka Cielo senza terra d. Giovanni Davide Maderna & Sara Pozzoli, 2020 at ICA (06 NOV 16:00).
• HOME SWEET HOME d. Mike Leigh, 1982 at BFI (06 NOV 11:45).
• KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1989 at The Prince Charles (06 NOV 12:30 – Sub).
• THE LITTLE PRINCE OF NEW YORK d. Sam Stillman, 2021 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Rio Cinema (06 NOV 14:00).
• LOVE LETTER 35mm aka Koibumi d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1953 at BFI (06 NOV 12:30).
• PEEPING TOM d. Michael Powell, 1960 at BFI (06 NOV 18:20).
• POSSESSED d. Curtis Bernhardt, 1947 presented by Women & Cocaine at The Cinema Museum (06 NOV 18:30).
• PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 35mm d. Joe Wright, 2005 at The Prince Charles (06 NOV 17:20).
• SECRETS & LIES d. Mike Leigh, 1996 + Q&A with the director at BFI (06 NOV 19:00).
• SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 + Recorded intro by Jasper Sharpe + Interval at Riverside Studios (06 NOV 13:00 – Free sake!).
• SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 + Interval at BFI (until 11 NOV various).
• THE SMALL WORLD OF SAMMY LEE d. Ken Hughes, 1963 at BFI (06 NOV 20:45).
• THRONE OF BLOOD aka Kumonosu-jô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 at BFI (06 NOV 20:40).
• TOKYO OLYMPIAD aka Tokyo Orinpikku d. Ichikawa Kon, 1965 at Japan House London (06 NOV 15:00 – FREE!).
• V FOR VENDETTA 35mm d. James McTeigue, 2005 at the Prince Charles (06 NOV 18:00).
• WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY 35mm d. Jake Kasdan, 2007 at the Prince Charles (06 NOV 20:45).
• THE VVITCH d. Robert Eggers, 2015 at Catford Mews (06 NOV 20:30).
• YI YI d. Edward Yang, 2000 at Close-Up (06 NOV 19:30).
• YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY d. Amjad Abu Alala, 2019 preview at ICA (06 NOV 13:45).
• ZERO DARK THIRTY d. Kathryn Bigelow, 2012 at BFI (06 NOV 17:30).

• Doc’n Roll Film Festival (28 OCT to 14 NOV).
• French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
• Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest (09 to 14 NOV).
• London Korean Film Festival (04 to 19 NOV).
• Made In Prague Festival (07 NOV to 10 DEC).
• Native Spirit Festival (12 OCT to 20 NOV).
• Raindance Film Festival (27 OCT to 06 NOV).
• UK Green Film Festival (03 to 14 NOV).
• UK Jewish Film Festival (04 to 18 NOV).

• Also (05 to 11 NOV various dates/times): BULL d. Paul Andrew Williams, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles // THE CARD COUNTER d. Paul Schrader, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // MEN WHO SING d. Dylan Williams, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // QUANT d. Sadie Frost, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse. 

RADIANT CIRCUS is powered by monthly subscribers. Get great rewards & help #ReviveTheDark. JOIN US!

*THE SMALL PRINT: Opinions author’s own. // As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version only. // Event dates/times/formats are subject to change by the venue/organiser. Events may already be sold out at the time of posting, so please click quickly. // We try to list as many original format screenings as we can (8 to 70MM), but sometimes formats change due to age of the print, availability, logistics etc, so please check ahead with your venue if the format is your thing. // All images are used in the spirit of fair use for reporting & review – no ownership is implied or intended / unless otherwise credited to RADIANT CIRCUS as the original rights holder. We will remove any images immediately upon request – just get in touch. // We don’t filter our listings by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should therefore be 18+. // Finally, we always try to follow The Carny Code by “not screwing up anyone else’s game”, but everyone can make mistakes… If something does go wrong, we will always do our best to put it right. //.