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London Film Festival 2023

by Col Needham • Created 1 year ago • Modified 7 months ago
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.
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  • Scott Seiss, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Timothy Simons, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin H. Min, Jacob Batalon, and Sherry Cola in Shortcomings (2023)

    1. Shortcomings

    20231h 32mR67Metascore
    6.4 (4.3K)
    Follows 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.
    DirectorRandall ParkStarsJustin H. MinSherry ColaAlly Maki
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Eileen (2023)

    2. Eileen

    20231h 37mR72Metascore
    5.9 (18K)
    A young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.
    DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsThomasin McKenzieShea WhighamSam Nivola
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)

    3. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

    20231h 32mPG87Metascore
    5.9 (1.3K)
    A decades-spanning exploration of a woman's life in Mississippi.
    DirectorRaven JacksonStarsKaylee Nicole JohnsonChris ChalkJayah Henry
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Girl (2023)

    4. Girl

    20231h 27m
    6.1 (146)
    Ama 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.
    DirectorAdura OnashileStarsDéborah LukumuenaDanny SapaniLe'Shantey Bonsu
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Fancy Dance (2023)

    5. Fancy Dance

    20231h 30mR77Metascore
    6.6 (3.9K)
    Following 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.
    DirectorErica TremblayStarsMichael RoweBlayne AllenIsabel Deroy-Olson
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Zar Amir Ebrahimi in Shayda (2023)

    6. Shayda

    20231h 57mPG-1376Metascore
    6.7 (1.2K)
    A 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).
    DirectorNoora NiasariStarsZar Amir EbrahimiMojean AriaLeah Purcell
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)

    7. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    20231h 42m74Metascore
    6.8 (698)
    A 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.
    DirectorsJoe BrewsterMichèle StephensonStarsNikki GiovanniTaraji P. HensonJames Baldwin
    Originally seen at Sundance
  • Anselm (2023)

    8. Anselm

    20231h 33m82Metascore
    7.2 (2.1K)
    Anselm 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.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsAnselm KieferDaniel KieferAnton Wenders
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa in Monster (2023)

    9. Monster

    20232h 7mPG-1379Metascore
    7.8 (36K)
    A mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
    DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya Kurokawa
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman in May December (2023)

    10. May December

    20231h 57mR86Metascore
    6.8 (69K)
    Twenty 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.
    DirectorTodd HaynesStarsNatalie PortmanChris TenzisCharles Melton
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

    11. Killers of the Flower Moon

    20233h 26mR89Metascore
    7.6 (283K)
    When 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.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRobert De NiroLily Gladstone
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel in The Taste of Things (2023)

    12. The Taste of Things

    20232h 15mPG-1385Metascore
    7.4 (18K)
    The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.
    DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsJuliette BinocheBenoît MagimelEmmanuel Salinger
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Alma, Alma Pöysti, and Jussi Vatanen in Fallen Leaves (2023)

    13. Fallen Leaves

    20231h 21mUnrated86Metascore
    7.3 (33K)
    In 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.
    DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsAlma PöystiJussi VatanenJanne Hyytiäinen
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)

    14. Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

    20232h 14mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.0 (4.2K)
    A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.
    DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsPaolo PierobonFausto Russo AlesiBarbara Ronchi
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • The Zone of Interest (2023)

    15. The Zone of Interest

    20231h 45mPG-1392Metascore
    7.3 (135K)
    Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
    DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsChristian FriedelSandra HüllerJohann Karthaus
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • Léa Drucker and Samuel Kircher in Last Summer (2023)

    16. Last Summer

    20231h 44m75Metascore
    6.4 (3.7K)
    Follows 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.
    DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsLéa DruckerSamuel KircherOlivier Rabourdin
    Originally seen at Cannes
  • The New Boy (2023)

    17. The New Boy

    20231h 56m64Metascore
    5.7 (1.5K)
    In 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.
    DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsAswan ReidCate BlanchettDeborah Mailman
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)

    18. The Boy and the Heron

    20232h 4mPG-1391Metascore
    7.4 (96K)
    In 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.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSoma SantokiMasaki SudaKô Shibasaki
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • The Queen of My Dreams (2023)

    19. The Queen of My Dreams

    20231h 36m62Metascore
    6.6 (417)
    Azra 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.
    DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsAmrit KaurNimra BuchaHamza Haq
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)

    20. Hit Man

    20231h 55mR82Metascore
    6.8 (117K)
    A 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.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsGlen PowellAdria ArjonaAustin Amelio
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick in The Royal Hotel (2023)

    21. The Royal Hotel

    20231h 31mR77Metascore
    5.8 (14K)
    Backpackers 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.
    DirectorKitty GreenStarsJulia GarnerJessica HenwickHerbert Nordrum
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Chris Pine, and DeWanda Wise in Poolman (2023)

    22. Poolman

    20231h 40mR29Metascore
    4.0 (2.7K)
    Darren 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.
    DirectorChris PineStarsChris PineJennifer Jason LeighDanny DeVito
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in Memory (2023)

    23. Memory

    20231h 43mR71Metascore
    6.7 (9.1K)
    Sylvia 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.
    DirectorMichel FrancoStarsAlan NehamaDutch WelchAliya Campbell
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Fingernails (2023)

    24. Fingernails

    20231h 53mR63Metascore
    5.8 (9.5K)
    Anna 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.
    DirectorChristos NikouStarsJessie BuckleyRiz AhmedJeremy Allen White
    Originally seen at TIFF
  • Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland in Birth/Rebirth (2023)

    25. Birth/Rebirth

    20231h 38mR78Metascore
    6.2 (8K)
    A 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.
    DirectorLaura MossStarsMarin IrelandJudy ReyesA.J. Lister

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