Black ’47

In 1953, before any American studio exec used the phrase “high concept”, Henri-George Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear boasted a premise…

A landmark for Black – and Queer – British film, Isaac Julien’s iconic, beautifully crafted 1991 period piece has been newly remastered by the BFI. Isaac Julien’s groundbreaking inner-city murder mystery explores London subcultures of the late 1970s. Pirate radio hosts Caz and Chris decide to investigate the death of their friend, who was killed […]

Gloriously cinematic despite its tiny budget, Orson Welles’s Othello is a testament to the filmmaker’s stubborn willingness to pursue his vision to the ends of the earth. Unmatched in his passionate identification with Shakespeare’s imagination, Welles brings his inventive visual approach to this enduring tragedy of jealousy, bigotry, and rage, and also gives a towering […]

Sight & Sounds prestigefyllda omröstning om historiens bästa filmer som gjorts var tionde år sedan 1952 har fått en ny och sensationell guldmedaljör. Efter att endast tre filmer

French crime drama written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. An aristocratic thief, a fugitive and an alcoholic ex-cop are caught together in the thrall of destiny as they plan to carry out the ultimate robbery in one of the greatest heist movies of all time. Alain Delon, Gian-Maria Volonté and Yves Montand star as the […]

François Truffaut’s directorial debut introduces his enduring alter ego , Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) – a misunderstood 12-year-old, neglected by his parents and mistreated by repressive schoolteachers, who seeks refuge in truancy, petty crime and , above all, cinema. Truffaut’s most autobiographical film is widely regarded as one of the all-time great coming-of-age movies. A […]

Oktober 1917. Storbritannien har förlorat många av sina bästa piloter under kriget. Till 76:e divisionen anländer den unge Croft som bara har femton timmar flygtid i blodet. ”Grabbar som du brukar klara sig fjorton dagar”, lyder det bryska välkomnandet. Men snart inser Croft att alla känner samma fruktan inför flyguppdragen, till och med flygaresset Gresham. […]

Mêle-sur-Sarthe är en charmig liten by i Normandie där alla känner alla. Men inte ens denna idyll är förskonad från den kris som drabbat bondesamhällen över hela Frankrike. Borgmästare Georges kämpar hårt för att rädda byn undan ruin och att få medierna uppmärksamma på deras situation, men intresset är iskallt. Av en slump passerar en […]