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2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Relic

October 9, 2020 by Shaun Munro

Relic, 2020. Directed by Natalie Erika James. Starring Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Catherine Glavicic, Jeremy Stanford, and Christina O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A daughter, mother, and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. Ari Aster’s Hereditary recently proved the enormous artistic potential of horror which commits […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Bella Heathcote, Catherine Glavicic, Chris Bunton, Christina O'Neill, Emily Mortimer, Jeremy Stanford, Natalie Erika James, Relic, Robyn Nevin, Steve Rodgers

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – 180 Degree Rule

October 9, 2020 by Shaun Munro

180 Degree Rule, 2020. Written and directed by Farnoosh Samadi. Starring Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, and Hassan Pourshirazi. SYNOPSIS: A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will place her on a painful path to atonement. […]

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2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Painter and the Thief

October 8, 2020 by George Nash

The Painter and the Thief, 2020. Directed by Benjamin Ree. SYNOPSIS: A Czech artist forms a surprising friendship with a Norwegian man who stole two of her paintings. For journalist-turned-documentary-filmmaker Benjamin Ree, the desire to make an art heist movie had been simmering away since the release of his acclaimed chess-champ doc Magnus in 2016. […]

Filed Under: George Nash, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Benjamin Ree, The Painter and the Thief

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Herself

October 8, 2020 by Shaun Munro

Herself, 2020. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, and Conleth Hill. SYNOPSIS: Young mother Sandra escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and rediscovers herself. Director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!, The Iron […]

Filed Under: Festivals, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Clare Dunne, Conleth Hill, Harriet Walter, Herself, Phyllida Lloyd

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Honeymood

October 8, 2020 by Dan Barnes

Honeymood, 2020. Directed by Talya Lavie. Starring Avigail Harari and Ran Danker. SYNOPSIS: Following a fight in their honeymoon suite on the night of their wedding, a bride and groom embark on a surreal urban odyssey through the streets of Jerusalem. Israeli filmmaker Talya Lavie’s new comedy is a disappointing and unfunny tale of a […]

Filed Under: Dan Barnes, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Avigail Harari, Honeymood, Ran Danker, Talya Lavie

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Kajillionaire

October 7, 2020 by Dan Barnes

Kajillionaire, 2020. Directed by Miranda July. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they’re planning. Miranda July’s new film is an acquired taste. But, while it’s far from the […]

Filed Under: Dan Barnes, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, debra winger, evan rachel wood, Gina Rodriguez, Kajillionaire, Miranda July, Richard Jenkins

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove

October 7, 2020 by Tom Beasley

Mangrove

Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Letitia Wright, LFF, LFF 2020, Malachi Kirby, Mangrove, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Shaun Parkes, Small Axe, Steve McQueen

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Stray

October 7, 2020 by Dan Barnes

Stray, 2020. Directed by Elizabeth Lo. SYNOPSIS The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul. In her feature debut, short filmmaker Elizabeth Lo (who also filmed, produced and edited the project herself) primarily follows Zeytin around the streets of Turkey’s busiest city. Occasionally accompanied by fellow strays Nazar and […]

Filed Under: Dan Barnes, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Elizabeth Lo, Stray

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Disciple

October 7, 2020 by Shaun Munro

The Disciple, 2020. Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. Starring Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, and Sumitra Bhave. SYNOPSIS: Sharad Nerulkar has devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of old masters, his guru, and his father. But as years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Chaitanya Tamhane, Sumitra Bhave

Full programme for BFI London Film Festival 2020 announced

September 8, 2020 by Gary Collinson

The British Film Institute has announced the full programme for this year’s BFI London Film Festival, which includes 58 films from around the world including the previously announced opening night European premiere of Mangrove from director Steve McQueen and closing night film Ammonite from director Francis Lee. Here’s the full list of films for the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, London Film Festival, Movies, News Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, London Film Festiva

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