Stills & Poster Galleries
Richard Attenborough
Celebrating the life and work of one of Britain's genuine film legends on the occasion of his 80th birthday. With commentary from Attenborough and his collaborators.
Boulting Brothers
Identical twins John and Roy Boulting were born on 21st November 1913. Their enthusiasm for the film medium started when they were very young and, as teenagers, they formed one of the first film societies in a public school. So began one of the most successful partnerships in British film-making history.
CinemaItalia
Italy has still played a significant role in the development of the seventh art - a phrase that was coined in the early 20th century by theorist Ricciotto Canuda, who was among the first to recognise that film's potential far exceeded the mere recording of reality and novelty.
Audrey Hepburn
It's not unusual for a celebrated star to be transformed into an iconic idol after their death, as was the case with Marilyn Monroe or James Dean, but that's not how it worked with Hepburn. She was worshipped by the film industry and the movie-going public from the very start.
Olga Lehmann
Designer and artist Lehmann pursued a career of extraordinary versatility, encompassing painting, portraiture, graphic and costume design. Here, we present a Virtual Gallery of her film-related work from the bfi stills and designs collections
Ken Loach
Ken Loach doesn't make films about politics. He makes films about people. But, for Loach's people, politics play an inescapable role in their everyday lives, whether they're living in run-down housing estates across Britain, working in industries beset by profit-orientated reforms, or surviving against the odds in Los Angeles or Nicaragua or Civil War Spain.
Roman Polanski
When Jack Nicholson was asked why he allowed his director to dictate his performance in Chinatown to an extent where colleagues half-expected the actual takes to be delivered in a Polish accent, Nicholson replied "because the little bastard's a genius".
Pop on the Box
On the occasion of Top Of The Pops' 40th anniversary in 2004 and in support of the Pop on the Box season at the NFT, a gallery of stills from some of television's finest pop music moments.
Luchino Visconti
His film career spanned over four decades, from working with Jean Renoir on Une Partie de Campagne to Death In Venice, making him a key force in 20th Century Italian cinema.
Westerns
A selection of stills and posters on Western themes, with extracts from the BFI Screen Guide: 100 Westerns by Edward Buscombe.
