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wednesday 13 October opening night gala NEVER LET ME GO 19:00 Odeon Leicester Square

Thu 14 Oct 18:00 Pandora’s Box Fri 15 Oct VUE3 VUE5 Brand-new restoration of G W Pabst’s silent erotic VUE5 13:00 Silent Souls masterpiece based on Wedekind’s Lulu, which Aleksei Fedorchenko’s film is a mystic requiem that 17:45 dhobi Ghat transformed its star, Louise Brooks, into a movie icon. 12:15 revolución Four people’s lives interconnect in a tale of unrequited Ten Mexican directors provide a wonderfully diverse combines a funeral journey, a forgotten culture, and love in modern Mumbai. 21:00 Mark Romanek (Screen Talk) group of shorts on the legacy of the Revolution that an evolving relationship. The director of our Opening Night Film joins us to discuss 20:15 Let Me In so shaped their country one hundred years on. 15:30 A Family his stunning music video work and his thought provoking A moving, well observed modern family melodrama A shy young boy realises his new friend might not be the feature films. 14:45 Self Made innocent she first appears in this atmospheric and Debut feature from artist Gillian Wearing, merging real from a female point of view. ultramodern vampire tale. and imaginary lives. 18:30 3 Seasons in Hell NFT2 17:45 waste Land A young poet and his liberated girlfriend face a new reality when the Communists take power in Prague VUE7 13:45 International Animation Programme 1 An uplifting portrait of the garbage pickers in Rio A selection of the best from international animation who participated in a project with artist Vik Muniz. in the late 1940s. 18:00 Self Made festivals and new films exploring how we experience 20:30 Conviction 21:00 Amigo Debut feature from artist Gillian Wearing, merging real and engage (or not) with the world around us. John Sayles’ typically pertinent tale of invasion and and imaginary lives. Based on real events, Hilary Swank stars in this 16:15 Maria and I uplifting story of one woman’s persistence to resistance, betrayal and brutality set in and around 20:30 Let Me In A deeply moving and refreshingly honest documentary overturn a miscarriage of justice. a farming village during the Philippine-American War. A shy young boy realises his new friend might not be the capturing the day to day holiday adventures of cartoonst innocent she first appears in this atmospheric and Miguel Gallardo and his autistic daughter Maria. ultramodern vampire tale. VUE7 NFT1 18:15 New African Cinema 13:30 Word Is Out A trio of contrasting shorts films made through the 12:30 Let Me In A shy young boy realises his new friend might not be Iconic and hugely influential 70s documentary breaking VUE6 Africa First mentoring scheme: an important initiative the silence of lesbian and gay Americans as part of the that seeks to identify emerging talent from Africa. the innocent she first appears in this atmospheric and 15:15 chongqing Blues ultramodern vampire tale. emerging gay rights movement. Wang Xiaoshuai’s absorbing drama follows a father 20:30 The Lips 15:00 Everything Must Go 16:15 i Am Kalam trawling the back-alleys of Chongqing for truths about A strange, haunting Argentine road movie that In India, a working boy sets about creating his own his son, shot dead by police in a hostage siege. juxtaposes the adventures of three medics against the Will Ferrell takes on a serious role in this accomplished interpretation of a Raymond Carver story. destiny when he swaps identities with a young prince. 18:15 Revolución stories of the community they have come to work with. 18:00 Blue Valentine 18:30 Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and Ten Mexican directors provide a wonderfully diverse the Magnetic Fields group of shorts on the legacy of the Revolution that so An intelligent, sometimes painful look at the ebb NFT3 and flow of love in a young couple’s marriage. A decade of in the life of Stephin Merritt, one of the most shaped their country one hundred years on. precious and significant figures in contemporary pop. 16:00 Pretty Girls Make Graves 20:45 Conviction 20:45 Chongqing Blues This selection of short films veers from the surreal 20:45 The Arbor Wang Xiaoshuai’s absorbing drama follows a father Based on real events, Hilary Swank stars in this and dream-like, to more powerful drama, to lighter uplifting story of one woman’s persistence to An imaginative exploration of the life and legacy trawling the back-alleys of Chongqing for truths about observations on the female psyche. of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. his son, shot dead by police in a hostage siege. overturn a miscarriage of justice. 18:30 Plans for Tomorrow Juana Macías’s accomplished feature directing debut NFT2 VUE3 revolves around interwoven tales focusing on the VUE6 difficult decisions faced by three women over 12:45 Never Let Me Go 13:45 New African Cinema 18:30 A Family A trio of contrasting shorts films made through the A moving, well observed modern family melodrama a twenty-four hour period. A haunting story of love and loss based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s best-selling novel. Africa First mentoring scheme: an important initiative from a female point of view. 20:45 Ruhr that seeks to identify emerging talent from Africa. 21:00 Silent Souls James Benning brings his rigorous perspective to bear 15:15 the Light Thief on the heavily industrialised Ruhr region in Germany. A visually ravishing political allegory about the economic 16:00 The Lips Aleksei Fedorchenko’s film is a mystic requiem that A strange, haunting Argentine road movie that combines a funeral journey, a forgotten culture, and situation in Kyrgyzstan that manages to be warm, witty and utterly charming. juxtaposes the adventures of three medics against the an evolving relationship. BAFTA stories of the community they have come to work with. 18:15 In Our Name Princess Anne Theatre A testament to the number of British soldiers returning 18:15 I Am Sindhutai Sapkal NFT1 18:15 Randall Poster’s Film School of Rock from wars with mental problems, Brian Welsh has made An Indian village woman overcomes terrible odds, 13:15 i Am Sindhutai Sapkal The most sought-after music supervisor in the industry an urgent and provocative film. but through good deeds becomes a saint-like inspiration An Indian village woman overcomes terrible odds, joins us to talk about the eclectic range of films on which to many. he has worked. 20:15 Smash His Camera but through good deeds becomes a saint-like Is pap photographer Ron Galella upholding the first 21:00 Maria and I inspiration to many. amendment, or is he the price to be paid for it? A deeply moving and refreshingly honest documentary 15:45 Blessed Events capturing the day to day holiday adventures of cartoonst Emotionally honest and insightful account of a surprise Miguel Gallardo and his autistic daughter Maria. pregnancy and its even more unexpected consequences by a leading light of ’s recent cinematic renaissance. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 2

Fri 15 Oct (CONT.) 21:00 Our Life 15:30 3 Seasons in Hell 20:30 Word Is Out NFT3 Emotive story of blue collar builder, trying to buck the A young poet and his liberated girlfriend face a new Iconic and hugely influential 70s documentary breaking odds and become a success, whilst beset by corruption reality when the Communists take power in Prague the silence of lesbian and gay Americans as part of the 14:00 Plans for Tomorrow and compromise. in the late 1940s. emerging gay rights movement. Juana Macías’s accomplished feature directing debut revolves around interwoven tales focusing 18:30 Happy Few Elodie Bouchez and are among the partners on the difficult decisions faced by three women over SAT 16 Oct THE STUDIO a twenty-four hour period. in a Parisian sexual quartet, in this mature, intelligent VUE5 and very intimate drama from up-and-coming director 19:00 Circo 16:15 under Pressure Antony Cordier. A beautiful and enigmatic documentary about a struggling From a harassed cycle courier to a nerd facing an evil 12:00 Carlos circus travelling the landscapes of rural Mexico. monster, these shorts present a diverse cast of characters takes on the life and crimes of 21:00 Leap Year trying to overcome adversity and do the right thing. notorious 70s terrorist and headline-grabber Carlos A bold, minimalist study of urban alienation, this (aka ‘the Jackal’) in a fast-paced modern epic. outstanding debut feature from Mark Rowe earned ICA 18:45 Circo him the Camera D’Or at Cannes this year. A beautiful and enigmatic documentary about a struggling 20:15 The American 13:30 The Lips circus travelling the landscapes of rural Mexico. George Clooney perfectly cast as a lone hit-man A strange, haunting Argentine road movie that in Anton Corbin’s stylish thriller. NFT1 juxtaposes the adventures of three medics against the 21:00 Orion stories of the community they have come to work with. Zamani Esmati’s guerrilla-shot drama is a searing 13:15 rite of Spring indictment of the treatment of women in certain VUE7 The Passion of Christ brought beautifully to life by 16:00 Ruhr sections of Iranian society. Portuguese villagers in the 1960s, filmed by the great James Benning brings his rigorous perspective to bear 12:30 Conviction on the heavily industrialised Ruhr region in Germany. Based on real events, Hilary Swank stars in this Manoel de Oliveira and now gloriously restored. 