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When an elderly matriarch decides to bequeath the family home to a charlatan's cult, resentments among her family come to the fore.
Released from an asylum, a young man struggles to rebuild his life, but he's still threatened by the high school bullies who caused his breakdown. It's time to make them pay.
Documentary tracing a decade in the career of the British chef.
A fragile new relationship is imperilled when tragedy strikes.
A toothy alien horror goes on the rampage.
A trio go on a crime spree.
Controversial story of Joan Crawford, based on the memoirs of her adopted daughter.
A 12-year-old girl struggles to protect her family as her stepfather descends into alcoholism and her mother becomes increasingly ill, in a small town full of prejudice and hostility.
While in Paris an academic meets a woman who may be involved in a series of mysterious murders.
A struggling writer visiting Paris with his fiancee explores the city's illustrious past in order to find his real passions.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Two lovers in a long-distance relationship turn to extortion to fund their wedding.
Tale of a middle-aged suburbanite whose life is crumbling.
After a couple split up on their anniversary they find the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side.
A man gets embroiled in two simultaneous attempted bank heists.
A highly capable soldier who is quietly dismissed after it's discovered she's a lesbian takes on the training of a troubled local teenager who wants to join up.
Biopic of featherweight boxing world champion Howard Winstone.
A youngster falls in with a neo-Nazi crowd.
Two half-brothers form an unusual bond.
Eight months after the death of their son, a couple are still trying to cope with grief.
A daughter's journey to try to find out what triggered her father's mental illness.
The arrival of matching letters from their estranged mother Georgia turns the worlds of sisters Heidi and Rose upside down.
A gay five-a-side team take on a team from an inner city.
Two men form a relationship against the background of an anti-gay rally in the Bahamas.
A group of hooligans get ready to go to the 1982 world cup.
Restored documentary about the people of Aran. On limited re-release.
A teacher who thinks two of her pupils are responsible for the death of her daughter takes revenge.
A gang of small town criminals engage in petty crime.
The Little Tramp takes a job as a clown and falls for the ringmaster's daughter.
Three short, silent Charlie Chaplin comedies - A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms and The Pilgrim - in a restored edition with new music.
An unhappy woman takes a road trip with two strangers, looking to round up wild horses.
A scheme to embezzle gold bullion goes awry in this classic black comedy.
A writer re-evaluates her life after overhearing conversations in the psychiatrist's consulting room next door.
Trying to get your ideal home can be murder.
A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence.
Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer's extension of one of his own dreams.
A documentary about a County Mayo campaign against the laying of a new Shell oil pipeline.
The relationship between King George VI and an unconventional Australian speech therapist.
A psychological thriller set in the world of the New York City ballet.
True story of Derek Bentley, sentenced to death for a bungled robbery.
The acclaimed TV dramatist's final work.
In 2368, scientists tap into the memory of a man who died in the 1990s.
A playwright is struck by cancer while working on the post-production of a TV drama.
An attorney is haunted by his past.
A man and a mechanical bear head to an observatory to confront his past.
Short of cash, Santa decides to become a stripper.
A melancholy comedy about recent immigrants trying to adjust to life in Britain.
Mouse meets cheese, but life is never that simple.
A man has an uncanny encounter with a sofa.
A man is intrigued when he sees his doppelgänger passing by his flat.
Somewhere over the rainbow Arco director on how he managed to follow his dream with help from Natalie Portman
A place to belong Liam O Mochain on anthology filmmaking, hidden stories and making Abode
Bear necessities Jack Weisman and Gabriel Osio Vanden on working together and making naivety work for them in Nuisance Bear
In ascension Isaac 'Drift' Wright and Deon Taylor on climbing, spiritual development and Drift
Looking back Kei Ishikawa on memory, ambiguity and A Pale View Of Hills
Bearing witness Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman on balance and perspectives in Nuisance Bear
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GSFF 19th edition opens in Glasgow with Downriver A Tiger
Cannes Barbra Streisand to receive honorary Palme d'Or
Thessaloniki Golden Alexanders announced
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