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Find out moreNapoleon at BFI IMAX
See Ridley Scott’s historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous military commander.
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BFI Replay
A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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Nuns, land girls, ballet dancers: the paradoxes of Powell and Pressburger’s women
In their best films, Powell and Pressburger often showcased female characters with modern attitudes and gutsy ambition.
By Rachel Pronger
Femme: a modern erotic thriller with looks to kill
By Simran Hans
Fallen Leaves second look review: a return to the small, ordinary beauty of Kaurismäkiland
By Philip Concannon
January 2024 at BFI Southbank: Werner Herzog, the Scala cinema’s cult programming, Cartoon Saloon at 25 and more
January 2024 at BFI Southbank: Werner Herzog, the Scala cinema’s cult programming, Cartoon Saloon at 25 and moreEileen: a dark, enticing, heady genre blend
By Caitlin Quinlan
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Events
The cast and creators of The Lazarus Project, including Paapa Essiedu, Caroline Quentin, Anjli Mohindra and writer Joe Barton, visit the BFI Southbank to talk about the second series of Sky's time travel thriller.
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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.
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