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The BFI London Film Festival runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player.
Galas
Exciting public premieres of some of the most highly anticipated films of the year.
Saltburn - Opening Night Gala
A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
Director-Screenwriter: Emerald Fennell | Starring: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant
127min | Comedy/Drama/Mystery & thriller
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One Life - American Express Gala
Follows British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of Central European children from the Nazis on the eve of World War II.
Director: James Hawes | Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter
109min | Biography/Drama/History
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All of Us Strangers - Headline Gala
A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor as he then discovers his parents appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
Director-Screenwriter: Andrew Haigh | Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
105min | Drama/Fantasy
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The Bikeriders - Headline Gala
a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Inspired by Danny Lyon's iconic book of photography, "The Bikeriders" immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of '60s motorcycle riders.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Starring: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist
116min | Crime/Drama
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The Book of Clarence - Headline Gala
A down-on-his-luck man embarks on a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and the influence of the Messiah for his own personal gain.
Director-Screenwriter: Jeymes Samuel | Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, James McAvoy, Anna Diop
136min | Comedy/Drama
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - The Mayor of London's Gala
Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.
Director: Sam Fell | Starring: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson
97min | Comedy/Animation
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The Holdovers - Cunard Gala
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.
Director: Alexander Payne | Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
133min | Comedy/Drama
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The Killer - Headline Gala
Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool.
Director: David Fincher | Starring: Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton
113min | Thriller/Crime
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Killers of the Flower Moon - Headline Gala
In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
206min | Drama/Western
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Maestro - Headline Gala
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman
129min | Biography/Drama/Music
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May December - Headline Gala
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance, a married couple buckle under the pressure when a Hollywood actress meets them to do research for a film about their past.
Director: Todd Haynes | Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
113min | Drama/Romance
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NYAD - Headline Gala
Sixty-four-year-old marathon swimmer Diana Nyad attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Directors: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
120min | Biography/Drama/Sport
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Poor Things - Headline Gala
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
141min | Sci-fi/Fantasy
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The Kitchen - Closing Night Gala
London, 2040 - rising house prices, computerized labour and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever.
Directors: Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya | Starring: Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr, Teija Kabs, Demmy Ladipo
98min | Drama/Sci-fi
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Thats not all the 67th BFI London Film Festival has to offer. There is a huge selection of things to see and experience this year, like the festivals Special Presentations which include Series, Documentary, BFI Flare, BFI Patrons and more Special Presentations.
Some interesting special presentations include:
Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' from Studio Ghibli
BFI Patrons’ Special Presentation 'The End We Start From' - starring Jodie Comer
Richard Linklater's twisty comedy-thriller 'Hit Man' - starring Glen Powell
'Priscilla' Sofia Coppola's portrait of the romance and relationship of Priscilla and Elvis Presley.
Garth Davies unsettling sci-fi thriller 'Foe' - starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal
Explore the full programme of Special Presentations here
The 67th BFI London Film Festival runs from 4th to 15th October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player.
Tickets go on general sale 12th September 2023 and on 28th September extra tickets released for some screenings.
Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. For booking information and ticket prices click here