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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 [Γ bout de souffle]Breathless [Γ bout de souffle]
Film noir 1960 90 minsDirector: Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godardβs 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 Jarmanβs unique biopic of the 17th century Italian artist Michelangelo da Caravaggio is a powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art.
8Β½8Β½
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 Powellβs 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 β or someone β with her car in Lucrecia Martelβs 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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Jeune & jolieJeune & jolie
Drama 2013 93 minsDirector: François Ozon
Francois Ozonβs sly and seductive account of teenage girlβs dalliance with high-class prostitution.
I, Daniel BlakeI, Daniel Blake
Drama 2016 100 minsDirector: Ken Loach
Ken Loachβs powerful, Palme dβOr-winning invective against welfare injustice captured the mood of modern Britain and became his biggest box office success.
PatersonPaterson
Comedy 2016 118 minsDirector: Jim Jarmusch
Adam Driver excels in this effortlessly charming tale of a bus driver poet in New Jersey, filmed with typically groovy elan by Jim Jarmusch.
The Living WakeThe Living Wake
Comedy 2007 92 minsDirector: Sol Tyron
Accompanied by his faithful assistant Mills (Jesse Eisenberg), self-proclaimed genius K. Roth Binew (Mike OβConnell) decides to go out in style following a terminal prognosis β staging a living wake.
The Saragossa ManuscriptThe Saragossa Manuscript
Fantasy 1965 183 minsDirector: Wojciech Jerzy Has
During the Napoleonic wars, a soldier discovers a strange manuscript that reveals endless stories-within-stories. Wojciech Has' opus is a major cult film of the 60s, revered by Luis BuΓ±uel, David Lynch and Jerry Garcia.
The Kindergarten TeacherThe Kindergarten Teacher
Drama 2018 97 minsDirector: Sara Colangelo
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a career-best performance as a kindergarten teacher who finds herself in an ethical quagmire after discovering the poetic talents of a precocious student.
Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shell
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1995 83 minsDirector: Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii's beautifully animated and disturbingly prophetic anime classic about the hunt for a supreme hacker in a transhumanist dystopia.
ChocolatChocolat
Drama 1988 100 minsDirector: Claire Denis
Claire Denis' fully formed debut offers a childβs-eye-view of racial and sexual tension that bubbles with unspoken desires.
War PonyWar Pony
Drama 2022 115 minsDirector: Gina Gammell and Riley Keough
The lives of two Oglala Lakota boys interlock in this coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of South Dakotaβs Pine Ridge Reservation.
ScumScum
Drama 1979 97 minsDirector: Alan Clarke
Director Alan Clarke examines the grim reality of borstal life in this searing remake of his previously banned television play.
My Favourite CakeMy Favourite Cake
Romance 2024 97 minsDirector: Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha
Life begins at 70 for Mahin, who decides to shake her life up in this charming, quietly subversive tale from Iran.
On FallingOn Falling
Drama 2025 101 minsDirector: Laura Carreira
The importance of human connection lies at the heart of this powerful, nuanced portrait of a young Portuguese warehouse employee in Scotland.
Memories of MurderMemories of Murder
Detective drama 2003 131 minsDirector: Bong Joon-ho
A pair of detectives clash trying to solve the brutal murder of two women, in Bong Joon-hoβs masterful blend of true crime and dark social satire.
Barking Dogs Never BiteBarking Dogs Never Bite
Comedy 2000 111 minsDirector: Bong Joon-ho
A professor takes drastic action to silence a barking dog in this superb debut feature from Bong Joon-ho, the Oscar-winning director of Parasite.
Silent RoarSilent Roar
Drama 2021 90 minsDirector: Johnny Barrington
On the Isle of Lewis, a passionate surfer and his childhood sweetheart have dreams of escaping the past and the present, in Jonny Barrington's charming, windswept comedy with echoes of Bill Forsyth.
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TrapsTraps
Comedy 1998 116 minsDirector: VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
VΔra ChytilovΓ‘'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 revengeβ¦
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: VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
VΔra ChytilovΓ‘'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
Antonioniβs 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 Mayburyβs 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 watchlistJeune & jolieJeune & jolie
Drama 2013 93 minsDirector: François Ozon
Francois Ozonβs sly and seductive account of teenage girlβs dalliance with high-class prostitution.
I, Daniel BlakeI, Daniel Blake
Drama 2016 100 minsDirector: Ken Loach
Ken Loachβs powerful, Palme dβOr-winning invective against welfare injustice captured the mood of modern Britain and became his biggest box office success.
PatersonPaterson
Comedy 2016 118 minsDirector: Jim Jarmusch
Adam Driver excels in this effortlessly charming tale of a bus driver poet in New Jersey, filmed with typically groovy elan by Jim Jarmusch.
The Living WakeThe Living Wake
Comedy 2007 92 minsDirector: Sol Tyron
Accompanied by his faithful assistant Mills (Jesse Eisenberg), self-proclaimed genius K. Roth Binew (Mike OβConnell) decides to go out in style following a terminal prognosis β staging a living wake.
The Saragossa ManuscriptThe Saragossa Manuscript
Fantasy 1965 183 minsDirector: Wojciech Jerzy Has
During the Napoleonic wars, a soldier discovers a strange manuscript that reveals endless stories-within-stories. Wojciech Has' opus is a major cult film of the 60s, revered by Luis BuΓ±uel, David Lynch and Jerry Garcia.
