Close-Up Cinema

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Close-Up's film programmes present a series of films that shaped the art of cinema and its history. The programmes also include regular special events with filmmakers present to discuss their work. Close-Up is committed to supporting and developing the exhibition of independent and experimental cinema, focusing on the cross over between the arts and film culture. Library
The Library’s colle

ction of over 26,000 titles specialises in early cinema, classics, world cinema, documentaries, experimental films and video art. It includes rare films exclusive to Close-Up and by independent filmmakers not represented by distributors. Vertigo Magazine
Founded in 1993, Vertigo has established itself as a reference for the discussion of film culture and history. Vertigo offers a diverse range of critical views, committed to inspire and engage with audiences, academics and practitioners alike.

Showing tonight, 8.15pm:PunkuJ.D. Fernández Molero, 2025, 132 minFollowed by Q&A with the filmmakerClose-Up is delighted...
01/06/2026

Showing tonight, 8.15pm:
Punku
J.D. Fernández Molero, 2025, 132 min
Followed by Q&A with the filmmaker

Close-Up is delighted to welcome J.D. Fernández Molero to present is new feature film Punku. Tinged with autobiographical touches and shot on a mix of 16mm, Super 8, and digital formats, Molero unnervingly explores being young in contemporary Peru, with its jumble of late-stage capitalism, traditional culture, and strongly defined gender roles.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/punku/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/t-plmljkd

Showing tonight, 7.30pm:Alarm NotesAnthea Kennedy, Ian Wiblin, 2025, 123 minFollowed by Q&A with the FilmmakersKennedy a...
31/05/2026

Showing tonight, 7.30pm:
Alarm Notes
Anthea Kennedy, Ian Wiblin, 2025, 123 min
Followed by Q&A with the Filmmakers

Kennedy and Wiblin’s radical, new artist documentary returns to locations associated with the 1933 Reichstag fire – which cemented N**i rule – and the experiences of German Jewish pioneer birdsong recordist Ludwig Koch (1881-1974), who escaped Berlin and latterly joined the BBC.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/anthea-kennedy-and-ian-wiblin-berlin-trilogy/alarm-notes/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/e-loeqro

Showing today, 2.45pm:The CaretakerClive Donner, 1963, 105 minFeaturing original production cast members Pleasance and B...
31/05/2026

Showing today, 2.45pm:
The Caretaker
Clive Donner, 1963, 105 min

Featuring original production cast members Pleasance and Bates and sensitively directed by Clive Donner and shot by Nicolas Roeg, this study of shared illusion, tragic dispossession and the fraternal bond of unspoken love, combines mesmerising performances and the magic of Pinter's dialogue into a spellbinding film.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/histoires-du-cinema/the-caretaker/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/e-grljqd

Showing tonight, 8pm:Kenneth Anger: Magick Lantern CycleKenneth Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960...
30/05/2026

Showing tonight, 8pm:
Kenneth Anger: Magick Lantern Cycle

Kenneth Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and q***r iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/kenneth-anger-magick-lantern-cycle/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/e-

Showing today, 4.15pm:Paris Belongs to Us Jacques Rivette, 1961, 141 minAn underseen early French New Wave landmark, Jac...
30/05/2026

Showing today, 4.15pm:
Paris Belongs to Us
Jacques Rivette, 1961, 141 min

An underseen early French New Wave landmark, Jacques Rivette’s superb feature debut pulsates with the turmoil of an emerging cinematic revolution. Featuring cameos by fellow Cahiers du Cinéma critics Claude Chabrol and Jean-Luc Godard, it captures a real sense of the city during the rudderless Cold War era.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/histoires-du-cinema/paris-belongs-to-us/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/e-rbpqed

Showing tonight, 6pm:Fata MorganaWerner Herzog, 1971, 79 minConsidered by many to be the quintessential masterpiece amon...
27/05/2026

Showing tonight, 6pm:
Fata Morgana
Werner Herzog, 1971, 79 min

Considered by many to be the quintessential masterpiece among Werner Herzog’s early works, Fata Morgana is an absorbing collection of images shot in an around the Sahara Desert combined with poetic voice-over and music by Leonard Cohen, all coming together to evoke an alien world that is actually our own.
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/histoires-du-cinema/fata-morgana/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/e-emvppy

Showing tonight, 8.15pm:FilmfarsiEhsan Khoshbakht, 2019, 83 minIntroduced by the filmmakerFilmfarsi is Ehsan Khoshbakht’...
26/05/2026

Showing tonight, 8.15pm:
Filmfarsi
Ehsan Khoshbakht, 2019, 83 min
Introduced by the filmmaker

Filmfarsi is Ehsan Khoshbakht’s journey through the history of Iranian popular cinema before the 1979 revolution. The term “filmfarsi” refers to the rowdy and melodramatic genre films made in Iran from the early 1950s to 1979. This documentary provides a fascinating archaeology of “the biggest secret in cinema history”
https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/filmfarsi/
Box Office: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/t-aazqnqj

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97 Sclater Street
London
E16HR

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 11:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 11:30pm
Thursday 9am - 11:30pm
Friday 12pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 11:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 11:30pm

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