8th-29th July 2025, BFI Southbank

Three Colours: Blue dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski + intro by Jason Wood, BFI Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences – 9th July (also screening without intro on 4th and 15th July)

This first entry in the Three Colours trilogy follows Binoche’s grief-stricken Julie as she comes to terms with a life-altering car accident. Binoche is outstanding as the heartbroken widow, who gradually pieces her life back together as she attempts to reconcile with a painful past and considers the possibility of a new life. This is exceptional cinema, strikingly shot in symbolic sapphire tones, including the mesmerising swimming pool scenes.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4et9n6uv

Deep End, dir. Jerzy Skolimowski – Screening 8th,16th & 20th July

Darkly comic and utterly captivating, Jerzy Skolimowski captures an incisive portrait of Britain in an era of uncertainty.

Fresh-faced psychopath Mike is newly employed at a dilapidated London swimming baths. He fantasises about – and falls in love with – Susan, his sassy and self-assured co-worker, all the while collecting tips for the ‘special services’ he is expected to perform for clients. Expressionistically lurid colours and a celebrated soundtrack of early Cat Stevens and Can songs contribute to Deep End’s feverish intensity. It’s a compelling exploration of sexual perversity and desire.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/cy32enj4

A Woman Alone, dir. Ageniszka Holland – Screening 24th & 29th July

Veteran auteur Agnieszka Holland’s last film made in Poland before she was forced into exile is a biting portrait of Poland’s communist totalitarian system.

A single mother struggles for survival as she raises her child alone on the margins of society. Tired and overworked, she starts craving a better future for herself after meeting a disabled coalmine worker. Highlighting the impact of Poland’s Communist regime on people’s lives, the film was banned after the imposition of martial law in 1981 and remained unreleased for six years.

Contains scenes of domestic violence or abuse.

Restored by Di Factory with the support of the Polish Film Institute, with the inclusion of approximately 5 minutes of material previously removed by censorship. Thanks to Polish Television and the Polish National Digital Archives

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