The full programme of films and events for the 61st BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® has been unveiled.
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A troubled young sheep farmer falls for a hired hand in this stunning debut from writer-director Francis Lee. See it now at BFI Southbank and across the UK.
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Read: Francis Lee discusses God’s Own Country
As we approach the author’s 70th birthday, there’s no better time to celebrate and re-evaluate his invaluable contribution to the moving image. See Stephen King On Screen at BFI Southbank from 1 September until 4 October.
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Read about 10 great Stephen King adaptations
Read about iconic kids in King adaptations
OAdapted from David Harrower’s prize-winning play Blackbird, Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in this brilliant and unsettling exploration of a dark and deeply destructive relationship.
100s of hand-picked classics and critically-acclaimed films. No contract, cancel anytime.
Dark relationship drama with Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn.
Florence Pugh stars in this chilling update of a classic tale.
Beautifully shot biopic of underwater adventurer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
A gay culture icon is brought to life in Dome Karukoski’s biopic of Touko Laaksonen.
1,000s of films, preserved.
120 years of British life, many unseen for decades.
Hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the UK’s key film and TV archives.
19 sun-kissed snapshots of seaside holidays in 1960s Bournemouth
Tourist hotspot is a city in bloom for sun-seekers, sportsmen, families and the foxtrot…
15 revealing pictures showing the Southern Railway experience 80 years ago
OK commuter: back in the 1920s Southern was a byword for train innovation and efficiency.
Peppermint Soda (dual format edition)
A tale of two sisters growing up in 1960s France from director Diane Kurys.
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The Orchard End Murder (dual format edition)
BFI Flipside returns with a macabre tale of murder set in the idyllic Kent countryside.
£14.99
J’accuse (dual format edition)
Abel Gance’s powerful 1938 anti-war film on Blu-ray for the first time.
£14.99
Long Shot (dual format edition)
A previously lost film about filmmaking - rediscovered courtesy of BFI Flipside.
£14.99
Daughters of the Dust (dual format edition)
Julie Dash’s influential film, newly restored and available on DVD and Blu-ray.
£14.99
Stockholm My Love (dual format edition)
Neneh Cherry stars in Mark Cousin’s latest feature, shot by Christopher Doyle.
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How the locations for Night of the Demon have changed in 60 years
Friday 1 September 2017
10 great Stephen King adaptations
Friday 1 September 2017
Where to begin with city symphonies
Friday 1 September 2017
Why the devil’s in the detail in God’s Own Country
Thursday 31 August 2017
50 years of Point Blank: five later thrillers that bend and fragment time
Wednesday 30 August 2017
The Full Monty phenomenon... 20 years on
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Thursday 24 August 2017
19 sun-kissed snapshots of seaside holidays in 1960s Bournemouth
Thursday 24 August 2017
Joe Orton’s family and friends discuss What the Butler Saw
The family and biographer of the playwright, murdered 50 years ago this month, talk about his work.
Thursday 31 August 2017
All talks, interviews and trailers
After Wolfenden: LGBT lives on UK screens
Friday 25 August 2017
Claire Bloom on Sammy and Rosie Get Laid: “I wish one could say things have changed”
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling makers: “There’s definitely pressure when you’re adapting J.K. Rowling”
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Prejudice and Pride contributors: “We must never let anyone treat us that way again”
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Queerama director: ‘It's not OK to say “This is Queer and it represents everyone”’
Thursday 27 July 2017
Jean-Pierre Melville at BFI Southbank
Best known for his later crime classics, Melville was a filmmaker of considerable versatility and artistic ambition.
India on Film at BFI Southbank
We celebrate the diversity of Indian filmmaking and films about India – from Bollywood to Tollywood (home of Telugu and Bengali cinema) – in cinemas and online.
Christopher Nolan’s Second World War evacuation epic is a powerful, suspenseful piece of cinema.
Both post-gay and pre-Brexit, Francis Lee's debut feature is anything but a straightforward coming-out tale. Instead it's an eerily beautiful love story between two men, and the wild Yorkshire landscape, writes Alex Davidson.
Thursday 31 August 2017
Venice review: The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s magical anti-fascist fairytale
Saturday 2 September 2017
Tobe Hooper obituary: Texan horror genius who ushered in a grisly new era
Friday 1 September 2017
Mireille Darc obituary: blonde icon of 60s and 70s French cinema
Wednesday 30 August 2017
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