Discoveries and Rarities

Aloha Bobby and Rose

A neglected gem of the New Hollywood era, Floyd Mutrux’s lovers-on-the-run drama is a rhapsodic ode to youth, cars, music and neon-lit Los Angeles at night.

And Quiet Rolls the Dawn

Mrinal Sen’s unflinching yet lyrical portrait of a Calcutta family in crisis as traditional values collide with the contemporary world.

Ash Wednesday

A dazzling Elizabeth Taylor ages in reverse in this diamond and fur-strewn melodrama, which has long been unavailable in the UK.

Citizens Band (aka Handle with Care)

A vibrant and hilarious portrait of characters unified by the CB radio craze that swept America in the mid-1970s.

Dragon’s Food

The terror of deportation hangs like a pall over the lives of asylum seekers in Jan Schütte’s subtly observed film.

Early to Bed

The course of true love never did run smooth, especially in this Britain-in-Weimar-Germany comedy, which also doubles as a wonderful hymn to cinema.

The First Born

Secrets and lies propel this beautifully-crafted classic of British silent cinema, a story of high drama in the best circles.

The House of the Angel

Sex! Repression! God! Like a gothic brew of Tennessee Williams, Jean Cocteau and Orson Welles, this Argentinian classic begs to be rediscovered.

It’s Always Fair Weather

This ‘forgotten’ CinemaScope follow-up-of-sorts to On the Town is a grown-up delight and a hilarious satire on commercial television in mid-century America.

Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book)

The violence and intrigue of post-revolutionary France is cast in the shadows of film noir, in Anthony Mann’s feverish, one-of-a-kind display of cinematic style.

Sam’s Boy + The Boatswain’s Mate

Two charming comedies based on the stories of acclaimed English writer W.W. Jacobs.

Stella

Melina Mercouri blazes on the screen as a defiant singer in Cacoyannis’ ‘neo-realist’ melodrama, a reworking of Carmen set in post-War Athens.

Stella Does Tricks

Kelly Macdonald’s powerful portrayal of a teenager caught in a cycle of abuse dominates director Coky Giedroyc’s debut feature.

The Swimmer

A majestic performance from Burt Lancaster sits astride this cult story of a man swimming home through the backyard pools of the Connecticut suburbs.

Tilai

A forbidden love affair challenges tradition and law in Burkinabe director Idrissa Ouédraogo’s beautiful, award-winning classic of West African cinema.