18:45 Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and THE STUDIO uplifting story of one woman’s persistence to overturn 16:00 Picnic a miscarriage of justice. Handsome William Holden seduces restless Kim Novak the Magnetic Fields 19:00 Ruhr A decade of in the life of Stephin Merritt, one of the most 15:00 Waste Land in Joshua Logan’s sweeping, colourful portrayal of James Benning brings his rigorous perspective to bear smalltown 50s Americana. precious and significant figures in contemporary pop. on the heavily industrialised Ruhr region in Germany. An uplifting portrait of the garbage pickers in Rio who participated in a project with artist Vik Muniz. 18:30 The Nine Muses 21:00 The Mosquito Net The multiple neuroses that afflict a bourgeois Catalan 18:00 Tabloid John Akomfrah’s sophisticated, lyrical re-telling of ICA the history of mass migration to postwar Britain. family are coldly dissected in this unsettling tale from Errol Morris presents his ‘first love story since Gates Agustí Villa. 14:00 The Mosquito Net of Heaven’, the story of Joyce McKinney and the case 21:00 The Ballad of Mott the Hoople The multiple neuroses that afflict a bourgeois Catalan of the manacled Mormon. ‘The rock’n’roll circus is in town…’. family are coldly dissected in this unsettling tale from 20:30 The American CURZON MAYFAIR Agustí Villa. George Clooney perfectly cast as a lone hit-man NFT2 15:30 Our Life 16:15 chongqing Blues in Anton Corbin’s stylish thriller. Emotive story of blue collar builder, trying to buck the Wang Xiaoshuai’s absorbing drama follows a father 12:45 The Magic Tree odds and become a success, whilst beset by corruption trawling the back-alleys of Chongqing for truths about A magic chair grants wishes to those who sit on it and compromise. VUE6 in this funny, action adventure from Poland. his son, shot dead by police in a hostage siege. 18:00 Little White Lies 18:45 Sandcastle 12:45 Let Me In 15:15 Vapor Trail (Clark) Marion Cotillard and François Cluzet head a terrific cast A young man learns truths about his late father which A shy young boy realises his new friend might not be A moving and epic exploration of the impact of the in this acerbic group portrait of the Parisian bourgeoisie change his view of himself, his mother and the modern the innocent she first appears in this atmospheric and US military’s largest overseas base on the people on holiday, from Tell No One director Guillaume Canet. ultramodern vampire tale. and landscapes of the Philippines. history of Singapore in Boo Junfeng’s accomplished debut. 21:00 Of Gods and Men 21:00 Manila Skies 15:15 i Am Kalam 20:45 Cold Weather Lambert Wilson and Michel Lonsdale head a superb cast A desperate labourer becomes first a criminal, then the In India, a working boy sets about creating his own A crime film that refuses to be recognised as one. in Xavier Beauvois’s gripping and provocative drama set world’s most improbable aircraft hijacker, in Raymond destiny when he swaps identities with a young prince. Cold Weather rarely takes an expected turn. in a monastery in North Africa. Red’s oddly beautiful and dreamlike drama. 18:15 The Call Argentinean and Patagonian set drama about the brief NFT3 relationship between two women that changes both of DELEGATES CENTRE (In Focus with Time Out) CURZON MAYFAIR their lives forever. 13:00 I Am Sindhutai Sapkal 20:30 Fighting for Identity: Turning Struggle An Indian village woman overcomes terrible odds, 16:00 Love Like Poison 20:45 The Temptation of St Tony into Cinema (Event) Small-town life, love and religion: a familiar formula given but through good deeds becomes a saint-like inspiration A discussion around films that focus on characters Veiko Õunpuu’s dazzling, hypnotic feature is the kind to many. a tender, distinctive treatment in this award-winning of film from which cults are born. fighting against oppression to preserve their strong debut from young French director Katell Quillévéré. 16:15 Orion sense of cultural and national identity. 18:30 Blessed Events Zamani Esmati’s guerrilla-shot drama is a searing Emotionally honest and insightful account of a surprise VUE3 indictment of the treatment of women in certain pregnancy and its even more unexpected consequences 13:00 Amigo sections of Iranian society. by a leading light of Berlin’s recent cinematic renaissance. John Sayles’ typically pertinent tale of invasion and 18:30 Mars resistance, betrayal and brutality set in and around An inventive slice of slacker sci-fi packed with wit a farming village during the Philippine-American War. and ideas. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 3

Sun 17 Oct VUE3 NFT3 ODEON WEST END 2 VUE5 13:00 Leap Year 14:00 Circo 15:00 Africa United 12:15 Dhobi Ghat A bold, minimalist study of urban alienation, this A beautiful and enigmatic documentary about a struggling An inspiring trek through the continent as a group Four people’s lives interconnect in a tale of unrequited outstanding debut feature from Mark Rowe earned circus travelling the landscapes of rural Mexico. of children try to reach South Africa in time for the love in modern Mumbai. him the Camera D’Or at Cannes this year. 15:45 Pretty Girls Make Graves World Cup. 14:45 The American 15:30 The Call This selection of short films veers from the surreal 17:00 The Bridge on the River Kwai George Clooney perfectly cast as a lone hit-man Argentinean and Patagonian set drama about the brief and dream-like, to more powerful drama, to lighter Guinness & co return to the CinemaScope screen in in Anton Corbin’s stylish thriller. relationship between two women that changes both of observations on the female psyche. a spectacular 4K resolution digital restoration of David their lives forever. Lean’s epic allegory about the madness of war. 17:45 everything Must Go 18:30 For 80 Days Will Ferrell takes on a serious role in this accomplished 18:30 Picco A warm and humorous Basque-language drama charting interpretation of a Raymond Carver story. Depicting life in a German youth detention facility, the burgeoning relationship between two women in their RIO CINEMA the debut feature from former film critic Philip Koch seventies who meet again by accident after fifty years. 20:15 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is uncompromising, brutal and significant. 13:00 Silent Souls Apichatpong’s fabulous Palme d’Or winner uses a 20:45 Double Tide Aleksei Fedorchenko’s film is a mystic requiem that gathering of humans and ghosts around a dying man as 21:00 Journey’s End A mesmerisingly beautiful study of a female clamdigger combines a funeral journey, a forgotten culture, and the springboard for amazing memories and fantasies. Jean-François Caissy’s poignant, allegorical documentary working the Maine coastline. an evolving relationshi. portrait of an old people’s home and its residents. 15:00 Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man VUE7 THE STUDIO Constantin Popescu follows his contribution to NFT1 the Romanian new wave portmanteau film 12:30 Never Let Me Go 19:00 The Nine Muses 13:30 Blue Valentine John Akomfrah’s sophisticated, lyrical re-telling of Tales From the Golden Age with a daringly ambitious A haunting story of love and loss based on Kazuo debut feature of epic scale. Ishiguro’s best-selling novel. An intelligent, sometimes painful look at the ebb the history of mass migration to postwar Britain. and flow of love in a young couple’s marriage. 15:00 Tabloid Errol Morris presents his ‘first love story since Gates 16:15 tbc ICA Mon 18 Oct of Heaven’, the story of Joyce McKinney and the case 18:30 Stray Bullet 14:00 Plans for Tomorrow VUE5 of the manacled Mormon. A gripping, twisty psychological drama with Juana Macías’s accomplished feature directing a devastating emotional sting in the tail. 12:15 everything Must Go 18:00 Le Quattro Volte debut revolves around interwoven tales focusing Will Ferrell takes on a serious role in this accomplished A playful yet philosophical documentary about daily life 21:00 The Peddler on the difficult decisions faced by three women over interpretation of a Raymond Carver story. A self-taught filmmaker arrives in a sleepy Argentine a twenty-four hour period. in a remote Calabrian village. 14:45 Conviction town to embark on a new project with a group of locals 16:15 sandcastle 20:30 The Princess of Montpensier in this hugely enjoyable documentary. Based on real events, Hilary Swank stars in this A masterful historical drama by Bertrand Tavernier, A young man learns truths about his late father which uplifting story of one woman’s persistence to about love, mores and war in the 16th century, with change his view of himself, his mother and the modern overturn a miscarriage of justice. history of Singapore in Boo Junfeng’s accomplished debut. Mélanie Thierry excelling as a romantic heroine in the NFT2 17:45 Fire in Babylon grand tradition. 