London Film Festival articles

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May December and our obsession with scandal

By Ibrahim Azam

May December and our obsession with scandal
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Statues that tell a story: decoding images of an excavation in Khabur 

By Maria Paradinas

Statues that tell a story: decoding images of an excavation in Khabur 
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LFF Cult 2023: the freaky and the wrong at this year’s festival

By Anton Bitel

LFF Cult 2023: the freaky and the wrong at this year’s festival
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LFF Experimenta 2023: collectivity and solidarity in hostile times

By Hyun Jin Cho, Erik Martinson and others

LFF Experimenta 2023: collectivity and solidarity in hostile times
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The Black Pirate: how we restored Douglas Fairbanks’ early colour swashbuckler

By James Layton and Bryony Dixon

The Black Pirate: how we restored Douglas Fairbanks’ early colour swashbuckler
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Finding community in the arts: Swan Song and This Is Going to Be Big

By Lynn Nwokorie

Finding community in the arts: Swan Song and This Is Going to Be Big
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We become our mothers: The Eternal Daughter vs Petite maman

By Sahir Avik D’souza

We become our mothers: The Eternal Daughter vs Petite maman
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The Queen of Spades: the set model from a gothic British classic

By Claire Smith

The Queen of Spades: the set model from a gothic British classic
What to watch at LFF

What to watch at LFF: experimental films with a window on political conflict

By Helen de Witt

What to watch at LFF: experimental films with a window on political conflict
What to watch at LFF

Daddy wasn’t there: all about bad dads and fatherhood at the LFF

By Paul Ridd

Daddy wasn’t there: all about bad dads and fatherhood at the LFF
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What to watch at LFF: tragic thrillers from Africa

By Abiba Coulibaly

What to watch at LFF: tragic thrillers from Africa
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What to watch at LFF: French cinema’s new generation

By Jonathan Romney

What to watch at LFF: French cinema’s new generation
What to watch at LFF

What to watch at LFF: icy visions and the best new Nordic cinema

By Sarah Lutton

What to watch at LFF: icy visions and the best new Nordic cinema
What to watch at LFF

Before February: two films from Ukraine

By Peter Hames

Before February: two films from Ukraine
What to watch at LFF

LFF Experimenta 2022: hybrid humans and new ways to commune with nature

By Sarah Perks

LFF Experimenta 2022: hybrid humans and new ways to commune with nature
Where to begin

Where to begin with Erich von Stroheim

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Erich von Stroheim
What to watch at LFF

What to watch at LFF: the best Spanish and Latin American cinema

By Maria Delgado

What to watch at LFF: the best Spanish and Latin American cinema
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The fog of nostalgia: two films tackling trauma in the past

By Ygraine Bright

The fog of nostalgia: two films tackling trauma in the past
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Beyond La Haine: how France’s new urban films are moving things forward

By Abiba Coulibaly

Beyond La Haine: how France’s new urban films are moving things forward
In pictures

Please sir, I want some more: behind the scenes on the making of Oliver!

By Nigel Arthur

Please sir, I want some more: behind the scenes on the making of Oliver!
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The here and now in new dimensions: the LFF’s virtual reality programme

By Ulrich Schrauth

The here and now in new dimensions: the LFF’s virtual reality programme
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The view from South Asia: the best films from the subcontinent at this year’s LFF

By Kalpana Nair

The view from South Asia: the best films from the subcontinent at this year’s LFF
What to watch at LFF

Wings of desire: 3 films from the future at the LFF

By Sarah Perks

Wings of desire: 3 films from the future at the LFF
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6 African films not to miss at the LFF

By Chrystel Oloukoï

6 African films not to miss at the LFF
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Post-lockdown laughs: comedies in the age of COVID

By Leigh Singer

Post-lockdown laughs: comedies in the age of COVID
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BFI London Film Festival trail

BFI London Film Festival trail
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Shorts to see: recommendations from our programmers

By Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson and others

Shorts to see: recommendations from our programmers
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Culinary delights: festival films for big appetites

By Paul Ridd

Culinary delights: festival films for big appetites
What to watch at LFF

Perception diving: 3 films about changing the way we think

By Sophie Brown

Perception diving: 3 films about changing the way we think
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