The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival
Programme
Oct 15
* Frost/Nixon 19:00 ODEON LEICESTER SQ.
Peter Morgan's electrifying depiction of the historic encounter between Richard Nixon and jet-setting television personality David Frost.
Oct 16
* Max Minsky and Me 10:00 NFT1
Screening plus discussion about characters and point of view.
* Primary Animation Shorts 10:00 NFT2
A programme of short films plus a discussion about colour and music on film.
* Animation workshop by Nexus Productions 11:15 Learning Space
Workshop on the impact of colour and music on film.
* Hassan and Morcos 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Egyptian screen icons Omar Sharif and Adel Imam team up for the first-time in this razor sharp satire about religious intolerance.
* Parc 13:15 NFT3
Inventive French adaptation of John Cheever's suburbian-dystopia novel Bullet Park.
* Firaaq 13:30 NFT1
The story of how the Hindu-Muslim riots that ravaged Gujarat in 2002 altered the lives of a number of different characters.
* La Belle personne 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Romantic agony comes to a Parisian high school, in a lively and affecting ensemble drama from director Christophe Honoré.
* Bigmouth Strikes Again 13:45 NFT2
Being a bigmouth and a bully can backfire, and the young people in these films learn some life-changing facts before their final descent into adulthood.
* Love Live Long 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Mike Figgis' latest digital experiment, a bold study of desire and moral boundaries set against the backdrop of the Gumball 300 Rally.
* Lazy Days 15:45 NFT1
Three childhood friends refuse to grow up in this warm and often very funny slacker movie set in suburban Seville from Spanish director Jesús Ponce.
* Le genou d'Artemide Itineraire de Jean Bricard 16:00 NFT2
Le Genou d’Artemide presents the passionate exchange of orations by two mature gentlemen in a sun-dappled woody glade. In Itineraire de Jean Bricard, Straub and Huillet show us the Loire in long moving takes of the river in silvery black-and-white.
* The Secret 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Joko Anwar’s Indonesian genre-bender starts as a compelling film noir, turns into a supernatural mystery and ends in Highlander territory – all with an angry political backbeat.
* Nights and Weekends 16:15 NFT3
The pains and pleasures of a long distance relationship form the basis of Joe Swanberg's latest collaboration with Greta Gerwig.
* Flame & Citron 18:00 NFT1
Beautifully constructed and hugely entertaining WW2 Danish Resistance drama.
* Franklyn 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A refreshingly ambitious urban fairytale about the relationship between love, fantasy and faith.
* Cloud 9 18:15 NFT2
A brave and truthful portrayal of love in later life.
* Birdsong 18:30 NFT3
Waiting for Godot meets The Passion According to St. Matthew in this imaginative treatment of the Biblical tale of the Magi.
* Three Blind Mice 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Three Australian sailors spend an eventful night on the town in Sydney.
* Michael Sheen 18:30 PURCELL ROOM
The man with an astounding talent for portraying real-life contemporary characters joins us for a discussion about his career.
* South Main 19:00 STUDIO
A fresh and clear sighted expose of inequality, told through the stories of three women evicted from their homes as part of a drive to clean up South Central LA.
* Quick Gun Murugan 20:30 NFT2
Comedy about a Bollywood gunslinger on a mission to save vegetarians and the world!
* Rachel Getting Married 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A gloriously fluid and refreshingly unconventional story of family ties and sibling rivalries.
* Miracle at St. Anna 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Spike Lee gives new voice to the conventions of the epic war movie by reclaiming the experiences of Amerian's black sevicemen.
* Parque via 20:45 NFT3
A Mexican caretaker faces the challenge of leaving the security of the only home he has known for decades.
* Momma's Man 21:00 NFT1
Azazel Jacobs' third feature is beautifully nuanced story of a thirtysomething taking stock and a personal and poetic tribute to New York bohemia.
* Tulpan 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A disarmingly sweet comedy about a desperate Khasak sheepherder and his attempt to find a wife.
Oct 17
* The Secret of Moonacre 10:00 Empire Leicester Square
Screening in partnership with National Schools Film Week
* Film-Scoring Workshop 10:00 STUDIO
Animated shorts programme and music composition masterclass
* Animated Shorts Programme 10:00 Studio
A programme of shorts screening with the Film-Scoring Workshop.
* Frost/Nixon 10:00 Vue Leicester Square
A screening in partnership with National Schools Film Week
* Medicine for Melancholy 10:30 NFT2
Screening followed by discussion on identity and representation on film
* Miracle at St. Anna 12:15 ODEON WEST END 2
Spike Lee gives new voice to the conventions of the epic war movie by reclaiming the experiences of Amerian's black sevicemen.
* Rachel Getting Married 12:45 ODEON WEST END 2
A gloriously fluid and refreshingly unconventional story of family ties and sibling rivalries.
* A Perfect Day 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Ferzan Ozpetek's ultra-contemporary, utterly compelling drama about an Italian politician seeking re-election.
* Tulpan 13:45 NFT2
A disarmingly sweet comedy about a desperate Khasak sheepherder and his attempt to find a wife.
* Seamstresses 14:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Three young women search for work in the big city in a beautifully acted film emphasising the values of friendship.
* Winstanley 14:00 NFT1
Meticulously researched and sparely beautiful account of the creation and destruction of England’s first commune.
* Laila's Birthday 14:00 NFT3
A moving, often funny tale of a Palestinian taxi driver just trying to get home in time for his daughter's birthday.
* Three Blind Mice 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Three Australian sailors spend an eventful night on the town in Sydney.
* A Simple Heart 16:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Sandrine Bonnaire is at her best as a servant in a nineteenth-century household, in a spare, evocative adaptation of Flaubert's classic story.
* Shock Tactics 16:00 NFT2
This short film selection has shock value for everyone.
* Cloud 9 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A brave and truthful portrayal of love in later life.
* Birdsong 16:15 ICA 1
Waiting for Godot meets The Passion According to St. Matthew in this imaginative treatment of the Biblical tale of the Magi.
* Parque via 16:15 NFT1
A Mexican caretaker faces the challenge of leaving the security of the only home he has known for decades.
* Medicine for Melancholy 16:15 NFT3
American independent cinema at its finest; director Barry Jenkins has emerged as a talent worthy of celebration.
* Dean Spanley 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Peter O'Toole stars as a misanthropic curmudgeon who unexpectedly re-lives joyous and painful memories thanks to the revels of a drunken curate.
* South Main 18:15 NFT2
A fresh and clear sighted expose of inequality, told through the stories of three women evicted from their homes as part of a drive to clean up South Central LA.
* La Belle personne 18:30 CURZON MAYFAIR
Romantic agony comes to a Parisian high school, in a lively and affecting ensemble drama from director Christophe Honoré.
* Beirut Open City 18:30 ICA 1
A dark thriller set in a twilight Beirut underworld where secret torture chambers and clubs filled with beautiful women stand side by side.
* Goodbye Solo 18:30 NFT1
The pairing of a Senegalese taxi driver and a grumbling old-timer in North Carolina is the basis for the latest insightful portrait of human behaviour from Ramin Bahrani.
* Le genou d'Artemide Itineraire de Jean Bricard 18:30 NFT3
Le Genou d’Artemide presents the passionate exchange of orations by two mature gentlemen in a sun-dappled woody glade. In Itineraire de Jean Bricard, Straub and Huillet show us the Loire in long moving takes of the river in silvery black-and-white.
* Tyson 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Iron Mike on Iron Mike.
