To coincide with the release of Edgar Wright’s new film, the glorious homage to 60s Soho, Last Night in Soho (2021), BFI Southbank will host a special season curated by the director.
Edgar Wright’s ‘London After Dark’ will introduce audiences to the films that inspired his latest work. Running from 18 October – 29 November, with selected titles available to watch on BFI Player, the season will feature ripped-from-the-headlines tabloid documentary Primitive London (Arnold L Miller, 1965), cult hit Beat Girl (Edmond T Gréville, 1960), Hitchcock’s last great shocker Frenzy (1972), fun and gritty time capsule of the 1960s The Small World of Sammy Lee (Ken Hughes, 1963) and many more. There will also be a preview of Last Night in Soho (2021) ahead of its UK-wide release on 29 October.
The highly anticipated film stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise, who leaves her life in a remote village to become a fashion student in London, where home becomes a top-floor flat amid Soho’s neon lights. Eloise soon learns that life in the capital is not without its dangers as she learns secrets about Soho in the past and must face some ghosts that are lurking in the present. Full details of the season will be announced soon.
Read more about the BFI’s upcoming Japan season here, and their Mike Leigh celebration here.
