The BFI London Film Festival – the biggest, brightest and best event in the capital’s film-going calendar – hits cinemas across the city from October 2-13, 2019. And this year is a good one, with the opportunity to catch films like the Time Out gala selection ‘The Lighthouse’, starring Robert Pattinson, and Oscar-tipped movies such as ‘Marriage Story’. The only tricky thing can be figuring out what to see and when. Fret not, however, as we’ve got you covered with our highlights and picks from the festival. So, get your diary ready and get planning: here’s our London Film Festival 2019 calendar.
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This comes from Noah Baumbach, so expect another dryly witty relationship drama. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star.
Embankment Garden Cinema, 11.15am.
Also screening:
Sun, Oct 6. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 6:45pm.
Sun, Oct 6. Embankment Garden Cinema, 7:30pm.
Mon, Oct 7. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 2:00pm.
Fri, Oct 11. Odeon Tottenham Court Road, 12:00pm.
Sun, Oct 13. Odeon Tottenham Court Road, 12:30pm.
‘Looper’ director Rian Johnson delivers a murder mystery starring Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas and many more.
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 7.30pm.
Also screening:
Tue, Oct 8. Embankment Garden Cinema, 8:30pm.
Wed, Oct 9. Embankment Garden Cinema, 11:30am.
Fri, Oct 11. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 11:00am.
Sun, Oct 13. Empire Haymarket, 2:45pm.
A heart-stopping love story that’s earned comparisons to ‘The Piano’, Céline Sciamma’s painterly film is sure to be a treasure to behold.
Embankment Garden Cinema, 2.30pm.
Also screening:
Tue, Oct 8. Embankment Garden Cinema, 5:25pm.
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce play popes… sold yet? Director Fernando Meirelles (‘City of God’) oversees the conclave.
Odeon Tottenham Court Road, 3.30pm.
Also screening:
Mon, Oct 7. Embankment Garden Cinema, 5:20pm.
Tue, Oct 8. Embankment Garden Cinema, 2:20pm.
Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne go ballooning in the story of scientific discovery from director Tom Harper (‘Wild Rose’).
BFI Southbank, NFT1, 2:30pm.
Also screening:
Mon, Oct 7. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 6:20pm.
Mon, Oct 7. Embankment Garden Cinema, 8:30pm
Tue, Oct 8. Embankment Garden Cinema, 11:15am.
Known as ‘Ford v Ferrari’ in the US, James Mangold’s film features the dream team of Christian Bale and Matt Damon as motor racing stars.
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 2pm.
Also screening:
Thu, Oct 10. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 7:15pm.
Thu, Oct 10. Embankment Garden Cinema, 8:05pm.
Sat, Oct 12. Odeon Tottenham Court Road, 8:30pm (AMEX cardmember screening).
Bruce Springsteen’s life and work mingle in a docu-memoir in which he performs the whole of his latest release, ‘Western Stars’.
Embankment Garden Cinema, 9pm.
Also screening:
Sat, Oct 12. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 11:30am.
Sun, Oct 13. Empire Haymarket, 12:30pm.
A London teen tries to bring up her younger brother in this seriously buzzy coming-of-age indie flick from Sarah Gavron (‘Suffragette’).
Embankment Garden Cinema, 2.30pm.
Also screening:
Fri, Oct 11. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 6:30pm.
Sat, Oct 12. BFI Southbank, NFT1, 10:00am (+ Q&A).
Marielle Heller directs Tom Hanks in a biopic of much-loved US kids’ TV presenter Fred Rogers.
Embankment Garden Cinema, 5.30pm.
Also screening:
Sat, Oct 12. Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 6:30pm.
Sun, Oct 13. Embankment Garden Cinema, 11:30am.
Sun, Oct 13. Empire Haymarket, 5:45pm.
Robert De Niro stars in Martin Scorsese’s political mystery that’s also pulled Joe Pesci out of retirement. An epic closing night.
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, 5.30pm.
Also screening:
Sun, Oct 13. Curzon Mayfair Cinema, 6:30pm.
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