FEBRUARY 2023: What’s on in London this month

Explore what’s on in London this month with our regular epic roundup of repertory film seasons & festivals.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

JAPAN FOUNDATION TOURING FILM PROGRAMME at ICA

“The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme marks its 20th edition with a celebration of Japanese cinema across the last 20 years – from much-loved masterpieces from the recent past to just-released future classics.”

“The theme for this year’s Touring Film Programme is The Evolution of Japanese Cinema. Where has Japanese filmmaking come from? Where does it sit in today’s cinema world? And where might Japanese filmmakers head next? From veteran directors to new and emerging talent, the season features some the finest cinematic works to emerge from Japan since the first Touring Film Programme in 2004.”

“The Japan Foundation was founded in 1972 to promote international cultural exchange between Japan and the rest of the world, by organising projects and providing financial support through grant programmes in arts and culture, Japanese language and Japanese studies. Based in Tokyo, it has offices and centres in 24 countries worldwide.” (Japan Foundation)

Main featured image: THE MILLION RYO POT aka 丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺 d. Sadao Yamanaka, 1935 (05 FEB 15:45 / 09 FEB 16:00).

• Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (16 to 25 FEB).
• Before the Night (03 to 08 FEB).
• From Venice… To London (03 to 06 FEB).
• St Brigid’s Day Film Festival (03 to 05 FEB).

16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CASABLANCA 16mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (16 FEB 19:30 / 19 FEB 14:00); PIERROT LE FOU 16mm d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1966 (22 FEB 19:30).
• Presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club.

