Must See Films At BFI London Film Festival 2022
From the 5th October until 16th October the 66th edition of the BFI London Film Festival will take place. As ever, it can be mission impossible trying to choose what to go and see. With 164 films from around the world, we try our best to provide some of our favourites for this year’s film festival. As ever this is not a complete list, head over to the BFI website for full programme details.
The Whale (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)
After it’s world premiere earlier this month at Venice Film Festival, the film heads to London for it’s UK Premiere. The images shown Brendan Fraser was overcome with emotion all thanks to the reaction of the audience after the premiere. He plays a morbidly obese man, divorced and attempting to reconnect with his daughter. After several big films in the 1990’s and early noughties, Fraser will be hoping this be the launch pad for his big comeback.
Decision To Leave (Dir. Park Chan-Wook)
The latest crime mystery from Korean filmmaker who brought us The Handmaiden, Oldboy. A multilayered film that oozes Hitchcock that is much a love story as it is a Noir. When a man is found dead on a mountain side, a detective falls a woman who just happens to be the only suspect…And the dead man’s wife.
Pinocchio (Dir. Guillermo Del Toro)
This Iranian thriller made it’s premiere at Cannes Film Festival, earlier this year. With Zar Amir-Ebrahimi also wining the award for best actress . A story of a serial killer killing off prostitutes then reporting the crime details to a local newspaper. When a journalist uncovers information that some quarters think the killings are not crimes. A captivating film set in early 2000’s that challenges the viewer on what is ‘justice’.
Bardo (Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu )
aka Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is the follow up the follow up film from Oscar winning Mexican filmmaker. Who gave us The Revenant with a film considered his most personal. A story of a filmmaker returning to his home town after a long time only to find himself in a existential crisis. A film that promises to be inventive and intense on many levels.
Emily The Criminal (Dir. John Patton Ford)
An Australian- Macedonian creepy horror about a tale of young girl who is kidnapped in 19th century Macedonia. Taken from her mother transformed into a witch who is left to roam feral. She has a curiosity for humanity and nature leading to a taste for flesh. This film stars Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert which is about Experiencing humanity in different ages pretending to be human to learn or even mimic. Think tonally Under The Skin, The VVitch .
Living (Dir. Oliver Hermanus)
Adam Driver teams up once again with his Marriage Story director Noah Baumbach. Starring in the 1985 Don Delillo novel of the same name which was considered unfilmable. The film has many themes, with the main focus being an environmental disaster. Which see our character face death, life itself and technology.
The Banshees Of Inisherin (Dir. Martin McDonagh)
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