About us
Cinema Mentiré is a pop-up film club that brings a taste of Latin American cinema to London and UK audiences. It aims to provide a platform for under-represented voices and to challenge conventions associated with the region, by celebrating the work of classic and contemporary filmmakers and artists.
Upcoming events
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THE ETERNAL MEMORY, part of Spotlight: Films by Maite Alberdi
The Lexi Cinema, 194 Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, NW10 3JU, London, GBGET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?pg=0&sp=8965913
Twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi has carved out a distinctive place within contemporary Chilean cinema. Alongside the release of her sixth feature documentary A Child of My Own this summer, The Lexi Cinema, in partnership with Cinema Mentiré, looks back at a selection of Alberdi’s previous work in its latest Spotlight season, celebrating international women filmmakers through dedicated programmes.
Running from Sunday 26 July through to September, the season features one film each month: Tea Time, The Mole Agent, and The Eternal Memory, each introduced by a special guest. From lifelong friendships to unlikely spies and enduring love, discover three unforgettable documentaries by one of the most distinctive filmmakers working today.
Tea Time | La once (2014, 70min)
📅 Sunday, 26 July, 5.00pm + Intro by Cinema Mentiré
📅 Wednesday, 29 July, 6.30pm
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Five elderly friends have met once a month for tea and gossip for over sixty years. Their hilarious and touching conversations reveal deep changes across generations in Chilean society.The Mole Agent | El agente topo (2020, 82min)
📅 Sunday, 30 August, 5.30pm + Intro by Chilean-British filmmaker Emilia Izquierdo
📅 Wednesday, 2 September, 6.20pm
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An 83-year-old goes undercover in a Chilean nursing home in a warm-hearted and surprising look at age and intimacy.The Eternal Memory | La memoria infinita (2023, 85min)
📅 Sunday, 20 September, 5.30pm + Intro by Chilean scholar Vladimir Rosas-Salazar
📅 Wednesday, 23 September, 6.20pm
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A Chilean political journalist is cared for by his wife after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, in a moving portrait of unconditional love, as well as a reflection on individual and collective memory. This is the most-watched documentary in Chilean cinema history.Learn more HERE.
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Screening of LULÚ
The Castle Cinema, 62-64 Brooksby's Walk, Greater London, GBGET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://thecastlecinema.com/programme/112740/lulu-presented-by-cinema-mentire/
Lucas and Ludmila are young lovers living on the streets of Buenos Aires, navigating the city as if it were a board game.
Lucas works collecting bones and butcher-shop scraps in a truck, spending much of his time roaming the city with a gun, firing celebratory bullets at city monuments and excited by the infinite possibilities around him and the sense of impunity that love affords him. Ludmila rolls around in a wheelchair she might not really need, avoiding her family’s responsibilities. When Ludmila finally makes a decision that leaves Lucas alone in the city, he will have to reconsider his behaviour and relationship with his gun.
Lulú is a freewheeling and unruly film from prolific Argentinian director Luis Ortega, whose surreal cinematic language cuts through expected norms and tackles the tribulations of love, loyalty, and lawlessness.
The screening will have a special introduction by Cinema Mentiré, a pop-up film club promoting Latin American cinema in the UK, and is presented in partnership with Jellied Reels, which serves up monthly screenings of undeniable and undistributed cinema in London.
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