Argentine Film Festival

15/06/2026

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The Argentine Film Festival presents a double-bill of films from the notorious duo at The Nickel cinema in London

10/06/2026

The Argentine Film Festival presents The Films of Armando Bó and Isabel ‘Coca’ Sarli in a special one-night double bill on Thursday 25 June.

London cult cinema, The Nickel, will screen two of Isabel Sarli’s most notorious classics, Carne (Meat) and Embrujada [Bewitched) both directed by legendary filmmaker Armando Bo.

Together, Armando Bó and Isabel Sarli became one of the most controversial and commercially successful partnerships in the history of Latin American cinema. Pioneers of popular erotic cinemas, the pair made 28 films together, combining melodrama, eroticism, social critique and spectacle in productions that were transgressive, challenging the moral climate of the time, and pushing the boundaries of cinematic freedom during periods of political repression.

Often dismissed as exploitation cinema, Carne and Embrujada are amongst some of the most polarising films in Latin American cinema and occupy an uncomfortable space between objectification and liberation.

Nearly 50 years later they still provoke debate, yet Isabel Sarli’s on-screen presence is impossible to ignore.

Info and tickets for Thursday 25th June:

Carne: https://thenickel.co.uk/screening/447

Embrujada:
https://thenickel.co.uk/screening/448

29/05/2026

Thrilled to see so many great Latin American stories on the big screen in London over this last week, including:

MARADONA '94, THE FALL dir. Angus Macqueen
OLIVIA dir. Sofia Petersen The Garden Cinema !
LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT, dir. Lena Vurma & Thor Klein, London premiere Cinelumiere London

LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT arrives in cinemas across the UK today Modern Films

More to come, stay tuned!

26/05/2026

New film on Leonora Carrington reveals artist's arduous journey to greatness. Leonora in the Morning Light will be in UK cinemas from this Friday 29th May Modern Films

New film on Leonora Carrington reveals artist's arduous journey to greatness

22/05/2026

Discover the magical world of the British-Mexican visionary artist Leonora Carrington Modern Films

In cinemas from Friday 29th May.
Find out more and get tickets: https://www.modernfilms.com/leonora

20/05/2026

"Mysterious debut about a missing butcher presents a bold new voice in Argentinian cinema." Sight and Sound Magazine

'Olivia' screens this Saturday 23 May, 4.10 pm as part of '50 Years of Argentina on Film' The Garden Cinema

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15/05/2026

, writer, Surrealist, feminist, visionary. British-born Mexican artist gets the big screen treatment with a new film about her life based on the novel LEONORA by Mexican writer

LEONORA IN THE MORNING WILL BE IN UK CINEMAS from 29th May Modern Films

512 likes, 10 comments. "Leonora in the Morning Light | Official UK Trailer"

10/05/2026

First-class film seasons, art exhibitions and a new film on British-Mexican visionary artist Leonora Carrington.

May is bursting with Latin American events, including first-class film seasons, art exhibitions, and a new film on British-Mexican visionary artist Leonora Carrington