British cinema
Of Time and the City
Terence Davies’s ode to his native Liverpool wowed audiences and critics alike after being hailed as the highlight of the 2008 Cannes Film Fe
The Open Road
In the summer of 1924 Claude Friese-Greene, a pioneer of colour cinematography, set out from Cornwall with the aim of recording life on the road be
The Other Side of the Underneath
Jane Arden’s violent and powerful adaptation of her work with The Holocaust women’s theatre troupe looks into the mind of a woman label
The Party’s Over
The original uncensored director’s cut of this controversial film is brought to DVD for the first time.
Penny Points to Paradise / Let’s Go Crazy
Two valuable early Peter Sellers performances, rescued from obscurity and restored by the BFI National Archive.
Penny Points to Paradise / Let’s Go Crazy
Two valuable early Peter Sellers performances, rescued from obscurity and restored by the BFI National Archive.
Permissive
When Suzy arrives in London to visit an old school friend, she is unwittingly plunged into the ruthless world of the ‘groupie’.
Peter Whitehead and the Sixties
Legendary filmmaker Peter Whitehead was at the heart of Swinging London, chronicling the youth explosion, the burgeoning popular music scene and th
Piccadilly
One of the pinnacles of British silent cinema, Piccadilly is a sumptuous showbiz melodrama seething with sexual and racial tension.
The Pleasure Garden
Filmed among the ruins of the Crystal Palace terraces, The Pleasure Garden is a playful and poetic ode to desire, and winner of the Prix de Fantasi
The Pleasure Girls
When Sally (Francesca Annis) moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela (Anneke Wills, Doctor Who) and Dee (future Hamm
Pressure / Baldwin’s Nigger
Horace Ové’s landmark films Pressure (1975) and Baldwin’s Nigger (1969), presented together on one disc, form the third DVD released in
Primitive London
The sensational follow-up to London in the Raw sets out to reflect society’s decay through a sideshow spectacle of 1960s London depravity – and manages to outdo its predecessor.
Private Road
BFI Flipside presents Private Road, a film by Barney Platts-Mills.
Privilege
Paul Jones (Manfred Mann) plays Steven Shorter, the biggest pop star of his day, whose endorsement influences the actions of the masses.
Prostitute
Tony Garnett, one of British television’s most critically acclaimed figures, has been responsible for producing some of the most radical and
Quay Brothers – The Short Films 1979-2003
Since the late 1970s, the identical twin Quay Brothers have made a unique contribution to animation in general, and the puppet film in particular.
Radio On
Chris Petit’s cult classic Radio On (1979) is one of the most striking feature debuts in British cinema – a haunting blend of edgy mystery st
Requiem for a Village
The idyllic, rural past of a Suffolk village comes to life through the memories of an old man who tends a country graveyard, in this extraordinary,
Revolution
The definitive version of Hugh Hudson’s powerfully unsentimental film set during the American War of Independence.
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