BFI London Film Festival 2021
Please note : this season finished in Oct 2021
Be the first to see new films from Wes Anderson, Edgar Wright, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jacques Audiard, Céline Sciamma, Pablo Larrain and more as Watershed teams up with the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express to bring Bristol audiences 14 exclusive previews from the Festival.
Film lovers across the country will be given an opportunity to connect for a unique and innovative Festival experience, enjoying both cinema and virtual screenings across the Festival (from 6 to 17 Oct).
Previous screenings in this season
The Tragedy of Macbeth
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Joel Coen dazzlingly adapts this Scottish play for the screen with Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington mesmeric as the couple whose political ambitions proved their fatal downfall.
Petit Maman
classified U S BFI London Film Festival 2021In this radiant tale, Céline Sciamma crafts a mysterious and delicate exploration of childhood and grief.
Flee
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, Flee is a testament to friendship, family and acceptance.
Paris 13th District
classified 18 (CTBA) S BFI London Film Festival 2021Jacques Audiard ventures into new territory with a vibrant take on love and Paris, as four characters cross amorous paths in the modern city.
Ali & Ava
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Director Clio Barnard’s latest film charts an unlikely romance between two Bradford residents.
The Phantom of the Open
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Truth is funnier than fiction in Craig Roberts' delightful and effortlessly charming tribute to Maurice Flitcroft, the ‘world’s worst golfer’.
The French Dispatch (LFF Preview)
classified 18 (CTBA) PS BFI London Film Festival 2021Wes Anderson’s delightful, star-studded homage to journalism and literary magazines is a feast for the eyes and a whip-smart comic delight.
Titane
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Agathe Rousselle makes a ferocious debut as a killer on the run, in director Julia Ducournau’s electrifying techno-chiller, fresh from its triumph in Cannes.
Last Night in Soho (LFF Preview)
classified 18 BFI London Film Festival 2021A young woman is transported back to the 1960s in this endlessly inventive, time-travelling horror fantasy from the brilliant Edgar Wright.
Drive My Car
classified 15 S BFI London Film Festival 2021Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s short story, director Ryusuke Hamaguchi takes us on an unpredictable and self-revelatory journey in this serene yet riveting drama.
The Souvenir Part II
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Joanna Hogg’s glorious follow up to The Souvenir sees Honor Swinton Byrne returning as Julie for this rich autofictional portrait of the birth of a filmmaker.
Spencer
classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2021Director Pablo Larraín’s sublime ‘fable from a true story’ imagines a Christmas weekend at Sandringham in the early 1990s, as an unhappy Princess Diana contemplates saying ‘no’.
The Harder They Fall (LFF Preview)
classified 15 BFI London Film Festival 2021Inspired by the real-life stories of African-American cowboys and featuring an all-star cast, director Jeymes Samuel’s feature debut is an explosive and stylish Western quite unlike any other.