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BFI Southbank
The BFI's flagship, under Waterloo Bridge since the National Film Theatre opened on the site in 1957. Four screens carry the deepest repertory programme in the country — retrospectives, restorations and national cinemas — with a free Mediatheque of National Archive titles alongside.
BFI Southbank is screening 91 films across 283 showtimes, from Thursday 3 September.
Next on Thursday 3 September at 21:00.
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Thursday 3 September
Friday 4 September
- 14:15Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:10The Breach · La RuptureClaude Chabrol
- 18:15Whistle Down the Wind · Projecting the Archive: Whistle Down the Wind + Q&A with Hayley Mills, Diane Poole and Alan BarnesBryan Forbes
- 20:45Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:50The Roaring TwentiesRaoul Walsh
- 20:55Escape from New YorkJohn Carpenter
Saturday 5 September
- 12:00The Blue AngelJosef von Sternberg
- 12:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 12:20Night at the MuseumShawn Levy
- 14:30À double tour · A double tourClaude Chabrol
- 15:10René Depestre, poète haïtien + Ana Mercedes Hoyos · Poetry Is PoliticalSarah Maldoror
- 17:50The Battle of AlgiersGillo Pontecorvo
- 18:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:20The Third LoverClaude Chabrol
- 20:20This Man Must Die · The Beast Must DieClaude Chabrol
- 20:30Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid · Pat Garrett and Billy the KidSam Peckinpah
- 20:40Super NatureEd Sayers
Sunday 6 September
- 12:00Cabin in the SkyVincente Minnelli
- 12:10The Missouri BreaksArthur Penn
- 12:20Super NatureEd Sayers
- 14:40The League of Gentlemen · The League of Gentlemen + intro by Mark GatissBasil Dearden
- 15:00The Pan-African Festival in Algiers · The Pan-African Festival of AlgiersWilliam Klein
- 15:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:10Sans SoleilChris Marker
- 18:20Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:30Les BichesClaude Chabrol
Monday 7 September
- 14:00Barcelona · Seniors’ Free Matinee: Barcelona + intro by Ruby McGuigan, BFI Programme Development ManagerWhit Stillman
- 14:30Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:10Kenny Dalglish · TV Preview: 70 Up: The Final Chapter + Q&A with creators (tbc)Asif Kapadia
- 18:15A Dessert for Constance + France / Tour / Detour / Two / Children · Passing through Paris + discussion and workshop curated and hosted by programmer Abiba CoulibalySarah Maldoror · Jean-Luc Godard
- 20:30Night and the CityJules Dassin
- 20:40Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:55Wise BloodJohn Huston
Tuesday 8 September
- 14:30Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:00Seance on a Wet Afternoon · Seance on a Wet Afternoon + intro by writer and producer David McGillivrayBryan Forbes
- 18:20Carnival in the Sahel · FiestaSarah Maldoror
- 20:40Victims of SinEmilio Fernández
- 20:45Just Before Nightfall · Juste avant la nuitClaude Chabrol
- 20:50Super NatureEd Sayers
Wednesday 9 September
Thursday 10 September
Friday 11 September
- 14:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:10The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:15LuckyJohn Carroll Lynch
- 18:20Wildwood, NJ · Wildwood, NJ + Q&A with director Ruth LeitmanCarol Weaks Cassidy
- 18:30Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:25Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story · S.O.U.L. Fest x ABFF London Opening Night: Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story + Q&AYemi Bamiro
- 20:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:50Super NatureEd Sayers
Saturday 12 September
- 12:10PiccadillyE.A. Dupont
- 12:20The Princess DiariesGarry Marshall
- 14:45Children of Blood and Bone · UK First Look: Children of Blood and Bone + Q&A with Gina Prince-Bythewood and castGina Prince-Bythewood
- 15:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 15:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 15:15Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre · All Is PoliticsSarah Maldoror
- 18:10Wild at HeartDavid Lynch
- 18:15Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:40And the Dogs Were Silent + Memory's Gaze · RebellionSarah Maldoror
- 20:45Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:50Repo ManAlex Cox
Sunday 13 September
- 12:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 12:20Super NatureEd Sayers
- 14:30Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom · Preview: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom + Q&A (guests tbc)Steve Cox
- 15:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 15:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:10Dance, Girl, DanceDorothy Arzner
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:30Super NatureEd Sayers
Monday 14 September
- 14:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 14:40The Blue AngelJosef von Sternberg
- 18:00Paris, TexasWim Wenders
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:40Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:40The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:45Babystar · Preview: Babystar + extended intro with director Joscha BongardJoscha Bongard
