BFI LFF: Who Is the Dreamer in the Hallucinogenic ‘Earwig’?
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s subversive Earwig is rooted in the dark origins of fairytales – before they were pacified for modern childhood consumption.
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BFI LFF: ‘Boiling Point’ Turns the Heat Up on Work-Life Pressure
Director Philip Barantini’s one-take drama Boiling Point explores the tipping point the modern “rat race” is pushing us toward.
BFI LFF: Terence Davies’ ‘Benediction’ Sees a War-Haunted Generation Through a Poet’s Eyes
Terence Davies’ Benediction effectively evokes wartime suffering via British World War I poet and author Siegfried Sassoon’s story.
Masculinity Has No Meaning in Michel Franco’s ‘Sundown’
Michel Franco’s Sundown, which played in competition for Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival, is an exploration of masculinity in crisis. Or is it?
BFI LFF: Belgian Drama ‘Playground’ (Une Monde) Studies the Bullies
‘Playground’ (‘Une Monde’), winner of the Sutherland Award for Best First Film at BFI LFF 2021, approaches schoolyard bullies like a wildlife biologist.
BFI LFF: ‘Mothering Sunday’ Laments Grief’s Tenacious Hold
In Mothering Sunday, playing at the BFI London Film Festival 2021, the memories of grief and tragedy distract a novelist from writing her new thriller.
BFI LFF: Drama ‘True Things’ Echos a Broken Britain
Harry Wootliff’s ‘True Things’ is a timely exploration of the broken foundations upon which the Conservative Government wants to “Build back better.”
BFI LFF: Control and Its Consequences in Jordanian Thriller ‘The Alleys’
The Alleys, in the First Feature Competition at the BFI LFF, criticises societal structures that use guilt and shame to control through conformity.