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Fri 17 October, 8.30pm: Alice in the Cities

Fri 17 October, 8.30pm: Alice in the Cities

A key film of the New German Cinema, Alice in the Cities marked Wim Wenders as one of the most distinctive European filmmakers of the 1970s. Through Rudiger Vogler's portrayal of an embittered journalist, Wenders presents a stark but witty account of the changing face of Europe, and the onset of global consumerism.
Sat 18 October, 12pm: The Tell-Tale Rooms

Sat 18 October, 12pm: The Tell-Tale Rooms

We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Kötting for a weekend of VR experience and film programmes including a sneak preview of Kötting's new feature film The Memory Blocks which premiered at this years' Edinburgh Film Festival.
Sat 18 October, 6pm: The Liberated Film Club: Lucile Hadžihalilović

Sat 18 October, 6pm: The Liberated Film Club: Lucile Hadžihalilović

In London for the UK premiere of her new film The Ice Queen (2025), we are delighted to welcome Lucile Hadžihalilović to curate this edition of the Liberated Film Club.
Sat 18 October, 8.15pm: The Memory Blocks

Sat 18 October, 8.15pm: The Memory Blocks

These unselfconscious performances or enactments might be bringing us close to an understanding of what Eden thinks and feels – but maybe that isn’t the point and perhaps Eden, or those close to her, have no great need for this kind of insight and the object is more a kind of quietist harmony.
Sun 19 October, 12pm: The Tell-Tale Rooms

Sun 19 October, 12pm: The Tell-Tale Rooms

We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Kötting for a weekend of VR experience and film programmes including a sneak preview of Kötting's new feature film The Memory Blocks which premiered at this years' Edinburgh Film Festival.
Sun 19 October, 5pm: Pacifiction

Sun 19 October, 5pm: Pacifiction

Known for his distinctive and provocative style, Albert Serra creates another original, highly saturated cinematic experience. Powered by Artur Tort’s sensuous cinematography and sublimely unhurried performances, Pacifiction is utterly engrossing and overwhelming.
Sun 19 October, 8pm: This Is Our Still Life + Shorts

Sun 19 October, 8pm: This Is Our Still Life + Shorts

Prompted by Stan Brakhage's Dog Star Man and filmed between 1989 and 2010 with Super 8 and digital still cameras, Andrew Kötting’s sublime home movie captures the intimacy of life with partner Leila McMillan and daughter Eden.
Tue 21 October, 8.30pm: Close-Up

Tue 21 October, 8.30pm: Close-Up

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named
Wed 22 October, 8.30pm: Ugetsu

Wed 22 October, 8.30pm: Ugetsu

With this exquisite ghost story, Mizoguchi created a touchstone of his art, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men.
Thu 23 October, 8.30pm: Boat People

Thu 23 October, 8.30pm: Boat People

One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee in the wake of the Vietnam War. Transcending polemic, director Ann Hui takes a deeply humanistic approach to a harrowing and urgent subject.
Sat 25 October, 6pm: Ugetsu

Sat 25 October, 6pm: Ugetsu

With this exquisite ghost story, Mizoguchi created a touchstone of his art, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men.
Sun 26 October, 3.30pm: Lawrence of Arabia

Sun 26 October, 3.30pm: Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean's masterpiece stands as both the finest example of the studio-era epic, and its swan song. Perhaps even more impressive than the scale of the film is its refusal to pander to hagiography; Lawrence emerges not a hero, but a series of contradictions which complicate the usually black and white moral atmosphere of the epic.
Sun 26 October, 8pm: Parajanov – The Last Collage

Sun 26 October, 8pm: Parajanov – The Last Collage

This documentary made five years after the death of Sergei Parajanov takes us into the world of the versatile Armenian film director. Besides gaining insight into his vision through archive footage and documents, the film also presents personal reminiscences of this extraordinary artist from his friends, acquaintances and admirers.

Calendar

Sat 18 Oct 12:00pm
The Tell-Tale Rooms
Sat 18 Oct 8:15pm
The Memory Blocks
Sun 19 Oct 12:00pm
The Tell-Tale Rooms
Sun 19 Oct 5:00pm
Pacifiction
Sun 19 Oct 8:00pm
This Our Still Life + Shorts
Tue 21 Oct 8:30pm
Close-Up