From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, After the Hunt is a gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself…
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, After the Hunt is a gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself…
Independent Candidate is an observational documentary following Fiona Lali’s and her Revolutionary Communist Party’s (RCP) 2024 parliamentary campaign in Stratford & Bow,…
Scripted by former railwayman Rob Dawber The Navigators lays bare the unappetising choice faced by railway workers after the still contentious privatization…
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
The concluding chapter of Michelangelo Antonioni’s informal trilogy on contemporary malaise (following L’avventura and La notte), L’eclisse tells the story of a young…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from…
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes…
What does it mean to belong? Rooted & Rising in Home and Heritage brings together powerful personal journeys exploring identity, ancestry, and connection.…
Various Directors, Various Countries, Various Years, 92m.
The Mediator and Seeing Without Sight, invite us to see and feel the world differently. Our Strand, Redefining Connection explores the power of human bonds…
Alyscia Cunningham, Dean Leon Anderson, Various Countries, Various Years, 37m.
Despite societal pressures, humans still create art, jokes, rituals, experiments….and animated films. Play and imagination are core human capacities that drive…
Various Directors, Various Countries, 2024/2025, 86m.
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes…
Screening in tribute to the late Dame Jane Goodall, the world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, who sadly passed away in October.…
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes…
Screening in tribute to the late Dame Jane Goodall, the world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, who sadly passed away in October.…
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, After the Hunt is a gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star student (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew… Read More
Cinematic trailblazer and Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s latest film offers a quiet revolution in genre filmmaking, employing techniques borrowed from horror and body horror that lead us through a family’s story of fear and pain, ultimately chronicling their journey towards love,… Read More
Anastasia won Ingrid Bergman her second Oscar in 1956. These days, the film is probably best-remembered for Ingrid Bergman’s Oscar win, an anointment which marked a poignant moment of reputational rehabilitation. The Swedish superstar had been ostracized by both industry and the public… Read More
Annie Hall is screening in tribute to the iconic Diane Keaton. Winner of four Oscars – including best picture, and best actor for Diane Keaton – and universally reckoned to be one of the funniest films ever made, Annie Hall is one of New… Read More
As Charlotte, Bergman arguably gives the best performance of her career. Autumn Sonata marked the actor’s final on-screen appearance before she lost her battle with cancer just a few years later. In fact, she received her diagnosis at the beginning of filming, which… Read More
The Battle of Algiers was proposed by our members Gina Goody and Kate Matheson, who write: 'It is a powerful film that is seldom screened. We were wondering how it would be perceived nowadays, particularly if the allure of Mon Capitaine would still… Read More
Belén is based on the true story that sparked an international movement, chronicling the harrowing case of Julieta, a young woman falsely accused of infanticide, and Soledad Deza (Dolores Fonzi), the fearless lawyer who takes on the highly controversial, explosive case. Belén takes us… Read More
France, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2017, Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner
From the makers of Ernest and Celestine comes a new trio of joyful animations featuring some of the wisest cracking animals that you could ever hope to meet. An all-animal theatre troupe perform the three charming tales, telling the peculiar antics of farmyard… Read More
The Big Flame was writer Jim Allen's second Wednesday Play and his first with director Kenneth Loach. After The Lump, about the exploitation of casual labour in the building trade, Allen used his Marxist credentials to depict striking Liverpool dockers enacting a Communist-style… Read More
For this edition of Composing Cinema, Oscar nominated composer Gary Yershon will be joined in discussion by Stephan Eicke, author of a new book, A Dream Come True, which explores the collaborations between David Lynch and the composer Angelo Badalamenti. There's something… Read More
For Halloween, the smaller beings in our audience can enjoy a mildly macabre film of their own, with pay-what-you-can screenings of The Book of Life. On Friday 31 October there will be prizes for the best Halloween costume. From producer Guillermo del… Read More
Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025, Greece, Ireland, South Korea, USA
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. The Garden Cinema View: Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! was a strikingly unique film. With disregard for genre,… Read More