* British Film Boom! 19:00 BAFTA David Lean Room
We bring together some of today's best British filmmaking talent to discuss why the industry is on such a high.
* Love Live Long 19:00 STUDIO
Mike Figgis' latest digital experiment, a bold study of desire and moral boundaries set against the backdrop of the Gumball 300 Rally.
* The Secret 20:30 NFT2
Joko Anwar’s Indonesian genre-bender starts as a compelling film noir, turns into a supernatural mystery and ends in Highlander territory – all with an angry political backbeat.
* The Other Man 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A sophisticated drama capturing the subtle nuances of love, betrayal and forgiveness.
* Nights and Weekends 20:45 NFT3
The pains and pleasures of a long distance relationship form the basis of Joe Swanberg's latest collaboration with Greta Gerwig.
* A Simple Heart 21:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Sandrine Bonnaire is at her best as a servant in a nineteenth-century household, in a spare, evocative adaptation of Flaubert's classic story.
* Under the Tree 21:00 ICA 1
Indonesian master Garin Nugroho interweaves three stories about women, births and deaths, all set in the distinctive (and sometimes mystical) culture of Bali.
* 1 2 3 4 21:00 NFT1
Rock 'n' roll doesn't always come with the sex and drugs attached...
* Better Things 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A restrained and beautifully articulated character study of the realities of life and love in rural England.
* Bronson 23:00 NFT1
Brave and challenging portrait of notorious lifer and the UK's 'most violent prisoner' Charles Bronson.
Oct 18
* Frost/Nixon 12:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Peter Morgan's electrifying depiction of the historic encounter between Richard Nixon and jet-setting television personality David Frost.
* Cover Girl 13:00 NFT1
Gorgeous vintage Technicolor musical starring Rita Hayworth in her prime as a Broadway dancer loved by Gene Kelly in his first big song-and-dance success.
* Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Why put up with being an ordinary earthworm when you can start up your own disco band and have it all?
* Beirut Open City 13:45 ICA 1
A dark thriller set in a twilight Beirut underworld where secret torture chambers and clubs filled with beautiful women stand side by side.
* Bigmouth Strikes Again 13:45 NFT2
Being a bigmouth and a bully can backfire, and the young people in these films learn some life-changing facts before their final descent into adulthood.
* Hassan and Morcos 14:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Egyptian screen icons Omar Sharif and Adel Imam team up for the first-time in this razor sharp satire about religious intolerance.
* Indiewood Is Dead... Long Live the New, True Indies 14:00 NFT3
We bring together some of the new generation of US independent filmmaking talent to discuss what the future holds for the Indie scene.
* American Teen 15:15 ODEON WEST END 2
Four mid-Western teenagers share their daily lives and their hopes and fears in this sharp and snappily paced documentary.
* The Beaches of Agnès 16:00 NFT1
A kaleidoscopic auto-documentary from the Grandmother of the French New Wave, chronicling her remarkable life and career.
* Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences 16:00 NFT2
A selection of short animated films from around the world.
* Goodbye Solo 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
The pairing of a Senegalese taxi driver and a grumbling old-timer in North Carolina is the basis for the latest insightful portrait of human behaviour from Ramin Bahrani.
* Flame & Citron 16:15 CURZON MAYFAIR
Beautifully constructed and hugely entertaining WW2 Danish Resistance drama.
* Parc 16:15 ICA 1
Inventive French adaptation of John Cheever's suburbian-dystopia novel Bullet Park.
* Ramchand Pakistani 16:15 NFT3
A Pakistani Hindu father and son are arrested as they accidentally cross the border into India.
* Virtue Shopworn 18:00 NFT2
Cracking, fast-paced pre-Code melodrama with Carole Lombard, plus a Depression-era morality tale starring Barbara Stanwyck.
* Incendiary 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Topical and moving drama about the impact of a bomb attack on a London football stadium
* Beautiful Losers 18:30 NFT1
In the early 1990s, a number of like-minded young Americans, began to make art that would reflect their lives, and changed popular culture.
* The Desert Within 18:30 NFT3
Paternal affection takes a twisted turn in this epic take on devotion and indoctrination set during the religious purges that followed the 1928 Mexican Revolution.
* Religulous 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Praise be for this funny, irreverent and provocative documentary!
* The Karamazovs 18:45 CURZON MAYFAIR
Petr Zelenka's unusual take on theatre and life follows a group of Czech actors as they perform an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel in a Polish factory.
* Love Live Long 18:45 ICA 1
Mike Figgis' latest digital experiment, a bold study of desire and moral boundaries set against the backdrop of the Gumball 300 Rally.
* Nights and Weekends 19:00 STUDIO
The pains and pleasures of a long distance relationship form the basis of Joe Swanberg's latest collaboration with Greta Gerwig.
* The Class 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Palme d'Or winning account of one term in a Parisian high school. Dramatic, funny and wonderfully observed.
* Tony Manero 20:45 NFT1
Saturday night fever under Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile.
* Lazy Days 21:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Three childhood friends refuse to grow up in this warm and often very funny slacker movie set in suburban Seville from Spanish director Jesús Ponce.
* Uprise 21:00 ICA 1
Sandro Aguilar's haunting, formally ambitious debut immerses the viewer in a series of uncannily potent scenes, and signals the arrival of a striking new talent.
* Hooked 21:00 NFT2
A car accident leads to a game of emotional cat-and-mouse when a street prostitute seeks revenge against two secret lovers.
* Medicine for Melancholy 21:00 NFT3
American independent cinema at its finest; director Barry Jenkins has emerged as a talent worthy of celebration.
* Of Time and the City 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A lyrical collage of a city, an ode to Liverpool combining archive and new footage in a deeply moving personal memoir.
* Tokyo! 23:00 ODEON WEST END 1
An omnibus feature which lets one Korean and two French directors loose in Tokyo
Oct 19
* The Miracle Woman 11:30 NFT1
Barbara Stanwyck in her first big role as the ambiguous heroine of Capra's cynical study of a crowd-stirring evangelist preacher, based on the real-life Aimee Semple McPherson.
* SOS - Summer of Suspense 12:00 NFT2
A thrilling family adventure featuring a girl, her seal and a gang of smugglers.
* A Perfect Day 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Ferzan Ozpetek's ultra-contemporary, utterly compelling drama about an Italian politician seeking re-election.
* Firaaq 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
The story of how the Hindu-Muslim riots that ravaged Gujarat in 2002 altered the lives of a number of different characters.
* Franklyn 13:30 RIO
A refreshingly ambitious urban fairytale about the relationship between love, fantasy and faith.
* Max Minsky and Me 13:45 NFT2
If boffin Nellie is going to make it to the basketball championships in time then she'd better learn how to play first...
* The Other Man 14:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
A sophisticated drama capturing the subtle nuances of love, betrayal and forgiveness.
* Peter Morgan 14:00 NFT1
The multi award-winning screenwriter joins us for a discussion about his career.
* International Animation Panorama 14:00 NFT3
A selection of new international and British animation films. Jayne Pilling
* Quick Gun Murugan 14:30 ICA 1
Comedy about a Bollywood gunslinger on a mission to save vegetarians and the world!
* A Christmas Tale 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A dark, brilliantly observed and acidly funny depiction of a dysfunctional family reunited in the days before Christmas.
* Winstanley 15:45 ODEON WEST END 1
Meticulously researched and sparely beautiful account of the creation and destruction of England’s first commune.
* Incendiary 15:45 RIO
Topical and moving drama about the impact of a bomb attack on a London football stadium.
