British cinema
Robinson in Ruins
Patrick Keiller’s third essay-film in his Robinson series (London and Robinson in Space) combines ironic, witty denunciation of society
Roll Out the Barrel
A collection of entertaining short dramas, humorous trade films, perceptive documentaries and archival newsreel items, presenting a history of the British boozer.
Roundabout - 1963: A Year in Colour
A unique and fascinating glimpse back to Britain and it’s place in the world 50 years ago.
RW Paul
Robert W Paul is justly celebrated as the leading pioneer of British film and one of the founders of world cinema.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
In the industrial streets and factories of Nottingham, Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney) spends his days at the factory bench, his evenings in the local pubs and his nights in the arms of Brenda (Rachel Roberts), the wife of a fellow factory worker.
Secrets of Nature
The natural world has always inspired fascination.
Separation
Separation, scripted and starring Jane Arden, concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown – marital, and possibly mental.
Shadows of Progress
Shadows of Progress is a landmark collection, bringing together for the first time over 14 hours of film material preserved in the BFI National Arc
Silent Scream
1963: When Larry Winters violently murders a Soho barman in cold blood he is sentenced to life imprisonment.
Silent Shakespeare
“The BFI should be congratulated on this DVD.
Silent Shakespeare
“The BFI should be congratulated on this DVD.
Sixth Happiness
Winner of the Ethnic Minorities Media Achievement Award.
Small Time and Where’s the Money Ronnie!
Acclaimed British director Shane Meadows’ (Dead Man’s Shoes, This is England) assured debut feature Small Time is a tale of petty crime
South
Photographed by Frank Hurley, South is the film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-
The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail
In the early 1930s, under the nervous eye of the censor, Soviet propaganda films were shown in Britain.
The Soviet Influence: Volume Two: Battleship Potemkin + Drifters
One of the classics of world cinema, Sergei Eisentein’s 1925 Battleship Potemkin, accompanied with the world premiere of John Grierson’s ground-breaking 1929 documentary Drifters.
Straight to Hell and Death and the Compass
Alex Cox’s glorious and anarchic homage to the spaghetti western.
Tales from the Shipyard
Britain’s shipbuilding heritage on film – from celebrated documentaries to lesser-known gems.
Terence Davies Collection
Considered by many to be Britain’s most gifted and remarkable filmmaker, Terence Davies’ visually stunning, intensely personal films ha
The Terence Davies Trilogy
While at Coventry Drama School in the early 1970s, Terence Davies wrote the script for Children, which he directed in 1976.
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