Big screen classics
The timeless films we urge you to see.
Tickets for these screenings are only £8
August
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Chinatown
Roman Polanski’s take on the classic detective movie, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
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The Bridges of Madison County
Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep star in this deeply affecting romantic drama.
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Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa’s stunning classic, the precursor to The Magnificent Seven.
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Day of Wrath
Dreyer’s atmospheric film about a young woman’s relationship with her stepson.
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The Wind + intro by Bryony Dixon, BFI National Archive, plus Photoplay score
This silent masterpiece boasts Lillian Gish as a naive young woman travelling west to live with relatives.
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The Wind
This silent masterpiece boasts Lillian Gish as a naive young woman travelling west to live with relatives.
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Boudu Saved from Drowning
When a tramp is saved from suicide in the Seine he becomes an unwelcome house guest.
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People on Sunday + intro by Erica Carter, German Screen Studies Network
Revisit this landmark of realist filmmaking from Robert Siodmak, Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
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The Swimmer
An affluent, middle-aged New Englander (Burt Lancaster) decides to swim home through a string of backyard pools.
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The Green Ray
Eric Rohmer’s partly-improvised story of a young Parisian’s search for love.
September-October
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La Piscine
A vacationing couple are visited in their St Tropez villa by her old flame and his daughter.
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Beau Travail + intro by writer Sophie Mayer
Claire Denis’ extraordinary film about jealousy and ambition with the Foreign Legion.
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Beau Travail
Claire Denis’ extraordinary film about jealousy and ambition with the Foreign Legion.
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Two Days, One Night
Marion Cotillard plays a factory worker on a desperate mission to save her job.
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Miller’s Crossing
The Coens’ third film is a Hammett-inspired saga about a group of Chicago gangsters.
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Miller’s Crossing + intro by film critic Tim Robey
The Coens’ third film is a Hammett-inspired saga about a group of Chicago gangsters.
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An Autumn Afternoon
A becalmed masterpiece from Yasujiro Ozu.
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Winter’s Bone
Jennifer Lawrence stars in this acclaimed film about a resilient young woman’s struggle to keep her family home.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
Robert Altman’s wonderful western stars Julie Christie and Warren Beatty.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Altman’s wonderful western stars Julie Christie and Warren Beatty.
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South
Australian filmmaker Frank Hurley’s stunning record of Shackleton’s 1914-17 Antarctic expedition.
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Portrait of Jennie
Joseph Cotton plays a painter who finds an enigmatic young muse.
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My Night with Maud
Eric Rohmer’s witty, sexy, thought provoking comedy about one man’s romantic temptations.
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Living
A staid civil servant finds that he is terminally ill in Akira Kurasawa’s touching film.
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The Turin Horse + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large
A farmer and his daughter strive to survive in Bela Tarr’s beautifully composed film.
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The Turin Horse
A farmer and his daughter strive to survive in Bela Tarr’s beautifully composed film.
25 and under
If you’re aged 16 to 25, head down to BFI Southbank and grab on the door tickets for just £3.
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