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RATATOUILLE 35mm d. Brad Bird, 2007 (01 FEB 12:30); LOOPER 35mm d.Rian Johnson, 2012 (02 FEB 12:45); DECISION TO LEAVE 35mm aka Heojil Kyolshim d. Park Chan-wook, 2022 (02 FEB 15:00); TAXI DRIVER 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (04 FEB 21:00); THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 35mm d. David Fincher, 2011 (06 FEB 20:30); THERE WILL BE BLOOD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 (07 FEB 14:30); KABOOM 35mm d. Gregg Araki, 2010 (07 FEB 18:00); BLAZING SADDLES 35mm d. Mel Brooks, 1974 (10 FEB 18:15); AMELIE 35mm aka Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001 (11 FEB 12:15 / 14 FEB 15:00); FANTASIA 35mm 1940 (11 FEB 15:05); ONCE 35mm d. John Carney, 2007 (12 FEB 18:00); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (12 FEB 20:05); HOT FUZZ 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2007 (14 FEB 15:30 & 18:15 / 22 FEB 15:15); WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (15 FEB 20:45); POETIC JUSTICE 35mm d. John Singleton, 1993 (16 FEB 18:05); THIEF 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1981 (17 FEB 17:45 / 23 FEB 12:25); HENRY & JUNE 35mm d. Philip Kaufman, 1990 presented by Lost Reels (21 FEB 18:00); WHALE RIDER 35mm d. Niki Caro, 2003 (21 FEB 18:15); WATTSTAX 35mm d. Mel Stuart, 1973 (23 FEB 18:00); CINEMA PARADISO 35mm aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (24 FEB 13:00 / 28 FEB 15:20); COLLATERAL 35mm d. Michael Mann, 2004 (24 FEB 15:45); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00); BATMAN + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (28 FEB 18:10).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (08 FEB 12:00 / 09 FEB 20:20); DUNKIRK 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2017 (16 FEB 20:45 / 21 FEB 20:45).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (until 15 FEB); FIRE OF LOVE d. Sara Dosa, 2022 + Extended intro with the director & producer Shane Boris (03 FEB 18:00); ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT d. Edward Berger, 2022 + Q&A the director, co-writer Lesley Paterson, actor Albrecht Schuch, composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Sven Budelmann, supervising sound editor Frank Kruse and producer Malte Grunert (04 FEB 15:00); TITANIC 3D d. James Cameron, 1997/2023 (10 to 15 FEB); ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 3D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (17 to 23 FEB); ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 2D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (17 to 23 FEB).
• SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022: 54= BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN aka Bronenosets Potemkin d. Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1925 (04 FEB 12:40); 54= BLADE RUNNER: FINAL CUT 4K d. Ridley Scott, 1982 (05 FEB 20:40); 43= STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (07 FEB 20:10).
• AKIRA KURASWA: RAN 4K d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 (11 FEB 11:50); THRONE OF BLOOD aka Kumonosu-jô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 (12 FEB 13:00).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Professional Lives: DRUNKEN ANGEL 35mm aka Yoidore Tenshi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1948 (02 FEB 18:20 / 10 FEB 20:40); THE SILENT DUEL 35mm aka Shizukanaru Kettô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1949 (02 FEB 20:40 / 11 FEB 18:40); LIVING 35mm aka Ikiru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1952 (04 FEB 17:50 / 15 FEB 20:15); RED BEARD 35mm aka Akahige d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 + Intro by Ian Haydn Smith, season co-curator (11 FEB 15:20); STRAY DOG 35mm aka Nora Inu d. Akira Kurosawa, 1949 (13 FEB 18:10); YOJIMBO aka Yôjinbô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1961 (18 FEB 20:45); YOJIMBO aka Yôjinbô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1961 + Intro by Asif Kapadia, season co-curator (23 FEB 20:15); RED BEARD 35mm aka Akahige d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 (26 FEB 17:25).
• Family: RAN 4K d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 + Intro by Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London (05 FEB 17:30); I LIVE IN FEAR 35mm aka Ikimono no Kiroku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1955 (06 FEB 18:10 / 13 FEB 20:40); THRONE OF BLOOD aka Kumonosu-jô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 (17 FEB 20:40 / 21 FEB 18:10); RHAPSODY IN AUGUST 35mm aka Hachigatsu no Kyoshikoku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1991 (19 FEB 18:30 / 25 FEB 12:40); A.K. d. Chris Marker, 1985 (22 FEB 20:50 / 25 FEB 20:45); RAN 4K d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 (25 FEB 17:20).
• Unclassifiable Kurosawa: SANSHIRO SUGATA 35mm aka Sugata Sanshirô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1943 + Intro by Ian Haydn Smith, season co-curator (03 FEB 18:20); SANSHIRO SUGATA PART TWO 35mm aka Zoku Sugata Sanshirô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1945 (03 FEB 20:45 / 12 FEB 18:20); DREAMS 4K aka Yume d. Akira Kurosawa, 1990 (08 FEB 20:30 / 26 FEB 15:30); SANSHIRO SUGATA 35mm aka Sugata Sanshirô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1943 (12 FEB 15:50); DERSU UZALA 70mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1975 + Intro by Ian Haydn Smith, season co-curator (16 FEB 18:10); MÂDADAYO 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1993 (20 FEB 20:20 / 28 FEB 18:00); DERSU UZALA 70mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1975 Doug Weir, BFI Technical Delivery Manager (27 FEB 20:10).
• BFI IMAX: RAN 4K d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 (11 FEB 11:50); THRONE OF BLOOD aka Kumonosu-jô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 (12 FEB 13:00).
• Talks & Events: The Gathering Storm: Kurosawa Study Day (04 FEB 12:00); Kurosawa and Shakespeare, Adaptation and Reinvention: An illustrated talk by Adrian Wootton (05 FEB 15:15); Philosophical Screens: THRONE OF BLOOD (21 FEB 20:10).
• Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (until 23 FEB).

A LI’L BIT OF LUIS BUÑUEL at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FEVER MOUNTS AT EL PAO aka La fièvre monte à El Pao d. Luis Buñuel, 1959 (08 FEB 18:20 / 13 FEB 12:45); THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID aka Le journal d’une femme de chambre d. Luis Buñuel, 1964 (20 FEB 18:05 / 01 MAR 15:35).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PERFECT BLUE d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (04 FEB 18:40); ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND d. Kenji Iwaisawa, 2019 + Intro by Ghibliotheque (08 FEB 20:30); GHOST IN THE SHELL d. Mamoru Oshii, 1995 (18 FEB 18:35 – 4K).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BICYCLE THIEVES aka Ladri di biciclette d. Vittorio De Sica, 1948 (05 FEB 13:45 / 08 FEB 18:00 / 09 FEB 10:30); ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1953 (12 FEB 12:45 / 14 FEB 18:00); LOVE IS THE DEVIL d. John Maybury, 1998 (19 FEB 12:45 / 22 FEB 18:00).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LORD OF THE RINGS : THE RETURN OF THE KING [Extended Version] d. Peter Jackson, 2003 (04 FEB 11:00 – 4K); THE WAGES OF FEAR d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 (15 FEB 12:00); OLDBOY aka Oldeuboi d. Chan-wook Park, 2003 (17 to 23 FEB); KING KONG d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933 (20 FEB 18:20).

