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VivaViva
Sex comedy 2008 116 minsDirector: Anna Biller
Anna Biller's outrageous sexploitation satire follows bored housewife Barbi as she searches for adventure in predatory 1970s Los Angeles.
Flames of PassionFlames of Passion
Romance 1989 17 minsDirector: Richard Kwietniowski
An ingenious gay homage to Brief Encounter.
Female Human AnimalFemale Human Animal
Drama-documentary 2018 74 minsDirector: Josh Appignanesi
Josh Appignanesi's art-world psycho-thriller blends reality and fiction to delirious effect, in its tale of an exhibition curator pursued by a mysterious figure.
Breathless [À bout de souffle]Breathless [À bout de souffle]
Film noir 1960 90 minsDirector: Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard’s extraordinary debut feature, an insouciant and iconoclastic crime film that paved the way for the French New Wave.
CaravaggioCaravaggio
Biopic 1986 93 minsDirector: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman’s unique biopic of the 17th century Italian artist Michelangelo da Caravaggio is a powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art.
8½8½
Drama 1963 138 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Fellini triumphantly conjured himself out of writer's block with this magnum opus about a film director experiencing his own creative crisis.
VictimVictim
Crime 1961 100 minsDirector: Basil Dearden
This thought-provoking classic stars Dirk Bogarde as a homosexual lawyer who risks his career to hunt down a blackmailer.
DogtoothDogtooth
Drama 2009 93 minsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships
Red DesertRed Desert
Drama 1964 117 minsDirector: Michelangelo Antonioni
Antonioni's mid-career masterpiece stars Monica Vitti as an emotionally anguished young woman embarking on a tentative affair with a businessman (Richard Harris).
Peeping TomPeeping Tom
Drama 1960 101 minsDirector: Michael Powell
Michael Powell’s dark, disturbing, once controversial tale of a shy camera technician who films women as he kills them is now rightly deemed a classic.
The Headless WomanThe Headless Woman
Drama 2008 86 minsDirector: Lucrecia Martel
A woman is plagued by paranoia after she hits something – or someone – with her car in Lucrecia Martel’s acclaimed psychological thriller.
The Third ManThe Third Man
Thriller 1949 105 minsDirector: Carol Reed
Carol Reed's timeless classic, one of the greatest British films, lavishly marries a perfect script, an unforgettable theme tune and the star power of Orson Welles.
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Kajaki: The True StoryKajaki: The True Story
War 2014 108 minsDirector: Paul Katis
A unit of British paratroopers in Afghanistan become caught in a minefield, unable to move or help their injured colleagues, in this unbearably tense thriller.
TangerineTangerine
Comedy 2015 88 minsDirector: Sean Baker
A big-hearted film shot on a small phone, this LA tale of two transgender working girls out for vengeance fizzes with wild energy.
JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area
Thriller 2001 109 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook
Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea in this gripping thriller from Park Chan-wook.
Cop SecretCop Secret
Comedy 2021 100 minsDirector: Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Two Icelandic cops forced to work together become more than just buddies in this enjoyably explosive send-up of action movies.
Mambar PierretteMambar Pierrette
Drama 2023 94 minsDirector: Rosine Mbakam
Rosine Mbakam’s feature debut focuses on a week in the life of a working-class Cameroonian who strives against all odds to make ends meet.
After the Long RainsAfter the Long Rains
Drama 2024 91 minsDirector: Damien Hauser
Ten-year-old Aisha courageously pursues her dream of becoming an actress in this exquisite coming-of-age tale from Kenya.
The Foul KingThe Foul King
Comedy 2000 112 minsDirector: Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon’s hilarious comedy, starring Song Kang-ho (Parasite) as a wimpy bank clerk who turns his hand to competitive wrestling.
A Bittersweet LifeA Bittersweet Life
Action and Adventure 2005 120 minsDirector: Kim Jee-woon and Doo Hong Jung
A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.
HapkidoHapkido
Action and Adventure 1972 98 minsDirector: Huang Feng
Two martial arts schools battle it out in Huang Feng’s action classic (aka Lady Kung Fu), starring long term collaborator and combat master, Angela Mao.
Project AProject A
Action and Adventure 1983 106 minsDirector: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan’s rip-roaring action-adventure about a coastguard hot on the trail of a ruthless band of pirates in late 19th century Hong Kong.
