BFI LFF: Tides (2017)
★★★☆☆
Tides directed by Tupaq Felber is a black-and-white, quiet unfolding of old friendships.
London Film Festival 2017
61st BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 AWARD WINNERS
And the 2017 winners are… OFFICIAL COMPETITION WINNER – Best Film LOVELESS, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia, France, Germany, Belgium) Recognising inspiring, inventive and…
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BFI LFF: Let the Sunshine in (2017)
★★★★☆
Juliette Binoche stars in a rom-com departure for Claire Denis in Bright Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Interior).
BFI LFF: Golden Exits (2017)
★★★★★
A universal episodic epic disguised as a character drama, Golden Exits unravels into something special while its characters remain tight-lipped.
BFI LFF: On Chesil Beach (2017)
★★★☆☆
On Chesil Beach is a well-acted, sensitive adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novella.
BFI LFF: The Party (2017)
★★★★☆
With a whipcracking script and a stellar cast, Sally Potter’sThe Party is an uproarious comedy with a nostalgic whiff.
BFI LFF: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
★★★★☆
In The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Yorgos Lanthimos creates a disturbingly strange and brutal dilemma.
BFI LFF: Anchor and Hope (2017)
★★★★☆
Carlos Marques-Marcet looks at London lifestyles on the water in Anchor and Hope, a modern romcom about ways of loving each other.
BFI LFF: The Shape of Water (2017)
★★★★☆
strong>Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a fairy tale, a story of love, loss and friendship, and a magical cinematic joy.
BFI LFF: Angels Wear White (Jia Nian Hua) (2017)
★★★☆☆
Director Vivian Qu exposes control, coercion and casual violence towards women in modern China in the surprising drama Angels Wear White.
BFI LFF: Foxtrot (2017)
★★★★☆
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BFI LFF: 24 Frames (2017)
★★★★☆
Abbas Kiarostami’s experimental, posthumous 24 Frames is a meditative insight into a great filmmaker’s creative process.
BFI LFF: Funny Cow (2017)
★★★★☆
Funny Cow is a showcase for Maxine Peake’s versatility as an acting talent when she stars as a ground-breaking female comedian surviving in the misogynistic Seventies.
BFI LFF: Lucky (2017)
★★★★☆
A fitting sendoff for a fantastic actor, Harry Dean Stanton embodies Lucky in a funny and touching slice of life that’s nearing its expiry date.