Breathless [À bout de souffle] Jean-Luc Godard’s extraordinary debut feature, an insouciant and iconoclastic crime film that paved the way for the French New Wave. Film noir 1960 90 mins Jean-Luc Godard All in Good Time A pair of newlyweds endure a honeymoon staying with the groom's parents in a comedy from East Is East writer Ayub Khan-Din. Comedy 2012 94 mins Nigel Cole Mogul Mowgli Bassam Tariq’s visceral directorial debut, co-written with Riz Ahmed, finds a British-Pakistani rapper’s life spiralling out of control when, on the cusp of success, he succumbs to a debilitating illness. Drama 2020 89 mins Bassam Tariq Amour Fou Jessica Hausner’s long-awaited follow-up to Lourdes is a devilish anti-Rom-Com in which a German poet seeks mates for a suicide pact. Period drama Comedy 2014 92 mins Jessica Hausner La Belle et la Bête Jean Cocteau’s ravishingly restored 1946 film is a cinematic classic. “Five stars. [This] magical exploration of the fairytale is a compelling and bizarre masterpiece” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Fantasy 1946 95 mins Jean Cocteau The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Fassbinder's visual and verbal extravaganza about a successful but lonely fashion designer who falls in love with a beautiful younger woman. Drama 1972 124 mins Rainer Werner Fassbinder Brief Encounter Noël Coward’s tale of a love affair, thrillingly played out with tight British reserve. Romance 1946 86 mins David Lean Brick Lane Sarah Gavron’s subtle and intelligent adaptation of Monica Ali’s acclaimed novel charts the experiences of a Bangladeshi woman in London. Drama 2007 97 mins Sarah Gavron Burning an Illusion Menelik Shabazz’s pioneering first feature traces the emotional and political growth of a young black couple in Thatcher’s London. Drama 1982 102 mins Menelik Shabazz Circumstance A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession. Drama 2011 106 mins Maryam Keshavarz Duffer A bizarre study of obsession focusing on a teenage boy who is torn between the charms of a fleshly female prostitute and the sadism of an older man. Drama 1971 75 mins Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq A Farewell to Arms Based on the best-selling 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway, Gary Cooper stars in Frank Borzage's Oscar-winning adaptation of the tragic Great War romance. Romance War 1932 89 mins Frank Borzage Fear Eats the Soul Fassbinder’s international breakthrough, this unconventional love story combines lucid social analysis with devastating emotional power. Melodrama 1974 93 mins Rainer Werner Fassbinder Flames of Passion An ingenious gay homage to Brief Encounter. Romance 1989 17 mins Richard Kwietniowski Of Good Report Disturbing but deeply stylish South African drama about a teacher who becomes obsessed with an under-age pupil in his class, with tragic consequences. Drama 2013 110 mins Jahmil Xolani Thandikhaya Qubeka Partie de campagne On a country picnic, a young girl leaves her family for a while and succumbs to an all-too-brief romance in Jean Renoir's sensuous tribute to the countryside. Period drama 1936 39 mins Jean Renoir The Passionate Friends David Lean’s other, lesser known film about a love triangle spent too long in Brief Encounter’s shadow, but is now regarded as a fine, gripping drama. Romance 1949 91 mins David Lean Quest for Love This British sci-fi comedy, adapted from a John Wyndham story, follows a man’s search to find the ideal woman whom he briefly meets in a parallel universe. Romance Science Fiction 1971 87 mins Ralph Thomas That Hamilton Woman Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier bring Hollywood glitz to the love affair between Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton in the midst of political turmoil. Biopic Historical drama 1941 120 mins Alexander Korda Rosebud A lesbian couple arouse the interest of their new neighbour in this erotic tale of voyeurism, power dressing and fantasy. Drama 1991 14 mins Cheryl Farthing Journey to Italy Roberto Rossellini's acerbic but finally very moving masterpiece about marital crisis boasts great performances from Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders Drama 1954 86 mins Roberto Rossellini The Red Shoes Moira Shearer’s ballerina is torn between love and her career in Powell and Pressburger’s hugely influential melodrama. Drama Fantasy 1948 135 mins Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Uncle Silas Gothic chiller based on the novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Jean Simmons stars as an heiress pursued by her unbalanced uncle and his perverted son. Drama 1947 98 mins Charles Frank Underground The BFI National Archive restoration of one of Anthony Asquith's finest silent films set in London's Underground, with a new score. Romance 1928 93 mins Anthony Asquith
