David Farnor | On 02, Jul 2023

BFI Player is a gateway to global film, offering a collection of arthouse and world cinema to subscribers, alongside its pay-per-view rental releases and free archive titles and silent movie shorts.

From Youseff Chahine and Greta Gerwig to Mia Hansen-Løve, here’s what’s coming to BFI Player’s subscription service in July 2023:

FEATHERS (2021) – 3rd July

When a magic trick goes awry at a children’s birthday party, the authoritative father of a family turns into a chicken which then also leads the mother through a total transformation.

I AM WEEKENDER (2023) – 3rd July

A record of the club scene and the individuals involved in the making of Flowered Up’s iconic film Weekender.

IDENTIFICATION MARKS: NONE (1964) – 3rd July

As he prepares to join the army, having given up his studies and left his girlfriend, Polish student Andrzej spends his last day re-examining his life.

HANDS UP (1967) – 3rd July

Five former colleagues have a surreal reunion in the film that saw Jerzy Skolimowski go into exile.

CAIRO STATION (1958) – 3rd July

Youssef Chahine’s masterpiece holds a mirror up to toxic masculinity and Egyptian society.

DAWN OF A NEW DAY (1964) – 3rd July

A sharp critique of the bourgeoisie, rich with metaphor around social change.

THE LAND (1969) – 3rd July

Chahine’s ode to the earth is considered his masterwork.

ALEXANDRIA… WHY? (1978) – 3rd July

A boisterous and brilliant autobiographical reflection set during the Second World War.

AN EGYPTIAN STORY (1982) – 3rd July

While on the operating table, Yehia’s child-self goes on trial.

ALEXANDRIA AGAIN AND FOREVER (1990) – 3rd July

A raw autobiographical reflection on creation as a leap of faith.

LET’S TALK (2021) – 3rd July

An exploration of identity, as told by the women in family of the great Egyptian filmmaker, Youssef Chahine.

SICK OF MYSELF (2022) – 10th July

She just did what! Attention-seeking Signe will do anything to keep the focus on herself, in this wildly demented comedy.

BAGHEAD (2008) – 10th July

Quirky drama about four aspiring actors who, whilst on a screenwriting retreat at a forest cabin, suspect they have a mysterious bag-wearing stalker.

FRANCES HA (2012) – 10th July

Lady Bird creator Greta Gerwig steals this hit comedy about an awkward girl and her complex passions, a critical smash hit for its star and her director, Noah Baumbach.

EDEN (2014) – 10th July

Mia Hansen-Løve’s stylish and transcendent story of house music is one of the great films about dance culture.

THE LOVER (1992) – 13th July

Jean-Jacques Annaud’s powerful, intimate, and sensual adaptation of the best-selling novel by Marguerite Duras.

THE FALLING (2015) – 13th July

Amid the seething hormones and turbulent emotions of an all-girl school, a mysterious fainting sickness takes hold.

 

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