Dedicated to promoting sexual diversity and queer visibility in cinema, this festival goes from strength to strength. Twisted erotic thrillers like Tiresia (France, 2003) mix with films like Rebel Without a Cause (US, 1954) and Bride and Prejudice (UK, 2004): not actually gay, just camp as a row of tents. There are serious documentaries of oppression and repression around the world, as well as sophisticated art movies, literary adaptations, and light-hearted comedies, including Kyle McLachlan in the delicious Touch of Pink (Canada, 2003).
The movies are on display throughout the country, but the National Film Theatre, Odeon West End and Institute of Contemporary Arts will, as usual, be showing the bulk of the movies. As in recent years there’ll be debuts for flamboyant, big-budget features as well as the usual independents, documentaries and soaps.
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The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival
BFI Southbank, SE1 8XT
14th October 2009 - 29th October 2009 (DATES TO BE CONFIRMED)
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BFI Southbank, SE1 8XT
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The Film Cafe at BFI Southbank
South Bank Centre, SE1
Admittedly, the bar inside isn't up to much, but come summertime the BFI's superb location and outdoor... More
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In French, the expression "Violon d'Ingres" refers to a hidden talent or consuming hobby - named so after the Neoclassical painter Ingres's musical adeptness with ...More
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The Takacs Quartet begin their complete cycle of Beethoven's string quartets with two concerts in November at Queen Elizabeth Hall. This is the first of ...More
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A simply unbeatable location for anyone who loves to keep themselves busy. London's County Hall is at the heart of the South Bank, surrounded by ... More
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The Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery, ... More
Level 5,
Royal Festival Hall,Belvedere Road,South Bank,
London,
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The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still ... More
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As you stare across the river at this bustling, stylish, multi-faceted venue, it’s hard to believe that this riverside warehouse was once a reprocessing plant ... More
Benugo is a high class chain of cafes selling handmade sandwiches, salads and desserts. What makes it stand out from the over-crowded coffee shop market ... More
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The menu here reads like a comforting childhood reminiscence with some sophisticated bunting thrown on top. Devilled kidneys on toast, followed by an excellent slow-roast ... More
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The concrete promenade along the South Bank greatly benefits from this large patch of green grass for striders, strollers and sightseers to relax on. ...More
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Located on the South Bank, in the heart of one of London's prettiest thoroughfares, The London Bicycle Tour Company is ideally placed for a spot ... More
Originally the National Film Theatre, the Southbank Centre BFI is the perfect film buff's cinema, with three screens showing 2000 films a year ranging from ... More
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Dedicated to promoting sexual diversity and queer visibility in cinema, this festival goes from strength to strength. Twisted erotic thrillers like Tiresia (France, 2003) mix with films like Rebel Without a Cause (US, 1954) and Bride and Prejudice (UK, 2004): not actually gay, just camp as a row of tents. There are serious documentaries of oppression and repression around the world, as well as sophisticated art movies, literary adaptations, and light-hearted comedies, including Kyle McLachlan in the delicious Touch of Pink (Canada, 2003).
