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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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Welcome II the TerrordomeWelcome II the Terrordome
Drama 1995 94 minsDirector: Ngozi Onwurah
A ferocious dystopian nightmare, this was the first film directed by a Black British woman to receive a UK theatrical release.

An Elephant Sitting StillAn Elephant Sitting Still
Drama 2018 234 minsDirector: Hu Bo
The troubled lives of four desperate people unfold over the course of a single day, in this melahcoly masterpiece about the human condition β director Hu Boβs first and, tragically, final feature.

Losing GroundLosing Ground
Drama 1982 86 minsDirector: Kathleen Collins
A philosophy professor and an artist reach a crisis point in their marriage, in Kathleen Collinsβ groundbreaking masterpiece.

PacifictionPacifiction
Drama 2022 165 minsDirector: Albert Serra
Albert Serraβs hypnotic Palme d'Or-nominated drama about the greed and hypocrisy of colonial power in Tahiti.

Who We LoveWho We Love
Drama 2021 94 minsDirector: Graham Cantwell
Bullied for her sexuality, Dublin schoolgirl Lily turns to her gay best friend for support in this vibrant coming-out, coming-of-age drama.

Hundreds of BeaversHundreds of Beavers
Comedy 2024 109 minsDirector: Mike Cheslik
Stranded in a surreal winter landscape, a drunken applejack salesman must become North America's greatest fur trapper in Mike Cheslikβs gloriously anarchic slapstick comedy.

Alma's RainbowAlma's Rainbow
Comedy 1993 89 minsDirector: Ayoka Chenzira
Ayoka Chenziraβs vital coming-of-age comedy about three Black women living in Brooklyn learning to embrace life and exercise their agency.

Naked ActsNaked Acts
Drama 1996 88 minsDirector: Bridgett M. Davis
Bridgett M. Davisβs comedy about an aspiring young Black actress who lands her first major role, but thereβs a big problem: it requires a nude scene.

The Cruz Brothers and Miss MalloyThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
Drama 1979 49 minsDirector: Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collinsβ debut feature about three brothers tasked with renovating an elderly womanβs mansion so she can host one last party before she dies.

CronosCronos
Horror 1992 93 minsDirector: Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toroβs Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

Memoir of a SnailMemoir of a Snail
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 95 minsDirector: Adam Elliot
Adam Elliotβs Oscar-nominated tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia is a funny and moving stop-motion triumph.

The OutcastsThe Outcasts
Fantasy 1982 106 minsDirector: Robert Wynne-Simmons
Haunting Irish folk-horror, from the writer of The Blood on Satanβs Claw, about an introverted farm girl suspected of witchcraft.

The EchoThe Echo
Documentary 2023 102 minsDirector: Tatiana Huezo
Tatiana Huezoβs poetic documentary captures a holistic view of the rhythms of life in a remote Mexican village.

Night GamesNight Games
Drama 1966 105 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
In Mai Zetterlingβs scathing rebuke of European entitlement, a man returns to his childhood home and confronts his repressed memories and desire.

Loving CouplesLoving Couples
Drama 1964 118 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
Three expectant mothers on a maternity ward recall their personal and sexual experiences in Mai Zetterlingβs bold, subversive debut.

The GirlsThe Girls
Drama 1968 100 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
Three stage actresses starring in Aristophanesβ classic play Lysistrata start to draw parallels with their own lives in Mai Zetterlingβs feminist comedy.
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VΔra ChytilovΓ‘
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: 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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Welcome II the TerrordomeWelcome II the Terrordome
Drama 1995 94 minsDirector: Ngozi Onwurah
A ferocious dystopian nightmare, this was the first film directed by a Black British woman to receive a UK theatrical release.

An Elephant Sitting StillAn Elephant Sitting Still
Drama 2018 234 minsDirector: Hu Bo
The troubled lives of four desperate people unfold over the course of a single day, in this melahcoly masterpiece about the human condition β director Hu Boβs first and, tragically, final feature.

Losing GroundLosing Ground
Drama 1982 86 minsDirector: Kathleen Collins
A philosophy professor and an artist reach a crisis point in their marriage, in Kathleen Collinsβ groundbreaking masterpiece.

PacifictionPacifiction
Drama 2022 165 minsDirector: Albert Serra
Albert Serraβs hypnotic Palme d'Or-nominated drama about the greed and hypocrisy of colonial power in Tahiti.

Who We LoveWho We Love
Drama 2021 94 minsDirector: Graham Cantwell
Bullied for her sexuality, Dublin schoolgirl Lily turns to her gay best friend for support in this vibrant coming-out, coming-of-age drama.

Hundreds of BeaversHundreds of Beavers
Comedy 2024 109 minsDirector: Mike Cheslik
Stranded in a surreal winter landscape, a drunken applejack salesman must become North America's greatest fur trapper in Mike Cheslikβs gloriously anarchic slapstick comedy.

Alma's RainbowAlma's Rainbow
Comedy 1993 89 minsDirector: Ayoka Chenzira
Ayoka Chenziraβs vital coming-of-age comedy about three Black women living in Brooklyn learning to embrace life and exercise their agency.

Naked ActsNaked Acts
Drama 1996 88 minsDirector: Bridgett M. Davis
Bridgett M. Davisβs comedy about an aspiring young Black actress who lands her first major role, but thereβs a big problem: it requires a nude scene.

The Cruz Brothers and Miss MalloyThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
Drama 1979 49 minsDirector: Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collinsβ debut feature about three brothers tasked with renovating an elderly womanβs mansion so she can host one last party before she dies.

CronosCronos
Horror 1992 93 minsDirector: Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toroβs Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

Memoir of a SnailMemoir of a Snail
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 95 minsDirector: Adam Elliot
Adam Elliotβs Oscar-nominated tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia is a funny and moving stop-motion triumph.

The OutcastsThe Outcasts
Fantasy 1982 106 minsDirector: Robert Wynne-Simmons
Haunting Irish folk-horror, from the writer of The Blood on Satanβs Claw, about an introverted farm girl suspected of witchcraft.

The EchoThe Echo
Documentary 2023 102 minsDirector: Tatiana Huezo
Tatiana Huezoβs poetic documentary captures a holistic view of the rhythms of life in a remote Mexican village.

Night GamesNight Games
Drama 1966 105 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
In Mai Zetterlingβs scathing rebuke of European entitlement, a man returns to his childhood home and confronts his repressed memories and desire.

Loving CouplesLoving Couples
Drama 1964 118 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
Three expectant mothers on a maternity ward recall their personal and sexual experiences in Mai Zetterlingβs bold, subversive debut.

The GirlsThe Girls
Drama 1968 100 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling
Three stage actresses starring in Aristophanesβ classic play Lysistrata start to draw parallels with their own lives in Mai Zetterlingβs feminist comedy.
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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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