Angel Dust

* Thu 7 Jan 20:40 NFT2
* Fri 15 Jan 18:30 NFT2

A superior example of the strain of elegant French thrillers that burgeoned in the wake of Diva.

 

 

 

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

* Mon 11 Jan 18:20 NFT2
* Wed 20 Jan 20:45 NFT2

Romain Duris is astonishing as a former piano prodigy now working in the shady end of the real estate business.

 

 

La Bête humaine

* Mon 25 Jan 20:30 NFT2
* Tue 26 Jan 14:30 NFT2
* Sat 30 Jan 16:00 NFT2

This adaptation of Zola's novel is one of Renoir's greatest crime movies.

 

 

Deadly Pursuit

* Tue 5 Jan 20:40 NFT2
* Mon 11 Jan 20:30 NFT3

An investigator attempts to track down an elusive and uncannily protean female killer.

 

 

 

Les Diaboliques

* Wed 6 Jan 18:20 NFT2
* Sat 9 Jan 20:45 NFT1

Clouzot's devious thriller is French cinema's Bible for students of suspense.

 

 

 

Le Doulos

* Wed 6 Jan 14:30 NFT2
* Wed 13 Jan 20:50 NFT1

Deceit and distrust abound in Jean-Pierre Melville's dark Parisian thriller.

 

 

 

La Femme infidèle

* Sun 17 Jan 18:20 NFT2

Chabrol investigates the deadly consequences of a husband's suspicions that his wife is having an affair.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, Sunday!

* Thu 28 Jan 18:10 NFT3
* Sun 31 Jan 20:30 NFT3

A secretary turns detective in Truffaut's breezy, sophisticated comedy thriller.

 

 

 

Harry, He's Here To Help

* Fri 29 Jan 18:20 NFT3
* Sat 30 Jan 20:30 NFT3

An object lesson in the perils of keeping up with old acquaintances.

 

 

 

In the Electric Mist

* Sat 16 Jan 18:30 NFT1
* Fri 22 Jan 20:40 NFT1

A murder investigation brings a Louisiana cop into contact with an alcoholic film star and a local Mr Big.

 

 

 

Le Jour se lève

* Wed 6 Jan 20:45 NFT2
* Fri 15 Jan 20:30 NFT3

A foundry worker ponders the series of events that drove him to murder.

 

 

 

Preview: A Prophet

* Wed 13 Jan 18:00 NFT1

Jacques Audiard's prison drama is one of the hardest-hitting and most acclaimed French films of recent years.

 

Preview: A Prophet Jacques Audiard in Conversation

* Sun 10 Jan 14:00 NFT1

Jacques Audiard at the BFI Southbank to discuss his career following a preview of his latest film.

 

Read My Lips

* Sun 10 Jan 18:00 NFT2
* Tue 19 Jan 20:30 NFT2

Jacques Audiard's only film from a female point of view is both a thriller and an unconventional anti-romance.

 

 

 

Red Lights

* Tue 12 Jan 20:40 NFT3
* Sun 17 Jan 20:30 NFT3

A man's life unravels while on the road with his life.

 

 

 

See How They Fall

* Fri 8 Jan 18:10 NFT3
* Sat 16 Jan 20:40 NFT2

Jacques Audiard's directorial debut is a compelling study of male need and exploitation.

 

 

 

A Self-Made Hero

* Sat 9 Jan 18:10 NFT2
* Fri 15 Jan 20:40 NFT2

Picareque comedy which savagely tilts at French pieties about heroism and the Resistance.

 

 

 

Touchez pas au Grisbi

* Sun 10 Jan 20:45 NFT3

An ageing gang boss plans to retire after one last robbery.

 

 

 

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