13:15 cold Weather 18:45 Smash His Camera Revisiting the golden age of West Indian cricket. A crime film that refuses to be recognised as one. Is pap photographer Ron Galella upholding the first amendment, or is he the price to be paid for it? 20:15 Miral VUE6 Cold Weather rarely takes an expected turn. A richly textured look at one woman’s experience of 21:00 Maria and I 12:45 The Temptation of St Tony 15:30 Amigo the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . John Sayles’ typically pertinent tale of invasion and A deeply moving and refreshingly honest documentary Veiko Õunpuu’s dazzling, hypnotic feature is the kind capturing the day to day holiday adventures of cartoonst of film from which cults are born. resistance, betrayal and brutality set in and around a farming village during the Philippine-American War. Miguel Gallardo and his autistic daughter Maria. VUE7 16:00 The Autiobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu 18:15 International Animation Programme 1 12:00 Little White Lies The life story of the Romanian dictator, assembled from Marion Cotillard and François Cluzet head a terrific cast his own archive footage with commanding narrative A selection of the best from international animation CURZON MAYFAIR festivals and new films exploring how we experience in this acerbic group portrait of the Parisian bourgeoisie assurance and witty sophistication. 15:30 Of Gods and Men on holiday, from Tell No One director Guillaume Canet. and engage (or not) with the world around us. Lambert Wilson and Michel Lonsdale head a superb cast 20:45 Home by Christmas 15:00 The Princess of Montpensier Combining documentary and narrative filmmaking 20:30 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within in Xavier Beauvois’s gripping and provocative drama set Yony Leyser’s riveting and perceptive documentary in a monastery in North Africa. A masterful historical drama by Bertrand Tavernier, techniques with skill and imagination, Gaylene Preston about love, mores and war in the 16th century, with has created a boldly personal film that is both sincere attempts to get to the heart of Burroughs using the 18:30 In Our Name themes that drove him as a starting point; drugs, Mélanie Thierry excelling as a romantic heroine in the and significant. A testament to the number of British soldiers returning grand tradition. sexuality and weapons. from wars with mental problems, Brian Welsh has made an urgent and provocative film. 18:00 Meek’s Cutoff An absorbing and beautifully composed western, set on 21:00 Love Like Poison the Oregon trail in the 1840s. Small-town life, love and religion: a familiar formula given a tender, distinctive treatment in this award-winning 20:30 Miral debut from young French director Katell Quillévéré. 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Mon 18 Oct (cont.) NFT2 GREENWICH PICTUREHOUSE 18:00 Dark Love VUE6 13:45 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 18:15 A Family The aftermath of a rape seen through the parallel lives Yony Leyser’s riveting and perceptive documentary A moving, well observed modern family melodrama of the assailant and victim as they try to respectively 12:45 Picco redeem and rebuild their lives. Depicting life in a German youth detention facility, attempts to get to the heart of Burroughs using the from a female point of view. the debut feature from former film critic Philip Koch themes that drove him as a starting point; drugs, 20:45 Revolución 20:15 At Ellen’s Age is uncompromising, brutal and significant. sexuality and weapons. Ten Mexican directors provide a wonderfully diverse When Ellen discovers her lover’s infidelity, her life goes 16:00 For 80 Days group of shorts on the legacy of the Revolution that into tail spin taking her into places and politics she never 15:15 happy Few thought she’d go. Elodie Bouchez and Roschdy Zem are among the partners A warm and humorous Basque-language drama charting so shaped their country one hundred years on. in a Parisian sexual quartet, in this mature, intelligent the burgeoning relationship between two women in their and very intimate drama from up-and-coming director seventies who meet again by accident after fifty years. VUE3 Tue 19 Oct Antony Cordier. 18:15 Under Pressure 13:00 Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man 18:15 The Light Thief From a harassed cycle courier to a nerd facing an evil VUE5 Constantin Popescu follows his contribution to the A visually ravishing political allegory about the economic monster, these shorts present a diverse cast of characters 12:00 The Princess of Montpensier Romanian new wave portmanteau film Tales From situation in Kyrgyzstan that manages to be warm, witty trying to overcome adversity and do the right thing. A masterful historical drama by Bertrand Tavernier, the Golden Age with a daringly ambitious debut feature of and utterly charming. 20:30 Shungu: The Resilience of a People about love, mores and war in the 16th century, with epic scale. 20:45 I Wish I Knew A glimpse of the challenges faced by a cross section of Mélanie Thierry excelling as a romantic heroine in the 15:30 Home by Christmas Jia Zhangke’s emotionally overwhelming essay explores Zimbabweans at the height of political turmoil and grand tradition. Combining documentary and narrative filmmaking the history and character of Shanghai: from soldiers and economic meltdown. 14:45 Meek’s Cutoff techniques with skill and imagination, Gaylene Preston gangsters to cineastes and bloggers. An absorbing and beautifully composed western, has created a boldly personal film that is both sincere NFT3 set on the Oregon trail in the 1840s. and significant. VUE3 13:30 Mars 17:45 Robinson in Ruins 18:30 Autumn Invigorating essay film making in which an enigmatic A troubled teenager tries to come to terms with life 13:00 Journey’s End An inventive slice of slacker sci-fi packed with wit and ideas. scholar makes a series of journeys through the South in a conflict torn Kashmiri town. Jean-François Caissy’s poignant, allegorical documentary of England. portrait of an old people’s home and its residents. 15:45 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 21:00 Southern District 20:30 West is West A blisteringly perceptive interrogation of the class 15:30 Our Life Apichatpong’s fabulous Palme d’Or winner uses a gathering of humans and ghosts around a dying man as The funny and poignant sequel to East is East, in which schisms in Bolivian society shot with bold panache Emotive story of blue collar builder, trying to buck the the family return to their roots in Pakistan. by Juan Carlos Valdivia. odds and become a success, whilst beset by corruption the springboard for amazing memories and fantasies. and compromise. 18:30 In the Hands of Fate (Event) 18:30 Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man We bring together some LFF filmmakers to discuss VUE7 NFT1 Constantin Popescu follows his contribution to the the existential themes in their work. 12:30 Miral 14:00 Two Gates of Sleep Romanian new wave portmanteau film Tales From 20:45 Microphone A richly textured look at one woman’s experience of the This small wonder of a film marks the arrival of Alistair the Golden Age with a daringly ambitious debut feature An adrenaline-fuelled, infectiously dirty homage Israeli-Palestinian conflict . Banks Griffin as an urgent and welcome new voice in of epic scale. to Egypt’s irrepressible and uncertain future. 15:00 Loose Cannons American independent cinema. 21:00 Loose Cannons Inspiring, satirical comedy about two gay brothers, both 16:15 the Peddler Inspiring, satirical comedy about two gay brothers, both ICA trying to come out at the same time to their traditional A self-taught filmmaker arrives in a sleepy Argentine trying to come out at the same time to their traditional pasta company owning family. town to embark on a new project with a group of locals pasta company owning family. 13:00 Vapor Trail (Clark) in this hugely enjoyable documentary. A moving and epic exploration of the impact of the 18:15 It’s Kind of a Funny Story US military’s largest overseas base on the people A funny, astute and authentic look at the sometimes 18:30 Boudu Saved from Drowning NFT1 and landscapes of the Philippines. difficult process of growing up. The great French comic actor Michel Simon stars in Jean 20:45 West is West Renoir’s classic tale of a free-spirited vagrant who 13:15 the Arbor 18:45 The Nine Muses seduces his benefactor’s wife and maid. An imaginative exploration of the life and legacy John Akomfrah’s sophisticated, lyrical re-telling of the The funny and poignant sequel to East is East, in which of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. history of mass migration to postwar Britain. the family return to their roots in Pakistan. 21:00 Womb Eva Green and Matt Smith star in an usual love story, 15:30 The Ballad of Mott the Hoople 21:00 Cold Weather exquisitely designed and photographed. ‘The rock’n’roll circus is in town…’. A crime film that refuses to be recognised as one. VUE6 18:15 Gunnar Hedes Saga Cold Weather rarely takes an expected turn. 12:45 The American Mauritz Stiller’s resurrected silent masterpiece George Clooney perfectly cast as a lone hit-man about a romantic young man obsessed with love, ODEON LEICESTER SQUARE in Anton Corbin’s stylish thriller. music and reindeer. 19.00 another Year 15:15 i Wish I Knew 21:00 Two Gates of Sleep A virtuoso, London set exploration of family and Jia Zhangke’s emotionally overwhelming essay explores This small wonder of a film marks the arrival of Alistair friendship from Mike Leigh. the history and character of Shanghai: from soldiers and Banks Griffin as an urgent and welcome new voice in gangsters to cineastes and bloggers. American independent cinema. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 5