* Dean Spanley 16:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Peter O'Toole stars as a misanthropic curmudgeon who unexpectedly re-lives joyous and painful memories thanks to the revels of a drunken curate.
* Where is Winky's Horse? 16:00 NFT2
Winky Wong has a major search on her hands when St Nicholas' horse goes missing and his parade is only days away.
* Possibility of an Island 16:15 NFT1
An eerie vision of cloning, religion and the (questionable) future of humanity.
* Down on the Street 16:15 NFT3
A diverse selection of short films about the lives of young people around the world and their experiences on the streets of their cities.
* Momma's Man 17:00 ICA 1
Azazel Jacobs' third feature is beautifully nuanced story of a thirtysomething taking stock and a personal and poetic tribute to New York bohemia.
* Cowards 18:15 NFT2
A sensitive treatment of bullying both in the school playground and in the wider social landscape in which the protagonists operate.
* Lake Tahoe 18:15 ODEON WEST END 1
A confidently directed and gently funny story of loss and letting go.
* I Am Alive 18:30 CURZON MAYFAIR
A superior black comedy with serious overtones, an intelligent and surprising supernatural tale.
* Modern Life 18:30 NFT1
A masterful and uniquely moving portrait in Depardon's continuing series of films documenting the changing face of rural France.
* Laila's Birthday 18:30 NFT3
A moving, often funny tale of a Palestinian taxi driver just trying to get home in time for his daughter's birthday.
* Quiet Chaos 18:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Nanni Moretti stars in this mesmerising, wryly humorous film.
* Captive 19:00 ICA 1
Two Russian soldiers capture a handsome Chechen in this adaptation of Vladimir Makanin’s unusual story of war in the Caucasus.
* Medicine for Melancholy 19:00 STUDIO
American independent cinema at its finest; director Barry Jenkins has emerged as a talent worthy of celebration.
* Blind Loves 20:30 NFT2
A touching, inventive and often very funny portrait of the way people live and love without sight.
* Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 20:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A sweetly funny story of two young people thrown together during the course of one New York night, as they search for their favourite band's secret gig.
* RR 20:45 NFT3
Formal rigour, subtle social comment and playful humour combine in a testament to America's railroads and a celebration of cinema.
* Seamstresses 21:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
Three young women search for work in the big city in a beautifully acted film emphasising the values of friendship.
* Shultes 21:00 ICA 1
A bleak but poetic tale of a Moscow pickpocket and his involuntary friendship with his 12-year-old accomplice.
* Awaydays 21:00 NFT1
An adaptation of Kevin Sampsons' cult novel set in the North West during the post-punk era.
* Hunger 21:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A bold and powerful interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike.
Oct 20
* Beautiful Losers Masterclass with director Aaron Rose 10:00 ICA 1
Screening and masterclass with director Aaron Rose.
* Ramchand Pakistani 10:00 NFT2
A screening with discussion and Q&A with director Mehreen Jabbar (tbc)
* Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Why put up with being an ordinary earthworm when you can start up your own disco band and have it all?
* The Class 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Palme d'Or winning account of one term in a Parisian high school. Dramatic, funny and wonderfully observed.
* Under the Tree 13:45 ICA 1
Indonesian master Garin Nugroho interweaves three stories about women, births and deaths, all set in the distinctive (and sometimes mystical) culture of Bali.
* South Main 13:45 NFT2
A fresh and clear sighted expose of inequality, told through the stories of three women evicted from their homes as part of a drive to clean up South Central LA.
* I Am Alive 14:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
A superior black comedy with serious overtones, an intelligent and surprising supernatural tale.
* Awaydays 14:00 NFT1
An adaptation of Kevin Sampsons' cult novel set in the North West during the post-punk era.
* Down on the Street 14:00 NFT3
A diverse selection of short films about the lives of young people around the world and their experiences on the streets of their cities.
* Lake Tahoe 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A confidently directed and gently funny story of loss and letting go.
* Modern Life 16:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
A masterful and uniquely moving portrait in Depardon's continuing series of films documenting the changing face of rural France.
* International Animation Panorama 16:00 NFT2
A selection of new international and British animation films. Jayne Pilling
* Hunger 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A bold and powerful interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike.
* Uprise 16:15 ICA 1
Sandro Aguilar's haunting, formally ambitious debut immerses the viewer in a series of uncannily potent scenes, and signals the arrival of a striking new talent.
* Ramchand Pakistani 16:15 NFT1
A Pakistani Hindu father and son are arrested as they accidentally cross the border into India.
* RR 16:15 NFT3
Formal rigour, subtle social comment and playful humour combine in a testament to America's railroads and a celebration of cinema.
* Adoration 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A young man’s family history provides the catalyst for this timely and considered story touching on themes of prejudice and fear.
* Religulous 18:15 Greenwich Picturehouse
Praise be for this funny, irreverent and provocative documentary!
* The Soul of Youth 18:15 NFT2
Compassionate, heart-warming study of juvenile justice in America in 1920.
* 24 City 18:15 ODEON WEST END 1
Jia Zhangke’s masterly combination of fact and fiction turns a previously hidden page in China's modern history and reveals the human cost of a great upheaval.
* La Vie d'artiste 18:30 CURZON MAYFAIR
A writer, an actor and a would-be chanteuse pursue elusive glory in Marc Fitoussi's brittle comedy about artistic disappointment.
* Home 18:30 NFT1
The darkly funny story of an oddball family determined to live happily by the side of a motorway.
* Journey from Writing into Directing in Hollywood 18:30 NFT3
Hollywood writers tell us how they made the successful transition into writing-directing.
* The Silence before Bach 18:45 ICA 1
Part-fiction, part-documentary, The Silence before Bach offers an intelligent and often very witty treatment of Bach's legacy.
* Rachel Getting Married 19:30 VUE SCREEN 5
A gloriously fluid and refreshingly unconventional story of family ties and sibling rivalries.
* Shooting and Icon: Finding the Person behind the Personality 20:30 Delegate Centre
With a plethora of biographical films in the LFF this year, we analyse what's involved in depicting an icon.
* Divizionz 20:30 NFT2
An authentic portrayal of life in Kampala's inner city, in which four friends set out to make it as hip hop musicians.
* Two Lovers 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow are paired in James Gray's film about obsessive love that defies initial expectation.
* Tony Manero 20:45 Greenwich Picturehouse
Saturday night fever under Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile.
* Shock Tactics 20:45 NFT3
This short film selection has shock value for everyone.
* Black Sea 21:00 CURZON MAYFAIR
The relationship between an elderly woman and her young Romanian care worker is at the centre of this slow burning, intimate film.
* German Rain 21:00 ICA 1
An indomitable 16-year-old grapples with an unsympathetic boss, a small boy who wants to be a girl, a singing contest - and her dying father.
* Liverpool 21:00 NFT1
Set in the isolated interior of Tierra del Fuego, a restrained and brilliantly paced story of one man's journey into his past.
* Warlords 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A Chinese period epic tale about three sworn brothers, set in the late 19th Century, with a turbulent backdrop of brutal battles, personal rivalry and political intrigue.
Oct 21
* Cowards 10:00 NFT2
Screening followed by facilitated discussion on the impact of bullying
* Tokyo! 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
An omnibus feature which lets one Korean and two French directors loose in Tokyo.
* Captive 13:30 NFT2
Two Russian soldiers capture a handsome Chechen in this adaptation of Vladimir Makanin’s unusual story of war in the Caucasus.
* The Karamazovs 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Petr Zelenka's unusual take on theatre and life follows a group of Czech actors as they perform an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel in a Polish factory.
* Liverpool 13:45 NFT1
Set in the isolated interior of Tierra del Fuego, a restrained and brilliantly paced story of one man's journey into his past.
* German Rain 14:00 ICA 1
An indomitable 16-year-old grapples with an unsympathetic boss, a small boy who wants to be a girl, a singing contest - and her dying father.
* Blind Loves 14:00 NFT3
A touching, inventive and often very funny portrait of the way people live and love without sight.
* Tyson 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Iron Mike on Iron Mike.
* Home 15:45 NFT1
The darkly funny story of an oddball family determined to live happily by the side of a motorway.
* Hooked 16:00 NFT2
A car accident leads to a game of emotional cat-and-mouse when a street prostitute seeks revenge against two secret lovers.
* Two Lovers 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow are paired in James Gray's film about obsessive love that defies initial expectation.
* Beautiful Losers 16:15 ICA 1
In the early 1990s, a number of like-minded young Americans, began to make art that would reflect their lives, and changed popular culture.
* Of Time and the City 16:15 NFT3
A lyrical collage of a city, an ode to Liverpool combining archive and new footage in a deeply moving personal memoir.
* Il Divo 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
The life and times of notorious Italian politician Guilio Andreaotti, seen through an intense cinematic prism.
* The Exiles 18:15 NFT2
Kent Mackenzie's riveting, innovative dramadoc, unseen since 1961, about displaced urban Native Americans leading despondent lives in LA's Bunker Hill district.
* Jay 18:30 ICA 1
Pasion's prize-winning feature combines a lacerating satire of 'reality TV' ethics with a cautionary account of the marketability of certain images of 'Third World' poverty.
* Routine Holiday 18:30 NFT3
Poet/novelist Li Hongqi scans the façade of suburban housing tenements and exposes the vaguely sinister enigmas within.
* Achilles and the Tortoise 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Using his own paintings as illustrations throughout, this funny/sad parable by Takeshi Kitano traces the lifetime failure of an aspiring artist.
* Divizionz 19:00 STUDIO
An authentic portrayal of life in Kampala's inner city, in which four friends set out to make it as hip hop musicians.
* All Around Us 20:30 ICA 1
Wise and deliciously witty, Ryosuke Hashiguchi's film chronicles eight years of a marriage: the easy-going husband becomes a courtroom artist, while his high-strung wife nearly has a breakdown.
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Woody Allen's comedy explores the tangled desires of two young Americans and the locals they meet during one summer in Barcelona.
* A Strange Day 20:45 NFT3
Consistently thought-provoking and occasionally disturbing, these seven short films cover all bases between slightly quirky and way out there.
* Louise-Michel 21:00 NFT1
French anarcho-surrealist directors de Ververn and Delépine (Aaltra) return with a wayward odd-couple comedy about a factory worker out for revenge and the inept hitman she bonds with.
* Eye of the Sun 21:00 NFT2
A hypnotising journey through modern day Egypt and Iraq that veers between documentary and fiction, this won the Best Film prize at the Taormina film festival.
* Anvil! The Story of Anvil 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
For those about to rock, we salute you!
Oct 22
* Mia and the Migou 10:00 NFT2
Screening of feature plus short followed by activity on protecting our environment against global warming
* Genova 10:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Screening followed by Q&A with director Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton
* Achilles and the Tortoise 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Using his own paintings as illustrations throughout, this funny/sad parable by Takeshi Kitano traces the lifetime failure of an aspiring artist.
* Eye of the Sun 13:30 NFT2
A hypnotising journey through modern day Egypt and Iraq that veers between documentary and fiction, this won the Best Film prize at the Taormina film festival.
* Possibility of an Island 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
An eerie vision of cloning, religion and the (questionable) future of humanity.
* Loose Rope 14:00 ICA 1
Two friends from the countryside set off to the big city with an injured cow for company in this deceptively charming Iranian road movie.
* Routine Holiday 14:00 NFT3
Poet/novelist Li Hongqi scans the façade of suburban housing tenements and exposes the vaguely sinister enigmas within.
* 24 City 15:30 NFT2
Jia Zhangke’s masterly combination of fact and fiction turns a previously hidden page in China's modern history and reveals the human cost of a great upheaval.
* Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A sweetly funny story of two young people thrown together during the course of one New York night, as they search for their favourite band's secret gig.
* La Vie d'artiste 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A writer, an actor and a would-be chanteuse pursue elusive glory in Marc Fitoussi's brittle comedy about artistic disappointment.
* Still Walking 16:15 ICA 1
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s great new film is what the Japanese call a "home drama," revealing everything that unites and divides one particular family in one 24-hour time-frame without a shred of melodrama.
* Cowards 16:15 NFT3
A sensitive treatment of bullying both in the school playground and in the wider social landscape in which the protagonists operate.
* Broken Lines 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A couple are drawn together, despite their obligations to others, in Sallie Aprahamian's mature and sophisticated debut feature.
* Better Things 18:15 DAVID LEAN CINEMA, CROYDON
A restrained and beautifully articulated character study of the realities of life and love in rural England.
* Everybody Dies but Me 18:15 NFT2
An unusual and authentic insight into the world of Russian teenagers as three young girls prepare for the school disco.
* Delta 18:30 NFT1
A brother and sister build a house together in a remote section of the Danube in this superbly photographed tale of primeval passions.
* United Red Army 18:30 NFT3
Koji Wakamatsu's epic-scale docu-drama brilliantly reconstructs the most troubling episode in the bloody history of Japanese student-radical extremism.
* Heart of Fire 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Set in Eritrea during its war of independence against Ethiopia, this emotionally charged drama deals with modern war and how it deprives children of their innocence.
* A Lake 18:45 ICA 1
One of France's absolute cutting-edge directors, Philippe Grandrieux presents a haunting new work, a snowbound landscape drama set in a world of stillness and near-silence.
* Mid-August Lunch 20:15 DAVID LEAN CINEMA, CROYDON
A man is offered a solution to his money problems as the traditional Italian holiday of August 15th approaches.
* Citizen Havel 20:30 NFT2
A witty, considered and personal documentary with fascinating insights into the life of Václav Havel, the man who helped shape the early history of the Czech Republic.
* Genova 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
After tragedy strikes, a man and his two daughters move to Italy to begin life anew in this moving and beautifully observed story of family relations.
* Loose Rope 21:00 ICA 1
Two friends from the countryside set off to the big city with an injured cow for company in this deceptively charming Iranian road movie.
* Tricks 21:00 NFT1
A charming and nostalgic film in which a young boy sets out to prove that a man he sees at the station is really his lost father.
* Let's Talk About the Rain 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Personal relationships and political ideals come head to head in the witty drama about family, feminism and film making.
Oct 23
* No Network 10:00 NFT1
Screening followed by lesson in survival skills and technology in remote locations
* Youth Shorts Programme 10:00 NFT2
Short film programme plus discussion sessions.
* Let's Talk About the Rain 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Personal relationships and political ideals come head to head in the witty drama about family, feminism and film making.
* Black Sea 13:15 NFT1
The relationship between an elderly woman and her young Romanian care worker is at the centre of this slow burning, intimate film.
* Everybody Dies but Me 13:30 NFT3
An unusual and authentic insight into the world of Russian teenagers as three young girls prepare for the school disco.
* American Teen 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Four mid-Western teenagers share their daily lives and their hopes and fears in this sharp and snappily paced documentary.
* Jay 13:45 NFT2
Pasion's prize-winning feature combines a lacerating satire of 'reality TV' ethics with a cautionary account of the marketability of certain images of 'Third World' poverty.
* A Lake 14:00 ICA 1
One of France's absolute cutting-edge directors, Philippe Grandrieux presents a haunting new work, a snowbound landscape drama set in a world of stillness and near-silence.
* The Desert Within 14:00 RITZY Screen 2
Paternal affection takes a twisted turn in this epic take on devotion and indoctrination set during the religious purges that followed the 1928 Mexican Revolution.
* All Around Us 15:30 NFT1
Wise and deliciously witty, Ryosuke Hashiguchi's film chronicles eight years of a marriage: the easy-going husband becomes a courtroom artist, while his high-strung wife nearly has a breakdown.
* Anvil! The Story of Anvil 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
For those about to rock, we salute you!
* A Strange Day 15:45 NFT3
Consistently thought-provoking and occasionally disturbing, these seven short films cover all bases between slightly quirky and way out there.
* The Silence before Bach 16:00 NFT2
Part-fiction, part-documentary, The Silence before Bach offers an intelligent and often very witty treatment of Bach's legacy.
* Il Divo 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
The life and times of notorious Italian politician Guilio Andreaotti, seen through an intense cinematic prism.
* Delta 16:15 ICA 1
A brother and sister build a house together in a remote section of the Danube in this superbly photographed tale of primeval passions.
* Shultes 16:30 RITZY Screen 2
A bleak but poetic tale of a Moscow pickpocket and his involuntary friendship with his 12-year-old accomplice.
* Sugar 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A nimble and insightful study of the American Dream seen through the eyes of a talented young baseball player from the Dominican Republic.
* Wonderful Town 18:30 ICA 1
Aditya Assarat's multi-prize-winning debut deals with the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami in a small town on Thailand's south coast.
* Kisses 18:30 NFT1
Two young kids endure a night on the streets of Dublin
* The Language of Image & Sound 18:30 NFT3
An examination of films that use striking visuals and complex sound design to convey intense feeling and ideas.
* Frozen River 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, set in wintry upstate New York, where a single Mom finds herself on the wrong side of the law.
* Bullet in the Head 18:30 RITZY Screen 2
This accomplished feature imagines the days leading up to the assassination of two Spanish civil guards killed during a surveillance operation.
* High Treason 18:30 Trafalgar Square
An action-packed visit to London's future with live piano accompaniment.
* W. 19:30 ODEON LEICESTER SQ.
Oliver Stone's take on the story of the one time black sheep of the Bush family and his rise to become leader of the Free World.
* The Ethical Problem of Violence on Film 20:30 Delegate Centre
How do filmmakers represent violence on screen without being exploitative?
* Of Parents and Children 20:30 NFT2
A retired scientist and his adult son reflect on life during their regular walk around the outskirts of Prague.
* Secret Life of Bees 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Set in North Carolina, this touching coming-of-age story is set against the backdrop of the turbulent events of the Civil Rights era.
* Still Walking 20:45 ICA 1
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s great new film is what the Japanese call a "home drama," revealing everything that unites and divides one particular family in one 24-hour time-frame without a shred of melodrama.
* Dying or Feeling Better 20:45 NFT3
A moody adolescent boy teams up with outsider twins in Laurence Ferreira-Barbosa's moving but edgy evocation of the small-town teenage blues.
* The Candidate 21:00 NFT1
A defence attorney is thrown into a world of blackmail, murder and deception. A stylish and breathtaking Copenhagen-set noir thriller.
* Eldorado 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Road movie and absurdist Belgian Noire meet in a droll and idiosyncratic story of a duo of misfits, bursting with verbal and visual humour.
* Warlords 21:00 RITZY Screen 2
A Chinese period epic tale about three sworn brothers, set in the late 19th Century, with a turbulent backdrop of brutal battles, personal rivalry and political intrigue.
Oct 24
* Heart of Fire 10:15 RITZY Screen 2
Screening as part of Black History month with discussion and Q&A
* Nathaniel Dorsky 10:30 NFT3
Shorts programme with introduction by the director and linked filmmaking workshop
* W. 13:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Oliver Stone's take on the story of the one time black sheep of the Bush family and his rise to become leader of the Free World.
* 16mm Filmmaking Workshop 13:00 Project Space
* Of Parents and Children 13:30 NFT2
A retired scientist and his adult son reflect on life during their regular walk around the outskirts of Prague.
* Sugar 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A nimble and insightful study of the American Dream seen through the eyes of a talented young baseball player from the Dominican Republic.
* Dying or Feeling Better 13:45 NFT3
A moody adolescent boy teams up with outsider twins in Laurence Ferreira-Barbosa's moving but edgy evocation of the small-town teenage blues.
* Hansel and Gretel 14:00 NFT1
Grown-up re-reading of fairy tales in the Angela Carter tradition: a young man crashes his car on a forest road and finds himself trapped in the "House of Happy Children".
* Divizionz 14:15 RITZY Screen 2
An authentic portrayal of life in Kampala's inner city, in which four friends set out to make it as hip hop musicians.
* Frozen River 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, set in wintry upstate New York, where a single Mom finds herself on the wrong side of the law.
* 57000 km Between Us 16:00 NFT2
Sex, lies, camcorders and social embarrassment - Delphine Kreuter’s caustic digital comedy uproariously dissects French family life in the website era.
* Louise-Michel 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
French anarcho-surrealist directors de Ververn and Delépine (Aaltra) return with a wayward odd-couple comedy about a factory worker out for revenge and the inept hitman she bonds with.
* The Candidate 16:15 NFT1
A defence attorney is thrown into a world of blackmail, murder and deception. A stylish and breathtaking Copenhagen-set noir thriller.
* Wonderful Town 16:15 NFT3
Aditya Assarat's multi-prize-winning debut deals with the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami in a small town on Thailand's south coast.
* Bullet in the Head 16:30 RITZY Screen 2
This accomplished feature imagines the days leading up to the assassination of two Spanish civil guards killed during a surveillance operation.
* Wendy & Lucy 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A tender and subtle exploration of a young woman's search for a brighter future.
* Salt of this Sea 18:15 NFT2
A Palestinian-American woman takes the law into her own hands when she discovers his bank account has been annulled.
* Touki Bouki 18:30 NFT1
Sumptuous colour restoration of an exhilarating, semi-surreal classic arthouse favourite from Senegal.
* Cold Lunch 18:30 NFT3
The main fuse in an Oslo flat block gets disconnected, setting off a chain of events in the lives of those living in the apartments.
* Johnny Mad Dog 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
War is still hell... a visually dazzling modern war film that is pertinent, thrilling and occasionally surreal
* 1 2 3 4 18:30 RITZY Screen 2
Rock 'n' roll doesn't always come with the sex and drugs attached...
* London Loves... 18:30 Trafalgar Square
Join us under Nelson's Column as we celebrate our love of the capital with rarely seen archive films and a couple of old favourites.
* German Rain 19:00 STUDIO
An indomitable 16-year-old grapples with an unsympathetic boss, a small boy who wants to be a girl, a singing contest - and her dying father.
* A Day in the Life 20:30 NFT2
A selection of short films about memorable days and events which have great significance for those involved. Simon Young
* Waltz with Bashir 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Provocative and visually inventive, this animated documentary is a potent study of the futility of war.
