Beautiful, Bizarre, Britain

Mark Kermode's film of the week [BFI] [having trouble viewing this email?]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [BFI]( MARK KERMODE'S FILM OF THE WEEK [Arcadia]( Arcadia Waltzing from cheese rolling to pet cougars, Paul Wright assembles a strange, hypnotic collage of our links to the land. Remixed from the BFI National Archive and timed to the seasons, it throws up the beautiful and the bizarre, with a sense of menace never far behind. The soundtrack adds much, as Adrian Utley and Will Gregory weave something expressive and disturbing. It's matched to a narrative showing the nostalgia and myth of national character, and the reality beneath. [Subscribe to your free 14-day trial]( and watch now, along with hundreds of other titles, on desktop, Android, iOS devices, selected Samsung TVs, and now Chromecast. [WATCH NOW]( [Mark Kermode introduces Arcadia]( Mark Kermode introduces Arcadia Delving into the exotic pagan weirdness of Paul Wright's folk-horror montage. [WATCH NOW]( [Documentaries]( Documentaries From actuality to direct cinema and the film essay, the documentary in all its illuminating forms. [EXPLORE NOW]( TRENDING NOW [La Chinoise]( 01 La Chinoise “The revolution is not a dinner-party.” Jean-Luc Godard's mix of political tract and pop-artwork. [WATCH NOW]( [The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey]( 02 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey A group of medieval villagers are transported to the '80s, in Vincent Ward's visually startling sci-fi. [WATCH NOW]( [Bande à part]( 03 Bande à part Godard's playful tribute to the Hollywood pulp crime movies of the 1940s, executed with typically Gallic cool. [WATCH NOW]( [Unrelated]( 04 Unrelated A fortysomething woman is drawn into group of partying teens, including a young Tom Hiddleston. [WATCH NOW]( [Paris, Texas]( 05 Paris, Texas Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski star in Wim Wenders' Cannes-winning slice of poignant Americana. [WATCH NOW]( [The Colour of Pomegranates]( 06 The Colour of Pomegranates Sergei Parajanov's celebrated masterpiece paints an astonishing portrait of an 18th-century Armenian poet. [WATCH NOW]( [Betty Blue]( 07 Betty Blue Jean-Jacques Beineix’s story of a volatile, highly sexual relationship was one of the most successful French films of the 1980s. [WATCH NOW]( [Belle de Jour]( 08 Belle de Jour Luis Buñuel's provocative classic about a bored housewife (Catherine Deneuve) who tries a daring new hobby. [WATCH NOW]( [Mysterious Skin]( 09 Mysterious Skin Gregg Araki's provocative story of two young men haunted by buried childhood memories. [WATCH NOW]( [Obsession]( 10 Obsession Dizzying tribute to the high tension thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock from director Brian De Palma. [WATCH NOW]( SUBSCRIPTION [BFI Player Subscription]( [There's always more to discover]( Uncover the greatest films you'll find on-demand, anywhere. [START YOUR FREE 14-DAY TRIAL]( You have received this message because you signed up for BFI Player emails. You are subscribed as {EMAIL} To amend your personal details on our database go to [player.bfi.org.uk/profile]( [Unsubscribe]( immediately from all future BFI Player emails Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN