London Film Festival 2014: Top Picks
Two hundred and forty eight films in the space
of just twelve days - the BFI London Film Festival began yesterday-
spread across seventeen venues in London and with press screenings
already in full swing, here are our top picks from the festival, in no
particular order:
We are ridiculously excited about Appropriate Behavior - director Desiree Akhavan
also stars as lead actress - set in hipster paradise, Brooklyn, New
York, this heavily autobiographical, coming of age comedy tells the
story of a bisexual Persian girl coming to terms with her break up and
figuring out how to come out to her parents. There is no denying the
obvious comparisons to Lena Dunham's GIRLS,
this confessional debut is one you certainly don't want to miss.
Akhavan will also be starring in the new season of GIRLS that airs on
Sky Atlantic in early 2015.
Opening the festival this year is The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. With an impressive cast this thrilling and emotional biopic tells the story of mathematician, Alan Turing's
work in cracking Nazi Germany's enigma code that helped the allies win
World War II. Alongside his tremendous work, the film also touches on
Turling's sexuality. In 1950s Britain homosexuality was illegal which
leads me to my next point: the film has all the perfect ingredients for
an Oscar worthy film, great cast + thrilling & emotional biopic set
in a pivotal moment of history + Weinstein company backing it. Check back tomorrow to read our review on the film.
If you were obsessed with the Amanda Knox / Meredith Kercher news story as much as we were you need to see The Face of an Angel - Michael Winterbottom's film gives us a fictionalised account of the murder - The film stars model and current 'IT' girl Cara Delevigne.
We are intrigued to see whether this film has any substance and
furthermore which angle it takes on this highly publicised news story.
This was a favorite at Cannes film festival this year, based on a true story, Foxcatcher stars Channing Tatum
as Mark Shultz an Olympic wrestler whose relationship with his sponsor
and brother lead to intense revelations. Not much has been given away
about this title but it's certainly Tatum's most meatiest role to date
so we're interested to see how his success flourishes as a consequence
of his role here.
The sheer title of this film excites us - first time feature director, Simon Baker's
film tells the story of passengers on a London night bus. Some have
secrets others are looking for a fight and a few just looking to make
their way home. With a good running time of ninety minutes, this Brit treat looks to be truly endearing and a delight to watch.
Spring (2014) Dir. Justin Benson / Aaron Moorhead
Part horror, part love story - Spring has been noted by critics to be 'POSSESSION meets BEFORE SUNRISE'
- twenty-something year old American, Evan, embarks on a soul searching
journey to Italy where he meets a girl, Louise, who has a dark secret - breaking the rules of film genres, Spring undoubtedly makes it on our top pick list from LFF this year.
Click here for a full list of other films showcasing at the festival this year.
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