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This years BFI London Film Festival will open with the european premier of Fernando Meirellese (City of god, The Constant Gardener, Blindness) 360

Starring Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Rachael Weiss the film is described as a ‘modern and stylish kaleidescope of interconnected love and relationships.

Set across the beautfiul backdrop of vienna, and whirling through other cities such as Paris, London Bratislava, Rio Denver and Phoenix.

A film that talks about our options in life as we see the catalyst of the film come when a man makes a decision on whether to stay with his wife.

The buzz around this one is that the cast are phenomenal, there is masterful story telling and that it is deeply moving.

I for one am on board! 

… i will have live updates coming from the BFI London Film Festival press day!

We already know that the wonderful Rachael Weisz will star in films that both open and close the 55th BFI London Film Festival 

Opening on Wednesday 12th October with 360

360 is a modern and stylish kaleidoscope of interconnected love and relationships linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and deeply moving tale of romantic life in the 21^st century. Starting in Vienna, the film beautifully weaves through Paris, London, Bratislava, Rio, Denver and Phoenix into a single, mesmerising narrative.

and closing on 30th august with The Deep Blue Sea, Set in post-war Britain, this deeply moving story is an adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s classic play, The Deep Blue Sea is a study of forbidden love, suppressed desire, and the fear of loneliness. Stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, what – or whom – should Hester choose?

Stay tuned for more news!

Will play host to a total of 204 feature films and 110 shorts from 55 countries.

With films from Michael Winterbottom, Roman Polanski, Nick Broomfield, George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes the varied programme of feature films, documentaries the festival promises to be a cultural exploration of film from across the globe covering a wide scope of genres.

The 55th BFI London Film Festival Programme has been revealed see below for the full details of the gala screenings

GALAS & SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Opening the festival is Fernando Meirelles’ 360, written by Peter Morgan, and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz. Weisz is also the star of Terence Davies’ closing night film, THE DEEP BLUE SEA, alongside a cast which includes Simon Russell Beale and Tom Hiddleston. Key talent will be in attendance for both films.

George Clooney features in two Gala presentations - the political thriller THE IDES OF MARCH which he directs and stars in alongside Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, and THE DESCENDANTS, Alexander Payne’s latest feature.

Among several literary adaptations are Lynne Ramsay’s WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN with Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller;

TRISHNA, Michael Winterbottom’s reworking of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, with Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed; and CORIOLANUS with Ralph Fiennes directing as well as taking the lead role alongside Gerard Butler and Vanessa Redgrave.

Redgrave is also cast in Roland Emmerich’s ANONYMOUS with Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and David Thewlis. Madonna directs romantic drama W.E. which stars Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough and James D’Arcy whilst Steve McQueen’s second feature SHAME has a cast that includes Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender.

Fassbender can also be seen alongside Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley in David Cronenberg’s A DANGEROUS METHOD.

Foreign language cinema is represented by THE KID WITH A BIKE, the Cannes Grand Prix winner from the Dardenne brothers; Nanni Moretti’s WE HAVE A POPE; and Michel Ocelot’s enchanting animation TALES OF THE NIGHT. Hollywood’s silent era is celebrated in Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST whilst this year’s Archive Gala is the BFI National Archive’s restoration of Miles Mander’s THE FIRST BORN with a new score by Stephen Horne.