Tue 19 Oct (CONT.) Wed 20 Oct VUE3 16:15 we’re the Kids from Suburbia NFT2 VUE5 13:00 Southern District Growing up in the sticks is hard to do. This selection of A blisteringly perceptive interrogation of the class short films is both a hard-hitting and light-hearted look 13:45 Shungu: The Resilience of a People 12:15 Miral at the lives of suburban youngsters. A glimpse of the challenges faced by a cross section A richly textured look at one woman’s experience of the schisms in Bolivian society shot with bold panache of Zimbabweans at the height of political turmoil and Israeli-Palestinian conflict . by Juan Carlos Valdivia. 18:30 Father economic meltdown. 15:30 Autumn A haunting contemplative essay that moves between 14:45 Another Year that which we see and that which we imagine. 16:00 Manila Skies A virtuoso, London set exploration of family and A troubled teenager tries to come to terms with life A desperate labourer becomes first a criminal, then the friendship from Mike Leigh. in a conflict torn Kashmiri town. 20:45 Elisa K A sensitive beautifully realised study of the traumas world’s most improbable aircraft hijacker, in Raymond 17:45 Mammuth 18:30 The Tillman Story Red’s oddly beautiful and dreamlike drama. The latest film from Amir Bar-Lev questions simplistic of child abuse from Catalan directors Judith Colell Gérard Depardieu teams up with subversive farceurs and Jordi Cadena. 18:15 We’re the Kids from Suburbia Delépine and de Kervern for a trouble-making road notions of heroism, emerging as being about far more Growing up in the sticks is hard to do. This selection of comedy about an old biker heading back to his past. than the one man at its centre. short films is both a hard-hitting and light-hearted look 20:15 Neds 21:00 Armadillo THE STUDIO at the lives of suburban youngsters. Peter Mullan’s third feature as a writer and director is set An intense and controversial documentary on a group 19:00 Manila Skies 20:30 The Parking Lot Movie in the 1970s Glasgow of his youth, although he stresses it of Danish army recruits, stationed in Afghanistan. A desperate labourer becomes first a criminal, then the A corner parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia proves is ‘personal but not autobiographical’. world’s most improbable aircraft hijacker, in Raymond itself an ideal location to provide an insight into the NFT1 Red’s oddly beautiful and dreamlike drama. modern American psyche. VUE7 12:45 I Wish I Knew Jia Zhangke’s emotionally overwhelming essay explores ICA NFT3 12:30 It’s Kind of a Funny Story A funny, astute and authentic look at the sometimes the history and character of Shanghai: from soldiers and 14:00 Taipei Exchanges 13:30 Le Quattro Volte difficult process of growing up. gangsters to cineastes and bloggers. An ordinary coffee-shop becomes an exchange mart and A playful yet philosophical documentary about daily life 15:30 Womb a field of dreams in Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s gently comic in a remote Calabrian village. 15:00 Africa United An inspiring trek through the continent as a group Eva Green and Matt Smith star in an usual love story, reverie about female (and male) desires. 15:45 Microphone of children try to reach South Africa in time for the exquisitely designed and photographed. 16:15 Microphone An adrenaline-fuelled, infectiously dirty homage to World Cup. 18:00 British Cinema: Breaking with Convention An adrenaline-fuelled, infectiously dirty homage Egypt’s irrepressible and uncertain future. 18:00 A Screaming Man We bring together some British filmmakers who are using to Egypt’s irrepressible and uncertain future. 18:30 Joy A father betrays his son in this quietly moving drama set their work to challenge the conventional notion of 18:45 The Peddler The story of one girl’s search for the mother who in war-torn Chad. narrative and documentary form. A self-taught filmmaker arrives in a sleepy Argentine abandoned her, impressively filmed throughout 21:00 Pink Saris town to embark on a new project with a group of locals Amsterdam’s high-rises and shelters. 20:30 Neds Peter Mullan’s third feature as a writer and director is set Kim Longinotto’s latest film celebrates Sampat Pal, in this hugely enjoyable documentary. 20:45 The Match King in the 1970s Glasgow of his youth, although he stresses it a woman fighting social injustices in Northern India. 21:00 Two Gates of Sleep Warners’ vivid, fact-based, pre-Code melodrama is ‘personal but not autobiographical’. This small wonder of a film marks the arrival of Alistair of financial corruption from 1932 is as real as NFT2 Banks Griffin as an urgent and welcome new voice in today’s headlines. American independent cinema. VUE6 13:45 International Animation Programme 2 More of the best in recent international animation. THE STUDIO 12:45 At Ellen’s Age When Ellen discovers her lover’s infidelity, her life goes 16:00 The Parking Lot Movie ODEON WEST END 2 19:00 The Ballad of Mott the Hoople into tail spin taking her into places and politics she never A corner parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia proves 19:30 The Great White Silence ‘The rock’n’roll circus is in town…’. thought she’d go. itself an ideal location to provide an insight into the The official record of Captain Scott’s legendary 15:15 dark Love modern American psyche. expedition to the South Pole restored by the BFI, with live ICA The aftermath of a rape seen through the parallel lives of 18:15 Relentless musical performance from . 14:00 Double Tide the assailant and victim as they try to respectively A story about love and self-discovery, set in Sierra Leone, A mesmerisingly beautiful study of a female clamdigger redeem and rebuild their lives. one of Africa’s unforgiving countries. DAVID LEAN CINEMA working the Maine coastline. 18:15 Nothing’s All Bad 20:30 Imani 18:15 The Call 16:15 Mars Brave debut feature which unflinchingly explores This assured first feature from one of East Africa’s most Argentinean and Patagonian set drama about the brief An inventive slice of slacker sci-fi packed with wit loneliness, desire and sexuality amongst four lonely talented women filmmakers deals with three parallel relationship between two women that changes both of and ideas. souls with sensitivity and wit. stories in the course of a single day in Kampala. their lives forever. 18:45 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 20:45 Young Girls in Black 20:15 Happy Few Yony Leyser’s riveting and perceptive documentary A stylish, enigmatic study of teenage ennui. NFT3 Elodie Bouchez and Roschdy Zem are among the partners attempts to get to the heart of Burroughs using the 14:00 Joy in a Parisian sexual quartet, in this mature, intelligent themes that drove him as a starting point; drugs, The story of one girl’s search for the mother who and very intimate drama from up-and-coming director sexuality and weapons. abandoned her, impressively filmed throughout Antony Cordier. 21:00 Taipei Exchanges Amsterdam’s high-rises and shelters. An ordinary coffee-shop becomes an exchange mart and a field of dreams in Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s gently comic reverie about female (and male) desires. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 6

