{"title": "Thanks for Coming", "start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary"], "description": "A documentary film by Alain Cavalier, premiered at the 2026 Directors Fortnight in Cannes, which invites audiences into the filmmaker's private world, where everyday encounters and filmic reflections become occasions for celebration. Moving between personal diary, documentary and philosophical reflection, it explores time, creativity and the inevitability of death, affirming the camera as both a witness to life and a means of preserving its most ephemeral moments. It celebrates the 95-year-young director as someone whose sense of curiosity and delight remains wonderfully intact. Cavalier appears in the film alongside Françoise Widhoff.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thanks-for-coming-74221/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/thanks-for-coming/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/897af3c41f123170cdc45841844fef33b8b7698b6b17a2fd387d62527c52feeb-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "John Berger at 100 | Film: \"Once Upon a Time\" & \"A Telling Eye\" | Mike Dibb", "start": "2026-11-18T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T21:00:00Z", "place": "Newington Green Unitarian Church", "address": "Newington Green 39A, N16 9PR London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "literature/biography"], "description": "A very rare screening of two documentaries about the writer John Berger, followed by a conversation between filmmaker Mike Dibb and writer and producer Gareth Evans. \"Once Upon a Time\" (52 mins) is a meditation on our experience of time, filmed in and around Berger's house in France, with time-centred stories read by Berger himself. \"A Telling Eye\" (60 mins) is a survey television overview of Berger's work across all media, featuring interviews with Berger, collaborators and commentators. The evening is part of the John Berger at 100 film and event series, marking the centenary of the author of more than 60 books.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-berger-at-100-film-once-upon-a-time-a-telling-eye-mike-63625/", "official_url": "https://www.new-unity.org/whatson/2026/11/18/jb-100-dibb", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7e1f6cca91bbc14fa36213113844309d00014076bb601327bb5aa27051c9dd2c-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Father", "start": "2026-11-14T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Phoenix Cinema", "address": "52 High Rd, London N2 9PJ, UK", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["society/health/dementia", "film/drama"], "description": "A free screening of the film The Father followed by a Q&A, held as part of the Being Human Festival. 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No prior experience is needed, and the film is rated 12 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-father-63776/", "official_url": "https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/PhoenixCinemaLondon.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_447.TcsWebTab_448.TcsProgramme_729730", "image": ""}, {"title": "Watch Party Vol. 1: Cinema Realité", "start": "2026-11-08T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T21:00:00Z", "place": "Love Affair Basement", "address": "324 - 326 Hackney Road, E2 7AX, London, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary"], "description": "Watch Party: Vol. 1 Cinema Realité is an evening of screenings with film-themed talks, set design, free popcorn and a raffle for a Criterion Collection DVD. The series is hosted by Debrain4k and celebrates cinema at the level of experience. It presents two short documentaries by Les Blank, Gap-Toothed Women (1980) and Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980), described as 'cinema realité', a style combining improvisation, close observation and almost no voice-over. The screenings are followed by three short talks from guest speakers and a social.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/watch-party-vol-1-cinema-realite-63579/", "official_url": "https://www.loveaffairbasement.co.uk/events/watch-party-vol-1-cinema-realit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b86e967200f6b2ed2e47b20561df9740cdc0a819c4a8dd25878c053476d8dbc1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "All of a Sudden", "start": "2026-11-21T10:20:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A drama about Marie-Lou, director of an elderly care facility, who champions a care philosophy built on listening and residents' dignity despite resistance from part of her staff. Her meeting with Mari, a Japanese theatre director battling cancer, deeply reshapes her path. The two women form a deep bond of attention and support, joining forces to 'make the impossible possible.' Ryusuke Hamaguchi directs, with Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, jointly awarded Best Actress at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/all-of-a-sudden-74218/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/all-of-a-sudden/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b84607947817248ea128faa04dea8fb0b143e9ee34ac6d940e1277c976a1ee60-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Time to Live and the Time to Die", "start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/coming-of-age-drama"], "description": "The Time to Live and the Time to Die is a drama about a boy named Ah-Ha-Gu who comes of age during a tumultuous time in his family's history. Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien drew the story from his own childhood. When the Gu family moved from China's mainland to Taiwan, the elder members struggled to adapt while the adolescent Ah-Ha thrived. As he grows to maturity, the generation gap grows fearsomely wide, threatening to alienate the young man from his family and their traditions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-time-to-live-and-the-time-to-die-39209/", "official_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/the-time-to-live-and-the-time-to-die/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/47a12f505fb61238e04b68bebe5e6143caab70fbd8db71d712fa255ca82e89cc-600.webp"}, {"title": "French Film Festival London 2026", "start": "2026-11-18T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-29T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film"], "description": "The French Film Festival London 2026 is a fortnight of cinema with over 40 films and almost 100 screenings at Ciné Lumière. It is organised by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni and explores the breadth of voices in French cinema, from emerging and established directors, through fiction, documentaries, animation and restored classics. The programme includes many UK premieres, films such as Minotaur, a new partnership with the Cinéma du réel festival, and guests including Sophie Marceau, Sandrine Kiberlain and Laetitia Masson.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/french-film-festival-london-2026-74199/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-and-series/french-film-festival-london/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2839698898d8c15c543995a257435e5bdd74812cf1c6c2317fdd9f12553db86c-2000.webp"}]}