Barbican Cinemas 2 & 3

Sprawling and surreal, Paolo Sorrentino’s newest film is a scandalous journey through modern Italian society. Originally filmed in two parts for its Italian release, this international version combines both for an epic jaunt.

Along the way, we meet a scheming chancer (Riccardo Scamarcio), a smart and bored beauty queen (Kasia Smutniak) and a host of unscrupulous people in power. The parties are fabulous, the people are gorgeous, but ultimately, all roads lead to Berlusconi (Servillo): the central force of a depressing and shallow existence.

In typical fashion, Sorrentino shoots everything equally beautifully, from the endless ‘bunga bunga’ parties, to the devastating scene when Veronica Lario (Elena Sofia Ricci) – Berlusconi’s long-suffering wife – finally reaches her limit.

Italy 2018 Dir Paolo Sorrentino 151 min

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Bo Burnham’s debut as writer-director captures a disastrous eighth grade for thirteen year old Kayla (Elsie Fisher), a wannabe YouTuber wading through the trudge of suburban adolescence and figuring herself out in an age of social media and self-surveillance.

Captured with pitch-perfect perceptiveness by it's former YouTube comedian director, this painfully relatable high school dramedy is brought to life by the subtlety and warmth of its indie cast.

US 2018 Dir Bo Burnham 94 mins

Our Parent and Baby screenings are designed for adults to enjoy the latest film releases with their young babies, in a relaxed atmosphere with gentler lighting and sound. Screenings are suitable for babies of 12 months or under. Up to four adults can accompany a baby, but adults without a baby will not be admitted.

We have plenty of dedicated space for you to park your baby buggy. For health and safety reasons, we cannot allow buggies inside the cinemas.

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• 2019

Broadcast of Gounod's most popular opera in David McVicar's Parisian production, with singers including Michael Fabiano, Diana Damrau and Erwin Schrott.

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