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The Cut / Episode Four
Architect Richard Rogers explores the independent films that matter to him
Rentals
Lean on Pete
Drama2017122 minsDirector: Andrew Haigh
The ravishing fourth feature from Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Weekend) sees a boy and a horse embark on a Huckleberry Finn-esque journey across America in search of home.
Redoubtable
Biopic2017108 minsDirector: Michel Hazanavicius
From the Oscar-winning director of The Artist, a brilliantly realised portrait of France’s maestro director Jean-Luc Godard spiralling into philosophical and romantic crisis.
Molly's Game
Thriller2017140 minsDirector: Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut finds Jessica Chastain’s ‘poker princess’ struggling to stay in the game when the FBI raises the stakes.
The Cured
Horror201795 minsDirector: David Freyne
Ellen Page stars in this inventive and surprising post-zombie film from Ireland, in which the rehabilitated undead are transitioned back into society.
50 Years Legal
Documentary201777 minsDirector: Simon Napier-Bell
Five decades on from the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, a range of LGBTQ+ stars (including Sir Elton John and Stephen Fry) reflect on Britain's history of prejudice, persecution and liberation.
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Anthology2018132 minsDirector: Dean Loxton
Ten uplifting and powerful tales of everyday heroes, each striving for their own identities whether gay, bi or transgender, and fighting for the right to be themselves.
Cannes Film Festival
Celebrate the Cannes Film Festival with our collection of major prize-winners and contenders from previous festivals.
Chinese Cinema
From the 1930s Golden Age to the urgent, socially conscious cinema of Jia Zhangke, Chinese cinema contains many riches to discover.
The Biopic
Fascinating, diverse and frequently controversial, the biopic crosses genres to dramatise real lives in engrossing ways.
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Bypass
Drama2014105 minsDirector: Duane Hopkins
Duane Hopkins’s follow up to Better Things is a striking, poetic drama about a young man on the edge.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Fantasy2010109 minsDirector: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong's Cannes prizewinner, about an ailing man revisiting his past, is a measured, lyrical evocation of mysterious beauty and quiet humanity.
Norte, the End of History
Drama2013250 minsDirector: Lav Diaz
Lav Diaz’s epic drama follows the contrasting stories of two men, a law school dropout who descends into criminality and the humble family man wrongly accused of his crimes.
Le Grande Bouffe
Comedy1973130 minsDirector: Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri's provocative and controversial satire about four friends who retreat to a country mansion with the intention of eating themselves to death.
The Housemaid
Thriller2010107 minsDirector: Im Sang-soo
An enigmatic housemaid and her wealthy, totalitarian employer begin an affair that will have disastrous consequences for them both.
Welcome to Leith
Documentary201586 minsDirector: Michael Beach Nichols
What would you do if a Nazi moved next door? This chilling documentary follows the white supremacist takeover of a tiny Dakotan town.
British Classics
Tales of war and want, nerve and desire, flavoured with wit and rhythm from some of the greatest filmmakers ever assembled.
Jean-Luc Godard
Cinema’s perpetual provocateur has been inciting audiences for over half a century. From his early shorts to his most recent feature, we chart the advances of film's most enduring revolutionary.
Classic Cannes Festival
The red carpet remains forever unfurled in this selection from the world’s most famous film festival.
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Sean Connery's Edinburgh
Documentary198228 mins Location: Edinburgh
The screen legend conducts a personal tour of the great city that shaped him.
Islam in London
Non-Fiction19261 mins Location: Southfields
A historic occasion in Southfields as London's first mosque is officially opened.
Eagle Rock
Children's196562 mins Location: Lake District National Park
A teenage boy breaks all the rules of rock climbing to reach the top of an off-limits Lake District mountain.
Benson and Hedges Fishing Festival
Sponsored film197615 mins Location: Enniskillen
With £5,000 pounds at stake who will you put your money on?
Carnival Fantastique
Documentary196018 mins
Vibrant documentary that captures Trinidad's famous street carnival in 1960.
Wedding Bells
It's the big day and you're invited: a multitude of marriages, caught on film since the 1910s.
Commonwealth Tales
Vibrant snapshots of life in member states across the 20th century, both before and after the foundation of the Commonwealth.
FA Cup
A piece of aged silverware represents the game at its simplest and, dare we say it, most romantic. Our collection brings you giants and giantkillers, long-forgotten clubs and euphoric crowds.