The BBC First British Film Festival is thrilled to announce its full line-up of films screening across Cinema Paradiso, Luna on SX and Windsor Cinema 28 October – 18 November. Showcasing the best and brightest cinema from the British Isles, the program captures the magic, unique humour, romance, traditions and new age vitality of British culture.
The festival will open with Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated film YOUTH, nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival, and the follow up to his Academy Award-winning film, The Great Beauty. Following two old friends, retired composer Fred (Michael Caine) and film director Mick (Harvey Keitel), on vacation at a prestigious hotel in the Swiss Alps, the film is an introspective and thought-provoking, wry buddy comedy – and it employs Sorrentino’s hallmark stunning visuals to majestic effect.
Other films include:
THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY
SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD
SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD
KILL YOUR FRIENDS
THE PROGRAM
SUFFRAGETTE
QUEEN OF THE DESERT
DARE TO BE WILD
BROOKLYN
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
BILL
ELSTREE 1976
FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION
GET SANTA
SHOOTING FOR SOCRATES
HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE AN ENGLISHMAN
THE LOST AVIATOR
KAJAKI: KILO TWO BRAVO
This year’s retrospective, Love Actually: A Century of British Romance, captures the romanticism of British cinema with 10 gems reflecting each decade of the Twentieth Century. Titles from the retrospective include: THE GO-BETWEEN (1971), A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967), RYAN’S DAUGHTER (1970), THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1969), SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (1971), MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985), FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) and A TOWN LIKE ALICE (1956). The Festival is also proud to present the newly remastered WOMEN IN LOVE (1969), direct from its premiere screenings at the London Film Festival. Featuring Glenda Jackson’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of a free-spirited artist, the film remains an explicitly powerful 1920s period piece unlike any other.
Festival tickets go on sale Wednesday 30 September via www.lunapalace.com.au or www.britishfilmfestival.com.au.
The 2015 BBC First British Film Festival comes to Cinema Paradiso, Luna on SX and the Windsor 28 October – 14 November.
Fill out the entry form below for your chance to win!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Competition closes 20.10.15 with winners announced in the 24.10.15 edition of your Herald.