Bergman’s rise to fame was meteoric, and her stunning performance in Casablanca opposite Humphrey Bogart became one of the most iconic duos in cinematic history. Her portrayal of Ilsa Lund, a woman torn between love and duty, resonated with audiences worldwide. “I’m not… Read More
The film will be introduced by Senior Architect Jemma Miller. Jeremy Sandford's drama about a young family's slide into homelessness and poverty was a defining moment in 1960s television, demonstrating how far drama could influence the political agenda. The controversy generated by… Read More
Originally released in 1987, and now digitally restored, City on Fire is a gripping Hong Kong New Wave crime thriller which influenced filmmakers worldwide, most notably inspiring Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. After the success of John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow, lead actor… Read More
Expect the unexpected in this riotous, food-filled family comedy. Frustrated inventor Flint Lockwood believes he is a genius, but none of his inventions turn out well. In an effort to solve world hunger, Flint creates a machine which can turn water into… Read More
The screening on Saturday 8 November will be followed by a Q&A with director Paul Andrew Williams and actors Brenda Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough. Have we become a nation of strangers? In Dragonfly, neglected pensioner Elsie (Brenda Blethyn) finds an unexpected ally… Read More
Select Japan is delighted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shinji Aoyama's classic of modern Japanese cinema with the UK premiere of a new digital restoration. In Kyushu, southwest Japan, one hot summer morning, a municipal bus is hijacked. In the carnage… Read More
On Tuesday 21 October, Mary Wild, Freudian cinephile and creator of the Projections lecture series at the Freud Museum, will join us for a post screening Q&A. Family Life is a remake of David Mercer’s TV play In Two Minds, which had been… Read More
Our preview screening on Sunday 23 November will be followed by a Q&A with director Igor Bezinović. In defiance of the Paris Peace Conference Italian poet and military officer Gabriele D’Annunzio led a rogue, short-lived, and ultranationalist occupation of Fiume (now Rijeka,… Read More
Bergman won three acting Oscars during her long career (two for Best Actress, in Gaslight and Anastasia, and one for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1974’s star-studded Murder on the Orient Express), and was nominated four more times. She also won… Read More
Join a mismatched trio on an icy, hilarious cross-continent journey— part buddy comedy, part survival quest, and wholly entertaining. These now iconic characters, Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger, go on a comical quest to return… Read More
Despite delighting audiences with her work in Oscar winning classics by big directors, Ingrid Bergman was banished from Hollywood when her extramarital affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini became public. Bergman ran off to Italy and spent the next seven years making… Read More
The evening screening on Thursday 23 October will be introduced by Professor Lucy Bolton who will share her insights on Bergman's extraordinary career and the films featured throughout the season. Ingrid Bergman was wooed to Hollywood by David Selznick after he witnessed her… Read More
Screening in tribute to the late Dame Jane Goodall, the world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, who sadly passed away in October. Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50… Read More
At a political rally, bricklayer Oreste (Marcello Mastroianni) sees flower girl Adelaide (Monica Vitti) and is so thoroughly smitten that he decides he must leave his wife for her. The pair's happiness doesn't last, however, as a young pizza chef named Nello… Read More
The third part of an informal trilogy of Rossellini's Italian movies starring his wife Ingrid Bergman – the others are Stromboli (1950) and Europa 51 (1952). Although Roberto Rossellini’s Journey to Italy (1953) is now established as one of world cinema’s supreme achievements, it still has… Read More
The evening screening on Thursday October 16 will be followed by a Q&A with David Bradley, Kes lead actor. The matinee screening on Friday October 30 will be introduced by film academic and writer Rhys Handley. Named one of the ten best British… Read More
Romania, Brazil, Switzerland, UK, Luxembourg/ 2025/ Radu Jude
Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she must evict a homeless man who lives in the basement of a building. An unexpected event creates a moral crisis she tries to solve as best she can.… Read More
The concluding chapter of Michelangelo Antonioni’s informal trilogy on contemporary malaise (following L’avventura and La notte), L’eclisse tells the story of a young woman (Monica Vitti) who leaves one lover (Francisco Rabal) and drifts into a relationship with another (Alain Delon). Using the architecture… Read More
Ladybird Ladybird screenwriter Rona Munro will join us for a post-screening Q&A on Sunday 2 November. Based on a true story, Ladybird, Ladybird tracks the heartbreaking tale of a woman whose tumultuous past and mental illnesses cause her children to be taken away from… Read More
The screening will be followed by a conversation between Professor Paul Preston and historian and author Richard Baxell. David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the… Read More
