This is a film still from: LA GRANDE ILLUSION dir Jean Renoir, 1937.

THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [07/04/22]

THURSDAY 07 APRIL 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

Join us for the second of our Q-RATED! #QueerHorrorNights at The Castle Cinema: Kimberly Peirce’s CARRIE (2013) Sunday 10 April 14:00. We’ll be donating a % of box office & inviting audience cash donations for WISH, a women’s mental health charity based in Tower Hamlets.

LA GRANDE ILLUSION d. Jean Renoir, 1937 + Intro by Sue Harris (07 APR 18:30) / Part of THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema:

“During WWI, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, and are eventually transferred to a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and his fellow inmates still want to escape. One of the very first prison escape movies, LA GRANDE ILLUSION is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made.” (The Garden Cinema)

RADIANT CIRCUS is delighted to announce the next screening supported by #ReviveTheDark, our audience-backed campaign for distinctive/DIY cinema! Sonic Cinema presents AUSTRIAN SYNAESTHETIC CINEMA at Cafe OTO (06 MAY 20:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MASTER 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012 (07 APR 20:30).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

ANIME at BFI Southbank

ANIME at The Prince Charles

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

DENIS VILLENEUVE: IN REVERSE at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (07 APR 15:30).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

  • Includes (check venue for full listings):  d. Federico Fellini, 1963 (07 APR 20:00).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMAat The Garden Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): LA GRANDE ILLUSION d. Jean Renoir, 1937 + Intro by Sue Harris (07 APR 18:30).

JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at ICA 

JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at The Prince Charles 

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): OSLO, AUGUST 31ST d. Joachim Trier, 2011 (07 APR 21:00).

LIV ULLMANN: FACE TO FACE at BFI Southbank

ONE AND DONE at Genesis Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WOLF HOUSE d. Cristobal León & Joaquín Cociña, 2018 (07 APR 21:00).

A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING dir. Payal Kapadia, 2021:

THE AUDITION aka Das Vorspiel dir. Ina Weisse, 2022:

CRIES & WHISPERS aka Viskningar och rop dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1972:

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