London Film Festival 2023
This is a list of everything I have seen at The BFI London Film Festival 2023 in chronological viewing order. I was able to see movies #1 to #32 before the festival; then #33 to #61 at the festival
Titles are moved from my London Film Festival Interest List to here as I watch them.
Titles are moved from my London Film Festival Interest List to here as I watch them.
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- DirectorRandall ParkStarsJustin H. MinSherry ColaAlly MakiFollows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites - Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Lee -as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsThomasin McKenzieShea WhighamSam NivolaA young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorRaven JacksonStarsKaylee Nicole JohnsonChris ChalkJayah HenryA decades-spanning exploration of a woman's life in Mississippi.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorAdura OnashileStarsDéborah LukumuenaDanny SapaniLe'Shantey BonsuAma and Grace and they only have each other and that's all they need. They live confined to their Glasgow apartment. Only Grace goes out to work as a cleaner, forbidding Ama to go out.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorErica TremblayStarsMichael RoweBlayne AllenIsabel Deroy-OlsonFollowing her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorNoora NiasariStarsZar Amir EbrahimiMojean AriaLeah PurcellA young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorsJoe BrewsterMichèle StephensonStarsNikki GiovanniTaraji P. HensonJames BaldwinA look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.Originally seen at Sundance
- DirectorWim WendersStarsAnselm KieferDaniel KieferAnton WendersAnselm Kiefer is one of the greatest contemporary artists. His past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, thus giving a unique cinematic experience that dives deep into an artist's work and reveals his life path.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya KurokawaA mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsNatalie PortmanChris TenzisCharles MeltonTwenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRobert De NiroLily GladstoneWhen oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsJuliette BinocheBenoît MagimelEmmanuel SalingerThe story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAlma PöystiJussi VatanenJanne HyytiäinenIn modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsPaolo PierobonFausto Russo AlesiBarbara RonchiA Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsChristian FriedelSandra HüllerJohann KarthausAuschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsLéa DruckerSamuel KircherOlivier RabourdinFollows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.Originally seen at Cannes
- DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsAswan ReidCate BlanchettDeborah MailmanIn 1940s Australia, when a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, his presence disturbs a delicately balanced world.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSoma SantokiMasaki SudaKô ShibasakiIn the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy ventures into a dreamlike world shared by the living and the dead in search of his missing stepmother.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsAmrit KaurNimra BuchaHamza HaqAzra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. Following a tragedy, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey to Pakistan - guided by memories of her mother's youth in Karachi and her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsGlen PowellAdria ArjonaAustin AmelioA professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorKitty GreenStarsJulia GarnerJessica HenwickHerbert NordrumBackpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that rapidly leaps out of their control.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorChris PineStarsChris PineJennifer Jason LeighDanny DeVitoDarren Barrenman is an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorMichel FrancoStarsAlan NehamaDutch WelchAliya CampbellSylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorChristos NikouStarsJessie BuckleyRiz AhmedJeremy Allen WhiteAnna and Ryan have found true love, and it's proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem, as Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute and meets Amir.Originally seen at TIFF
- DirectorLaura MossStarsMarin IrelandJudy ReyesA.J. ListerA morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return.