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Browse a selection of features that are near-impossible to watch anywhere else (legally!) in the UK, including hard-to-see curios made by and starring future greats.
While the advent of DVD has made thousands of films easily accessible, these fascinating works remain very hard to see anywhere else. We hope this collection will introduce new audiences to these amazing films.
100 Years of Japanese Cinema100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Documentary 1996 52 minsDirector: Nagisa Oshima
Archive propels argument in this fascinating exploration of the social and cultural importance of Japan's film heritage.
A Century of French CinemaA Century of French Cinema
Documentary 1995 50 minsDirector: Anne-Marie Miéville and Jean-Luc Godard
Six regions, six films appraised for cultural and historical meaning. Produced by Jean-Luc Godard.
92 in the Shade92 in the Shade
Comedy 1975 87 minsDirector: Thomas Mcguane
Peter Fonda and Warren Oates feature in a sweaty tale of warring Florida fishing outfits, in this quirky and long unavailable comedy-drama.
Above Us the EarthAbove Us the Earth
Documentary 1977 82 minsDirector: Karl Francis
Karl Francis’ docu-drama about the closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley by the National Coal Board in 1975.
Achilles' HeelAchilles' Heel
Drama 1973 56 minsDirector: Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke’s film of a day in the life of a professional footballer as he deals with the newfound pressures of money, glamour and celebrity in the 1970s game.
AnchoressAnchoress
Historical drama 1993 109 minsDirector: Christopher Newby
Chris Newby’s poetic debut feature addresses the gulf between patriarchal power and female ritual and rebellion against the backdrop of a remote Medieval village.
AscendancyAscendancy
Drama 1983 82 minsDirector: Edward Bennett
An English aristocrat is driven to despair over the effects of violence on her family, in this powerful meditation on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
ElenyaElenya
War 1992 78 minsDirector: Steve Gough
During World War Two, a German airman crash-lands in a wood and is looked after by a naïve 12-year-old girl.
Flight to BerlinFlight to Berlin
Drama 1984 90 minsDirector: Chris Petit
Chris Petit’s sparse moody thriller begins with a mysterious death.
MaeveMaeve
Drama 1982 110 minsDirector: Pat Murphy and John Davies
Pat Murphy and John Davis’ experimental film brings a feminist alternative to the conventional narrative of the Troubles.
MelancholiaMelancholia
Thriller 1989 87 minsDirector: Andi Engel
Cerebral thriller about a German art critic who reconnects with his radical past when he agrees to be involved with an assassination attempt.
Of Good ReportOf Good Report
Drama 2013 110 minsDirector: Jahmil Xolani Thandikhaya Qubeka
Disturbing but deeply stylish South African drama about a teacher who becomes obsessed with an under-age pupil in his class, with tragic consequences.
The Phantom LightThe Phantom Light
Comedy 1935 72 minsDirector: Michael Powell
Michael Powell’s gothic mystery of a haunted lighthouse where insanity thrives.
Play Me SomethingPlay Me Something
Drama 1989 69 minsDirector: Timothy Neat
Tilda Swinton stars in a playful and ingenious cine-essay on the art of storytelling, from art critic John Berger and filmmaker Timothy Neat.
Rapunzel Let Down Your HairRapunzel Let Down Your Hair
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 75 minsDirector: Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay and Francine Winham
An imaginative, experimental and playful look at myth, storytelling and female identity.
SkinflickerSkinflicker
Drama 1973 41 minsSilentDirector: Tony Bicât
Tony Bicât’s radical, found-footage record of a revolutionary act, in which three dissidents kidnap a cabinet and torture a cabinet minister.
Time FliesTime Flies
Comedy 1944 88 minsDirector: Walter Forde
Fast-talking funny man Tommy Handley visits Elizabethan England - and ends up teaching Good Queen Bess con tricks - in this snappy time-travel comedy.
Uncle SilasUncle Silas
Drama 1947 98 minsDirector: Charles Frank
Gothic chiller based on the novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Jean Simmons stars as an heiress pursued by her unbalanced uncle and his perverted son.
Welcome to BritainWelcome to Britain
Documentary 1976 73 minsDirector: Ben Lewin
Ben Lewin’s 1976 film captures a moment in Britain's evergreen immigration debate, focusing on new arrivals at Heathrow as they wrestle with immigration law.
The Wild and the WillingThe Wild and the Willing
Drama 1962 109 minsDirector: Ralph Thomas
Ian McShane and John Hurt made their feature film debuts in this swinging 1960s drama centring on a group of students and their sexual exploits and escapades.