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED d. Laura Poitras, 2022 (until 09 FEB); BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 (10 to 23 FEB); GATEWAYS GRIND d. Jacquie Lawrence, 2021 + Q&A with the director & networking (17 FEB 18:40); VICTIM d. Basil Dearden, 1961 (22 FEB 20:00); JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 + Queer Filmmakers Network event (24 FEB 19:00); JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 (25 Feb to 02 MAR); JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 presented by The People’s Film Club to raise funds for LGBTQ+ groups in Pakistan and the diaspora (26 FEB 16:30).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A WOMAN IS A WOMAN d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1961 (02 FEB 20:15 / 25 FEB 20:15); MADE IN USA d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1966 (04 FEB 20:15 / 09 FEB 20:15); LA CHINOISE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1967 (05 FEB 18:00 / 19 FEB 20:15); EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1980 (17 FEB 20:15 / 26 FEB 16:15).

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema 

• Includes (check venue for listings): MATILDA d. Daniel Mann, 1978 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (08 FEB 20:30); THE TINGLER d. William Castle, 1959 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (15 FEB 20:30); THE THING WITH TWO HEADS d. Lee Frost, 1972 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (22 FEB 20:30); CONAN THE DESTROYER d. Richard Fleischer, 1984 + Intro, intermission, brunch & prize giveaways at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (26 FEB 11:00).
• Presented by Token Homo.

BEHIND THE LENS: FILMS FOR LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH at The Cinema Museum

• Includes (check venue for listings): IT IS NOT THE HOMOSEXUAL WHO IS PERVERSE, BUT THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES aka Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt d. Rosa von Praunheim, 1971 + Intro/ Discussion (09 FEB 19:00); An Evening of Shorts by Rosie Adamson-Clark + Intro/discussion (16 FEB 19:00); A WOMAN IS A WOMAN d. Maisy Goosy Suen, 2018 + Intro/discussion (23 FEB 19:00); An Evening of Shorts by Krissy Mahan + Intro/discussion (02 MAR 19:00).

BRING ME THE FILMS OF SAM PECKINPAH at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAJOR DUNDEE d. Sam Peckinpah, 1965 (22 FEB 18:15).

CARL MAYER MINI SEASON at Austrian Cultural Forum

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LAST LAUGH aka Der letzte Mann d. F. W. Murnau, 1924 (15 FEB 19:00 – FREE!); TARTUFFE aka Herr Tartüff d. F. W. Murnau, 1926 (28 FEB 19:00).

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CHINATOWN d. Roman Polanski, 1974 (04 FEB 13:00 / 08 FEB 20:15); FIVE EASY PIECES d. Bob Rafelson, 1970 (04 FEB 15:40 / 07 FEB 17:00); EASY RIDER d. Dennis Hopper, 1969 (04 FEB 20:45 / 05 FEB 17:15); THE PASSENGER d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975 (06 FEB 20:20).

CELLULOID SUNDAY at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): DUST IN THE WIND 35mm d. Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1986 (19 FEB 18:30).

CINEMA RESTORED at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAT MAGIC d. Mat Sentul & John Calvert, 1971 Introduction from Asian Film Archivist Chew Tee Pao (16 FEB 18:30).

