21 titles including 13 Australian premieres will be on show at this year’s Emirates British Film Festival.
World War I epic Testament Of Youth starring Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina) and Kit Harrington (Game Of Thrones) opens the film festival, while The Imitation Game which tells the gripping tale of coding pioneer Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), who was instrumental in cracking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code during the darkest days of World War II, is set to close the festival. Also on show is Six from the 60s, a special retrospective that captures that era of British filmmaking. Included in the showcase are The Italian Job (1969), If… (1968), and A Hard Day’s Night (1964).
The British Film Festival is on at Palace Norton St in Leichhardt and Palace Verona in Paddington from Thursday November 6 till Wednesday November 26. Check out the offical website formore infomationand tickets.
