14 of the best film posters at the BFI London Film Festival 2019

In pictures

The art of a great film poster is alive and well at this year’s Festival. Here are some of the best.

Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi delivers an exuberant and irreverent comedy about challenging dogma and hate
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool: All that jazz (and so much more). 20th century music’s trumpet-playing prince of darkness receives the candid documentary his controversial genius deserves
Bombay Rose: This animated feature is both epic and personal, and a glorious love letter to life and love in Mumbai
Scales: The story of a fishing village in thrall to mysterious sea creatures makes for a spellbinding feature debut from Shahad Ameen
Walking with Shadows: In coming to terms with his sexuality, Adrian is forced to choose between a compromised existence and the life that he would like to lead
You Don’t Nomi: Paul Verhoeven’s much-maligned masterpiece is placed under the microscope in this fascinating rumination on the one and only Showgirls
Maggie: Prepare to have your pants charmed off by this quirky freeform journey through a Seoul beset by mysteriously appearing sinkholes – all narrated by a catfish
The Sharks: An intriguing coming-of-age tale is presented through the allegorical prism of an environmental incident
Cold Case Hammarskjöld: This wild, stranger-than-fiction documentary depicts the most disturbing true-crime investigation you’re likely to have seen in recent years
I Am (Not) a Monster: In this thought-provoking and playful documentary, ebullient director Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian (Disaster Playground) takes you on a journey to find the origins of knowledge
Miller & Son: A mechanic is doing a good job of living two lives until an unexpected out-of-hours encounter, in this powerful study of identity
Nest: A bird of prey is keen to make a special friend
What Do You Know about the Water and the Moon: During an abortion, 17-year-old Yang gives birth to a live jellyfish in her bathroom
Lost Lives: This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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