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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.
Coming soon
Upcoming films for your watchlistRocco and His BrothersRocco and His Brothers
Drama 1960 179 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Italian maestro Luchino Viscontiβs epic drama follows a mother and her five sons who move from a small town to Milan, changing their lives forever.
Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70
Anthology 1962 204 minsDirector: Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and 2 more
Four of the greatest Italian directors β Fellini, Visconti, De Sica and Monicelli β join forces with show-stoppers Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg and Romy Schneider in a carousel of sex and satire mocking the mores of Italian '60s society.
L'innocenteL'innocente
Period drama 1976 130 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti's final film is a brilliant and disturbing drama set against the opulent backdrop of decadent, late 19th-century aristocracy.
AmuletAmulet
Horror 2020 99 minsDirector: Romola Garai
Old sins refuse to be forgotten in Romola Garaiβs gothic horror and hauntingly atmospheric debut feature.
SamsaraSamsara
Drama 2023 114 minsDirector: Lois PatiΓ±o
Berlin Film Festival award winner Lois PatiΓ±oβs assured third feature transports us to magical places in Laos and Zanzibar, where the visible and the invisible merge.
WildingWilding
Documentary 2023 75 minsDirector: David Allen
A dying landscape is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways, in this hopeful story of ecological regeneration.
Body DoubleBody Double
Thriller 1984 114 minsDirector: Brian De Palma
An unemployed actor is drawn into a world of voyeurism, seduction, mystery and murder, in Brian De Palma's playful and satirical homage to Hitchcock.
Take ShelterTake Shelter
Drama 2011 116 minsDirector: Jeff Nichols
Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain bring to life this extraordinary tale of ordinary madness.
The Last Picture ShowThe Last Picture Show
Drama 1971 128 minsDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and director Peter Bogdanovich all made their names with this funny, touching and psychologically astute coming-of-age tale.
La Terra TremaLa Terra Trema
Drama 1948 160 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
A fishing family attempts to escape poverty and exploitation by becoming the owner of its own boat in Luchino Visconti's work of uncompromising realism.
OssessioneOssessione
Crime 1943 140 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Luchino Viscontiβs adaptation of James M Cain's novel The Postman Always Rings Twice is an electrifying tale of the seductive and destructive power of human sexuality.
The ApprenticesThe Apprentices
Comedy 1995 94 minsDirector: Pierre Salvadori
Pierre Salvadori's cult 1995 comedy, starring François Cluzet and Guillaume Depardieu as two young adults searching for love and success.
The DreamerThe Dreamer
Drama 2023 95 minsDirector: AnaΓ―s Tellenne
An heiress returns to her uninhabited family manor to be confronted with the one-eyed caretaker who resides there, in the dreamlike take on La Belle et la BΓͺte.
Making OfMaking Of
Comedy 2023 114 minsDirector: CΓ©dric Kahn
CΓ©dric Kahn (Roberto Succo, The Goldman Case) crafts this witty comedy about a troubled film shoot.
No Love LostNo Love Lost
Comedy 2023 91 minsDirector: Erwan Le Duc
Bold, poetic, and burlesque, Erwan Le Duc's film depicts the fascinating complicity of a father-daughter relationship.
Through the NightThrough the Night
Drama 2023 109 minsDirector: Delphine Girard
Part gripping thriller, part psychological study, Delphine Girard's debut feature about consent and modern society's attitudes to sexual violence.
All to Play ForAll to Play For
Drama 2023 112 minsDirector: Delphine Deloget
A single mother fights to reclaim her children from foster care, in Delphine Deloget's powerful indictment of the French legal system.
A Real JobA Real Job
Comedy 2023 101 minsDirector: Thomas Lilti
A young, inexperienced substitute teacher is quickly confronted with the trials and tribulations of his job, in this wry tribute to the teaching profession.
Power AlleyPower Alley
Drama 2023 100 minsDirector: Lillah Halla
Queer sisterhood and collective power lie at the heart of this arresting Brazilian debut, in which a promising volleyball player faces an unwanted pregnancy.
Featured collections
VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
Defiance and compassion: celebrating the work of a true original and a pioneer of Czech cinema.
British Classics
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: 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.
Coming soon
Upcoming films for your watchlistRocco and His BrothersRocco and His Brothers
Drama 1960 179 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Italian maestro Luchino Viscontiβs epic drama follows a mother and her five sons who move from a small town to Milan, changing their lives forever.
Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70
Anthology 1962 204 minsDirector: Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and 2 more
Four of the greatest Italian directors β Fellini, Visconti, De Sica and Monicelli β join forces with show-stoppers Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg and Romy Schneider in a carousel of sex and satire mocking the mores of Italian '60s society.