Our Screening on Saturday 15 November will be followed by a Zoom q&a with director Shih-Ching Tsou, and co-writer and editor Sean Baker. A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to… Read More
A stunning ensemble cast brings to life this gorgeous sophomore directorial feature from Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Barbie). Drawing on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, 2019's Little Women is a sweeping retelling of a timeless classic for… Read More
Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is a postman and Man U supporter on the edge of a nervous breakdown. He never got over his divorce from his first wife; his second wife has left him in loco parentis for two wayward stepsons; and… Read More
Our screening on Saturday 8 November will be followed by a Q&A with director David Wilkinson. The Marbles is the explosive new documentary uncovering the world’s greatest art heist - the stealing/removal of the Parthenon Marbles - and the global fight to bring… Read More
In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks. A brilliant look at… Read More
Is your child starting to ask questions about whether Father Christmas is real? This film is sure to convince them he is! Remade numerous times but never bettered, this perennial Christmas classic won three Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture a… Read More
Michael Caine joins Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, musical version of the Charles Dickens’ classic tale. All your favourite characters are here – Kermit as Bob Cratchit, Gonzo as Dickens, Miss Piggy as Emily… Read More
The screening on Saturday November 8 will be introduced by Assistant Programmer Joe Miller. His name is Joe, and he’s an alcoholic. He’s only been sober for 10 months, and although AA advises against romance in the first year of recovery, Joe… Read More
Scripted by former railwayman Rob Dawber The Navigators lays bare the unappetising choice faced by railway workers after the still contentious privatization of British Rail in the mid-1990s. Either they can continue existing jobs for lower pay and safety standards, or accept redundancy… Read More
Hard to see for years, Night of the Juggler has now been rescued from obscurity and gloriously restored! The grit and intensity of late-1970s New York City is depicted in stark detail in this relentlessly action-packed cult classic. Twenty-four hours of nerve-jangling tension… Read More
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes you believe in her. She never has to act; she simply is.” - Acting Magazine Synopsis: With this twisted love story,… Read More
This gem of a musical was nominated for eleven Oscars - winning five and its popularity is undimmed nearly 50 years after its stage premiere. Based on Charles Dickens' famous novel about the adventures of a Victorian orphan who falls in with… Read More
When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter. The Garden Cinema View: Paul Thomas Anderson seizes his moment. With a reported budget around £100 million, he has made an epic… Read More
Adapted from Ken Kesey’s novel, and now digitally restored for its 50th anniversary, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest centres on Randle McMurphy (Nicholson), a convict who simulates mental illness in the hope that a transfer to psychiatric hospital might ensure his… Read More
The screening on 7 November will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by The New Arab. Palestine’s Official Submission for the Academy Awards is set in 1936 Mandatory Palestine. Yusuf flees his rural home for Jerusalem’s charged streets, forced to confront… Read More
After leaving her pop idol group and starting a new life as an actress, Mima soon finds herself overwhelmed by a wave of provocative offers - including photo shoots and roles in a TV drama - that go against her wishes. But… Read More
Colin (Harry Melling) leads a humdrum existence until he meets the impossibly handsome Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker he is soon desperately devoted to. As Colin submits to Ray and enters an exciting new world of desire, he must decide the… Read More
Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, 1940, USA
Embark on a magical moral adventure with Pinocchio, a wooden puppet brought to life who must prove himself brave, truthful, and unselfish to become a real boy. Jiminy Cricket, his assigned conscience, tries to steer Pinocchio through the scrapes and capers of… Read More
Poor Cow is Ken Loach's debut feature film. Following his Wednesday Plays Up the Junction (1965) and Cathy Comes Home (1966), Ken Loach directed his first feature film with the powerful Poor Cow. Reuniting him with his Cathy Comes Home star Carol White, the film follows… Read More
These screenings of this new restoration of Princess Mononoke will screen in the Japanese with English subtitles. For dubbed screenings please see here. From the legendary Studio Ghibli, and Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide… Read More
Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. Bob Williams is a survivor: he supplements his dole by becoming embroiled in whatever scam is on offer. From rustling sheep to rodding drains, he does what he can to… Read More
The screening on 16 November will be followed by an online Q&A with the director Tenzin Sedon, moderated by Chris Berry (KCL). Screening in partnership with King's College London, this is a rare chance to see this accomplished full-length documentary about daily life in… Read More
Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill battle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to regain some independence appears by becoming a self-employed delivery driver, but when he and his wife are pulled in different directions, everything… Read More
Every second of Souleymane’s new life in France is precious. Having fled Guinea, his asylum interview looms. He powers through the streets of after dark Paris as a delivery rider, sleeps in hostels and prepares for his make-or-break appointment. Pressure builds as… Read More
One of humanity’s greatest achievements, the International Space Station is a $150 billion science laboratory hurtling around Earth at 17,000mph, its thin metal walls shielding astronauts from the most hostile environment humans have ever endured. Microgravity, the vacuum of space, extremes of… Read More
Director Alfred Hitchcock, who worked with Bergman on Spellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946), praised her unique qualities. “Ingrid is a woman who makes you believe in her. She never has to act; she simply is.” - Acting Magazine Synopsis: Dr. Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman)… Read More
Stromboli marked the beginning of the collaboration between director Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman. It all began with a letter she sent him a couple of years earlier: “If you ever need a Swedish actor who speaks very good English and a little… Read More
After the screening on Friday, November 14, Ken Loach's longtime collaborator Rebecca O'Brien will join Gareth Evans for a post-film discussion. To mark the publication of the new edition of Loach on Loach (edited by Graham Fuller, published by Faber and Faber), copies… Read More
Nell Dunn's Up the Junction, directed by Ken Loach, is a controversial and mould-breaking TV drama, watched by an audience of nearly 10 million on first transmission. A record 400 viewers complained to the BBC, mostly about the programme's bad language and… Read More
This members' preview of The Voice of Hind Rajab is screening to mark the UN's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which has been observed since 1977. January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl… Read More
On Wednesday, 19 November, the screening will serve as a fundraiser for a Palestinian cultural charity. Irish musicians will perform before the screening and crafts will be on sale in the Atrium bar. The doors will open from 19:00. It will be… Read More
Wander into the Hundred Acre Wood for a tender adventure that honours friendship, imagination, and quiet magic. Inspired by five stories from A.A. Milne's books and created in Disney's legendary, hand-drawn style, Winnie the Pooh is a delight for the whole family. While… Read More
This autumn, The Garden Cinema presents the essential films by the spellbinding Ingrid Bergman. With a career spanning over five decades, Bergman combined an arthouse sensibility that made European auteurs trust her with complex…
‘If you make films about people’s lives, politics is essential. It is the essence of drama – the essence of conflict.’ – Ken Loach Ken Loach has been making films for over 60…
Something is stirring in the bowels of Covent Garden… Disturbing visions. Unconfirmed reports of bizarre rituals… That’s right! It’s time for another descent into the most depraved of cinematic depths with our Halloween…
Events for members only, including free bi-weekly screenings for Garden Cinema Members with films chosen for members, by members. Selected films are added regularly, so keep an eye on this page for updates.…
Join us every Saturday & Sunday morning and on weekdays during the school holidays for some of our favourite family classics. For cinema lovers of all ages. On Sundays the films are followed…
Events for members only, including free bi-weekly screenings for Garden Cinema Members with films chosen for members, by members. Selected films are added regularly, so keep an eye on this page for updates.…
Dear Italy is The Garden Cinema’s love letter to Italian Cinema. We are delighted to showcase films not only widely considered classics but also the most beloved by audiences and critics alike. This…
The Garden Cinema’s new strand of nature and environment-focused screenings. We have curated a selection of international films that span many genres, themes and countries to tell stories of resilience and resistance…
Select Japan is an initiative from The Garden Cinema to showcase the best of Japanese cinema, classic and contemporary, with a focus on titles and filmmakers which have been rarely screened in the…
The Chinese Cinema Project is an exhibition initiative presented by The Garden Cinema. It showcases works from emerging and under-represented Chinese filmmakers via regular screenings, exploring auteurship and cinematic beauty in its various…
Composing Cinema celebrates the bespoke musical contributions made by composers to the world of film – with an initial focus on British artists. Hosted by Oscar-nominated composer Gary Yershon. …
Sine Screen is a London-based screening collective dedicated to showcasing independent cinema and moving-image works from across East and Southeast Asia.…
Independent Candidate is an observational documentary following Fiona Lali’s and her Revolutionary Communist Party’s (RCP) 2024 parliamentary campaign in Stratford & Bow,…
