Echo Chamber - LFF 23 - Day Six
Our @EchoChamberFP coverage hits 'Day 6' of the 67th BFI London Film Festival @britishfilminstitute #LFF (4th to 15th October 2023), which means we're halfway through!!!
There's three films today, two of which are high profile offerings. So we cast them under the magnifier to see how they hold up!
'Priscilla' is written & directed by Sofia Coppola. When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu (Cailee Spaeny) meets Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi) at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla's eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
'Fingernails' is directed by Christos Nikou which he co-wrote with Sam Steiner & Stavros Raptis. Anna (Jessie Buckley) increasingly suspects that her relationship with her longtime partner (Jeremy Allen White) may not actually be the real thing. In an attempt to improve things, she secretly embarks on a new assignment working at a mysterious institute designed to incite and test the presence of romantic love in increasingly desperate couples.
'Maestro' is directed by Bradley Cooper which he co-wrote with Josh Singer. It tells the complex love story of Leonard (Cooper) and Felicia (Carey Mulligan), a story that spans over 30 years-from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25 year marriage, and three children: Jamie Bernstein (Brooklyn Rockett & Maya Hawke), Alexander Bernstein (Sam Nivola) and Nina Bernstein Simmons (Alexa Swinton).
Today we have:
Priscilla - Poster
Priscilla
Watch Review: Here.
80th Venice International Film Festival: 4th September 2023
BFI London Film Festival
Film Strand: Special Presentations
Monday, 9th 2023 at 21:10pm
Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday, 10th, 2023 at 14:45pm
Royal Festival Hall
Ticket Info: Here.
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Domińczyk, Raine Monroe Boland, Emily Mitchell, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Luke Humphrey, Dan Beirne, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Dan Abramovici, R Austin Ball, Evan Annisette
Credit: American Zoetrope, The Apartment Pictures, A24, The Match Factory, Mubi
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Running Time: 113 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @priscillamovie
Fingernails - Poster
Fingernails
Watch Review: Here.
50th Telluride Film Festival: 31st August 2023
BFI London Film Festival
Film Strand: Official Competition
Monday, 9th, 2023 at 17:45pm
BFI Southbank
Thursday, 12th, 2023 at 20:40pm
Curzon Soho Cinema
Thursday, 12th, 2023 at 20:55pm
Curzon Soho Cinema
Ticket Info: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 27th October 2023
Digital Release Date: 3rd November 2023
Director: Christos Nikou
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Annie Murphy, Luke Wilson, Annie Murphy, Christian Meer, Amanda Arcuri, Nina Kiri, Clare McConnell, Katy Breier, Juno Rinaldi, Jim Watson, Varun Sarang
Credit: FilmNation Entertainment, Dirty Films, Apple TV+
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 113 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Maestro - Scene
Maestro
Watch Review: Here.
80th Venice International Film Festival: 2nd September 2023
BFI London Film Festival
Film Strand: Galas
Monday, 9th, 2023 at 18:00pm
Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday, 10th, 2023 at 11:30am
Royal Festival Hall
Saturday, 14th, 2023 at 15:15pm
Vue West End
Ticket Info: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 22nd November 2023
Digital Release Date: 20th December 2023
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Miriam Shor, Alexa Swinton
Credit: Sikelia Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Lea Pictures, Fred Berner Films, Netflix
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Running Time: 129 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Netflix: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @maestrofilm
67th BFI London Film Festival - logo
67th BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is in its '67th' year, and runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player.
brimming with the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling
#LFF Trailer: Here.
Information
Festival Information: Here.
Gala Programme: Here.
Special Presentations Programme: Here.
LFF Awards Programme: Here.
Thematic strands Programme: Here.
Short Film Programme: Here.
Ticket Info: Here.
Website: Here.
X: @BFI
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @britishfilminstitute
YouTube: Here.
TikTok: Here.
*(Music)
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