L'innocenteL'innocente
Period drama 1976 130 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti's final film is a brilliant and disturbing drama set against the opulent backdrop of decadent, late 19th-century aristocracy.
AmuletAmulet
Horror 2020 99 minsDirector: Romola Garai
Old sins refuse to be forgotten in Romola Garaiβs gothic horror and hauntingly atmospheric debut feature.
SamsaraSamsara
Drama 2023 114 minsDirector: Lois PatiΓ±o
Berlin Film Festival award winner Lois PatiΓ±oβs assured third feature transports us to magical places in Laos and Zanzibar, where the visible and the invisible merge.
WildingWilding
Documentary 2023 75 minsDirector: David Allen
A dying landscape is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways, in this hopeful story of ecological regeneration.
Body DoubleBody Double
Thriller 1984 114 minsDirector: Brian De Palma
An unemployed actor is drawn into a world of voyeurism, seduction, mystery and murder, in Brian De Palma's playful and satirical homage to Hitchcock.
Take ShelterTake Shelter
Drama 2011 116 minsDirector: Jeff Nichols
Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain bring to life this extraordinary tale of ordinary madness.
The Last Picture ShowThe Last Picture Show
Drama 1971 128 minsDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and director Peter Bogdanovich all made their names with this funny, touching and psychologically astute coming-of-age tale.
La Terra TremaLa Terra Trema
Drama 1948 160 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
A fishing family attempts to escape poverty and exploitation by becoming the owner of its own boat in Luchino Visconti's work of uncompromising realism.
OssessioneOssessione
Crime 1943 140 minsDirector: Luchino Visconti
Luchino Viscontiβs adaptation of James M Cain's novel The Postman Always Rings Twice is an electrifying tale of the seductive and destructive power of human sexuality.
The ApprenticesThe Apprentices
Comedy 1995 94 minsDirector: Pierre Salvadori
Pierre Salvadori's cult 1995 comedy, starring François Cluzet and Guillaume Depardieu as two young adults searching for love and success.
The DreamerThe Dreamer
Drama 2023 95 minsDirector: AnaΓ―s Tellenne
An heiress returns to her uninhabited family manor to be confronted with the one-eyed caretaker who resides there, in the dreamlike take on La Belle et la BΓͺte.
Making OfMaking Of
Comedy 2023 114 minsDirector: CΓ©dric Kahn
CΓ©dric Kahn (Roberto Succo, The Goldman Case) crafts this witty comedy about a troubled film shoot.
No Love LostNo Love Lost
Comedy 2023 91 minsDirector: Erwan Le Duc
Bold, poetic, and burlesque, Erwan Le Duc's film depicts the fascinating complicity of a father-daughter relationship.
Through the NightThrough the Night
Drama 2023 109 minsDirector: Delphine Girard
Part gripping thriller, part psychological study, Delphine Girard's debut feature about consent and modern society's attitudes to sexual violence.
All to Play ForAll to Play For
Drama 2023 112 minsDirector: Delphine Deloget
A single mother fights to reclaim her children from foster care, in Delphine Deloget's powerful indictment of the French legal system.
A Real JobA Real Job
Comedy 2023 101 minsDirector: Thomas Lilti
A young, inexperienced substitute teacher is quickly confronted with the trials and tribulations of his job, in this wry tribute to the teaching profession.
Power AlleyPower Alley
Drama 2023 100 minsDirector: Lillah Halla
Queer sisterhood and collective power lie at the heart of this arresting Brazilian debut, in which a promising volleyball player faces an unwanted pregnancy.
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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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Leaving soon filmsCrimes of the FutureCrimes of the Future
Science Fiction 2022 108 minsDirector: David Cronenberg
Referencing his 1970 feature of the same name, Crimes of the Future marks Cronenbergβs fully-fledged return to body horror and the cinema of transgression.
The Damned Don't CryThe Damned Don't Cry
Drama 2022 111 minsDirector: Fyzal Boulifa
Fyzal Boulifa's (Lynn + Lucy) striking film about the perils of falling foul of community and social expectations.
Armour of GodArmour of God
Comedy 1986 99 minsDirector: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan takes inspiration from Indiana Jones as he becomes embroiled in a dangerous quest to retrieve a lost treasure.
Heroes Shed No TearsHeroes Shed No Tears
Action and Adventure 1984 89 minsDirector: John Woo
Master action director John Woo presents this ferociously violent tale of a group of mercenaries sent to capture a drug baron.
Point BreakPoint Break
Action and Adventure 1991 122 minsDirector: Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelowβs pulse-pounding action thriller and heady bromance, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.