* Anywhere USA 20:45 NFT1
The semiotics of the moustache can unravel any mystery from an Islamic affair and the tooth fairy to the inadequacies of race relations in this satire of American values.
* Sex Positive 21:00 NFT3
A stimulating account of pioneering safe sex advocate Richard Berkowitz.
* Shifty 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A debut British feature of promise and distinction, Shifty is a terrific example of a film that manages to achieve a great deal with very little.
* Bronson 21:00 RITZY Screen 2
Brave and challenging portrait of notorious lifer and the UK's 'most violent prisoner' Charles Bronson.
Oct 25
* Stereotalk: Teens on screen 11:30 NFT2
Sick of being portrayed as a knife wielding hoody? Want to have your say and change the record?
* Studio: Pneuma Monoxyd 12:00 Studio
Shadowy human forms drift through darkness in Thomas Köner’s immersive audio-visual work. Continuous free screening.
* Welcome to Sajjanpur 12:45 ODEON WEST END 1
Comedy about a frustrated writer who pens letters for fellow villagers, getting everyone in trouble.
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona 13:15 ODEON WEST END 2
Woody Allen's comedy explores the tangled desires of two young Americans and the locals they meet during one summer in Barcelona.
* No Network 13:45 NFT2
Kalli discovers that living in an icy area with no phone network is no fun. With a wild polar bear, a restless ghost and a blizzard approaching, life's about to get worse.
* The Last Wagon 14:00 NFT1
A tribute to the late Richard Widmark in one of his best roles as an outlaw who saves a wagon train from marauding Indians - beautifully shot in “Scope and Technicolor.
* A Sense of Place 14:00 NFT3
Artists use the moving image to evoke a sense of place, either real or metaphysical. Includes works by Nicky Hamlyn, Jayne Parker and Phil Solomon.
* Eldorado 14:15 RITZY Screen 2
Road movie and absurdist Belgian Noire meet in a droll and idiosyncratic story of a duo of misfits, bursting with verbal and visual humour.
* Not Quite Hollywood 15:15 ODEON WEST END 2
Ocker comedies, bawdy sex romps, blood-drenched horror schlock and brutal action movies; welcome to Ozploitation cinema!
* A Tale of Two Mozzies 16:00 NFT2
Animated fun with Egon, a mosquito who rides a bicycle instead of flying and his dancing friend Dagmar.
* Guy Debord 16:00 NFT3
An extremely rare opportunity to see new 35mm prints of films by French writer and theorist Guy Debord, best known for The Society of the Spectacle.
* Largo 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A fond and fitting tribute to the LA club which has played host to a strong community of musicians and comedians from Fiona Apple to John C. Reilly.
* Last Thakur 16:30 NFT1
The 'Western' genre excellently retold in Bangladesh – a lone gun-man rides into town...
* Cold Lunch 16:30 RITZY Screen 2
The main fuse in an Oslo flat block gets disconnected, setting off a chain of events in the lives of those living in the apartments.
* Che (Part 1 & Part 2) 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Steven Soderbergh's audacious studies of Che Guevara's campaigns in Cuba and Bolivia.
* Nucingen Haus 18:15 NFT2
A tale of the unexpected about ghosts, memory and territorial disputes in an eerie old mansion.
* I Know You Know 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
From Human Traffic director Justin Kerrigan, his second feature deals with the danger of fantasy while also being very smart, touching and funny.
* Secret Life of Bees 18:30 RITZY Screen 2
Set in North Carolina, this touching coming-of-age story is set against the backdrop of the turbulent events of the Civil Rights era.
* Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before 18:45 NFT1
The enigmatic singer-songwriter retraces the steps that led her to record her first album, the hugely influential Just Another Diamond Day.
* Alina Rudnitskaya 19:00 NFT3
Documentary portraits of three groups of women reveal the humour and pathos of life in modern day Russia.
* 1 2 3 4 19:30 STUDIO
Rock 'n' roll doesn't always come with the sex and drugs attached...
* 57000 km Between Us 20:30 NFT2
Sex, lies, camcorders and social embarrassment - Delphine Kreuter’s caustic digital comedy uproariously dissects French family life in the website era.
* Afterschool 20:45 NFT1
A dark tale from within the American prep school that brims with vitality and originality.
* When Latitude Becomes Form 21:00 NFT3
A kaleidoscope of colourful abstraction and inventive imaging. Includes works by Bruce Conner, David Gatten and Pat O'Neill.
* Telstar 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
The crazy life and strange times of Joe Meek and the incredible music he produced.
* Heart of Fire 21:00 RITZY Screen 2
Set in Eritrea during its war of independence against Ethiopia, this emotionally charged drama deals with modern war and how it deprives children of their innocence.
* Hansel and Gretel 23:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Grown-up re-reading of fairy tales in the Angela Carter tradition: a young man crashes his car on a forest road and finds himself trapped in the "House of Happy Children".
Oct 26
* Film Funday Workshop 10:30 BFI Southbank foyer
Delve into your imagination and create your own special characters from storyboard to screen animation
* Mia & the Migou 12:00 NFT2
Mia befriends the Migou, creatures who are custodians of a strange tree in a large forest.
* Once Upon a Time in the West 12:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Dazzling restoration of the American release version of Sergio Leone’s epic, violent post-Italian Western.
* Studio: Kempinski 12:00 Studio
A sci-fi vision of Africa presents mysterious predictions of the future. Continuous free screening.
* I Know You Know 13:00 NFT1
From Human Traffic director Justin Kerrigan, his second feature deals with the danger of fantasy while also being very smart, touching and funny.
* Witch of the West is Dead 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
It's hard to imagine a more touching version of a girl's rite of passage than Shunichi Nagasaki's exquisite adaptation of a famous novel by Kaho Nashiki.
* Nathaniel Dorsky 14:00 NFT3
The celebrated American artist presents a programme of his exuberant and deeply affecting films.
* Citizen Havel 14:00 TRICYCLE
A witty, considered and personal documentary with fascinating insights into the life of Václav Havel, the man who helped shape the early history of the Czech Republic.
* Colours of Passion 14:00 WATERMANS, BRENTFORD
A sensuous story about the trials and loves of revolutionary Indian artist Raja Ravi Verma.
* Johnny Mad Dog 14:15 RITZY Screen 2
War is still hell... a visually dazzling modern war film that is pertinent, thrilling and occasionally surreal
* The Secret of Moonacre 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Our Family Gala follows Maria Merryweather on her quest to discover a hidden secret.
* The Feature 15:45 NFT3
A fictionalised biography of Michel Auder's life in the New York art world, featuring Cindy Sherman, Larry Rivers and Andy Warhol.
* Mid-August Lunch 16:00 NFT2
A man is offered a solution to his money problems as the traditional Italian holiday of August 15th approaches.
* Genova 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
After tragedy strikes, a man and his two daughters move to Italy to begin life anew in this moving and beautifully observed story of family relations.
* Robert Carlyle 16:15 NFT1
Undoubtedly one of the most versatile actors of his generation, Robert Carlyle talks us through his prolific and eclectic career.
* Wendy & Lucy 16:30 RITZY Screen 2
A tender and subtle exploration of a young woman's search for a brighter future.
* Kisses 16:30 TRICYCLE
Two young kids endure a night on the streets of Dublin
* Welcome to Sajjanpur 16:45 WATERMANS, BRENTFORD
Comedy about a frustrated writer who pens letters for fellow villagers, getting everyone in trouble.
* Hamlet 2 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Irreverent comedy co-written by the creator of South Park, featuring Steve Coogan as a failed actor turned drama teacher.