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DERSU UZALA d. Akira Kurosawa, 1975 (02 FEB 20:35); DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (05 FEB 15:00 – 4K); WITHNAIL & I d. Bruce Robinson, 1987 (05 FEB 20:45 / 21 FEB 15:45); EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, 2022 (07 FEB 17:45 – 4K / 12 FEB 12:30 / 15 FEB 17:45 / 17 FEB 20:45 / 18 FEB 12:00 – 4K / 22 FEB 12:15 – 4K / 26 FEB 20:25 – 4K / 28 FEB 12:15 – 4K); SORCERER d. William Friedkin, 1977 (15 FEB 15:15); ROBOCOP 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1987 (27 FEB 15:45).

CLASSICS at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1053 (12 FEB 14:45); SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. F. W. Murnau, 1927 + Live score by Grok (14 FEB 18:20); REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (19 FEB 14:45); SPARROWS CAN’T SING d. Joan Littlewood, 1963 (23 FEB 18:45); SOME LIKE IT HOT d. Billy Wilder, 1959 (26 FEB 14:45).

CLOSE-UP ON DANNY LYON at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for listings): Programme 1 (18 FEB 18:00); Programme 2 (19 FEB 18:00); Programme 3 (25 FEB 18:00); Programme 4 (26 FEB 18:00).

COEN BROTHERS ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for listings): RAISING ARIZONA 35mm d. Joel Coen, 1986 (11 FEB 22:30 / 15 FEB 10:30); MILLER’S CROSSING 35mm d. Joel Coen, 1990 (18 FEB 22:30 / 22 FEB 10:30); THE HUDSUCKER PROXY 35mm d. Joel Cohen, 1994 (25 Feb 22:30 / 01 MAR 10:30); THE BIG LEBOWSKI 35mm d. Joel Cohen, 1998 (04 MAR 22:30 / 08 MAR 10:30).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FANTASIA 35mm 1940 (11 FEB 15:05); PINOCCHIO d. Norman Ferguson, 1940 (25 FEB 12:15).

DRESSED TO THRILL: A SERIES OF FILMS EXPLORING DRESS CODE AND GENDER EXPRESSION at The Cinema Museum

• Silent comedy double-bill: BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK + I DON’T WANT TO BE A MAN ds. Sidney Franklin, 1926 + Ernst Lubitsch, 1918 in partnership with Kennington Bioscope (08 FEB 19:30).
• Presented by The Vito Project Queer Film Club.

DRUMROLL FOR FORTUITOUS HEROES at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): ASTERIX & CLEOPATRA d. René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, 1972 (11 FEB 14:00); BECASSINE THE WACKIEST NANNY EVER d. Philippe Vidal, 2001 (14 FEB 15:00); TINTIN & THE LAKE OF SHARKS d. Raymond Leblanc, 1972 (15 FEB 14:30).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE EXILES dir Kent Mackenzie, 1961 (03 FEB 20:15 / 10 FEB 20:15); EROS + MASSACRE d. Kiju Yoshida, 1969 (04 FEB 16:15 / 12 FEB 19:00); HEROIC PURGATORY dir Yoshishige Yoshida, 1970 (05 FEB 20:00 / 11 FEB 20:15); MIRROR d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974 (11 FEB 18:00).

EXPERIMENTS IN FILM at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PLAINS d. David Easteal, 2022 + Q&A with the director (22 FEB 18:30).

THE FILMS OF MICHAEL MANN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THIEF 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1981 (17 FEB 17:45 / 23 FEB 12:25); COLLATERAL 35mm d. Michael Mann, 2004 (24 FEB 15:45).

THE FILMS OF TERRY GILLIAM at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS d. Terry Gilliam, 1998 (24 FEB 20:15 / 02 MAR 18:00); THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE d. Terry Gilliam, 2018 + Q&A with the director (25 FEB 15:00); TIDELAND d. Terry Gilliam, 2005 + Intro by the director (25 FEB 19:00); 12 MONKEYS d. Terry Gilliam, 1995 (25 FEB 20:00 / 28 FEB 15:00); THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN d. Terry Gilliam, 1989 (26 FEB 13:30); THE FISHER KING d. Terry Gilliam, 1991 (26 FEB 16:15 / 28 FEB 20:00); BRAZIL d. Terry Gilliam, 1985 (26 FEB 19:00 / 01 MAR 15:00).

