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In the unforgiving landscape of the Outback, Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is presented with an impossible proposition by local lawman Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone): to save his younger brother Mikey from the noose, he must track down and kill Arthur (Danny

The latest in the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside series – continuing its ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is a second edition of strange, striking, thrilling, ho

Johnny (David Thewlis) is a frenetic and destructive outsider who tears through the lives of others like an emotional tornado. On the run from Manchester, he seeks sanctuary with his ex-girlfriend Louise (Lesley Sharp) in London, where he immediately targ

Sylvia (Anne Raitt) leads a quiet life caring for her sister Hilda (Sarah Stephenson) who has complex care needs. Their lonely suburban existence is accentuated by a social awkwardness that detaches them from the community and fuels a life of seclusion an

Babymother volgt de jonge zwarte vrouw Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith), die ervan droomt een succesvolle dancehall deejay te worden, terwijl ze jongleert met de moeilijkheden van het opvoeden van haar twee kinderen in een woonwijk in Harlesden. Haar ambitieuz

An evil and enigmatic entity throws a family into turmoil in Lindsey C. Vickers much sought-after cult horror. Unable to attend his daughter’s violin recital, suburban father Ian – played by Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man) – is haunted by a series of pr

Although probably best remembered for the controversial and groundbreaking dramas Scum, Made in Britain and The Firm, the breadth of Alan Clarke’s radical, political, innovative, inspirational work, along with his influence on generations of filmmakers, s

Broadcast in the dying hours of Christmas Eve, the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas series was a fixture of the seasonal schedules throughout the 1970s and spawned a long tradition of chilling tales, which terrified yuletide viewers for decades to come.

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BFI Flipside presents... Remembrance, a rarely seen British film that follows a group of young Royal Navy sailors during their last 24 hours ashore before their ship sets sail on a six-month naval exercise. Set around the pubs and clubs of the then-noto

Guided throughout by the swells and dips of Tchaikovsky’s music, Ken Russell’s The Music Lovers examines the tragedies of Tchaikovsky’s life through opulent and fantastic musical sequences running alongside a narrative of the composer’s life between 1875

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Na de nationalisatie van het vervoer in 1948 richtte de Britse Transportcommissie haar eigen interne filmproductie-eenheid op. Het werd op 1 mei 1949 gelanceerd en 25 jaar lang geleid door Edgar Anstey - een van de grondleggers van de Britse documentaireb

Na de nationalisatie van het vervoer in 1948 richtte de Britse Transportcommissie haar eigen interne filmproductie-eenheid op. Het werd op 1 mei 1949 gelanceerd en 25 jaar lang geleid door Edgar Anstey - een van de grondleggers van de Britse documentaireb

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2015 markeert het honderdste geboortejaar van de opmerkelijke Orson Welles, en deze inzichtelijke documentaire verkent het enigma en de polymath die Welles was. Jean-Luc Godard zei ooit over deze uitzonderlijke acteur, schrijver en regisseur: We zullen h

Ontdek de mijlpalen van de vroege Afro-Amerikaanse film met deze uitgebreide collectie speelfilms en korte films.Een van de meest fascinerende hoofdstukken uit de filmgeschiedenis, de zogenaamde rassenfilms uit de jaren 1920, 1930 en 40 van de vorige eeuw

A warm tale of life and relationships, embedded in Indian culture and Hindu rituals. Daya, a 77-year-old father, and Rajiv, his over-worked accountant son, journey to the eponymous Hotel Salvation in the awe-inspiring holy city of Varanasi. Rajiv struggle

Jane Magnusson directs and narrates this passionate tribute to the hugely influential cinema and personality of film icon Ingmar Bergman.Journeying through 1957 - the year Bergman released The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, made a TV film and directe

Van de straten van Brixton, Bristol en Manchester, tot sloperijen, punkzalen en buurthuizen in binnensteden, de rijke achtergrond van elke artiest en performer wordt op evocatieve wijze in beeld gebracht terwijl ze hun praktijken ontwikkelen en aanscherpe

Most leading documentarians in Britain today are women. The Camera is Ours tells the story of some of the key female pioneers of the British documentary movement beginning in the 1930s and culminating in the late sixties. It's a story that is beautifully