- 21:00Super NatureEd Sayers
Tuesday 15 September
- 14:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 14:40Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:00The L-Shaped Room · The L-Shaped Room + intro by author and journalist Cathi UnsworthBryan Forbes
- 18:10Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:40The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:40BellyHype Williams
- 20:45Super NatureEd Sayers
- 21:00Wedding in BloodClaude Chabrol
Wednesday 16 September
- 14:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:10Saturday Night Fever · Saturday Night Fever + intro by Ruby McGuigan, BFI Programme Development ManagerJohn Badham
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · Member exclusive: La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:30Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:30The Missouri BreaksArthur Penn
- 20:45The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:50Super NatureEd Sayers
Thursday 17 September
- 14:30Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:00Queen at Sea · Preview: Queen at Sea + Q&A with actor Juliette BinocheLance Hammer
- 18:10This Man Must Die · The Beast Must Die + intro by critic, lecturer and programmer Geoff AndrewClaude Chabrol
- 18:20Super NatureEd Sayers
- 18:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:40Perret in France and Algeria · From Saint-Denis to Algiers + intro by Professor Arthur Asseraf, University of CambridgeHeinz Emigholz
- 20:45Super NatureEd Sayers
- 20:50Dance, Girl, DanceDorothy Arzner
- 21:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
Friday 18 September
Saturday 19 September
- 12:10The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 12:15Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 12:20The Breach · La RuptureClaude Chabrol
- 14:45Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 14:50À double tour · A double tourClaude Chabrol
- 15:00Sambizanga · Sambizanga + pre-recorded Q&A with Sarah MaldororSarah Maldoror
- 18:00Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:10Ten Days' WonderClaude Chabrol
- 18:20Wise BloodJohn Huston
- 20:40Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:45The Third LoverClaude Chabrol
- 20:50CruisingWilliam Friedkin
Sunday 20 September
- 12:00Night and the CityJules Dassin
- 12:10Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 12:20The Princess DiariesGarry Marshall
- 14:30Queen Kelly · Queen Kelly + intro by film critic and historian Pamela HutchinsonErich von Stroheim
- 15:00Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 15:15Le Beau Serge · Le Beau Serge + intro by academic Catherine Dousteyssier-KhozeClaude Chabrol
- 18:00Violette Nozière · Violette Noziere + intro by academic Catherine Dousteyssier-KhozeClaude Chabrol
- 18:10Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
Monday 21 September
- 14:00Queen at Sea · Seniors’ Paid Matinee: Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 14:30Victims of SinEmilio Fernández
- 18:00Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:15Dreams of a Life · Relaxed Screening: Dreams of a Life + intro and discussion with curator Benjamin BrownCarol Morley
- 18:20The Straight StoryDavid Lynch
- 20:40Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:45The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:50The Butcher · Le BoucherClaude Chabrol
Tuesday 22 September
- 14:15Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:00The Hatter's GhostClaude Chabrol
- 18:05And the Dogs Were Silent + Memory's Gaze · Rebellion + discussion curated and hosted by programmer and writer Jonathan AliSarah Maldoror
- 18:10Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:15The Wrong Box · The Wrong Box + intro by Nanette NewmanBryan Forbes
- 20:40Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:50Funeral Parade of RosesToshio Matsumoto
- 20:55The Cry of the OwlClaude Chabrol
Wednesday 23 September
- 14:30Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:10Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:20Paris Is Burning · Paris Is Burning + intro by Tahliah Simumba, artist and BFI Inclusion PartnerJennie Livingston
- 18:30The Hospital of Leningrad · All to Mexico!Sarah Maldoror
- 20:30Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:40Les BichesClaude Chabrol
- 20:45René Depestre, poète haïtien + Ana Mercedes Hoyos · Poetry Is Political + poetic response by Binta YadeSarah Maldoror
- 20:50The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
Thursday 24 September
- 14:30Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:00Siticulosa + Rotha Mór an tSaoil – The Hard Road to Klondike · Siticulosa + Maeve Brennan in conversation with art critic Isobel HarbisonMaeve Brennan · Desmond Bell
- 18:05Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 18:15Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:35Queen at SeaLance Hammer
- 20:50ShameSteve McQueen
- 21:00LuckyJohn Carroll Lynch
Friday 25 September
Saturday 26 September
- 12:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 12:20Night at the MuseumShawn Levy
- 14:45Calorie · Calorie + intro and panel discussion with director Eisha MarjaraEisha Marjara
- 14:50The Battle of AlgiersGillo Pontecorvo
