Explore the Retrospectives at LIFF 2017

Posted: 30/10/17

While LIFF presents a vast programme of new films every year, we’re also dedicated to bringing inspiring selections of films from the past to Leeds. This year, Retrospectives includes a major celebration of one of the most popular film genres, the thriller. In BFI Thriller on Tour (presented by the Independent Cinema Office), you can experience revived classics of the genre include The Silence of the Lambs, The Vanishing, and The Wages of Fear. You can also explore some of the best European political thrillers from the 1970s in States of Danger and Deceit (presented by HOME, supported by the BFI), including films by Costa-Gavras, Lucio Fulci, Francesco Rosi, and Fred Zinnemann.

This year LIFF is celebrating two anniversaries in our retrospectives. The first is the 70th anniversary of Magnum Photos and many of their photographers have been on set with some of the most celebrated directors in film history: at LIFF 2017 you can see six specially selected classic films and an exhibition of set photos from them taken by Magnum photographers. The second anniversary celebrated by LIFF this year is the 30th year of the European Film Academy with three films that have received its Best Film award. You can also discover the films of Czech enfant terrible filmmaker Jan Němec, experience our annual line-up of live performance events, and find out more about the history of film in Leeds.

BFI THRILLER ON TOUR Presented by the Independent Cinema Office

The Headless Woman

In the Cut

Mother

The Silence of the Lambs

The Vanishing

The Wages of Fear

STATES OF DANGER AND DECEIT Presented by HOME, supported by the BFI

The Day of the Jackal

The Deputy

Don't Torture a Duckling

The Flight