International cinema
Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films Volume 1
In December 1914, Charlie Chaplin began his one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, shooting films in both their Chicago and
Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films Volume 2
In December 1914, Charlie Chaplin began his one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, shooting films in both their Chicago and
Chronicle of a Summer
Jean Rouch’s hugely influential and ground-breaking documentary. Released 27 May.
Cinematic Works of Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Finnish filmmaker Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s films and multi-screen installations explore and experiment with storytelling, creating extraordinary t
The Cloud-Capped Star
Arguably Ghatak’s finest work, The Cloud-Capped Star is a dark melodrama set in late 1950s Calcutta about a refugee family and the struggle o
Cría cuervos
Carlos Saura’s touching and thought-provoking 1976 work remains one of the most important films in Spanish cinema. Released 27 May.
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
One of the most revered figures in French Cinema, Robert Bresson’s second film, scripted by Jean Cocteau, is the work that established his un
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work was Otto Preminger’s second film for the Hollywood studios, and offers great insight into the Austrian director who wen
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath is generally regarded to be one of Dreyer’s greatest works.
The Decameron
Based on a collection of medieval stories by 14th century writer Giovanni Boccaccio, the first film in Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life captures the joys and sorrows of life.
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Following the huge success of Les Parapulies de Cherbourg (1964), Jacques Demy went on to make Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, a large scale tribute
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Joe, a young man down on his luck, discovers he has the power to create dreams, and sets up a business selling them to others.
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel was the film that gave Toshiro Mifune his first major screen role.
Early Kurosawa
Available on DVD for the first time, this 4-disc set contains 6 films from legendary auteur, Akira Kurosawa, made at the start of his career and de
Early Summer
A wonderfully poised ensemble work which presents the intricacies and contradictions of three generations who have lived through the end of an era and are looking towards the new.
Encounters: Four Ground-Breaking Classics of Gay Cinema
This collection from the BFI brings together four rarely seen short films depicting the gay experience in post-war society.
Les Enfants Terribles
In this compelling tale of incestuous obsession, a teenage brother and sister, Paul and Elisabeth, create an intense, private world in their untidy
Equinox Flower + There was a Father
Yasujiro Ozu’s first colour film, Equinox Flower is a deft comedy that takes an ironic look at the decline of paternal authority.
The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome
In the late 1960s and early 1970s British-born New Yorker and unsung hero of gay underground filmmaking Peter de Rome produced a number of explicit
The Exiles
The Exiles chronicles one night in the lives of young Native American men and women living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles.
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