Programme for Saturday 22 October

afternoon
Galas & Special Screenings
Sat 22 |
12:15 |
Vue Screen 5

George Clooney directs and appears alongside Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Evan Rachel Wood in this smart, incisive exploration of dirty politics on the campaign trail.

 
World Cinema
Sat 22 |
12:45 |
Vue Screen 6

Makoto Shinkai's anime will appeal to Ghibli fans as young Asuna gains entry to the underground land of Agartha.

 
World Cinema
Sat 22 |
13:00 |
Vue Screen 3
Winner of a number of key awards at SXSW this year, Robbie Pickering's debut feature marks him as a filmmaker to watch, and his cast as stars in the making.
 
French Revolutions
Sat 22 |
13:30 |
CURZON MAYFAIR

Mathieu Amalric gives classic French theatre a twist by wittily updating Corneille's play as a modern intrigue set in the CCTV present.

 
Masterclasses
Sat 22 |
13:30 |
NFT1

Join Camera d'Or winner Miranda July as she talks about her fascinating and highly individual body of work.

 
New British Cinema
Sat 22 |
14:15 |
NFT2

A dizzying mesh of stories and techniques that ambitiously combines a documentary about entering the alcohol industry, an investigation of one family's history and a recreation of key historical events of the 20th Century.

 

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
14:15 |
Ritzy Screen 2

An affectionate and subtly drawn study of a teenage loner, with strong performances and lyrical visuals.

 
Galas & Special Screenings
Sat 22 |
14:45 |
Vue Screen 5

They don't make 'em like they used to, apparently. Well, 'they' do now!

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
15:00 |
Vue Screen 7

The Brooklyn bourgeoisie under the microscope in Roman Polanski's beautifully acted adaptation of The God of Carnage.

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
15:15 |
Vue Screen 6

Newcomer Elizabeth Olsen stars in this atmospheric story of a young woman recently escaped from a cult-like commune.

 
World Cinema
Sat 22 |
15:30 |
CURZON MAYFAIR

A thoughtful consideration of American life during wartime that avoids polemical analysis in favour of presenting a touching human story with credible integrity.

 
French Revolutions
Sat 22 |
15:30 |
Vue Screen 3

Philippe Torreton gives a superb performance in Vincent Garenq's no-holds-barred docu-drama about a man unjustly accused in a notorious paedophilia trial.

 
Treasures from the Archives
Sat 22 |
16:00 |
NFT1

Edward Dmytryk's handsome screen version of Herman Wouk's epic novel about a naval officer (Humphrey Bogart) cracking under the strain of command in WW2.

 
Cinema Europa
Sat 22 |
16:15 |
NFT2

A young boy enters the forbidden forest and finds himself among mysterious magical creatures.

 
New British Cinema
Sat 22 |
16:30 |
Ritzy Screen 2
They are young, rich, beautiful and damned.
 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
17:45 |
Vue Screen 5

The latest from Bruno Dumont is a stark, enigmatic drama about the relationship between a woman and a mysterious outsider on Northern France's Opal Coast.

evening
World Cinema
Sat 22 |
18:00 |
Vue Screen 6

Winner of the Queer Palm at Cannes 2011, a disturbing and provocative examination of one man's damaging self-hatred.

 
Cinema Europa
Sat 22 |
18:15 |
Ritzy Screen 2

Absorbing and boldly original drama revolving around a German doctor in present-day Cameroon.

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
18:15 |
Vue Screen 7

Based on a true-life story, Jack Black stars in Richard Linklater's playful treatment of the strange story of a Texan funeral director.

 
World Cinema
Sat 22 |
18:30 |
NFT2
Joe Swanberg continues his exploration into the methods of modern love.
 
New British Cinema
Sat 22 |
18:30 |
Vue Screen 3

A bold and visceral urban drama that doesn't pull its punches.

 
Treasures from the Archives
Sat 22 |
18:45 |
NFT1

Neglected film noir gem, feature debut of director Robert Parrish, starring tough Dick Powell as a wronged ex-convict with revenge on his mind.

 
French Revolutions
Sat 22 |
19:00 |
STUDIO

The latest collaboration between Nicolas Klotz and Elisabeth Perceval is a politically engaged portrait of youth that avoids condescension and hand-wringing, managing to be intensely romantic and sincere.

 
Other events
Sat 22 |
19:30 |
Project Space, BFI Southbank

Using clips from their cult favourites, filmmakers, journalists and programmers will discuss what makes a cult film.

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
20:30 |
Ritzy Screen 2

A thrilling, unrelenting actioner that wears sincere socio-political concerns about the drug wars in Mexico on its sleeve.

 
French Revolutions
Sat 22 |
20:45 |
CURZON MAYFAIR

Mathieu Kassovitz's auteur comeback combines the pleasures of a thriller with serious political heft.

 
Cinema Europa
Sat 22 |
20:45 |
Vue Screen 6

Eccentric pastel bright comedy about middle age, OCD and... the sport of curling!

 
Film on the Square
Sat 22 |
21:00 |
NFT3

Jonas Mekas invites viewers on a tour through his nightlife, bringing together twenty-five stories of life, love and friendship.

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