* Good Cats 18:15 NFT2
A young man working for a dubious property developer finds his life and marriage falling apart as China becomes a moral vacuum.
* Involuntary 18:30 NFT1
A humorous and poignant take on the real value we place on the opinions of others.
* Three Monkeys 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A magnificently intense, brooding tale of family brought low by a twisted chain of deceits, distinguished by Ceylan's extraordinarily painterly digital imagery.
* Shifty 18:30 RITZY Screen 2
A debut British feature of promise and distinction, Shifty is a terrific example of a film that manages to achieve a great deal with very little.
* The Word for World is Forest 19:00 NFT3
Blurring the lines between fiction and anthropology. Includes works by Neil Beloufa, Brigid McCaffrey and Ben Russell.
* Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before 19:30 STUDIO
The enigmatic singer-songwriter retraces the steps that led her to record her first album, the hugely influential Just Another Diamond Day.
* Country Wedding 20:30 NFT2
A couple thinks nothing could be nicer than a wedding in the country. It's only an hour's drive from the city but, of course things don't go as planned.
* Surprise Film 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
The festival's hottest ticket and best kept secret.
* Helen 21:00 NFT1
Naturalism and a strong visual approach combine in this sensitively drawn study of a young woman poised on the brink of adulthood.
* Ben Rivers at The Edge of the World 21:00 NFT3
British filmmaker Ben Rivers travels to remote locations to encounter outsiders who live on the margins of society.
* The Baader Meinhof Complex 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Riveting drama revisiting the days of Germany's Red Army Faction.
* Victoire Terminus 21:00 RITZY Screen 2
A documentary portrait of female boxers in Kinshasa.
Oct 27
* Helen 10:30 NFT3
Screening linked to scriptwriting masterclass
* Che Part 1 12:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A chronicle of Che Guevara's role in the successful uprising in Cuba, and a riveting depiction of the realities of struggle.
* Afterschool 13:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A dark tale from within the American prep school that brims with vitality and originality.
* A Day in the Life 13:15 NFT2
A selection of short films about memorable days and events which have great significance for those involved. Simon Young
* Nucingen Haus 13:30 NFT1
A tale of the unexpected about ghosts, memory and territorial disputes in an eerie old mansion.
* Scriptwriting Masterclass on Female Identity and Characterisation 13:30 Project Space
This Masterclass uses 'Helen' as inspiration
* Sex Positive 14:00 NFT3
A stimulating account of pioneering safe sex advocate Richard Berkowitz.
* Largo 15:15 ODEON WEST END 2
A fond and fitting tribute to the LA club which has played host to a strong community of musicians and comedians from Fiona Apple to John C. Reilly.
* Three Monkeys 15:30 NFT2
A magnificently intense, brooding tale of family brought low by a twisted chain of deceits, distinguished by Ceylan's extraordinarily painterly digital imagery.
* Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before 16:00 NFT1
The enigmatic singer-songwriter retraces the steps that led her to record her first album, the hugely influential Just Another Diamond Day.
* Country Wedding 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A couple thinks nothing could be nicer than a wedding in the country. It's only an hour's drive from the city but, of course things don't go as planned.
* Salt of this Sea 16:15 NFT3
A Palestinian-American woman takes the law into her own hands when she discovers his bank account has been annulled.
* Variety UK Achievement in Film Award 18:00 NFT1
An onstage interview with this year's Variety UK Achievement in Film Award Winner.
* Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A fascinating, entertaining documentary capturing the critical and cultural influence and the capacity for excess of the legendary journalist.
* The Living Corpse 18:15 NFT2
Late-silent Soviet-German masterpiece, with a superb original score recorded live, adapted from Tolstoy's classic about a state prosecutor who stages his own murder.
* Railroad Crossing 18:30 NFT3
Aimless Marc tries to decide what to do with his life post-university.
* Ballast 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A highly acclaimed debut feature bringing a European sensibility to the study of a trio of characters living in the Mississippi Delta.
* Waltz with Bashir 18:30 PHOENIX
Provocative and visually inventive, this animated documentary is a potent study of the futility of war.
* The Brothers Bloom 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A fresh and warm hearted take on the con man movie, with fast and funny dialogue and impeccable performances.
* Must Read After My Death 20:45 NFT3
A lyrical and moving portrait of an unconventional family in 1960s Connecticut.
* Broken Lines 20:45 PHOENIX
A couple are drawn together, despite their obligations to others, in Sallie Aprahamian's mature and sophisticated debut feature.
* La Rabia 21:00 NFT2
Disturbing study of adultery, emotional isolation and domestic dysfunction in a remote town in the Argentine pampas.
* The Silence of Lorna 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A characteristically compassionate but probing study of responsibility, betrayal and guilt from the Dardenne brothers.
* London Calling 21:15 NFT1
A selection of recent shorts from some of the capital's most exciting new filmmakers, supported by Film London's production schemes.
Oct 28
* Working Your Future 10:00 NFT2
Event for film school students on practical filmmaking courses.
* The Baader Meinhof Complex 12:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Riveting drama revisiting the days of Germany's Red Army Faction.
* Not Quite Hollywood 13:30 NFT1
Ocker comedies, bawdy sex romps, blood-drenched horror schlock and brutal action movies; welcome to Ozploitation cinema!
* Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 13:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A fascinating, entertaining documentary capturing the critical and cultural influence and the capacity for excess of the legendary journalist.
* Mind to Paper: Developing characters for the big screen 13:30 Studio
Feed your mind with a feast of fun, film and fantasy.
* La Rabia 13:45 NFT2
Disturbing study of adultery, emotional isolation and domestic dysfunction in a remote town in the Argentine pampas.
* Must Read After My Death 14:00 NFT3
A lyrical and moving portrait of an unconventional family in 1960s Connecticut.
* The Beaches of Agnès 15:30 NFT1
A kaleidoscopic auto-documentary from the Grandmother of the French New Wave, chronicling her remarkable life and career.
* Last Thakur 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
The 'Western' genre excellently retold in Bangladesh – a lone gun-man rides into town...
* Railroad Crossing 15:45 NFT2
Aimless Marc tries to decide what to do with his life post-university.
* The Brothers Bloom 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A fresh and warm hearted take on the con man movie, with fast and funny dialogue and impeccable performances.
* Ordinary Boys 16:15 NFT3
Distinctive and timely study of a trio of young people in urban northern Morocco.
* A Modern Musketeer 18:00 NFT2
Frantic fun, with hyper-acrobatic Douglas Fairbanks enjoying himself as a latter-day D'Artagnan who performs athletic acts of chivalry from Kansas to the Grand Canyon.
* Lion's Den 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
A gripping story of one woman's determination to fight for freedom and her son's future.
* Telstar 18:15 GENESIS
The crazy life and strange times of Joe Meek and the incredible music he produced.
* The Betrayal 18:30 NFT3
An intimate and richly textured examination of the personal consequences of America’s covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam era.
* New Town Killers 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
Richard Jobson takes us on a tension-packed joyride through Edinburgh streets.
* The Feature 19:00 STUDIO
A fictionalised biography of Michel Auder's life in the New York art world, featuring Cindy Sherman, Larry Rivers and Andy Warhol.
* Cinema under George W Bush: Eight Years of Attack and Counter Attack 20:30 Delegate Centre
We bring together a select group of filmmakers and social commentators to explore the impact of the Bush administration on US and world cinema.
* Night and Day 20:30 NFT2
Shot mostly in Paris, Hong Sang-Soo’s droll movie chronicles the emotional/sexual drift of a Korean émigré who misses his wife but finds himself falling for a much younger woman.