FROM THE REQUEST BOARD… at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings: WHIPLASH d. Damien Chazelle, 2014 (06 FEB 12:45); KABOOM 35mm d. Gregg Araki, 2010 (07 FEB 18:00); ONCE 35mm d. John Carney, 2007 (12 FEB 18:00); POETIC JUSTICE 35mm d. John Singleton, 1993 (16 FEB 18:05).

JAPAN FOUNDATION TOURING FILM PROGRAMME at ICA

• Includes (check venue for full listings): UNDER THE OPEN SKY aka すばらしき世界 d. Miwa Nishikawa, 2020 (03 FEB 18:10); THE TOKYO NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THE DENSEST SHADE OF BLUE aka 映画 夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ d. Yuya Ishii, 2017 (03 FEB 20:50 / 07 FEB 20:45); TSUYUKUSA aka ツユクサ d. Hideyuki Hirayam, 2022 (04 FEB 13:20); TILL WE MEET AGAIN aka また逢う日まで d. Tadashi Imai, 1950 (04 FEB 15:30); INTOLERANCE aka 空白 d. Keisuke Yoshida, 2021 (04 FEB 18:00 / 08 FEB 18:00); IT COMES aka 来る d. Tetsuya Nakashima, 2018 (04 FEB 20:15); ITO aka いとみち, d. Satoko Yokohama, 2021 (05 FEB 13:15); THE MILLION RYO POT aka 丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺 d. Sadao Yamanaka, 1935 (05 FEB 15:45 / 09 FEB 16:00); ANGRY SON aka 世界は僕らに気づかない d. Kasho Izuka, 2022 (05 FEB 17:50); THE PAST IS ALWAYS NEW, THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS NOSTALGIC: PHOTOGRAPHER DAIDO MORIYAMA aka 過去はいつも新しく、未来はつねに懐かしい　写真家　森山大道 d. Gen Iwama, 2021 (05 FEB 20:15); BL METAMORPHOSIS aka メタモルフォーゼの縁側 d. Shunsuke Kariyama, 2022 (07 FEB 18:15); HOLD ME BACK aka 私をくいとめて d. Akiko Ohku, 2020 (08 FEB 20:15 / 11 FEB 15:20); LESSON IN MURDER aka 死刑にいたる病 d. Kazuya Shiraishi, 2022 (09 FEB 18:10 / 12 FEB 17:40); JOINT d. Oudai Kojima, 2021 (09 FEB 20:40 / 10 FEB 20:40); SENSEI, WOULD YOU SIT BESIDE ME? aka 先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか？ d. Takahiro Horie, 2021 (10 FEB 18:10); SAMURAI HUSTLE aka 超高速!参勤交代 d. Katsuhide Motoki, 2014 (11 FEB 13:00); MY BROKEN MARIKO d. Yuki Tanada, 2022 (11 FEB 18:00); WANDERING d. Lee Sang-il, 2022 (11 FEB 20:00); WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY! aka 家族はつらいよ, dir. Yoji Yamada, 2016 (12 FEB 13:00); BLUE THERMAL aka ブルーサーマル d. Masaki Tachibana, 2022 (12 FEB 15:20); GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD aka グッバイ・クルエル・ワールド d. Tatsushi Omori, 2022 (12 FEB 20:20).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (11 FEB 16:00); EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF aka Sauve qui peut (la vie) d. Jean-Luc Goddard, 1980 (12 FEB 14:00 / 14 FEB 18:30); FILM SOCIALISME d. Jean-Luc Godard, 2010 (19 FEB 14:00 / 21 FEB 18:20).
• Special Events: Jean-Luc Goddard: Is Everyone Equal Before Images? (04 FEB 16:00); Political Films: What Is To Be Done? Featuring: BRITISH SOUNDS (See you at Mao) d. Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Henri Roger, 1969 (04 FEB 18:40).

MARILYN MONROE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): ALL ABOUT EVE d. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950 (05 FEB 12:00); DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK d. Roy Ward Baker, 1952 (11 FEB 16:15); NIAGARA d. Henry Hathaway, 1953 (26 FEB 15:45).

