This is a film still from: WALDEN d. Jonas Mekas, 1969 (09 JAN 16:00 & 19:15) / Part of JONAS MEKAS 100! at Close-Up.

SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [09/01/22]

SUNDAY 09 JANUARY 2022 (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

WALDEN d. Jonas Mekas, 1969 (09 JAN 16:00 & 19:15) / Part of JONAS MEKAS 100! at Close-Up.

“Jonas Mekas’ first completed diary film is a portrait of life in New York circa the avant-garde scene of the 60s, encompassing an entire, intimate world of friends, family, and self in its 6 reels.” (MUBI)

SUNDAY 09 JAN

  • COW d. Andrea Arnold, 2021 preview at ICA (09 JAN 16:00).
  • CRASH d. David Cronenberg, 1996 at Ciné Lumière (09 JAN 20:00).
  • GORBACHEV. HEAVEN d. Vitaly Mansky, 2020 at ICA (09 JAN 14:45).
  • PARASITE d. Bong Joon Ho, 2019 at The Prince Charles (09 JAN 18:05).
  • THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitz, 1940 at Regent Street Cinema (09 JAN 13:30).

ONLINE

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE THING d. John Carpenter, 1982 (09 JAN 21:00).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles

BEST OF 2021 at Bertha DocHouse

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE ALPINIST d. Peter Mortimer & Nick Rosen, 2021 (09 JAN 13:40).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE FILMS IN TRUFFAUT’S LIFE at BFI Southbank

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): ORDET aka The Word d. Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955 (09 JAN 13:20); SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT aka Sommarnattens Leende (09 JAN 16:00).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

BOWIE: STARMAN & THE SILVER SCREEN at BFI Southbank 

DENIS VILLENEUVE: IN REVERSE at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (09 JAN 20:00).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): The Renoir Truffaut: THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN aka L’ Homme qui aimait les femmes d. François Truffaut, 1977 (09 JAN 18:20).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière

JONAS MEKAS 100! at Close-Up

  • Includes (check venue for listings): WALDEN d. Jonas Mekas, 1969 (09 JAN 16:00 & 19:15).

JULIA DUCOURNAU at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 (until 13 JAN).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for listings): HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (until 13 JAN).

COMING SOON!

THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959.

AILEY d. Jamila Wignot, 2021.

BOILING POINT d. Philip Barantini, 2020.

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