* Easy Virtue 20:30 ODEON WEST END 2
A hugely enjoyable version of Noel Coward's twenties culture clash between dusty English aristocrats and a brash and bohemian American.
* Hamlet 2 20:45 GENESIS
Irreverent comedy co-written by the creator of South Park, featuring Steve Coogan as a failed actor turned drama teacher.
* The Past is a Foreign Land 20:45 NFT3
Compulsive thriller about the dangerous relationship developing between a young law student and an unscrupulous card shark.
* Revanche 21:00 NFT1
A bungled robbery leads to a search for revenge in this masterful and intelligently crafted drama.
* Synecdoche New York 21:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A singularly imaginative and dazzlingly complex story of creativity and the drive to find meaning in art and life.
Oct 29
* The Baader Meinhof Complex 09:45 ODEON WEST END 1
Screening followed by Q&A event
* Che Part 2 12:30 ODEON WEST END 2
The story of the failed Bolivian insurgency, a tale of idealism and sacrifice showing Che Guevara's enduring legacy.
* Night and Day 13:00 NFT2
Shot mostly in Paris, Hong Sang-Soo’s droll movie chronicles the emotional/sexual drift of a Korean émigré who misses his wife but finds himself falling for a much younger woman.
* Lion's Den 13:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A gripping story of one woman's determination to fight for freedom and her son's future.
* Ballast 13:00 RICH MIX Screen 2
Screening as part of Black History Month and followed by a discussion on the impact of sound and imagery
* The Sky, the Earth and the Rain 13:15 NFT3
From José Luis Torres Leiva comes a ravishing study of solitude and melancholy set in the beautiful, bleached landscape of south-central Chile.
* The Silence of Lorna 13:30 NFT1
A characteristically compassionate but probing study of responsibility, betrayal and guilt from the Dardenne brothers.
* Synecdoche New York 15:15 ODEON WEST END 2
A singularly imaginative and dazzlingly complex story of creativity and the drive to find meaning in art and life.
* Involuntary 15:45 NFT1
A humorous and poignant take on the real value we place on the opinions of others.
* The Betrayal 16:00 NFT2
An intimate and richly textured examination of the personal consequences of America’s covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam era.
* Revanche 16:00 ODEON WEST END 1
A bungled robbery leads to a search for revenge in this masterful and intelligently crafted drama.
* The Past is a Foreign Land 16:15 NFT3
Compulsive thriller about the dangerous relationship developing between a young law student and an unscrupulous card shark.
* The Trespasser 18:15 NFT2
Gloria Swanson's successful first talkie, Oscar-nominated as a stenographer who endures scandal and sacrifice.
* Ballast 18:15 RICH MIX Screen 1
A highly acclaimed debut feature bringing a European sensibility to the study of a trio of characters living in the Mississippi Delta.
* The Market 18:45 NFT3
A wry Turkish road move and comedy of commerce in which a hapless but lovable rogue sets out to improve his lot by some dodgy dealing over the border.
* Liz Rosenthal, the Director of Power to the Pixel, in conversation with the BFI Future Film Institute 19:00 Project Space
* Good Cats 19:00 STUDIO
A young man working for a dubious property developer finds his life and marriage falling apart as China becomes a moral vacuum.
* Quantum of Solace 20:15 ODEON WEST END 2
The return of the world's favourite secret agent in this high octane action adventure of treachery, murder and deceit.
* Suffer Little Children 20:30 NFT2
Growing up can be hellish for all manner of reasons, as these films demonstrate.
* Yah Chayka! 20:45 NFT3
Japan’s greatest living poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams up with Wakako Kaku on a Chris Marker-like film composed largely of still photographs: a suicidal man is rescued by a young woman who works in a small astronomical observatory. With Babin, a strange fantasy set in a forest clearing by Japan’s foremost surrealist, Isamu Hirabayashi.
* Easy Virtue 20:45 RICH MIX Screen 1
A hugely enjoyable version of Noel Coward's twenties culture clash between dusty English aristocrats and a brash and bohemian American.
* Charlie Kaufman 21:00 NFT1
The brilliant Charlie Kaufman talks us through his compelling journey from writer to director, and discusses his collaborations past, present and future.
Oct 30
* Che (Part 1) 09:45 ODEON WEST END 2
A chronicle of Che Guevara’s role in the successful uprising in Cuba, and a riveting depiction of the realities of struggle
* The Good, The Bad, The Weird 12:45 ODEON WEST END 2
The three main characters in Kim Jee-Woon’s homage to Sergio Leone are interchangeably good, bad and weird amid the virtually non-stop action in 1930s Manchuria.
* Teza 13:00 ODEON WEST END 1
Set in 1970s Ethiopia, the story of a young man returning home after studying at university in Germany.
* Witch of the West is Dead 13:45 NFT1
It's hard to imagine a more touching version of a girl's rite of passage than Shunichi Nagasaki's exquisite adaptation of a famous novel by Kaho Nashiki.
* Yah Chayka! 13:45 NFT2
Japan’s greatest living poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams up with Wakako Kaku on a Chris Marker-like film composed largely of still photographs: a suicidal man is rescued by a young woman who works in a small astronomical observatory. With Babin, a strange fantasy set in a forest clearing by Japan’s foremost surrealist, Isamu Hirabayashi.
* A Week Alone 14:00 NFT3
A beautifully observed take on the 'Home Alone' scenario - with a motley group of children entertaining themselves whilst their parents are away.
* New Town Killers 15:30 ODEON WEST END 2
Richard Jobson takes us on a tension-packed joyride through Edinburgh streets.
* Suffer Little Children 16:00 NFT2
Growing up can be hellish for all manner of reasons, as these films demonstrate.
* The Market 16:15 NFT3
A wry Turkish road move and comedy of commerce in which a hapless but lovable rogue sets out to improve his lot by some dodgy dealing over the border.
* Teza 18:00 ODEON WEST END 2
Set in 1970s Ethiopia, the story of a young man returning home after studying at university in Germany.
* Ordinary Boys 18:15 NFT2
Distinctive and timely study of a trio of young people in urban northern Morocco.
* A Man to Remember 18:30 NFT1
Welcome re-discovery of an RKO B-movie gem from 1938 by Garson Kanin, about a liberal smalltown doctor who puts his patients before his pocketbook.
* A Week Alone 18:30 NFT3
A beautifully observed take on the 'Home Alone' scenario - with a motley group of children entertaining themselves whilst their parents are away.
* Colours of Passion 18:30 ODEON WEST END 1
A sensuous story about the trials and loves of revolutionary Indian artist Raja Ravi Verma.
* Slumdog Millionaire 19:00 ODEON LEICESTER SQ.
The fascinating story of a young man from the Mumbai slums whose success on India's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' reveals his true desire.
* Must Read After My Death 19:00 STUDIO
A lyrical and moving portrait of an unconventional family in 1960s Connecticut.
* The Sky, the Earth and the Rain 20:30 NFT2
From José Luis Torres Leiva comes a ravishing study of solitude and melancholy set in the beautiful, bleached landscape of south-central Chile.
* Victoire Terminus 20:45 NFT3
A documentary portrait of female boxers in Kinshasa.
* The Good, The Bad, The Weird 20:45 ODEON WEST END 2
The three main characters in Kim Jee-Woon’s homage to Sergio Leone are interchangeably good, bad and weird amid the virtually non-stop action in 1930s Manchuria.