Film and TV seasons
Carefully curated collections of film and TV by genre, theme, actor or director.
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August
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Jean-Pierre Melville: Visions of the Underworld (Part 1)
We celebrate a French director best known for his crime classics, who inspired the French New Wave, Jim Jarmusch, Tarantino and many others.
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Gross Indecency (Part 2)
We peel back the layers of Britain’s relationship with on-screen homosexuality in this unique season of film, TV, discussions and drag queens.
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Orton: Obscenities in suburbia
Original, controversial and obscenely witty – just some of the words used to describe British playwright Joe Orton’s work.
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For an Impossible Cinema: Cuban Documentaries
As Cuba’s hard-pressed revolution is poised for change, we look back at the documentaries and experimental films of the 1960s-70s.
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India on Film: The Turning Point: The Partition of 1947
On the 70th anniversary of Partition what have we learned, if venom still corrodes our hearts?
September-October
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Stephen King
One of the most frequently adapted writers in history, Stephen King is as formidable a cinematic force as he is a literary one.
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Jean-Pierre Melville: Visions of the Underworld (Part 2)
With this second part of our centennial tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville, we move on to his greatest movies.
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A Ton of Jazz: America’s Coolest Generation on British TV
Join us in a celebration of five music legends.
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India on Film: This Land is Ours
Join us for a weekend of Sanjay Kak documentary films curated by Tajender Sagoo, director of Frank Brazil.
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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August 2017 Guide
August 2017 Guide calendar