Thu 21 Oct 15:30 The Tillman Story 18:30 Close Friends and Family Only 14:45 Poetry VUE5 The latest film from Amir Bar-Lev questions simplistic A programme of short films that examine close Cannes winner Lee Changdong shows scenes from notions of heroism, emerging as being about far more relationships ranging from undying friendship to the life of an ageing woman who joins a poetry class 12:15 west is West than the one man at its centre. profound love to intense hatred. – and then learns that her grandson is implicated in The funny and poignant sequel to East is East, in which a terrible crime. the family return to their roots in Pakistan. 18:30 Oki’s Movie 20:45 The Mayor of Hell In a typically inventive piece of storytelling, Hong Rousing pre-Code Cagney melo from Warners, with 17:45 Film Socialisme 14:45 It’s Kind of a Funny Story Sangsoo wryly chronicles a young woman’s reactions to ex-con Jimmy put in charge of a reform school full Enigmatic as ever, but provocative and visually vibrant, A funny, astute and authentic look at the sometimes dating two very different men. of tough kids. Jean-Luc Godard’s latest film takes to the Mediterranean, difficult process of growing up. 21:00 Home for Christmas with Patti Smith briefly glimpsed on board. 17:45 Heartbeats A wryly funny Christmas tale with just the right THE STUDIO 20:30 Black Swan A lively, engaging drama of a youthful ménage-a-trois, level of eccentricity from the director of O’Horten A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu Quebecois style. and Kitchen Stories. 10:00-17:00 Lewis Klahr Workshop: Narrative Collage of the New York Ballet. 20:15 Poetry American artist Lewis Klahr leads a one-day Cannes winner Lee Changdong shows scenes from workshop exploring collage, animation processes the life of an ageing woman who joins a poetry class NFT1 and narrative construction. VUE7 – and then learns that her grandson is implicated in 14:00 Elisa K 19:00 Imani 12:30 The King’s Speech a terrible crime. A sensitive beautifully realised study of the traumas This assured first feature from one of East Africa’s most The fascinating story of the relationship between of child abuse from Catalan directors Judith Colell talented women filmmakers deals with three parallel King George VI and an unconventional Australian and Jordi Cadena. stories in the course of a single day in Kampala. speech therapist. VUE7 15:45 Pink Saris 15:00 Heartbeats 12:30 Nothing’s All Bad Kim Longinotto’s latest film celebrates Sampat Pal, ICA A lively, engaging drama of a youthful ménage-a-trois, Brave debut feature which unflinchingly explores a woman fighting social injustices in Northern India. Quebecois style. loneliness, desire and sexuality amongst four lonely 13:30 End of Animal souls with sensitivity and wit. 18:30 Peter Mullan (Masterclass) Maybe the most striking debut in Korean film 18:00 Archipelago The highly driven actor, director, writer and producer, history, this pocket-sized apocalypse shows the Joanna Hogg’s follow up to Unrelated serves as a worthy 15:00 Fire in Babylon offers an insight into his fascinating career. companion piece to her brilliant and acclaimed debut. Revisiting the golden age of West Indian cricket. day when electricity disappears and the road becomes 21:00 Treacle Jr a dog-eat-dog world. 20:45 Black Swan 18:15 Benda Bilili! Jamie Thraves returns to the familiar London environs 16:15 Joy A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu Staff Benda Bilili are a band of homeless, disabled of his feature debut, The Low Down, and to the of the New York Ballet. Congolese and street children playing both conventional The story of one girl’s search for the mother who freewheeling, low budget aesthetic that made that film abandoned her, impressively filmed throughout and improvised instruments, and rise from desperate such an engaging delight. circumstances to international acclaim. Amsterdam’s high-rises and shelters. VUE6 20:30 Boxing Gym 18:30 End of Animal 12:45 Benda Bilili! Renowned documentary maker Frederick Wiseman’s NFT2 Maybe the most striking debut in Korean film Staff Benda Bilili are a band of homeless, disabled beautifully observed study of a Texas gym. 13:45 Robinson in Ruins history, this pocket-sized apocalypse shows the Congolese and street children playing both conventional Invigorating essay film making in which an enigmatic day when electricity disappears and the road becomes and improvised instruments, and rise from desperate scholar makes a series of journeys through the South a dog-eat-dog world. circumstances to international acclaim. VUE6 of England. 21:00 The Parking Lot Movie 15:15 neds 12:45 Young Girls in Black 16:00 Relentless A corner parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia proves Peter Mullan’s third feature as a writer and director is set A stylish, enigmatic study of teenage ennui. A story about love and self-discovery, set in Sierra Leone, itself an ideal location to provide an insight into the in the 1970s Glasgow of his youth, although he stresses it 15:15 another Year one of Africa’s unforgiving countries. modern American psyche. is ‘personal but not autobiographical’. A virtuoso, London set exploration of family and 18:15 Cold Water of the Sea 18:15 Winter Vacation friendship from Mike Leigh. The arresting debut feature from L Paz Fábrega is set in ODEON LEICESTER SQUARE Top prize-winner in festivals in Locarno and Seoul, 18:00 Patagonia a place of idyllic beauty, but there is trouble in paradise. 19:00 The King’s Speech Li Hongqi’s sardonic, deadpan comedy charts the The cultural and linguistic connection between Patagonia 20:30 It’s Your Fault The fascinating story of the relationship between languorous last day of winter holidays and the first and Wales are explored through the stories of two women An exhausted mother finds herself accused of child King George VI and an unconventional Australian day of school. in the latest film from Marc Evans. abuse in this arresting, tense drama from Argentine speech therapist. 20:15 Submarine 20:45 Sensation director Anahi Berneri. The debut feature from Richard Ayoade is an affecting Sensation is a refreshing and rare film, a disarmingly coming of age comedy that feels genuinely original, made subtle sex comedy that ‘s funny, smart and touching. Fri 22 Oct by someone who’s clearly in love with cinema. NFT3 VUE5 14:00 People Going Nowhere VUE3 Characters caught between the real world and the 12:15 Patagonia 13:00 Armadillo cinematic representation of it. Includes films by Geiser, The cultural and linguistic connection between Patagonia An intense and controversial documentary on a group of Rivers and Tscherkassky. and Wales are explored through the stories of two women in the latest film from Marc Evans. Danish army recruits, stationed in Afghanistan. 16:15 lewis Klahr Presents Prolix Satori Klahr draws on the sounds and images of pop culture to craft intricate collage animations. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 7

Fri 22 Oct (CONT.) NFT3 21:00 West is West 18:00 13 Assassins VUE3 13:00 Close Friends and Family Only The funny and poignant sequel to East is East, in which Takashi’s Miike’s slam-bang period drama plays like A programme of short films that examine close the family return to their roots in Pakistan. a cross between Seven Samurai and King Hu’s A Touch 13:00 Oki’s Movie of Zen; stars Koji Yakusho and Yusuke Iseya. In a typically inventive piece of storytelling, Hong relationships ranging from undying friendship to Sangsoo wryly chronicles a young woman’s reactions profound love to intense hatred. DELEGATES CENTRE (In Focus with Time Out) 21:00 Spork A young high-schooler attempts to win the annual to dating two very different men. 16:15 sublime Passages 20:30 Settling the Score: Composing for Film (Event) Navigating routes through life, light and landscapes. talent show in this wonderfully surprising and 15:30 Home for Christmas We bring together a group of composers from some subversive teen movie. A wryly funny Christmas tale with just the right Includes work by Gatten, Hansen, Meyers and more. of the standout films of the LFF programme to discuss level of eccentricity from the director of O’Horten 18:30 Truce their work. and Kitchen Stories. A young truck driver returns to his home town in search VUE3 18:30 Paan Singh Tomar of a bride in an unusual and award winning take on life 13:00 Sensation Based on a true story about an acclaimed Indian athlete in provincial Russia. Sat 23 Oct Sensation is a refreshing and rare film, a disarmingly who looses his lands and ends up a feared bandit. 20:45 Hunting & Sons VUE5 subtle sex comedy that ‘s funny, smart and touching. 21:00 Submarine The disturbing tale of a young couple whose marriage 12:00 Just Another Love Story 15:30 Submarine The debut feature from Richard Ayoade is an affecting disintegrates when they become pregnant. A gay Delhi filmmaker learns many self-truths while The debut feature from Richard Ayoade is an affecting coming of age comedy that feels genuinely original, made filming the story of a once famous female impersonator. coming of age comedy that feels genuinely original, made by someone who’s clearly in love with cinema. by someone who’s clearly in love with cinema. THE STUDIO 14:45 Pudana: Last of the Line Pudana leaves her family in the Yamal Peninsula and is 18:30 Even the Rain 19:00 Treacle Jr forced to attend a Soviet school in the 1980’s. Social unrest brings chaos for a film crew in Icíar NFT1 Jamie Thraves returns to the familiar London environs 17:45 how I Ended This Summer Bollaín’s thoughtful Bolivian-set political drama, directed 13:30 Treacle Jr of his feature debut, The Low Down, and to the from a screenplay by Ken Loach regular Paul Laverty. Jamie Thraves returns to the familiar London environs freewheeling, low budget aesthetic that made that film A taut psychological drama set against a striking of his feature debut, The Low Down, and to the such an engaging delight. polar landscape. 