As the 69th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate our highlights from the festival. We were thrilled to be there for the UK premieres of Love+War and Kim Novak’s Vertigo. Read more about the titles below.
Love+war
UK PREMIERE
Love+War chronicles Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynsey Addario’s ascent in the male-dominated world of conflict photography. But her work is dangerous. She’s been kidnapped twice while on assignment in war zones — a cost she must wrestle with each time she leaves her husband and two sons to go on assignment. Behind the camera, Addario is torn between her unwavering commitment to the essential work of journalism and the powerful, competing demands of motherhood, grappling with what it truly means to follow your calling when it threatens everything you love. Read more here.
Co-director Chai Vasarhelyi with lead participant Lynsey Addario with actor Jason Issacs.
photo by Dave Bennett / London Film Festival
Love+War previews in cinemas from the12th of October as part of the BFI London Film Festival. In cinemas from October 24th.
kim novak’s vertigo
UK PREMIERE
At 92, Kim Novak remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring enigmas - a luminous star who, at the peak of her fame, turned her back on the spotlight to embrace a life of self-expression and authenticity. Once the top box office draw in the world, she rebelled against the studio system and the confines of celebrity, choosing individuality over image, and art over artifice. KIM NOVAK’S VERTIGO is a lyrical and intimate portrait, blending rare archival footage with deeply personal reflections and vivid glimpses into Kim’s reclusive life. While Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo remains her most iconic role, the film explores how that performance - and the duality it captured - mirrors the ongoing tension between image and identity that shaped Kim’s life.
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