China O'BrienChina O'Brien
Action and Adventure 1991 91 minsDirector: Robert Clouse
Cynthia Rothrock stars as the tough city copy and martial artist on the trail of a local crime boss, in this action classic from the director of Enter the Dragon.
Point BreakPoint Break
Action and Adventure 1991 122 minsDirector: Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow’s pulse-pounding action thriller and heady bromance, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
Police StoryPolice Story
Martial arts 1985 101 minsDirector: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan's mind-blowing, high-octane extravaganza of death-defying stunts and action comedy.
Run Lola RunRun Lola Run
Drama 1998 80 minsDirector: Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer’s breathtaking time-loop thriller, with a terrific Franka Potente as the titular runner attempting to save her boyfriend.
SleepSleep
Comedy 2023 94 minsDirector: Jason Yu
A recently married couple find their lives turning upside down as a result of the husband’s nocturnal behaviour, in this unsettling thriller.
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Defiance and compassion: celebrating the work of a true original and a pioneer of Czech cinema.
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Tales of war and want, nerve and desire, flavoured with wit and rhythm from some of the greatest filmmakers ever assembled.
BFI Flare LGBTQ+
Here are the pioneers, the iconoclasts, the brave - from landmark LGBTQ+ portraits to the next generation of gay classics from the BFI Flare festival.
TrapsTraps
Comedy 1998 116 minsDirector: Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová's dark, post-communist comedy. After a veterinary surgeon is sexually assaulted by two men, she uses her particular expertise in castraton to exact her revenge…
The Frightened WomanThe Frightened Woman
Drama 1969 86 minsDirector: Piero Schivazappa
A rich sadist kidnaps a woman to subject to his elaborate S&M games, but she soon turns the tables... Piero Schivazappa's erotic thriller explodes with eye-popping psychedelic production design.
Something DifferentSomething Different
Drama 1963 81 minsDirector: Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová's first feature is an important work of women's cinema, which contrasts the parallel stories of a gymnast (filmed as documentary) and a housewife (told as fiction).
L'avventuraL'avventura
Drama 1960 137 minsDirector: Michelangelo Antonioni
Antonioni’s masterpiece of modern alienation, with Monica Vitti as the young woman searching for her friend who's inexplicably disappeared.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis BaconLove Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Biopic 1998 87 minsDirector: John Maybury
Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig star as artist Francis Bacon and his muse George Dyer in John Maybury’s darkly exquisite biopic.
SunflowerSunflower
Drama 1969 112 minsDirector: Vittorio De Sica
Sophia Loren searches for the husband she lost at the Russian Front (Marcello Mastroianni) in this sweeping romance epic with echoes of Doctor Zhivago.
She Dies TomorrowShe Dies Tomorrow
Drama 2020 84 minsDirector: Amy Seimetz
Amy knows she's going to die tomorrow and her fear is contagious.
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Upcoming films for your watchlistKajaki: The True StoryKajaki: The True Story
War 2014 108 minsDirector: Paul Katis
A unit of British paratroopers in Afghanistan become caught in a minefield, unable to move or help their injured colleagues, in this unbearably tense thriller.
TangerineTangerine
Comedy 2015 88 minsDirector: Sean Baker
A big-hearted film shot on a small phone, this LA tale of two transgender working girls out for vengeance fizzes with wild energy.
JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area
Thriller 2001 109 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook
Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea in this gripping thriller from Park Chan-wook.
Cop SecretCop Secret
Comedy 2021 100 minsDirector: Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Two Icelandic cops forced to work together become more than just buddies in this enjoyably explosive send-up of action movies.
Mambar PierretteMambar Pierrette
Drama 2023 94 minsDirector: Rosine Mbakam
Rosine Mbakam’s feature debut focuses on a week in the life of a working-class Cameroonian who strives against all odds to make ends meet.
After the Long RainsAfter the Long Rains
Drama 2024 91 minsDirector: Damien Hauser
Ten-year-old Aisha courageously pursues her dream of becoming an actress in this exquisite coming-of-age tale from Kenya.
The Foul KingThe Foul King
Comedy 2000 112 minsDirector: Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon’s hilarious comedy, starring Song Kang-ho (Parasite) as a wimpy bank clerk who turns his hand to competitive wrestling.
