Big screen classics
The timeless films we urge you to see.
Tickets for these screenings are only £8
April
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Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa employs multiple viewpoints in this thrilling drama.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hurd Hatfield stars as the apparently ageless gentleman with a dark secret.
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Ordet
Dreyer’s masterpiece centres on a troubled family within a rural society divided by religious belief.
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Only Angels Have Wings + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
Howard Hawks’ aerial adventure stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth.
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Only Angels Have Wings
Howard Hawks’ aerial adventure stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Rita Hayworth.
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Army of Shadows
Jean-Pierre Melville poses the question of how best to live – and how best to die.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
A brilliantly insightful 1950s sci-fi about a man who starts diminishing in size.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
A brilliantly insightful 1950s sci-fi about a man who starts diminishing in size.
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Nothing But a Man
A labourer in 1960s Alabama falls for a preacher’s daughter, but will their love rise above racism and family strife?
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Woman of the Dunes
Suspense and sensuality collide in this tale of a scientist tricked into a strange existence with a woman.
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The River
Jean Renoir’s film, set in the closing years of the Raj, offers many lessons in love.
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The River + intro by academic Varsha Panjwani
Jean Renoir’s film, set in the closing years of the Raj, offers many lessons in love.
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Werner Herzog tells the true story of a barely vocal young man who appears in 1820s Nuremberg.
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The Miracle Worker
Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft give stunning performances in this story of a deaf-blind young woman and her governess.
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Fargo
Enjoy the Coens’ brilliant blend of mystery, suspense and black comedy.
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Fargo + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
Enjoy the Coens’ brilliant blend of mystery, suspense and black comedy.
May
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Citizen Kane
Orson Welles’ masterpiece of cinema is a melancholy look at fame and legacy.
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Living
Akira Kurosawa’s remarkably moving film, about a man deciding how to spend his last few days alive.
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My Night with Maud
A recently married man finds himself tempted by a free-thinking divorcée.
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My Night with Maud + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
A recently married man finds himself tempted by a free-thinking divorcée.
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Last Year in Marienbad
A man meets a woman in a luxury hotel and insists they had an affair the previous year – but did they?
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El sur
Víctor Erice’s bittersweet and beautiful film follows a young girl whose romantic notions are challenged as she ages.
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El sur + intro by Maria Delgado, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Víctor Erice’s bittersweet and beautiful film follows a young girl whose romantic notions are challenged as she ages.
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Seconds
Rock Hudson stars as a man desperate to make a fresh start in life. But at what cost?
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Daughters of the Dust
Julie Dash’s seminal film about family ties, tradition and the transience of life.
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Daughters of the Dust + intro by film critic Kelli Weston
Julie Dash’s seminal film about family ties, tradition and the transience of life.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
Farmer Josey Wales (Eastwood) decides to hunt down the friend he believes betrayed him…
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The Grapes of Wrath
John Ford’s classic captures the hope and desperation of an Oklahoma family trying to carve a place for themselves.
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Bitter Victory
A deadly rivalry grows between an army captain and his inexperienced major.
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Bitter Victory + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
A deadly rivalry grows between an army captain and his inexperienced major.
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Walkabout
When a prim teen and her brother are forced to fend for themselves in the Outback they make an unexpected friend.
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Through the tale of six characters in search of a meal, Luis Buñuel shows life to be chaotic, random and occasionally absurd.
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie + intro by film scholar Virginie Sélavy
Through the tale of six characters in search of a meal, Luis Buñuel shows life to be chaotic, random and occasionally absurd.
25 & under
If you're aged 16 to 25, you can get £3 cinema tickets at BFI Southbank to any film, any time.
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