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June 2018 June Full Calendar of All Films and Events Bfi.Org.Uk Box Office 020 7928 3232 The Caretaker The Image: Image: bfi.org.uk/join Ekow EshunEkow DISCOUNTS a big hit at BFI Flare this year this Flare BFI at hit big a was adaptation Forster EM 1987 This sumptuous restoration of the the of restoration sumptuous This TICKET AND Maurice BOOKING BOOKING FOR PRIORITY PRIORITY FOR Betrayal and Caretaker The , , Party Birthday The including BFI THE will bring you Pinter’s best work, work, best Pinter’s you bring will Our two-part season of film and TV TV and film of season two-part Our Harold Pinter Harold Victory March Victory JOIN of Woman with a Movie Camera Movie a with Woman of moves to the country screens as part part as screens country the to moves charged dramas and short films short and dramas charged director with a season of his politically politically his of season a with director who six-year-old orphaned an of tale We toast the daring Italian writer- Italian daring the toast We part-autobiographical touching, This Marco Bellocchio Marco 1993 Summer @BFI July 2018 at BFI Southbank BFI at 2018 July COMING SOON COMING VISITOR INFORMATION TICKET PRICES BFI SOUTHBANK London SE1 8XT MEMBER (CONCS) NON-MEMBER (CONCS) UNDER 16s OPENING TIMES Mediatheque BFI Reuben Library TICKETS Mon – Sun 9:45-23:00 Tue – Sun 10:30-21:00 Tue – Sat 10:30-19:00 EVENING/WEEKEND £9.50 (£7.20) £11.50 (£9.20) £6 Box Office BFI Shop SHOWS Mon – Sun: Mon – Sat 11:00-20:30 Phone 11:30-20:30 Sun 12:00-20:00 WEEKDAY MATINEES £6 £8 £6 In person 11:00-20:30 BIG SCREEN CLASSICS £8 (£7.20) £8 £6 PROGRAMME & VENUES TEAM GIFT AID TICKETS Stuart Brown Justin Johnson Martin Laws Gift Aid tickets include an optional 10% donation which Head of Programme Lead Programmer Head of Commercial and supports the charitable work we do, and if you are a UK tax payer, and Acquisitions Anna Bogutskaya Customer Development also enables us to claim Gift Aid on the full value of your ticket. 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