TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [20/07/21]

TUESDAY 20 JULY 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today including one-off events, limited runs, film clubs, repertory seasons, film festivals, outdoor events, & our selection of new releases.

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LA CAPTIVE d. Chantal Akerman, 2000 at Ciné Lumière (20 JUL 18:10) / Part of Women Pioneers Of French Cinema.

• “Loosely inspired by Proust’s The Prisoner, Akerman’s hypnotic exploration of erotic obsession circles around the relationship between the seemingly pliant Ariane (Sylvie Testud) and the disturbingly jealous Simon (Stanislas Merhar). Directed by the trailblazing filmmaker Chantal Akerman (Je, tu, il, elle; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles), La Captive is an ingenious assimilation of a rich array of cinematic influences that renews in its own way the genre of melodrama.”

• ALICE IN THE CITIES 35MM aka Alice in den Städten d. Wim Wenders, 1974 at The Prince Charles (20 JUL 18:00).
• ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN d. Alan J Pakula, 1976 at BFI Southbank (20 JUL 14:15 ).
• CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K aka Chung Hing sam lam d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 at BFI Southbank (20 JUL 20:45 & 21:00).
• DAYS OF BEING WILD 4K aka Ah Fei jing juen d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 at ICA (20 JUL 20:55).
• THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE d. Iryna Tsilyk, 2020 presented by Klassiki at Bertha DocHouse (20 JUL 18:30).
• GO WEST d. Buster Keaton, 1925 presented by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (20 JUL 20:00 – Online & in venue – FREE / Donation suggested).
• THE GRANDMASTER aka Yi dai zong shi d. Wong Kar Wai, 2013 at BFI Southbank (20 JUL 18:00).
• HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 35MM d. John Cameron Mitchell, 2011 at The Prince Charles (20 JUL 14:55).
• Hidden Figures: Jacqueline Audry – HUIS CLOS d. Jacqueline Audry, 1954 at Barbican (20 JUL 18:10).
• THE KILLERS d. Robert Siodmak, 1946 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston NW5 (20 JUL 20:00).
• KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER d. David Zellner, 2014 presented by No Bollocks Film Club at The Castle Cinema (20 JUL 19:00).
• LA CAPTIVE d. Chantal Akerman, 2000 at Ciné Lumière (20 JUL 18:10).
• LOST AND BEAUTIFUL d. Pietro Marcello, 2015 at Riverside Studios (20 JUL 17:30).
• NIGHT OF THE KINGS aka La Nuit des rois d. Philippe Lacôte, 2020 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (20 JUL 20:30).
• PTU d. Johnnie To, 2003 at Genesis Cinema (20 JUL 21:00) / Part of Chinese Visual Festival.
• REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 at BFI Southbank (20 JUL 17:50).
• RIDERS OF JUSTICE d. Anders Thomas Jensen, 2020 at Picturehouse Cinemas (20 JUL various). 
• THE RULE OF SEVEN – FULL IMMERSION / THE RULE OF SEVEN at Rio Cinema (20 to 21 JUL various times/performances).
• SHOWGIRLS 35MM d. Paul Verhoeven, 1995 at The Prince Charles (20 JUL 20:30).
• VAGABOND aka Sans toit ni loi d. Agnès Varda, 1985 at The Prince Charles (20 JUL 12:45).
• WHILE WE LIVE aka Medan vi lever d. Dani Kouyaté, 2016 + Short: LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER d. Roxy Rezvany, 2020 at BFI Southbank (20 JUL 20:30).

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (20 JUL 21:00).
• CALL ME BY YOUR NAME d. Luca Guadagnino, 2017 at Archlight Outdoor Cinema on the Coaling Jetty, Battersea (20 JUL 20:15).
• MAMA MIA! d. Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 at Bar Elba SE1 (20 JUL 21:00).
• MOANA d. Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall & Chris Williams, 2016 at Archlight Outdoor Cinema on the Coaling Jetty, Battersea (20 JUL 17:30).
• ROMEO + JULIET d. Baz Luhrmann, 1996 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (20 JUL 21:00).

• Black Lens Film Festival (16 to 19 JUL).
• Chinese Visual Festival (15 to 25 JUL).
• Queer East – Pride Season (JUN to JUL).
• SAFAR Film Festival: Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema (01 to 17 JUL).

• Also (daily 16 to 22 JUL various): BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA d. John Carpenter, 1986 at The Prince Charles // BYE BYE MORONS aka Adieu les cons d. Albert Dupontel, 2020 at Ciné Lumière // NOWHERE SPECIAL d. Uberto Pasolini, 2020 at The Castle Cinema / Everyman Cinemas / The Lexi Cinema / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Watermans // THE STORY OF LOVERS ROCK d. Menelik Shabazz, 2011 at Picturehouse Cinemas (various) // TOP GUN d. Tony Scott, 1986 at The Prince Charles // TWO OF US d. Filippo Meneghetti, 2019 at ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / JW3 / Regent Street / Rio Cinema.

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