A Touch of Action
Inspired by the 70th Anniversary reissue of Seven Samurai, we pay tribute to the best of East Asian action cinema with a selection of classic martial arts epics spanning from Akira Kurosawa to Ang Lee. Featuring masterpieces such as Hero, Police Story and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, these are unmissable balletic masterpieces of mythmaking and combat, made for the big screen.
This programme takes place as part of the BFI’s nationwide Art of Action season, a BFI FAN initiative supported through National Lottery.
Seven Samurai (70th Anniversary)
Wed 23 – Thu 24 Oct
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (35mm)
Sat 2 – Thu 7 Nov
Once Upon a Time in China
Sun 10 – Wed 20 Nov
Police Story Double Bill
Sun 17 Nov
Hero (35mm)
Sun 24 – Tue 26 Nov
13 Assassins (35mm)
Sat 30 Nov – Mon 2 Dec
A Touch of Zen
Tue 10 – Mon 16 Dec