Films in London this week: THE ISLE at Everyman Muswell Hill (02 MAY).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 02.05.19

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Find films in London today by: SINGLE-O EXHIBITS (one-off attractions) // MUSEUM SHOWS (several exhibits under one roof – seasons & festivals) // GRIND SHOWS (a selection of regular runs).

FEATURED ATTRACTION

THE ISLE d. Matthew Butler-Hart, 2018 + Q&A at Everyman Muswell Hill (02 MAY 19:30):

  • “When a heavy storm hits causing a ship to sink, three survivors row through a thick, early morning mist, lost and disorientated. The fog begins to clear and The Isle appears before them. They soon discover that it is almost abandoned except for its four sole residents; an old harbourman, a farmer, his niece and a wild woman.”

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FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: THE CUB with HAPPY AS LAZZARO at Lexi Cinema (02 MAY).
Films in London today: THE CUB with HAPPY AS LAZZARO at Lexi Cinema (02 MAY).

HAPPY AS LAZZARO d. Alice Rohrwacher, 2018 + SHORT: THE CUB d. Riley Stearns, 2013 + INTRO/T-SHIRT COMP at The Lexi Cinema (02 MAY 18:15):

  • Gracie Britton & Matt Greenfield from the BFI’s Future Film Festival present: Alice Rohrwacher’s “magical, mystical and mesmerising” film which will be preceded by a short film. Gracie & Matt say: “Quirky, funny and visually complimenting the lush, verdant landscape of HAPPY AS LAZZARO’s opening, THE CUB makes for a charming way to relax into the feature screening.” There will also be a chance to win a Girls on Tops t-shirt.

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 at Genesis Cinema (02 MAY 21:10).
  • AT ETERNITY’S GATE d. Julian Schnabel, 2018 at Regent Street Cinema (02 MAY 20:45).
  • BORDER d. Ali Abbasi, 2018 at ICA (02 MAY 14:15).
  • FOXTROT d. Samuel Maoz, 2017 presented by Das Kino at The Old Baths (02 MAY 20:00).
  • GUILTY HANDS d. W. S. Van Dyke, 1931 presented by Kennington Talkies at The Cinema Museum (02 MAY 19:30).
  • HARD PAINT d. Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon, 2018 presented by BFI Flare at BFI (02 MAY 20:40).
  • LORDS OF CHAOS d. Jonas Åkerlund, 2018 at The Prince Charles (02 MAY 13:00).
  • REALITY BITES 35mm d. Ben Stiller, 1994 at The Prince Charles (02 MAY 18:25 – £1 PCC Members Screening).
  • WHAT THEY HAD d. Elizabeth Chomko, 2018 at The David Lean (02 MAY 14:30 HOH & 19:30).

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: THE ELEPHANT MAN at Genesis Cinema (02 MAY).
Films in London today: THE ELEPHANT MAN, part of SECRETS, MYSTERY, ABSURDITY at Genesis Cinema (02 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE MEANINGS OF LIFE at BFI Southbank (APR):

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles (until 08 JUL):

INGMAR BERGMAN SEASON at Deptford Cinema (until 02 MAY):

KOREAN FILM NIGHTS: HOME TRUTHS at Korean Cultural Centre (02 MAY to 20 JUN – FREE!):

OF FLESH AND BLOOD: THE CINEMA OF HIROKAZU KORE-EDA at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

  • MABOROSI d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1995 enjoys a grind show run (26 APR to 09 MAY).

OF FLESH AND BLOOD: THE CINEMA OF HIROKAZU KORE-EDA at The Prince Charles (27 APR to 12 MAY):

  • AFTER LIFE d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1998 (02 MAY 20:45).

RE:DOX at DocHouse (26 APR to 02 MAY):

SECRETS, MYSTERY, ABSURDITY: THE WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH at Genesis Cinema (02 APR to 02 MAY):

  • THE ELEPHANT MAN d. David Lynch, 1980 presented by Cult Classic Collective including an INTRO + post-screening SALON with Nick Walker, Rochester Kino (02 MAY 18:25).

WE’RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999! at The Prince Charles (02 MAY to 26 NOV):

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: FIRST NIGHT NERVES, part of Chinese Visual Festival at BFI (02 MAY).
Films in London today: FIRST NIGHT NERVES, part of Chinese Visual Festival at BFI (02 MAY).

Film festivals in London today include:

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: DONBASS at ArtHouse Crouch End (26 APR to 02 MAY).
Films in London today: DONBASS at ArtHouse Crouch End (26 APR to 02 MAY).

ASH IS PUREST WHITE d. Jia Zhangke, 2018 at Barbican (02 MAY 20:05):

  • “From modern master Jia Zhangke, an allegorical portrait of Chinese national malaise wrapped in the romantic tragedy of a jianghu epic.”

DONBASS d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (02 MAY 14:45 – LAST CHANCE!):

  • “In the Donbass, a region of Eastern Ukraine, a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by separatist gangs. This is not a tale of one region, one country or one political system. It is about a world, lost in post-truth and fake identities. It is about each and every one of us.”

HEARTBOUND d. Janus Metz & Sine Plambech, 2018 at DocHouse (02 MAY 16:30):

  • “In a small fishing community in Denmark, 926 Thai women are married to Danish men. It all began in 1992 when former sex worker Sommai moved to Thy, Denmark to marry Niels, whom she had met in the resort city of Pattaya, Thailand. With Sommai’s help, hundreds of Thai women from her village have since arrived to find security and love with Danish men.”

More films in London this week (A – Z):

  • ART & MIND d. Amélie Ravalec, 2019 at ICA (27 APR to 02 MAY). AT ETERNITY’S GATE d. Julian Schnabel, 2018 at The Prince Charles (26 APR to 02 MAY). BEL CANTO d. Paul Weitz, 2018 at Phoenix Cinema (26 APR to 02 MAY). DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE d. S. Craig Zahler, 2018 at Rio Cinema (until 02 MAY). EIGHTH GRADE d. Bo Burnham, 2018 at Rich Mix (26 APR to 02 MAY). HAPPY AS LAZZARO d. Alice Rohrwacher, 2018 at ICA (26 to 02 MAY). KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE d. Rachel Lears, 2019 at ICA (01 to 08 MAY). LORO d. Paolo Sorrentino, 2018 The Castle Cinema (26 APR to 02 MAY). MABOROSI d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1995 at Rio Cinema (26 APR to 02 MAY). MID90S d. Jonah Hill, 2018 at Moving Pictures (until 01 MAY). THE MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE d. Marjoleine Boonstra, 2018 at DocHouse (until 01 MAY). PONDLIFE d. Bill Buckhurst, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (26 APR to 02 MAY). RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 at ICA (26 APR to 02 MAY). RED JOAN d. Trevor Nunn, 2018 + at Phoenix Cinema (26 APR to 02 MAY). THE SISTERS BROTHERS d. Jacques Audiard, 2018 at The Lexi (19 APR to 02 MAY). STYX d. Wolfgang Fischer, 2018 at ICA (26 APR to 02 MAY). US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 at The Prince Charles (until 02 MAY). WILD ROSE d. Tom Harper, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (until 02 MAY). THE WORLD IS YOURS d. Romain Gavras, 2018 at Ciné Lumière (until 02 MAY). YULI: THE CARLOS ACOSTA STORY at Rio Cinema (until 02 MAY).

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