SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [27/11/22]

SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 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

Never On Sunday: DANTE IS NOT ONLY SEVERE d. Jacinto Esteva & Joaquim Jordà, 1967 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht at Close-Up (27 NOV 20:15).

“The ‘manifesto’ movie of the ‘Barcelona School’ [is a] crazily freewheeling, pre-post-modern affair in which a wife tells her husband various jokes, stories and non-sequiturs, most of which are then ‘illustrated’ via dramatisations, stills and pre-pop-video sequences (owing as much to Godard as Buñuel.) The husband is played by none other than Pasolini’s Christ, Enrique Irazoqui, the picture looks terrific, and the anything-goes flow of ideas and images is more often arresting than not – quite remarkable that such a loosey-goosey affair should have been made under Franco’s dictatorship (but typical of Barcelona’s anti-establishment traditions). By far the best sequence is the extended pre-credits opening, in which various trendy young folk (everyone in the film is beautiful or the next best thing) sit around listening to jukebox music in an open air cafe: looks like it was shot and cut yesterday. Remainder never quite matches the insouciant, rebellious charm of this prologue, but at 78 minutes Dante certainly doesn’t outstay its welcome.” – Neil Young

• CRIMES OF THE FUTURE d. David Cronenberg, 2022 presented by Deeper Into Movies at MOTH Club (27 NOV 19:30).
• Never On Sunday: DANTE IS NOT ONLY SEVERE d. Jacinto Esteva & Joaquim Jordà, 1967 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht at Close-Up (27 NOV 20:15).
• THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 at Phoenix Cinema (27 NOV 13:30).
• DÙTHCHAS aka Home d. Andy Mackinnon + Q&A with the director at The Lexi Cinema (27 NOV 13:00).
• Culture Shock: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS d. Tim Burton, 1990 at Picturehouse Greenwich (27 NOV 16:30).
• FRANK d. Lenny Abrahamson, 2014 + Q&A with Jon Ronson, presented by The 90 Minutes or Less Film Festival podcast at Picturehouse Hackney (27 NOV 16:00).
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK & BLUES d. Sacha Jenkins, 2022 + Intro/discussion with Charmaine Simpson, presented by Black History Studies at The Lexi Cinema (27 NOV 16:00).
• SALAAM BOMBAY! d. Mira Nair, 1988 + 2-Course lunch at India Club Lounge-Bar (27 NOV 12:00).
• Theatrum Mundi presents: A Multi-storied City #3 short film programme at The Garden Cinema (27 NOV 16:00).
• WEST 11 d. Michael Winner, 1963 + Intro/panel at Electric Cinemas Portobello (27 NOV 14:00).
• WHERE THE DEVIL CAN’T GO HIMSELF, HE SENDS A WOMAN d. Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski, 2021 + Intro by Michael Brooke at Watermans (27 NOV 13:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• MISERY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1990 (27 NOV 20:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 3D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC).
• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 2D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET d. George Seaton, 1947 (27 NOV 14:00).

BFI’S 100 BBC TV GAMECHANGERS at BFI Southbank

• The Wednesday Play: IN TWO MINDS + WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM d. Ken Loach, 1967 + Gareth Davies, 1966 (27 NOV 14:30).
• GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME + THE REAL MCCOY (2 Episodes) + Panel with cast members Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal, & producer Anil Gupta, chaired by writer & broadcaster Samira Ahmed (27 NOV 18:20).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• CRIES & WHISPERS d. Ingmar Bergman, 1973 (27 NOV 18:30).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• LOST HIGHWAY 4K d. David Lynch, 1997 (27 NOV 10:20).

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank 

•  A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS d. Peter Greenaway, 1985 (27 NOV 12:15).
• DROWNING BY NUMBERS 4K d. Peter Greenaway, 1988 (27 NOV 18:00).
• Re-releases: THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 Remastered (27 NOV 12:00).

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Zombie: PONTYPOOL d. Bruce McDonald, 2008 (27 NOV 12:20).
• Beast: FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (27 NOV 13:00); POSSESSION 4K Restoration d. Andrzej Zuławski, 1981 (27 NOV 15:30); GOOD MANNERS aka As Boas Maneiras d. Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra, 2017 (27 NOV 18:10).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (27 NOV 10:00).

PARALLEL LIVES: THE CINEMA OF MATÍAS PIÑEIRO at ICA

• TODOS MIENTEN + ROSALINDA d. Matías Piñeiro, 2009 + 2010 (27 NOV 16:30).
• Curated by Daniel Turner in partnership with NFTS.

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• A MAN AND A WOMAN aka Un homme et une femme d. Claude Lelouch, 1966 (27 NOV 14:00).
• THE BEST YEARS OF A LIFE aka Les Plus Belles années d’une vie d. Claude Lelouch, 2019 (27 NOV 16:10).

UNGENTLE SCREENING SERIES at Studio Voltaire

• ROBINSON IN SPACE d. Patrick Kieller, 1997 (27 NOV 14:00).

WOMEN’S RIGHTS NOW at Ciné Lumière

• SIMONE VEIL, A WOMAN OF THE CENTURY aka Simone, le voyage du siècle d. Olivier Dahan, 2022 (27 NOV 18:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (27 NOV 15:30).

• British Urban Film Festival (26 NOV to 03 DEC).
• French Film Festival (02 NOV to 15 DEC).
• London International Animation Festival (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
• London Migration Film Festival (24 to 30 NOV).
• London Surf Film Festival (25 NOV to 02 DEC).
• Made In Prague (07 to 29 NOV).
• Romanian Film Festival London (24 to 28 NOV).
• Sofia Cinema Showcase (13 to 27 NOV).
• UK Film Festival London (23 to 26 NOV / online 23 to 27 NOV).
• UK Jewish Film Festival (10 to 20 NOV / online 21 to 27 NOV).

Also 25 NOV to 01 DEC (various venues / dates / times):

• BLUE ISLAND d. Chan Tze Woon, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• CASQUE D’OR aka Golden Helmet 4K Restoration d. Jacques Becker, 1952 at: Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Riverside Studios.
• GOODBYE, DON GLEES! aka Gubbai, Don Gurîzu! d. Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO d. Guillermo Del Toro & Mark Gustafson, 2022 at: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Rio Cinema.
• LAST FLIGHT HOME d. Ondi Timoner, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Genesis Cinema.
• NANNY d. Nikyatu Jusu, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière.
• ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL d. Matthew Warchus, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema/ / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.
• UTAMA d. Alejandro Loayza Grisi, 2022 at: The Garden Cinema / ICA / Watermans.

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