MEL BROOKS SELECTROSPECTIVE (IN REVERSE) at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLAZING SADDLES 35mm d. Mel Brooks, 1974 (10 FEB 18:15); THE PRODUCERS d. Mel Brooks, 1967 (24 FEB 18:15).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): BLADE RUNNER: DOUBLE FEATURE ds. Ridley Scott & Denis Villeneuve, 1982 + 2017 (03 FEB 18:00 – 4K); JOHN WICK TRILOGY d. Chad Stahelski & David Leitch, 2014 + 2017 + 2019 (10 FEB 18:00); THE BEFORE TRILOGY d. Richard Linklater, 1995, 2004 & 2013 (13 FEB 17:45); THE GODFATHER TRILOGY d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 + 1974 + 1990 (19 FEB 13:00); THE TERMINATOR 35mm + ROBOCOP 35mm ds. James Cameron, Paul Verhoeven, 1984 + 1987 (24 FEB 18:30); SCOOBY-DOOBLE FEATURE d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 + 2004 (25 FEB 17:25); MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON d. Various Mystery Directors (25 FEB 21:00); THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS d. Peter Jackson, 2001 + 2002 + 2003 (25 FEB 21:30); BATMAN + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (28 FEB 18:10).

NICOLAS ROEG: HAUNTING MEMORIES at Riverside Studios

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DON’T LOOK NOW [4K Restoration] d. Nicolas Roeg, 1973 + Intro by Kim Newman (05 FEB 14:30 / 06 FEB 14:30); WALKABOUT d. Nicolas Roeg, 1970 + Video essay by Mark Cousins (12 FEB 14:30); THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH d. Nicolas Roeg + Video essay by Mark Cousins (19 FEB 14:00 / 20 FEB 14:00).

SHENGELAIA AT 90 at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLUE MOUNTAINS d. Eldar Shengelaia, 1983 (10 FEB 20:00); THE WHITE CARAVAN d. Eldar Shengelaia, 1964 (11 FEB 20:00).
• Presented by Klassiki and the Georgian National Film Centre.

