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Outdoor cinemas is back at the Barbican this summer.
Hosted in the brutalist landmark’s Sculpture Court, Barbican’s summer season runs from Wednesday August 19 to Sunday August 30.
On the year’s line-up is a kaleidoscopic array of films and filmmaking styles, ranging from Spike Lee concert docs to Denis Villeneuve science fiction, via the French New Wave and the best of Iranian cinema.
US indie cinema is spotlighted via Desperately Seeking Susan and The Florida Project, alongside a kaiju classic and a recent anime treat from Makoto Shinkai, Weathering With You.
For Londoners, there’s a rare chance to catch 1996 coming-of-age classic Beautiful Thing, an LGBTQ+ drama filmed in Thamesmead and Greenwich, under the stars.
Something for everyone, in other words, and plenty of opportunities to add some classics to your Letterboxd list.
Tickets go on sale from the box office to Barbican members at 10am on Wednesday May 13, and to the general public at 10am on May 14. Standard tickets are priced £20, with concessions at £18, Barbican members £16.50, and under-18s only a tenner.
Here’s the line-up in full:
Arrival (2016)
Wed Aug 19, 8.30pm
David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)
Sun Aug 30, 8.30pm
Offside (2006)
Thu Aug 20, 8.30pm
Atlantics (2019)
Fri Aug 21, 8.30pm
Weathering With You (2019)
Sat Aug 22, 8.30pm
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) + recorded intro by Kaiju expert Steven Sloss
Sun Aug 23, 8.30pm
The Florida Project (2017)
Tue Aug 25, 8.30pm
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Wed Aug 26, 8.30pm
Poetic Justice (1993)
Thu Aug 27, 8.30pm
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Fri Aug 28, 8.30pm
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Sat Aug 29, 8.30pm
‘August is our favourite month at the Barbican: we set up chairs, assemble the big screen, and settle in to enjoy our outdoor cinema line-up with fellow movie lovers under the London night sky,’ says Rebecca Fons, head of Barbican Cinema.
‘This year's line-up is an eclectic mix that includes but is not limited to beloved coming of age stories, cult classics, and one three-headed monster - all of which will look spectacular against the backdrop of the Barbican. Summer can't come soon enough!’