21:15 catfish freewheeling, low budget aesthetic that made that film 20:30 Route Irish A provocative and unsettling documentary about the such an engaging delight. The latest from Ken Loach, an intricately plotted thriller impact of social media. CINÉ LUMIÈRE 15:45 Cold Water of the Sea about the privatisation of the war in Iraq. The arresting debut feature from L Paz Fábrega is set in 13:30 Mammuth NFT1 a place of idyllic beauty, but there is trouble in paradise. Gérard Depardieu teams up with subversive farceurs Delépine and de Kervern for a trouble-making road VUE7 13:00 Brightwide Presents: No Woman, No Cry (Event) 18:00 Turnabout comedy about an old biker heading back to his past. 12:30 Boxing Gym Brightwide, the online home for the best social and Fantasy screwball comedy adapted from Thorne Smith political cinema hosts model Christy Turlington Burns, 16:00 A Screaming Man Renowned documentary maker Frederick Wiseman’s (Topper), daring for its day, about a husband and wife who beautifully observed study of a Texas gym. following her directorial debut No Woman, No Cry. magically switch personalities. A father betrays his son in this quietly moving drama set in war-torn Chad. 15:00 The King’s Speech 16:00 Darren Aronofsky (Screen Talk) 21:00 The Taqwacores The fascinating story of the relationship between One of the most thought-provoking directors of his The Taqwacores may have a provocative, insurrectionary 18:30 Hands Up generation joins us to talk about his brilliant work. Tender, engaging, bracingly militant drama from King George VI and an unconventional Australian swagger about it, yet emerges as a heartfelt, spirited and speech therapist. 18:30 Man with a Movie Camera positive blast of indie cinema. director Romain Goupil: a story of youth, solidarity and contemporary , with Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi 18:15 Upside Down: The Creation Records Story Russian genius Dziga Vertov’s silent film classic, and a terrific child cast. Alan McGee puts his side of the Creation Recods a dazzling experiment in montage and special effects employing a dynamic urban backdrop. NFT2 21:00 Deep in the Woods story in Danny O’Connor’s brilliant, passionate 13:45 Father Dark passions and feral revolt in nineteenth-century and significant documentary. 21:00 Lemmy A haunting contemplative essay that moves between France: Isild le Besco stars in a stormy, provocative rural 20:45 Route Irish An outstanding documentary portrait of the Greatest that which we see and that which we imagine. drama from director Benoît Jacquot. The latest from Ken Loach, an intricately plotted thriller Living Englishman. 16:00 Stray Bullet about the privatisation of the war in Iraq. A gripping, twisty psychological drama with RITZY NFT2 a devastating emotional sting in the tail. 14:00 Armadillo VUE6 12:00 Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences 18:15 The Pipe An intense and controversial documentary on a group of 12:45 Archipelago A selection of short animated films from around Risteard Ó Domhnaill’s compelling and deeply moving Danish army recruits, stationed in Afghanistan. Joanna Hogg’s follow up to Unrelated serves as a worthy the world. documentary follows a campaign trying to prevent Shell companion piece to her brilliant and acclaimed debut. 16:00 Guilty Pleasures lay a pipeline in county Mayo. 16:30 It’s Your Fault An exhausted mother finds herself accused of child 15:15 winter Vacation Exposing the world of romance novel enthusiasts. 20:45 Guilty Pleasures abuse in this arresting, tense drama from Argentine Top prize-winner in festivals in Locarno and Seoul, 18:15 International Animation Programme 2 Exposing the world of romance novel enthusiasts. director Anahi Berneri. Li Hongqi’s sardonic, deadpan comedy charts the More of the best in recent international animation. 18:45 Imani languorous last day of winter holidays and the first 20:30 Thomas Mao This assured first feature from one of East Africa’s most day of school. A wonderful surprise from novelist Zhu Wen: talented women filmmakers deals with three parallel the misadventures of a Chinese shepherd and his stories in the course of a single day in Kampala. western visitor mirror an extraordinary real-life East-West relationship. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 8

Sat 23 Oct (CONT.) 21:00 The Tillman Story VUE3 NFT3 NFT3 The latest film from Amir Bar-Lev questions simplistic 13:00 Deep in the Woods 14:00 3 Films by Nathaniel Dorsky notions of heroism, emerging as being about far more Dark passions and feral revolt in nineteenth-century Dorsky’s illuminated epiphanies celebrate the 14:00 Reading Between the Lines than the one man at its centre. Films by Comerford, Smith and Pennell each explore lives France: Isild le Besco stars in a stormy, provocative rural commonplace, creating film poetry from daily life. lived along contemporary or historical borders, in drama from director Benoît Jacquot. 16:00 Lewis Klahr Presents Prolix Satori Chicago, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Sun 24 Oct 15:30 The Taqwacores Klahr draws on the sounds and images of pop culture The Taqwacores may have a provocative, insurrectionary to craft intricate collage animations. 16:00 Sublime Passages VUE5 Navigating routes through life, light and landscapes. swagger about it, yet emerges as a heartfelt, spirited and 19:00 Break on Through Includes work by Gatten, Hansen, Meyers and more. 12:15 the Book of Masters positive blast of indie cinema. Six perspectives on transience and transformation. Disney’s Russian production comes complete with 19:00 Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry 18:30 Afraid of the Dark (Bruises) Featuring work by Jordan, Rebello, Solomon and others. a fairytale princess, a magic stone and some sinister A young woman travels to Italy from Romania to search Live animation performance by Daniel Barrow recounts dark riders. 21:00 People Going Nowhere a bizarre story of inadequacy, intrigue and murder. for her mother and is taken in by a local family, in this Characters caught between the real world and the 14:45 Black Swan sparky feature film debut. 21:00 Hit the Road cinematic representation of it. Includes films by Geiser, A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu 21:15 October Rivers and Tscherkassky. Duncan Campbell and Thom Andersen steer of the New York Ballet. documentaries about the futuristic DeLorean car, The paths of a moneylender, a baby, a pious neighbour and LA’s roadside signs. 17:45 Carancho and a homeless pensioner and his hospitalised girlfriend Urban thriller and soulful romance collide in Argentine all cross in this droll Peruvian feature. THE STUDIO drama about an ambulance-chasing lawyer who falls for 12:00-19:00 Shadow Cuts THE STUDIO an emergency medic. Mickey and Pluto locked in an eternal embrace. NFT1 12:00-19:00 The Futurist 20.45 surprise Film Continuous Projection. An homage to 35mm and the architecture of the cinema. The hottest ticket of the festival, kept under wraps until 12:00 A Brighter Summer Day 19:30 Guilty Pleasures Continuous Projection. the very last moment! Epic Taiwanese portrait by Edward Yang of 1960s youth, Exposing the world of romance novel enthusiasts. immersed in US culture, struggling to find their identity. 19:30 The Pipe 17:00 Olivier Assayas (Masterclass) Risteard Ó Domhnaill’s compelling and deeply moving VUE7 TRICYCLE CINEMA documentary follows a campaign trying to prevent Shell One of the most original French writer-directors of his lay a pipeline in county Mayo. 12:30 Route Irish generation joins us to discuss his remarkable career. 14:00 3 Seasons in Hell The latest from Ken Loach, an intricately plotted thriller 19:00 Mandelson: The Real PM? A young poet and his liberated girlfriend face a new about the privatisation of the war in Iraq. An intimate portrait of one of the most controversial reality when the Communists take power in Prague CINÉ LUMIÈRE 16:00 Aurora figures in British politics. in the late 1940s. 12:00 Mysteries of Lisbon Romanian director Christi Puiu study of a day in the life 21:00 Edge 16:30 Sensation Sprawling, fantastical narrative of 19th-century secrets of an embittered, middle-aged divorcee is a disturbing Filmed at a striking location, Edge is a smart and sincere Sensation is a refreshing and rare film, a disarmingly and crimes – an epic entertainment from visionary and darkly comic portrait of male angst. character driven drama from filmmaker Carol Morley. subtle sex comedy that ‘s funny, smart and touching. master Raul Ruiz. 20:30 Surprise Film 18:30 Memory Lane The hottest ticket of the festival, kept under wraps until CINÉ LUMIÈRE The events of an ordinary summer in the suburbs, the very last moment! NFT2 but given a melancholy, dream-like eeriness in this 13:45 Hands Up 13:30 Home for Christmas superb ensemble piece by new director Mikhaël Hers. Tender, engaging, bracingly militant drama from A wryly funny Christmas tale with just the right VUE6 level of eccentricity from the director of O’Horten 21:00 In Your Hands director Romain Goupil: a story of youth, solidarity 12:45 Upside Down: The Creation Records Story and contemporary France, with Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Kitchen Stories. Another unmissable performance from Kristin Scott Alan McGee puts his side of the Creation Recods Thomas, in Lola Doillon’s taut psychological thriller and a terrific child cast. 16:00 In Your Hands story in Danny O’Connor’s brilliant, passionate Another unmissable performance from Kristin Scott about a woman in a tight corner. and significant documentary. 