The Kindergarten TeacherThe Kindergarten Teacher
Drama 2018 97 minsDirector: Sara Colangelo
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a career-best performance as a kindergarten teacher who finds herself in an ethical quagmire after discovering the poetic talents of a precocious student.
Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shell
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1995 83 minsDirector: Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii's beautifully animated and disturbingly prophetic anime classic about the hunt for a supreme hacker in a transhumanist dystopia.
ChocolatChocolat
Drama 1988 100 minsDirector: Claire Denis
Claire Denis' fully formed debut offers a childβs-eye-view of racial and sexual tension that bubbles with unspoken desires.
War PonyWar Pony
Drama 2022 115 minsDirector: Gina Gammell and Riley Keough
The lives of two Oglala Lakota boys interlock in this coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of South Dakotaβs Pine Ridge Reservation.
ScumScum
Drama 1979 97 minsDirector: Alan Clarke
Director Alan Clarke examines the grim reality of borstal life in this searing remake of his previously banned television play.
My Favourite CakeMy Favourite Cake
Romance 2024 97 minsDirector: Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha
Life begins at 70 for Mahin, who decides to shake her life up in this charming, quietly subversive tale from Iran.
On FallingOn Falling
Drama 2025 101 minsDirector: Laura Carreira
The importance of human connection lies at the heart of this powerful, nuanced portrait of a young Portuguese warehouse employee in Scotland.
Memories of MurderMemories of Murder
Detective drama 2003 131 minsDirector: Bong Joon-ho
A pair of detectives clash trying to solve the brutal murder of two women, in Bong Joon-hoβs masterful blend of true crime and dark social satire.
Barking Dogs Never BiteBarking Dogs Never Bite
Comedy 2000 111 minsDirector: Bong Joon-ho
A professor takes drastic action to silence a barking dog in this superb debut feature from Bong Joon-ho, the Oscar-winning director of Parasite.
Silent RoarSilent Roar
Drama 2021 90 minsDirector: Johnny Barrington
On the Isle of Lewis, a passionate surfer and his childhood sweetheart have dreams of escaping the past and the present, in Jonny Barrington's charming, windswept comedy with echoes of Bill Forsyth.
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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: VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
Two self-confessed hedonists wreak wanton havoc in VΔra ChytilovΓ‘'s visually spectacular neo-dadaist farce.
La dolce vitaLa dolce vita
Drama 1960 175 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Federico Felliniβs 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 communityβs 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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Fruit of ParadiseFruit of Paradise
Drama 1969 99 minsDirector: VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
VΔra ChytilovΓ‘'s symbolic retelling of the Adam and Eve story is a ravishing tapestry of ideas, textures, and visual tropes.
My 20th CenturyMy 20th Century
Drama 1989 99 minsDirector: IldikΓ³ Enyedi
IldikΓ³ Enyedi's magical tale of twin girls born in Budapest at the very moment that Edisonβs wondrous electric light-bulb is unveiled to the world.
Vita & VirginiaVita & Virginia
Biopic 2018 110 minsDirector: Chanya Button
Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki relive a literary love affair, fiery and forbidden, with a remarkable legacy.
A Call GirlA Call Girl
Thriller 2009 88 minsDirector: Damjan Kozole
After starting work as a call girl, young English student Alexandra finds herself caught up in political intrigue when her politician client dies of a heart attack.
Story of My DeathStory of My Death
Drama 2013 144 minsDirector: Albert Serra
Maverick auteur Albert Serraβs imagines a meeting between the ageing Casanova and Count Dracula in this deliciously eccentric baroque reflection on pleasure and erotic desire.
Fear CityFear City
Crime 1984 97 minsDirector: Abel Ferrara
Tom Berenger, Melanie Griffith and Billy Dee Williams star in this tough crime thriller about a talent agent who takes the law into his own hands when his strippers are targeted by a serial killer.
Four Flies on Grey VelvetFour Flies on Grey Velvet
Horror 1971 98 minsDirector: Dario Argento
Unavailable for many years, the once lost finale of Argentoβs so-called Animal Trilogy is a thrilling hint of things to come.
StageFrightStageFright
Horror 1987 90 minsDirector: Michele Soavi
Dario Argento's protΓ©gΓ©, Michele Soavi, made his directorial debut with this deliriously stylish slasher opus.
The ChurchThe Church
Horror 1989 102 minsDirector: Michele Soavi
A librarian discovers an ancient evil lurking underneath a cathedral, in this spectacular gothic horror co-written and produced by Dario Argento.
OperaOpera
Horror 1987 107 minsDirector: Dario Argento
Boasting quite possibly his most iconic single image, almost certainly his most spectacular death scene, and indisputably his most insane ending, this is essential Argento.
MapantsulaMapantsula
Crime 1989 104 minsDirector: Oliver Schmitz
Panic, a petty gangster, is caught up in Township riots in this cult classic crime drama, the first anti-Apartheid film shot guerilla style on the streets of Soweto.
Last SummerLast Summer
Drama 2023 104 minsDirector: Catherine Breillat
French cinemaβs great provocateur Catherine Breillat returns with a sharp and cruel tale of seduction and manipulation in a bourgeois household.