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Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story: elegant documentary is dazzled by the glamour of Irish author’s life
The glitzier details of Irish author Edna O’Brien’s life are given more space than her work in Sinéad O’Shea’s new documentary. But with anecdotes like these, how could you resist?
By Nicole Flattery
BFI 68mm films added to UNESCO International Memory of the World Register
BFI 68mm films added to UNESCO International Memory of the World RegisterProgramme highlights announced for June 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Michael Haneke, The World of Barbara Loden and the return of the Film on Film Festival
Programme highlights announced for June 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Michael Haneke, The World of Barbara Loden and the return of the Film on Film Festival10 great films featuring dual performances
By Rory Doherty
“We’re recreating the devil’s music”: composer Ludwig Göransson on Sinners
By Lou Thomas
Why Carl Theodor Dreyer’s unmade Jesus film is one of cinema’s great ‘What ifs’
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Warfare: reconstruction of an Iraq War mission gone wrong is intense but emotionally ineffective
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