OBSERVER: British Film Festival


The 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival will be presented by Palace Cinemas in Melbourne from November 5 to December 7, featuring ‘exquisite dramas, fascinating documentaries, much-loved retro-spectives, comedies and more’ at Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.
The festival centrepiece is the highly anticipated drama Anemone starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean and Samantha Morton, in the directorial debut from Ronan Day-Lewis.
In a script co-written by Daniel Day-Lewis and son Ronan, the film explores the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons. The explosive drama is Day-Lewis’ first film in eight years in which he portrays a former British soldier who lives in the remote woods who must confront his past.
In icy suspense thriller The Dead of Winter, Emma Thompson plays Barb, a woman travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota. Barb interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl, and hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realises that she is the young girl’s only hope.
Moss and Freud is the biopic about the life of era-defining supermodel Kate Moss and her relationship with the acclaimed British artist Lucian Freud, starring Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi as Freud.
Scenic drama The North is an adventurous tale of two old friends who embark on a 600-kilometre journey through the Scottish Highlands. The full program is to be announced and tickets on sale in mid-October. www.britishfilmfestival.com.au