SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [27/11/21]

SATURDAY 27 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

BELLE: THE DRAGON & THE FRECKLED PRINCESS d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 + Q&A with the director presented by Anime Limited and The Japan Foundation at Picturehouse Central (27 NOV 15:00).

• “Suzu, a 17-year-old, who for years has only been a shadow of herself. One day she enters “U,” a virtual world of five billion online members, and she becomes Belle, a world-famous singer. She then meets a mysterious creature with whom she embarks on a journey of adventures, love, and self discovery.”

• After Images experimental animation programme presented by Edge Of Frame at Close-Up (27 NOV 15:00) / Part of London International Animation Festival.
• BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN d. Radu Jude, 2021 + Recorded Q&A at Barbican (27 NOV 20:20).
• BELLE: THE DRAGON & THE FRECKLED PRINCESS d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 + Q&A with the director presented by Anime Limited and The Japan Foundation at Picturehouse Central (27 NOV 15:00).
• BOXING DAY d. Aml Ameen, 2021 + Q&A with the director Preview at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 18:30).
• BULADÓ d. Eché Janga, 2020 preview at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 15:10).
• COOL CLUB DANCERS d. Joan Littlewood, 1963, COLLECTIVE HUM d. Black Obsidian Sound System, 2019, AUDRE LORDE IN CONVERSATION WITH… d. Late Start Film & Video Collective, 1985, HOW DOES AN INVISIBLE BOY DISAPPEAR d. Rehana Zaman, Liverpool Black Women Filmmakers, 2018, + DREAMING RIVERS d. Judah (Martina) Attile, Sankofa Film & Video Collective, 1988 presented by The Habibi Collective at The Castle Cinema (27 NOV 16:00).
• DYING TO DIVORCE d. Chloe Fairweather, 2021 at Rio Cinema (27 NOV 15:45).
• ELEGANT BEAST 4k (aka The Graceful Brute) d. Yûzô Kawashima, 1962 + Recorded intro by Professor Yuka Kanno at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 18:30).
• GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES d. Isao Takahata, 1988 at The Prince Charles (27 NOV 13:00 – Sub).
• ILLUSTRIOUS CORPSES 4k aka Cadaveri eccellenti d. Francesco Rosi, 1976 at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 18:10).
• I LOVE THEE FOR GOOD + TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS + HEAVEN IS STILL FAR AWAY d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2009 + 2013 + 2016 at Close-Up (27 NOV 20:00).
• LIFE IS SWEET d. Mike Leigh, 1990 at Riverside Studios (27 NOV 14:00).
• THE LONG GOODBYE d. Robert Altman, 1973 at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 20:40).
• MISSING BELIEVED WIPED at BFI Southbank: Session 1: The London Palladium Show (27 NOV 13:00); Session 2: Introducing ‘The Precious Things’: Holiday Startime (27 NOV 15:50).
• MR. TURNER d. Mike Leigh, 2014 at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 17:30).
• MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON 5 Mystery Films, 1 Ticket at The Prince Charles (27 NOV 21:15).
• NAKED: 4K RESTORATION d. Mike Leigh, 1993 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (27 NOV 19:00).
• NICOLAS CAGE MARATHON 5 films, 1 ticket! at The Prince Charles (27 NOV 20:30).
• PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 at Ciné Lumière (27 NOV 16:00).
• PIRATES d. Reggie Yates, 2021 + Q&A with the director & actors Elliot Edusah, Jordan Peters & Reda Elazouar at Genesis Cinema (27 NOV 18:15).
• PIRATES d. Reggie Yates, 2021 + Q&A with the director & the cast at Picturehouse Hackney (27 NOV 20:40).
• SECRETS & LIES d. Mike Leigh, 1996 at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 15:00).
• THRONE OF BLOOD aka Kumonosu-jô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 at BFI Southbank (27 NOV 20:50).

ONLINE

• MOVING IMAGE SALON with LINDSAY SEERS presented by Daniel & Clara / Moving Image Artists free online event (27 NOV 14:00 – FREE!).

• Frames Of Representation (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
• French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
• London Baltic Film Festival (27 to 28 NOV).
• London International Animation Festival (26 NOV to 05 DEC).
• London Migration Film Festival (25 NOV to 01 DEC).
• London Palestine Film Festival (19 NOV to 03 DEC).
• Made In Prague Festival (07 NOV to 10 DEC).
• Russian Film Week (28 NOV to 05 DEC).
• Soho Horror Film Festival (26 to 28 NOV).
• Ukranian Film Festival (22 NOV to 06 DEC).

Also (26 NOV to 02 DEC various dates/times):

• 14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE d. Torquil Jones, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN d. Radu Jude, 2021 at: Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Rio Cinema.
• FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 at: The Prince Charles.
• JFK REVISITED: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS d. Oliver Stone, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• LAPWING d. Philip Stevens, 2020 at: Rio Cinema.
• PIRATES d. Reggie Yates, 2021 at: Catford Mews / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Rich Mix.
• THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS d. Patrick Imbert, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas.
• THE UNFORGIVABLE d. Nora Fingscheidt, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas.

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