- 15:00The Color of Lies · The Colour of LiesClaude Chabrol
- 15:05Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 17:50Story of WomenClaude Chabrol
- 18:15Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 18:20France / Tour / Detour / Two / Children · Passing through ParisJean-Luc Godard
- 20:10Paris, TexasWim Wenders
- 20:40Saturday Night FeverJohn Badham
- 20:45Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
Sunday 27 September
- 12:00The Roaring TwentiesRaoul Walsh
- 12:10Just Before Nightfall · Juste avant la nuitClaude Chabrol
- 12:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 14:45Cool Hand LukeStuart Rosenberg
- 15:00Les BichesClaude Chabrol
- 15:10Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 15:30The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:00Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid · Pat Garrett and Billy the KidSam Peckinpah
- 18:10The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
Monday 28 September
Tuesday 29 September
- 14:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 18:00King Rat · King Rat + intro by Sarah Standing, Bryan Forbes’ daughterBryan Forbes
- 18:20Wedding in BloodClaude Chabrol
- 18:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 18:35Escape from New YorkJohn Carpenter
- 20:40The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:45Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 20:50Sans SoleilChris Marker
- 20:55The Blue AngelJosef von Sternberg
Wednesday 30 September
- 14:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 18:10Belly · Belly + intro by heritage and music professional Naz HamdiHype Williams
- 18:20Take It or Leave It · Restoration World Premiere: Take It Or Leave It + Q&A with members of Madness (tbc)Dave Robinson
- 18:40Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 20:30Violette Nozière · Violette NoziereClaude Chabrol
- 20:40Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 21:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
Thursday 1 October
- 14:30Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 18:00La Cérémonie · La Ceremonie + extended intro on queer Chabrol by academic Kit Francis Bradbury RanceClaude Chabrol
- 18:10Funeral Parade of RosesToshio Matsumoto
- 18:20Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 20:30Story of WomenClaude Chabrol
- 20:45Carnival in the Sahel · Fiesta + intro by journalist and broadcaster Kevin Le GendreSarah Maldoror
- 20:50Bad ApplesJonatan Etzler
- 20:55LuckyJohn Carroll Lynch
Friday 2 October
- 14:30Just Before Nightfall · Juste avant la nuitClaude Chabrol
- 15:10Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:10Pretty in PinkHoward Deutch
- 18:15Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 20:35Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 20:40Barcelona + The Last Days of DiscoWhit Stillman
Saturday 3 October
- 12:00The Princess Diaries · Funday: The Princess DiariesGarry Marshall
- 12:10The Breach · La RuptureClaude Chabrol
- 12:20The Straight StoryDavid Lynch
- 15:00CabaretBob Fosse
- 15:10The BridesmaidClaude Chabrol
- 15:15Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 15:20Francesca da Rimini - Tragedia a vapore + Douce France · All Is Politics + intro by Carine Harmand, Curator at Tate LiverpoolFrançois Chardeaux
- 18:00Wild at HeartDavid Lynch
- 18:10The Pan-African Festival in Algiers · The Pan-African Festival of Algiers + intro by theorist and artist Kodwo EshunWilliam Klein
- 18:15The Swindle · The Swindle + intro by Claude Chabrol’s daughter and collaborator Cecile Maistre-ChabrolFederico Fellini
- 20:40A Girl Cut in Two · The Girl Cut in TwoClaude Chabrol
- 20:45The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infidele + intro by Claude Chabrol’s daughter and collaborator Cecile Maistre-ChabrolClaude Chabrol
- 20:50Extra GeographyMolly Manners
Sunday 4 October
- 12:00Victims of SinEmilio Fernández
- 12:20The Butcher · Le BoucherClaude Chabrol
- 15:00Orlando · Member Picks: OrlandoSally Potter
- 15:10The Color of Lies · The Colour of LiesClaude Chabrol
- 15:15Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:00Paris, TexasWim Wenders
- 18:10This Man Must Die · The Beast Must DieClaude Chabrol
- 18:20The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:40Extra GeographyMolly Manners
Monday 5 October
- 14:30Les BichesClaude Chabrol
- 14:40Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol
- 18:20ShameSteve McQueen
- 20:40The Bridesmaid · The Bridesmaid + intro by season curator Catherine WheatleyClaude Chabrol
- 20:45Extra Geography · Extra Geography + extended intro with director Molly MannersMolly Manners
- 20:45Pretty in PinkHoward Deutch
Tuesday 6 October
- 14:30The Butcher · Le BoucherClaude Chabrol
- 14:40Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:00A Girl Cut in Two · The Girl Cut in Two + Q&A with Claude Chabrol’s daughter and collaborator Cecile Maistre-ChabrolClaude Chabrol
- 18:10Extra GeographyMolly Manners
- 18:30My Brother's Wedding · My Brother’s Wedding + pre-recorded intro by Charles BurnettCharles Burnett
- 20:40Paris Is BurningJennie Livingston
- 20:45La Cérémonie · La CeremonieClaude Chabrol
- 21:00The Unfaithful Wife · La Femme infideleClaude Chabrol