16:00 Super Brother Anton wishes that his brother could help him against the Thomas, in Lola Doillon’s taut psychological thriller 15:15 13 Assassins bullies at school but hadn’t reckoned on him become a about a woman in a tight corner. RITZY Takashi’s Miike’s slam-bang period drama plays like super hero over night. 18:30 Heartbeats 13:30 Patagonia a cross between Seven Samurai and King Hu’s A Touch A lively, engaging drama of a youthful ménage-a-trois, of Zen; stars Koji Yakusho and Yusuke Iseya. 18:15 What I Love the Most The cultural and linguistic connection between Patagonia The friendship between two friends is tested in this Quebecois style. and Wales are explored through the stories of two women 18:15 My Joy confident and beautifully performed debut feature by 21:00 Copacabana in the latest film from Marc Evans. A chance encounter leads to a nightmare journey into Argentine director Delfina Castagnino. Isabelle Huppert plays a free-spirited mother getting a Russian heart of darkness. 16:15 Pink Saris 20:30 Don’t Be Afraid, Bi! to grips with the working life (and the Belgian seaside) Kim Longinotto’s latest film celebrates Sampat Pal, 21:00 Submarino Six-year-old Bi doesn’t understand his father’s in this brisk, intelligent comedy. a woman fighting social injustices in Northern India. A powerful story of two brother’s attempts to escape philandering or his aunt’s crush on a teenage boy; 18:30 Southern District a childhood of neglect. a Vietnamese mixture of muscular poetry and A blisteringly perceptive interrogation of the class sexual candour. schisms in Bolivian society shot with bold panache by Juan Carlos Valdivia. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 9

Sun 24 Oct (CONT.) VUE7 16:15 spork Tue 26 Oct RITZY 12:30 Black Swan A young high-schooler attempts to win the annual VUE5 A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu talent show in this wonderfully surprising and 14:15 elisa K subversive teen movie. 12:15 submarino A sensitive beautifully realised study of the traumas of the New York Ballet. A powerful story of two brother’s attempts to escape of child abuse from Catalan directors Judith Colell 15:00 Route Irish 21:00 London Calling a childhood of neglect. and Jordi Cadena. The latest from Ken Loach, an intricately plotted thriller A selection of recent shorts from some of the capital’s most exciting new filmmakers. 14:45 Surviving Life 16:30 Cold Water of the Sea about the privatisation of the war in Iraq. Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in The arresting debut feature from L Paz Fábrega is set in 18:00 The Sleeping Beauty surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer’s witty extension a place of idyllic beauty, but there is trouble in paradise. Catherine Breillat offers a dazzling, subversive NFT2 of one of his own dreams. 18:30 Treacle Jr exploration of fairy tales, dream and the mysteries 13:15 the Pipe 17:45 Outside the Law Jamie Thraves returns to the familiar London environs of the female imagination. Risteard Ó Domhnaill’s compelling and deeply moving After Days of Glory, another dynamic North of his feature debut, The Low Down, and to the 20:30 The Kids Are All Right documentary follows a campaign trying to prevent Shell African-themed political epic from , freewheeling, low budget aesthetic that made that film Julianne Moore and Annette Benning star is a smart lay a pipeline in county Mayo. about three brothers caught up in the Algerian struggle such an engaging delight. and funny story of modern family life. 15:30 How I Ended This Summer for independence. 21:00 Imani A taut psychological drama set against a striking 21:00 Biutiful This assured first feature from one of East Africa’s most VUE6 polar landscape. A powerful contemporary drama set in Barcelona’s talented women filmmakers deals with three parallel 18:15 A Novel Idea (Event) underworld, with an award winning performance from stories in the course of a single day in Kampala. 12:45 My Joy Javier Bardem. A chance encounter leads to a nightmare journey into A range of screenwriters and directors from films within a Russian heart of darkness. the LFF programme come together to discuss adapting novels for the screen. WATERMANS ART CENTRE 15:15 October VUE7 14:00 Just Another Love Story The paths of a moneylender, a baby, a pious neighbour 20:45 When Love Comes 12:30 The Kids Are All Right A gay Delhi filmmaker learns many self-truths while and a homeless pensioner and his hospitalised girlfriend Observed with a warmth worthy of the late Edward Yang, Julianne Moore and Annette Benning star is a smart filming the story of a once famous female impersonator. all cross in this droll Peruvian feature. Chang Tso-Chi’s film explores a family dominated by and funny story of modern family life. women – who are concealing a big secret. 16:45 Paan Singh Tomar 18:15 Surviving Life 15:00 Abel Based on a true story about an acclaimed Indian athlete Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in A small boy reacts badly to his father’s departure who looses his lands and ends up a feared bandit. surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer’s witty extension NFT3 from the family home in Diego Luna’s engaging feature of one of his own dreams. 14:00 Reading Between the Lines directing debut. DELEGATES CENTRE (In Focus with Time Out) 20:45 Puzzle Films by Comerford, Smith and Pennell each explore lives 18:00 Howl A put-upon housewife finds jigsaws are the road to lived along contemporary or historical borders, in An imaginative interpretation of Allen Ginsberg’s poem, 20:30 I’m with the Band: Filmmakers and Fans (Event) self-liberation in this quirky debut feature from Argentina. Chicago, Cyprus and Afghanistan. and the battle for artistic freedom it provoked. A panel discussion focussing on documentaries about bands, made by filmmakers who are also their fans. 16:15 hunting & Sons 20:45 Biutiful VUE3 The disturbing tale of a young couple whose marriage A powerful contemporary drama set in Barcelona’s disintegrates when they become pregnant. underworld, with an award winning performance from 13:00 Afraid of the Dark (Bruises) Javier Bardem. Mon 25 Oct A young woman travels to Italy from Romania to search 18:30 Wild River VUE5 for her mother and is taken in by a local family, in this A stubborn old woman takes on the Tennessee Valley sparky feature film debut. Authority, which wants to build a dam on her land, in Elia VUE6 12:15 lemmy Kazan’s compassionate social drama. An outstanding documentary portrait of the Greatest 15:30 Catfish 12:45 Even the Rain Living Englishman. A provocative and unsettling documentary about the 21:00 Living on Love Alone Social unrest brings chaos for a film crew in Icíar Isabelle Czajka’s tough, acidic drama about the working 14:45 Carancho impact of social media. Bollaín’s thoughtful Bolivian-set political drama, directed life – and leaving it behind – with up-and-coming star from Urban thriller and soulful romance collide in Argentine 18:30 Draquila – Italy Trembles Anaïs Demoustier. drama about an ambulance-chasing lawyer who falls for Arresting documentary indictment of the Italian a screenplay by Ken Loach regular Paul Laverty. an emergency medic. government, focusing on the aftermath of the terrible 15:15 copacabana 17:45 abel earthquake in Aquila in 2009. PHOENIX CINEMA Isabelle Huppert plays a free-spirited mother getting A small boy reacts badly to his father’s departure 21:00 Adrienn Pál 19:00 Bow Bells and Waterloo Sunsets to grips with the working life (and the Belgian seaside) from the family home in Diego Luna’s engaging feature A remarkable visual account of the inner world of Three documentaries featuring the sights and sounds in this brisk, intelligent comedy. directing debut. a nurse as she searches for her childhood friend. of a vanished post-war London. 18:15 Essential Killing 20.15 the Kids Are All Right Vincent Gallo stars as a member of the Taliban on the run in Jerzy Skolimowski’s compelling chase thriller. Julianne Moore and Annette Benning star is a smart NFT1 and funny story of modern family life. 20:15 Life, Above All 14:00 Thomas Mao A powerful drama about a courageous young girl fighting A wonderful surprise from novelist Zhu Wen: prejudice in her African village. the misadventures of a Chinese shepherd and his western visitor mirror an extraordinary real-life East-West relationship. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 10

