Films in Treasures
Revived and restored from the world’s archives – find these treasures throughout the programme.
Archive gala
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The Informer
An early, silent adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel about betrayal amid the political and revolutionary environment of the newly independent Ireland of 1922.
Features
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Adieu Bonaparte
Youssef Chahine is simultaneously a historian and prophet in this unforgettable and beautifully restored film set during the French occupation of Egypt.
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Beat the Devil
A dazzling ensemble piece, with a Truman Capote script, that manages to be both dauntingly intellectual and effortlessly charming.
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Born in Flames
Lizzie Borden’s provocative feminist sci-fi returns to our screens and has lost none of its power.
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Curt McDowell Programme #1: Stinky Wieners and Dreamy Beavers
Don’t miss this special celebration of gay artist Curt McDowell; the first of two programmes, all films newly restored on 16mm by the Academy Film Archive.
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Curt McDowell Programme #2: Peeing Into the Wind
Don’t miss this special celebration of gay artist Curt McDowell; the second of two programmes, all films newly restored on 16mm by the Academy Film Archive.
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Daughters of the Dust
Almost 25 years since its production, Daughters of the Dust remains an urgent and poetic testimony to the emotional power of remembering.
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Hell Drivers
Dodgy goings-on in the macho world of haulage, where adrenaline and testosterone levels run high.
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Hospital
An outstanding restoration of Frederick Wiseman’s unforgettably gripping documentary portrait of New York’s Metropolitan Hospital.
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Junoon
Shashi Kapoor stars as a man obsessed with a young Anglo-Indian woman in Shyam Benegal's classic drama set during the Indian Mutiny.
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King of Jazz
Described by David Pierce and James Layton as “an unparalleled cinematic interpretation of jazz music and stage spectacle,” this is a significant film restoration that shouldn’t be missed.
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Manhattan
Woody Allen’s rapturous paean to New York features beautiful monochrome cinematography, is funny as hell, and is all wrapped up in the music of Gershwin.
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Memories of Underdevelopment
A mesmerising film from one of Cuba’s greatest directors, showing, in the words of Walter Salles, “that filmic precision and radical experimentation could go hand in hand”.
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One-Eyed Jacks
The first and only film directed by Marlon Brando is a captivatingly off-beat, slow-burn revenge western of great beauty and vision.
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Phantasm: Remastered
A brand new 4K restoration of the 1970s horror cult classic, brought to us by devoted superfan J.J. Abrams.
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Private Property
Warren Oates delivers his first great screen performance in this low-budget gem, unseen for decades - a major rediscovery for noir and crime fans.
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Santi – Vina
A Thai Buddhist melodrama with echoes of Douglas Sirk. A film lost for decades, this restoration revels in the beauty of the Thai landscape.
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The Small World of Sammy Lee
Seedy Soho strip-club compere Sammy (Anthony Newley) races to escape the heavies who hunt him in this gritty, engrossing 1960s London thriller.
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This Is Colour
Eclectic and enchanting colour shorts from archives worldwide: the rare, the restored and the merely ravishing.
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A Woman of the World
A moral crusader from small town America meets a tattooed countess in this hugely enjoyable vehicle for 1920s screen goddess Pola Negri.
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You Were Never Lovelier
Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth perform stunning dance numbers in this vibrant musical with a Latin-American touch.
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