A Bittersweet LifeA Bittersweet Life
Action and Adventure 2005 120 minsDirector: Kim Jee-woon and Doo Hong Jung
A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.
HapkidoHapkido
Action and Adventure 1972 98 minsDirector: Huang Feng
Two martial arts schools battle it out in Huang Feng’s action classic (aka Lady Kung Fu), starring long term collaborator and combat master, Angela Mao.
Project AProject A
Action and Adventure 1983 106 minsDirector: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan’s rip-roaring action-adventure about a coastguard hot on the trail of a ruthless band of pirates in late 19th century Hong Kong.
China O'BrienChina O'Brien
Action and Adventure 1991 91 minsDirector: Robert Clouse
Cynthia Rothrock stars as the tough city copy and martial artist on the trail of a local crime boss, in this action classic from the director of Enter the Dragon.
Point BreakPoint Break
Action and Adventure 1991 122 minsDirector: Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow’s pulse-pounding action thriller and heady bromance, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
Police StoryPolice Story
Martial arts 1985 101 minsDirector: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan's mind-blowing, high-octane extravaganza of death-defying stunts and action comedy.
Run Lola RunRun Lola Run
Drama 1998 80 minsDirector: Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer’s breathtaking time-loop thriller, with a terrific Franka Potente as the titular runner attempting to save her boyfriend.
SleepSleep
Comedy 2023 94 minsDirector: Jason Yu
A recently married couple find their lives turning upside down as a result of the husband’s nocturnal behaviour, in this unsettling thriller.
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VivaViva
Sex comedy 2008 116 minsDirector: Anna Biller
Anna Biller's outrageous sexploitation satire follows bored housewife Barbi as she searches for adventure in predatory 1970s Los Angeles.
DaisiesDaisies
Comedy 1966 73 minsDirector: Věra Chytilová
Two self-confessed hedonists wreak wanton havoc in Věra Chytilová's visually spectacular neo-dadaist farce.
La dolce vitaLa dolce vita
Drama 1960 175 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini’s masterpiece depicting seven hedonistic days in the life of a tabloid journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) as he searches for the sweet life.
The Frightened WomanThe Frightened Woman
Drama 1969 86 minsDirector: Piero Schivazappa
A rich sadist kidnaps a woman to subject to his elaborate S&M games, but she soon turns the tables... Piero Schivazappa's erotic thriller explodes with eye-popping psychedelic production design.
Sixth HappinessSixth Happiness
Biopic 1997 94 minsDirector: Waris Hussein
Funny, acerbic and moving story of a young man's sexual awakening as family life crumbles around him.
Power in Our HandsPower in Our Hands
Documentary 2016 75 minsDirector: Angela Spielsinger
Ground-breaking documentary that uses archive film to tell the story of the British Deaf community’s fight for civil rights.
She Dies TomorrowShe Dies Tomorrow
Drama 2020 84 minsDirector: Amy Seimetz
Amy knows she's going to die tomorrow and her fear is contagious.
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Leaving soon filmsDogtoothDogtooth
Drama 2009 93 minsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships
A Most Violent YearA Most Violent Year
Crime 2014 120 minsDirector: J.C. Chandor
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain chase the American Dream in this wonderfully gritty crime drama.
The Night of the 12thThe Night of the 12th
Drama 2022 114 minsDirector: Dominik Moll
A newly promoted detective is assigned to a young woman’s chilling murder in this deeply arresting crime thriller based on true events.
French CancanFrench Cancan
Period drama 1955 104 minsDirector: Jean Renoir
Based on the story of Moulin Rouge founder Charles Zidler, Jean Renoir’s tale of an impresario’s commitment to his art is a masterpiece of Technicolor brilliance.
Great Yarmouth: Provisional FiguresGreat Yarmouth: Provisional Figures
Drama 2023 113 minsDirector: Marco Martins
As Brexit looms, hundreds of migrant workers arrive in the coastal town of Great Yarmouth looking for work, in Marco Martins’ damning depiction of immigrant life in a fracturing Britain.
Raging GraceRaging Grace
Drama 2023 100 minsDirector: Paris Zarcilla
Writer-director Paris Zarcilla’s debut film elegantly balances gothic horror and social drama, producing an unholy child of a film that provokes as much as it spooks.
