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Thriller

Who Can You Trust? Trust few and fear all in a collection of films packed with paranoia and conspiracy.

Věra Chytilová

Defiance and compassion: celebrating the work of a true original and a pioneer of Czech cinema.

Coming of Age

Filmmakers love it, audiences live it. The rites-of-passage film enables us the chance to relive the past with wisdom, but not angst.

Documentaries (deprecated)

From actuality to direct cinema and the film essay, the documentary form is one of cinema’s pre-eminent mediums.

Sight & Sound Poll

It is the most respected of guides: a census of cinema’s best, as voted for by the most respected names in the business. Here's a selection.

Comedy Genius

Celebrating side-splitting cinema, from slapstick legends to today's anarchic voices.

Experimenta

Bringing together films and videos by artists that have transformed our experience of the moving image. Our collection includes films from outside the sphere of experimental filmmaking, including the celebrated surrealists and challenging works of narrative fiction.

Working Class Heroes

A collection of films lit up by the charisma of working-class stars; a celebration of fine actors and remarkable leading roles.

Japanese Classics

From the samurai thrillers of Kurosawa and the beautiful melodramas of Naruse to classic sci-fi, this collection celebrates the extraordinary diversity of Japanese cinema. Yes

Great Debuts

First impressions count. These features launched some of cinema's highest achievers, showing the themes and techniques to which many would return.

Eric Rohmer

Ten classics from cinema’s master of humanity and compassion.

Award Winning

With garlands and glamour, cinema’s spirit of self-congratulation has long fascinated, allowing great works to gain recognition and reach wide audiences.

Sonic: Music in Movies

Pump up the volume for this selection of music-themed films; compiled in a long-player with copious sleeve-notes.

South India

A journey through the temples of Tamil Nadu via Kerala to spectacular ceremonies and processions in Mysuru and Hyderabad. 

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Italian Classics

Antonioni, Bertolucci, Pasolini, Rossellini – the melodic names that conjure up the greatest era of Italian cinema.

Academy Awards

Cinema's ultimate prize, the Academy Awards. These nominees and winners show the medium at its electric best.

Thriller

Who Can You Trust? Trust few and fear all in a collection of films packed with paranoia and conspiracy.

Divine Comedies

Welcome to a place for zingers and sass, from marmots and swearwolves to darker things. Where the male ego is dissected and God's daughter can rewrite the rules.

BFI Flare LGBTQ+

Here are the pioneers, the iconoclasts, the brave - from landmark LGBTQ+ portraits to the next generation of gay classics from the BFI Flare festival.

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Thriller

Věra Chytilová

Coming of Age

Documentaries (deprecated)

Sight & Sound Poll

Comedy Genius

Experimenta

Working Class Heroes

Japanese Classics

Great Debuts

Eric Rohmer

Award Winning

Sonic: Music in Movies

South India

Italian Classics

Academy Awards

Thriller

Divine Comedies

BFI Flare LGBTQ+