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 54= BLADE RUNNER: FINAL CUT 4K d. Ridley Scott, 1982 (03 FEB 20:40 / 18 FEB 18:10); 60= LA DOLCE VITA 4K d. Federico Fellini, 1960 (04 FEB 14:15 / 25 FEB 19:30); 54= + 36= SHERLOCK JR. + CITY LIGHTS ds. Buster Keaton, 1924 + Charles Chaplin, 1931 (04 FEB 17:20 / 11 FEB 11:45); 63= GOODFELLAS 4K d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (04 FEB 20:10 / 15 FEB 20:10); 45= NORTH BY NORTHWEST 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1959 (04 FEB 20:20 / 09 FEB 18:00); 38= REAR WINDOW 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (05 FEB 12:20 / 24 FEB 20:45); 34 L’ATALANTE d. Jean Vigo, 1934 (05 FEB 12:15 / 14 FEB 18:30 / 22 FEB 14:30); 43= STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (05 FEB 17:40 / 26 FEB 14:00); 63= CASABLANCA 4K d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (06 FEB 20:30 / 12 FEB 13:20 / 14 FEB 14:30); 31= PSYCHO 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (06 FEB 20:40 / 20 FEB 14:30 / 23 FEB 20:40); 31= 8½ d. Federico Fellini, 1963 (07 FEB 18:00 / 21 FEB 14:30 / 26 FEB 12:50); 45= THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS d. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 (07 FEB 18:10 / 25 FEB 11:50); 52= NEWS FROM HOME d. Chantal Akerman, 1976 (07 FEB 20:50); 50= THE PIANO d. Jane Campion, 1993 (08 FEB 20:35 / 21 FEB 17:50); 48= WANDA d. Barbara Loden, 1970 + Intro by Jason Wood, BFI Executive Director of Public Programmes & Audiences (09 FEB 20:30); 52= FEAR EATS THE SOUL aka Angst essen Seele auf d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (09 FEB 20:55 / 27 FEB 18:00); 48= ORDET aka The Word d. Carl Dreyer, 1955 (10 FEB 18:15 / 25 FEB 14:30); 50= THE 400 BLOWS 4K aka Les Quatre Cents Coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (10 FEB 20:50 / 19 FEB 18:40); 41= BICYCLE THIEVES aka Ladri di biciclette d. Vittorio De Sica, 1948 (11 FEB 11:50 / 20 FEB 20:55 / 23 FEB 14:30); 45= BARRY LYNDON d. Stanley Kubrick, 1975 (11 FEB 19:20 / 25 FEB 15:30 – 35mm); 38= SOME LIKE IT HOT 4K d. Billy Wilder, 1959 (12 FEB 13:30 / 14 FEB 18:10); 63= THE THIRD MAN 4K d. Carol Reed, 1949 (12 FEB 18:30 / 21 FEB 20:40); 31= MIRROR aka Zerkalo d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975 (13 FEB 20:50 / 28 FEB 20:50); 60= MOONLIGHT d. Barry Jenkins, 2016 (14 FEB 20:30); 38= BREATHLESS 4K aka À bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 (14 FEB 20:50 / 24 FEB 18:20); 60= DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (16 FEB 20:30); 36= M aka Mörder unter uns d. Fritz Lang, 1931 (16 FEB 20:40 / 22 FEB 18:00); 59 SANS SOLEIL 35mm d. Chris Marker, 1982 (17 FEB 18:00); 54= LE MÉPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (17 FEB 20:50); 48= WANDA d. Barbara Loden, 1970 (18 FEB 18:20); 54= BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN aka Bronenosets Potemkin d. Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1925 (18 FEB 18:30); 35 PATHER PANCHALI 4K d. Satyajit Ray, 1955 (18 FEB 20:30 / 21 FEB 20:35 / 26 FEB 15:45); 43= THE KILLER OF SHEEP d. Charles Burnett, 1977 (18 FEB 20:40); 54= THE APARTMENT 4K d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (22 FEB 20:35 / 26 FEB 12:40);
• Re-release: 41= RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (until 23 FEB).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MADAME DE… aka The Earrings of Madame de…d. Max Ophüls, 1953 (26 FEB 14:00 / 01 MAR 16:20).

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (01 FEB 15:30 / 05 FEB 20:35 / 06 FEB 18:15); BEAU TRAVAIL 35mm d. Claire Denis, 1999 (07 FEB 12:15); YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE d. Lynne Ramsay, 2017 (08 FEB 18:10 – £1 Members Film); VALLEY GIRL d. Martha Coolidge, 1983 (09 FEB 20:45); GOODBYE FIRST LOVE aka Un amour de jeunesse d. Mia Hansen-Løve, 2011 (13 FEB 18:10); PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2020 (14 FEB 20:55); WHALE RIDER 35mm d. Niki Caro, 2003 (21 FEB 18:15).

STEVEN SPIELBERG FROM 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1998 (01 FEB 10:30); MINORITY REPORT 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 2002 (04 FEB 22:30 / 08 FEB 10:30).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): WHEN HARRY MET SALLY d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (05 FEB various); PRETTY WOMAN d. Garry Marshall, 1990 (12 FEB various / 14 FEB various); HEAT d. Michael Mann, 1995 (19 FEB various).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): SEE HOW THEY FALL aka Regarde les hommes tomber d. Jacques Audiard, 1993 (05 FEB 14:00 / 07 FEB 18:30); THE GREAT SILENCE d. Sergio Corbucci, 1968 (12 FEB 12:00 / 15 FEB 18:00); THE CONFORMIST d. Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970 (13 FEB 18:15).

TONY PALEY’S GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE EXILES dir Kent Mackenzie, 1961 (03 FEB 20:15 / 10 FEB 20:15); HEROIC PURGATORY dir Yoshishige Yoshida, 1970 (05 FEB 20:00 / 11 FEB 20:15).
• Presented by Tony Paley at Capital Celluloid.

VALENTINE’S at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): 63= CASABLANCA 4K d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (06 FEB 20:30 / 12 FEB 13:20 / 14 FEB 14:30); 38= SOME LIKE IT HOT 4K d. Billy Wilder, 1959 (12 FEB 13:30 / 14 FEB 18:10); 60= MOONLIGHT d. Barry Jenkins, 2016 (14 FEB 20:30); 38= BREATHLESS 4K aka À bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 (14 FEB 20:50 / 24 FEB 18:20).

