Below are listed the films I would recommend checking out at this years BFI London Film Festival; which category they are in, a short description, a trailer and when and where they can be seen.
It's looking like the best festival yet!
All info is taken from the BFI Website.
Galas & Special Screenings
127 Hours - British - Danny Boyle
Gripping, adventurous film-making and headline grabbing drama from Oscar-winning Danny Boyle.
Trailer
Thu 28 Oct.
Biutiful - Spanish/Mexican - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
A powerful contemporary drama set in
Trailer
Tue 26 Oct.
Tue 26 Oct.
Wed 27 Oct.
Black Swan -
A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu of the New York Ballet.
Trailer
Fri 22 Oct.
Fri 22 Oct.
Sun 24 Oct.
Mon 25 Oct.
Conviction -
Based on real events, Hilary Swank stars in this uplifting story of one woman's persistence to overturn a miscarriage of justice.
Trailer
Fri 15 Oct.
Fri 15 Oct.
Sat 16 Oct.
Mon 18 Oct.
The Kids are Alright -
Julianne Moore and Annette Benning star in a smart and funny story of modern family life.
Trailer
Mon 25 Oct.
Mon 25 Oct.
Tue 26 Oct.
Wed 27 Oct.
Miral - French/Italian/Israeli/Indian - Julien Schnabel
A richly textured look at one woman's experience of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Trailer
Mon 18 Oct.
Mon 18 Oct.
Tue 19 Oct.
Wed 20 Oct.
Never Let Me Go - British - Mark Romanek
A haunting story of love and loss based on Kazuo Ishiguro's best-selling novel.
Trailer
Wed 13 Oct.
Fri 15 Oct.
Sun 17 Oct.
Uncle boonmee who can recall his past live - Thai/British/French/German/Spanish - Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong's fabulous Palme d'Or winner uses a gathering of humans and ghosts around a dying man as the springboard for amazing memories and fantasies.
Trailer
Sun 17 Oct.
Mon 18 Oct. 15.45. BFI NFT3
Film on the Square
Abel - Mexican - Diego Luna
A small boy reacts badly to his father's departure from the family home in Diego Luna's engaging feature debut.
Trailer
Mon 25 Oct.
Tue 26 Oct.
Benda Bilili! - French - Renaud Barret, Florent de la Tullaye
Staff Benda Bilili are a band of homeless, disabled Congolese and street children playing both conventional and improvised instruments, and rise from desperate circumstances to international acclaim.
Trailer
Thu 21 Oct.
Fri 22 Oct.
Film Socialisme - Swiss/French - Jean-Luc Godard
Enigmatic as ever, but provocative and visually vibrant, Jean-Luc Godard's latest film takes to the
Fri 22 Oct.
How I Ended This Summer - Russian - Alexei Popogrebsky
A taut psychological drama set against a striking polar landscape.
Trailer
Sat 23 Oct.
Mon 25 Oct.
Howl -
An imaginative interpretation of Allen Ginsberg's poem, and the battle for artistic freedom it provoked.
Trailer
Tue 26 Oct.
Wed 27 Oct.
It's Kind of a Funny Story -
A funny, astute and authentic look at the sometimes difficult process of growing up.
Trailer
Tue 19 Oct.
Wed 20 Oct.
Thu 21 Oct.
Let Me In -
A shy young boy realises his new friend might not be the innocent she first appears in this atmospheric and ultra-modern vampire tale.
Trailer
Thu 14 Oct.
Thu 14 Oct.
Fri 15 Oct.
Sat 16 Oct.
Poetry - South Korean - Lee Changdong
Cannes winner Lee Changdong shows scenes from the life of an ageing woman who joins a poetry class – and then learns that her grandson is implicated in a terrible crime.
Trailer
Thu 21 Oct.
Fri 22 Oct.
A Somewhat Gentle Man - Norwegian - Hans Petter Moland
Stellan Skarsgård stars in this droll, dark comedy about an ex-convinct's return to his hometown.
Trailer
Wed 27 Oct.
Thu 28 Oct.
Submarino - Danish - Thomas Vinterberg
A powerful story of two brothers' attempts to escape a childhood of neglect.
