The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

Name: The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Released: 1988-09-02
Duration: 128 min

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Director: Ermanno Olmi
Runtime: 128 minutes
Original release date: 1988-09-02 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: La leggenda del santo bevitore

Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.

London screenings

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5 December 2026 at 17:50 · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, UK · The Legend of the Holy Drinker · standard · subtitled · Book with the cinema
11 December 2026 at 20:20 · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, UK · The Legend of the Holy Drinker · standard · subtitled · Book with the cinema