VALENTINE’S at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1053 (12 FEB 14:45); SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. F. W. Murnau, 1927 + Live score by Grok (14 FEB 18:20); Slow Speed Dating with Whole Orange (14 FEB 18:30); YOUR NAME d. Makoto Shinkai, 2016 followed by a City Pop DJ set by DJ Natsu, presented by Signature Brewery (16 FEB 18:25 + Free drink!).

VALENTINE’S at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1953 (03 FEB 12:45 / 04 FEB 15:45 / 08 FEB 15:30 – 4K); COMRADES : ALMOST A LOVE STORY d. Peter Chan, 1996 (03 FEB 13:00 / 15 FEB 18:00); TRUE ROMANCE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 1993 (10 FEB 13:00 / 11 FEB 20:30 / 14 FEB 20:30 / 16 FEB 15:20); AMELIE 35mm aka Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001 (11 FEB 12:15 / 14 FEB 15:00); ONCE 35mm d. John Carney, 2007 (12 FEB 18:00); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (12 FEB 20:05); THE BEFORE TRILOGY d. Richard Linklater, 1995, 2004 & 2013 (13 FEB 17:45); GOODBYE FIRST LOVE aka Un amour de jeunesse d. Mia Hansen-Løve, 2011 (13 FEB 18:10); HOT FUZZ 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2007 (14 FEB 15:30 & 18:15 / 22 FEB 15:15); PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2020 (14 FEB 20:55); WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (15 FEB 20:45); POETIC JUSTICE 35mm d. John Singleton, 1993 (16 FEB 18:05); SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (18 FEB 13:10).

WOMEN SHAPING THE WORLD at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): BE PRETTY AND SHUT UP! aka Sois belle et tais-toi d. Delphine Seyrig, 1976 (08 FEB 19:00); CLÉO DE 5 À 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1961 + Intro by Ginette Vincendeau (15 FEB 18:00); SIMONE VEIL, A WOMAN OF THE CENTURY aka Simone, le voyage du siècle d. Olivier Dahan, 2022 (18 FEB 15:45).

WORLD CINEMA PASSPORT SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): OLDBOY d. Park Chan-wook, 2003 (26 FEB 13:00 / 01 MAR 18:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (03 FEB 15:40 – 4K / 05 FEB 18:20 – 4K / 06 FEB 15:15 – 4K / 09 FEB 18:00 – 4K); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (06 FEB 20:45 / 27 FEB 13:15 – 4K);  IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (10 to 16 FEB – mostly 4K); 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (17 FEB 12:00 – 4K / 18 FEB 15:40 / 20 FEB 15:30 – 4K / 22 FEB 18:00 – 4K); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00).

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A TOUCH OF ZEN d. King Hu, 1969 (07 FEB 20:10 / 20 FEB 12:00); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00).

YOU BEAUTIES: NEW AUSTRALIAN CINEMA at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): So-Called Australia: Blak Art on Film + TERROR NULLIUS d. Soda Jerk, 2018 (03 FEB 18:10 / 21 FEB 20:30); SISSY d. Kane Senes & Hannah Barlow, 2022 + Short: PINK REEF d. Chloe de Brito, 2022 (11 FEB 20:30 / 20 FEB 17:50); FRIENDS & STRANGERS d. James Vaughan, 2021 + Short: LIME PARFAIT d. Pat Mooney, 2022 (16 FEB 18:10 / 24 FEB 18:15); YOU WON’T BE ALONE d. Goran Stolevski, 2022 (17 FEB 20:25 / 25 FEB 17:30); SHADOW d. Bruce Gladwin, 2022 + Short: CALL HISTORY d. Lillian Paterson, 2020 (22 FEB 18:20); SWEET AS d. Jub Clerc, 2022 + Short: FINDING JEDDA d. Tanith Glynn-Maloney, 2021 (26 FEB 18:30 / 27 FEB 20:50).

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