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Addressing gender trouble at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

New films that deal with the rela­tion­ship between men and women in inter­est­ing ways.
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Journeyman – first look review

by David Jenkins

Pad­dy Considine’s sec­ond fea­ture as direc­tor is pow­ered by a clutch of big, bold and unabashed­ly emo­tion­al performances.
Two young women standing near a tree in a park, one with curly brown hair wearing a black jacket, the other with long dark hair wearing sunglasses.
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Programmers Picks from the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Anton Bitel

The play­ers behind this year’s fes­ti­val offer their per­son­al view­ing recommendations.
A young woman with long brown hair, facing the camera with a serious expression, standing against a bright blue background.
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Every female director at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

Films made by women make up a quar­ter of this year’s bumper programme.
Two men cycling on a cobblestone street, wearing casual blue shirts and shorts. One man is on a white bicycle, the other on a dark-coloured bicycle. A car is parked in the background.
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The 2017 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

by Little White Lies

Luca Guadagnino’s Call My by Your Name and Guiller­mo del Toro’s The Shape of Water are among the high­lights of the 61st LFF.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to close the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

The lat­est from In Bruges writer/​director Mar­tin McDon­agh will cap off the 61st LFF.
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Breathe to open the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

Andy Serkis’ peri­od dra­ma has been cho­sen to kick off this year’s festival.
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BFI London Film Festival

How cinema is rewriting the Middle East narrative

by Matt Turner

Film­mak­ers from across the region are chal­leng­ing per­cep­tions through inti­mate, per­son­al storytelling.
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Mindhorn – first look review

by David Jenkins

All hail Julian Bar­ratt, star of this excep­tion­al – and excep­tion­al­ly sil­ly – British char­ac­ter comedy.
Two women standing close together, one with dark hair and the other with red hair, against a backdrop of a lake and trees.
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Programmers Picks from the 2016 BFI London Film Festival

by Anton Bitel

Need help nav­i­gat­ing the mas­sive LFF line-up? Here are 10 more left-field gems for you to seek out.