Tue 26 Oct (Cont.) 16:15 break on Through VUE7 NFT2 VUE3 Six perspectives on transience and transformation. 12:30 Essential Killing 13:15 sawako Decides Featuring work by Jordan, Rebello, Solomon and others. 13:00 Draquila – Italy Trembles Vincent Gallo stars as a member of the Taliban on the ’s new film is a joyous, nuanced, comic drama: Arresting documentary indictment of the Italian 18:30 A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be run in Jerzy Skolimowski’s compelling chase thriller. Sawako tries to save her father’s ailing clam-packing government, focusing on the aftermath of the terrible This selection of short films highlights characters whose 15:00 Biutiful business, but it’s an uphill struggle. earthquake in Aquila in 2009. lives are at their lowest ebbs, as they try their hardest to A powerful contemporary drama set in Barcelona’s 15:30 A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be escape. These heroes prove that what doesn’t kill you underworld, with an award winning performance from This selection of short films highlights characters whose 15:30 Adrienn Pál makes you stronger. A remarkable visual account of the inner world of Javier Bardem. lives are at their lowest ebbs, as they try their hardest to a nurse as she searches for her childhood friend. 20:45 Let Each One Go Where He May 18:00 Illegal escape. These heroes prove that what doesn’t kill you A monumental achievement in experimental filmmaking makes you stronger. 18:30 Malavoglia Olivier Masset-Depasse’s award-winning film is based on that deconstructs the ethnographic documentary with actual events and vividly depicts a grim reality for those 18:15 Infiltration Life affirming story of the troubles of a fishing family mesmerising effect. on the coast of Sicily, based on the novel, The House retained in Belgium’s detention centres. Dover Kosashvili adapts one of Israeli literature’s most by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga. 20:45 A Somewhat Gentle Man celebrated novels – by Yehoshua Kenaz – in this multi- THE STUDIO Stellan Skarsgard stars in this droll, dark comedy about character, multi-tonal look at a platoon of aspiring Israeli 20:30 Special Treatment soldiers, set in 1956. Isabelle Huppert at her shape-shifting best in Jeanne 19:00 Spork an ex-convinct’s return to his hometown. Labrune’s brittle comedy about prostitution, A young high-schooler attempts to win the annual 20:30 tbc psychoanalysis and role-playing. talent show in this wonderfully surprising and VUE6 subversive teen movie. NFT3 12:45 Life, Above All NFT1 A powerful drama about a courageous young girl fighting 14:00 Truce GENESIS CINEMA prejudice in her African village. A young truck driver returns to his home town in search 13:00 When Love Comes of a bride in an unusual and award winning take on life Observed with a warmth worthy of the late Edward Yang, 18:15 Archipelago 15:15 the Kids Are All Right in provincial Russia. Chang Tso-Chi’s film explores a family dominated by Joanna Hogg’s follow up to Unrelated serves as a worthy Julianne Moore and Annette Benning star is a smart women – who are concealing a big secret. companion piece to her brilliant and acclaimed debut. and funny story of modern family life. 16:15 what I Love the Most The friendship between two friends is tested in this 15:15 Memory Lane 20:45 Edge 18:15 tbc confident and beautifully performed debut feature The events of an ordinary summer in the Paris suburbs, Filmed at a striking location, Edge is a smart and sincere 20:15 tbc by Argentine director Delfina Castagnino. but given a melancholy, dream-like eeriness in this character driven drama from filmmaker Carol Morley. superb ensemble piece by new director Mikhaël Hers. 18:30 Right Place, Wrong Time VUE3 The characters in these seven short films all encounter 21:00 tbc ODEON WEST END 2 varying degrees of misfortune. 13:00 Special Treatment 19:00 The First Grader 20:45 Dear Doctor NFT2 Isabelle Huppert at her shape-shifting best in Jeanne The inspiring story of an 84 year old Kenyan man’s fight Labrune’s brittle comedy about prostitution, Woman director Miwa Nishikawa tells the unpredictable 13:45 Don’t Be Afraid, Bi! for education and equality. psychoanalysis and role-playing. story of a Japanese mountain village whose much-loved Six-year-old Bi doesn’t understand his father’s doctor is actually a conman with no qualifications. philandering or his aunt’s crush on a teenage boy; 15:30 The First Grader a Vietnamese mixture of muscular poetry and Wed 27 Oct The inspiring story of an 84 year old Kenyan man’s fight for education and equality. THE STUDIO sexual candour. VUE5 18:30 Cold Fish 19:00 Lemmy 16:00 Living on Love Alone 12:15 Howl Isabelle Czajka’s tough, acidic drama about the working ’s outrageously splattery thriller, allegedly An outstanding documentary portrait of the Greatest An imaginative interpretation of Allen Ginsberg’s poem, based on fact, shows an innocent tropical-fish seller Living Englishman. life – and leaving it behind – with up-and-coming star and the battle for artistic freedom it provoked. Anaïs Demoustier. caught up in serial murders and corpse disposals. 14:45 Outside the Law 21:15 tbc 18:00 Sunny Side Up After Days of Glory, another dynamic North RICH MIX Endearing and tuneful backstage musical from 1929, African-themed political epic from Rachid Bouchareb, 18:15 Submarine starring Hollywood’s favourite screen sweethearts of the about three brothers caught up in the Algerian struggle NFT1 The debut feature from Richard Ayoade is an affecting day, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. for independence. 13:30 Mandelson: The Real PM? coming of age comedy that feels genuinely original, made 20:30 Sawako Decides 17:45 Udaan An intimate portrait of one of the most controversial by someone who’s clearly in love with cinema. Yuya Ishii’s new film is a joyous, nuanced, comic drama: An expelled youth has to come to terms with a new life figures in British politics. 20:45 The Taqwacores Sawako tries to save her father’s ailing clam-packing with his estranged and authoritarian father in an Indian The Taqwacores may have a provocative, insurrectionary business, but it’s an uphill struggle. 15:45 The Sleeping Beauty industrial town. Catherine Breillat offers a dazzling, subversive swagger about it, yet emerges as a heartfelt, spirited and 21:00 Kaboom exploration of fairy tales, dream and the mysteries positive blast of indie cinema. NFT3 An ‘old school Gregg Araki movie’, Kaboom is smart, sexy of the female imagination. 14:00 Hit the Road and so much fun. 21:00 Bow Bells and Waterloo Sunsets Duncan Campbell and Thom Andersen steer Three documentaries featuring the sights and sounds documentaries about the futuristic DeLorean car, of a vanished post-war London. and LA’s roadside signs. bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/lff 020 7928 3232 Page 11

Wed 27 Oct (cont.) VUE3 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 13:00 tbc 14:30 David Gatten’s Journal and Remarks 15:30 tbc David Gatten discusses his voyage to the Galapagos 18:30 tbc and the film he made there based on texts by Darwin and Leonardo. 21:00 tbc

NFT1 Thu 28 Oct 13:30 Dear Doctor VUE5 Woman director Miwa Nishikawa tells the unpredictable 12:15 Kaboom story of a Japanese mountain village whose much-loved An ‘old school Gregg Araki movie’, Kaboom is smart, sexy doctor is actually a conman with no qualifications. and so much fun. 16:15 wild River 14:45 Udaan A stubborn old woman takes on the Tennessee Valley An expelled youth has to come to terms with a new life Authority, which wants to build a dam on her land, in Elia with his estranged and authoritarian father in an Indian Kazan’s compassionate social drama. industrial town. 18:30 tbc 17:45 tbc 21:00 tbc 20:15 tbc NFT2 VUE7 13:15 right Place, Wrong Time 12:30 A Somewhat Gentle Man The characters in these seven short films all encounter Stellan Skarsgard stars in this droll, dark comedy about varying degrees of misfortune. an ex-convinct’s return to his hometown. 15:45 Infiltration 15:00 Cold Fish Dover Kosashvili adapts one of Israeli literature’s most Sion Sono’s outrageously splattery thriller, allegedly celebrated novels – by Yehoshua Kenaz – in this multi- based on fact, shows an innocent tropical-fish seller character, multi-tonal look at a platoon of aspiring Israeli caught up in serial murders and corpse disposals. soldiers, set in 1956. 18:00 tbc 18:15 tbc 20:30 tbc 20:30 tbc

VUE6 NFT3 12:45 Illegal 13:00 Let Each One Go Where He May Olivier Masset-Depasse’s award-winning film is based on A monumental achievement in experimental filmmaking actual events and vividly depicts a grim reality for those that deconstructs the ethnographic documentary with retained in Belgium’s detention centres. mesmerising effect. 15:15 Malavoglia 16:15 tbc Life affirming story of the troubles of a fishing family on 18:30 tbc the coast of Sicily, based on the novel, The House by the 20:45 tbc Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga.

18:15 tbc THE STUDIO 20:45 tbc 19:00 Surviving Life Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer’s witty extension of one of his own dreams.

Thursday 28 October Closing night gala 127 HOURS 19:00 Odeon Leicester Square