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Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
See the world premiere of this thrilling selection of Shakespeare rarities tonight at BFI Southbank – with a live score.
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The Club on BFI Player
Pablo Larraín’s darkly witty tale of corruption in Chile’s Catholic church.
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Public Information films on BFI Player
Stop! Look! Listen! to over 100 films in our latest collection, including Green Cross Code and Charley Says.
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Shakespeare on Film
A season of film, TV and special events in cinemas worldwide and on BFI Player.
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Iona
Scott Graham’s spiritual drama is backed by the BFI and in cinemas now.
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Sight & Sound: the April 2016 issue
Tom Hiddleston and the cast and crew of Ben Wheatley’s JG Ballard adaptation High-Rise talk class and identity. Plus: the Coen brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, Pablo Larraín on The Club and a look at the work of Alan Clarke.
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Hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the UK’s key film and TV archives.
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Provincial pleasures: eight evocative films of Northern Ireland
Highlights from a treasure trove of films shot in Northern Ireland.
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Waverley Steps: a day in Edinburgh
Curator Patrick Russell is intrigued by the abiding romantic power of Waverley Steps, a 1948 evocation of the Scottish capital.
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Val Guest’s 1959 London-shot Brit Beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician Bert Rudge.
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Collection bringing together three films Ken Russell made for the BBC.
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Ken Russell: The Great Passions (dual-format Blu-ray/DVD)
Four Ken Russell films focusing on Henri Rousseau, Isadora Duncan and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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Shakespeare on Film season at BFI Southbank
Creative responses of British and international filmmakers to the work of our greatest playwright, from 31 March to 31 May.
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Dissent and Disruption: The Complete Alan Clarke at BFI Southbank
Alan Clarke was an incendiary talent and a true one-off, who brilliantly captured modern Britain.
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