SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [14/11/21]

SUNDAY 14 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.

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CINEMA OF THE SELF: PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY IN JAPAN at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for listings): A PERMANENT PART-TIMER IN DISTRESS + DIALOGUE d. Hiroki Iwabuchi, 2009 + d. Yuka Sato, 2018 (14 NOV 14:00); THE DUCKLING + THUS A NOISE SPEAKS d. Sayaka Ono, 2005 + d. Kaori Oda, 2010 (14 NOV 16:00); DIRECTOR DISQUALIFIED d. Katsuyuki Hirano, 2011 (14 NOV 18:00 – main featured image).
• Programmed by Wavelength Docs.

URBAN, NATURAL, HUMAN: EXPLORING JAPAN ON SCREEN at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE INLAND SEA + Short d. Lucille Carra, 1991 (14 NOV 20:15).
• Programmed by Day For Night.

• ABIGAIL’S PARTY d. Mike Leigh, 1977 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (14 NOV 12:00).
• ANOTHER ROUND d. Thomas Vinterberg, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (14 NOV 17:00).
• A PERMANENT PART-TIMER IN DISTRESS + DIALOGUE d. Hiroki Iwabuchi, 2009 + d. Yuka Sato, 2018 presented by Wavelength Docs at Close-Up (14 NOV 14:00).
• DIRECTOR DISQUALIFIED d. Katsuyuki Hirano, 2011 presented by Wavelength Docs at Close-Up (14 NOV 18:00).
• DIRTY HARRY d. Don Siegel, 1971 at BFI Southbank (14 NOV 18:20).
• DRIVE MY CAR aka Doraibu mai kâ d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 + Recorded Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (14 NOV 12:30).
• THE DUCKLING + THUS A NOISE SPEAKS d. Sayaka Ono, 2005 + d. Kaori Oda, 2010 presented by Wavelength Docs at Close-Up (14 NOV 16:00).
• THE FLAVOUR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE aka Ochazuke no aji d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1952 at Picturehouse Cinemas (14 NOV various).
• THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD d. Radu Jude, 2009 at ICA (14 NOV 12:50).
• HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH aka Cielo senza terra d. Giovanni Davide Maderna & Sara Pozzoli, 2020 at ICA (14 NOV 12:20).
• THE INLAND SEA + Short d. Lucille Carra, 1991 presented by Day For Night at Close-Up (14 NOV 20:15).
• KEYBOARD FANTASIES d. Posy Dixon, 2019 + Q&A with the director at Catford Mews (14 NOV 18:00).
• SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 at BFI Southbank (until 18 NOV various).
• SPIONE d. Fritz Lang, 1928 at Ciné Lumière (14 NOV 14:00).
• THE STORY OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN d. Sidney Gilliat, 1953 at BFI Southbank (14 NOV 14:40).
• TOKYO STORY 4k aka Tôkyô monogatari d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 + Recorded intro by Jasper Sharp at Riverside Studios (14 NOV 14:00 + free sample of Japanese sake!).
• TOPSY-TURVEY d. Mike Leigh, 1999 + Q&A with Mike Leigh & Jim Broadbent at BFI Southbank (14 NOV 17:30).
• TROUBLE IN PARADISE + DARCUS HOWE: SON OF MINE d. Michael Waldman, 2000 + James Quinn, 2006 at BFI Southbank (14 NOV 15:30).
• WEST SIDE STORY: 60TH ANNIVERSARY d. Robert Wise, 1961 at Everyman Cinemas (14 NOV various).
• YEAR OF THE DOG d. Paul Sng, 2021 + Q&A with the director, narrator, Simone Marie Butler & Michelle Clark, founding Director of DOTS London (Dogs on the Streets) at ArtHouse Crouch End (14 NOV 15:15).

ONLINE

• Film London Jarman Award Weekend 2021 online at The Whitechapel Gallery (13 to 14 NOV – FREE/Donation requested).

• Doc’n Roll Film Festival (28 OCT to 14 NOV).
• EFG London Jazz Festival (12 to 21 NOV).
• French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
• Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest (09 to 14 NOV).
• Irish Film Festival London (17 to 21 NOV).
• Italian London Short Film Festival (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).
• Ocean Film Festival (16 to 24 NOV).
• UK Green Film Festival (03 to 14 NOV).
• UK Jewish Film Festival (04 to 18 NOV).

• Also (12 to 18 NOV various dates/times): AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON d. John Landis, 1981 at: The Prince Charles // THE COLOUR ROOM d. Claire McCarthy, 2021 at: Everyman Muswell Hill // CRY MACHO d. Clint Eastwood, 2021 at: Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 at: The Prince Charles // MALMKROG d. Cristi Puiu, 2020 at: ICA // MOTHERING SUNDAY d. Eva Husson, 2021 at: Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios // NAKED 4k d. Mike Leigh, 1993 at: BFI Southbank // NATURAL LIGHT d. Dénes Nagy, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas // PROCESSION d. Robert Greene, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // TICK, TICK…BOOM! d. Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2021 at: The Prince Charles.

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*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. //.