Trailer
Sun 24 Oct.
Tue 26 Oct.
An uplifting portrait of the garbage pickers in
Trailer
Fri 15 Oct.
Sat 16 Oct.
French Revolutions
Copacabana - French - Marc Fitoussi
Isabelle Huppert plays a free-spirited mother getting to grips with the working life (and the Belgian seaside) in this brisk, intelligent comedy.
Trailer
Sun 24 Oct.
Tue 26 Oct.
Cinema Europa
JOY - Dutch - Mijke de Jong
The story of one girl's search for the mother who abandoned her, impressively filmed throughout
Trailer
Tue 19 Oct.
Wed 20 Oct.
Thu 21 Oct.
Hunting & Sons - Dutch - Sander Burger
The disturbing tale of a young couple whose marriage disintegrates when they become pregnant.
Trailer
Fri 22 Oct.
Mon 25 Oct.
My Joy - Ukranian/Dutch/German - Sergei Loznitsa
A chance encounter leads to a nightmare journey into a Russian heart of darkness.
Trailer
Sun 24 Oct.
Mon 25 Oct. 12:45. Vue Screen 6
World Cinema
Catfish - USA - Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
A provocative and unsettling documentary about the impact of social media.
Trailer
Sat 23 Oct. 21:15. Vue Screen 3
Mon 25 Oct. 15:30. Vue Screen 3
Cold Weather - USA - Aaron Katz
A crime film that refuses to be recognised as one. Cold Weather rarely takes an expected turn.
Trailer
Sat 16 Oct. 20:45. BFI NFT2
Sun 17 Oct. 13:15. BFI NFT2
Mon 18 Oct. 21:00. ICA 1
Journey's End - Canadian - Jean-Francois Caissy
Jean-François Caissy's poignant, allegorical documentary portrait of an old people's home and its residents.
Trailer
Sun 17 Oct. 21:00. Vue Screen 3
Mon 18 Oct. 13:00. Vue Screen 3
Lemmy - USA - Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski
An outstanding documentary portrait of the 'Greatest Living Englishman'.
Trailer
Sat 23 Oct. 21:00. BFI NFT1
Mon 25 Oct. 12:15. Vue Screen 5
Wed 27 Oct. 19:00. STUDIO
Life, Above All - South Africa/German - Oliver Schmitz
A powerful drama about a courageous young girl fighting prejudice in her African village.
Trailer
Tue 26 Oct. 20:15. Vue Screen 6
Wed 27 Oct. 12:45. Vue Screen 6
Sandcastle - Singaporean - Boo Junfen
A young man learns truths about his late father which change his view of himself, his mother and the modern history of Singapore in Boo Junfeng's accomplished debut.
Trailer
Fri 15 Oct. 18:45. ICA 1
Sun 17 Oct. 16:15. ICA 1
The Taqwacores - USA - Eyad Zahra
The Taqwacores may have a provocative, insurrectionary swagger about it, yet it emerges as a heartfelt, spirited and positive blast of indie cinema.
Trailer
Fri 22 Oct. 21:00. BFI NFT1
Sun 24 Oct. 15:30. Vue Screen 3
Wed 27 Oct. 20:45. RICH MIX Screen 1
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within - USA - Lony Yeyser
Yony Leyser's riveting and perceptive documentary attempts to get to the heart of Burroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point: drugs, sexuality and weapons.
Trailer
Sun 17 Oct. 20:30. BFI NFT2
Mon 18 Oct. 13:45. BFI NFT2
Tue 19 Oct. 18:45. ICA 1
American Express Screen Talks
Darren Aronofsky - Sat 23 Oct. 16:00. BFI NFT1
One of the most exciting directors of his generation joins us to talk about his brilliant work
Mark Romanek - Thu 14 Oct. 21:00. BFI NFT1
The director of our Opening Night Film joins us to discuss his stunning music video work and his thought provoking feature films.
Masterclasses
Peter Mullan - Thu 21 Oct. 18:30. BFI NFT1
The highly driven actor, director, writer and producer, offers an insight into his fascinating career.
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