BFI Flare names the top 30 LGBT films of all time
In celebration of this year’s 30th BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, the British Film Institute have released a list of the top 30 LGBT films of all time.
Coming in at number one is the award-winning Carol, a moving romantic-drama about a New York City lesbian couple in the 50s, which received rave reviews and critical acclaim.
The film saw stand-out performances from Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, and was nominated for six Oscar awards and nine BAFTAs, although it walked away empty-handed from both.
Taking second place is Andrew Haigh’s Nottingham-based Weekend, followed by Hong Kong drama Happy Together, directed by Wong Kar-wai, in third place.
Todd Haynes, director of Carol, said: “I’m so proud to have Carol voted as the top LGBT film of all time in this poll launched for the Fest’s 30th edition.
“Carol is in illustrious company with so many films I love, from Brokeback Mountain and Un Chant d’Amour to Happy Together and My Own Private Idaho.”
Over 100 film experts including filmmakers, critics, writers, and programmers voted for their favourite films in the poll, which sees inclusions from 12 countries across 84 years of cinema.
See the full list below.
01 Carol (Todd Hayes, USA 2015)
02 Weekend (Andrew Haigh, UK 2011)
03 Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong / Japan / South Korea 1997)
04 Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, USA / Canada 2005)
05 Paris Is Burning (Jennie Livingston, USA 1990)
06 Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand / France / Germany / Italy 2004)
07 My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, UK 1985)
08 All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain / France 1999)
09 Un Chant d’Amour (Jean Genet, France 1950)
10 My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, USA 1991)
11= Tangerine (Sean Baker, USA 2015)
11= The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany 1972)
11= Blue Is the Warmest Colour (Abdellatif Kechiche, France / Belgium / Spain 2013)
14= Mädchen in Uniform (Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich, Germany 1931)
14= Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, Sweden / Denmark 1998)
14= Orlando (Sally Potter, UK / Russia / Italy / France / Netherlands 1992)
17 Victim (Basil Dearden, UK 1961)
18 Je, tu, il, elle (Chantal Akerman, France / Belgium 1974)
19 Looking for Langston (Isaac Julien, UK 1989)
20= Beau Travail (Claire Denis, France 1999)
20= Beautiful Thing (Hettie Macdonald, UK 1996)
22= Stranger by the Lake (Alain Guiraudie, France 2013)
22= Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy 1968)
22= The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, USA 1996)
22= Pariah (Dee Rees, USA 2011)
22= Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, France / USA 2001)
27= Portrait of Jason (Shirley Clarke, USA 1967)
27= Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, USA 1975)
27= Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, Italy / France 1971)
27= Pink Narcissus (James Bidgood, USA 1971)
27= Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Schlesinger, UK 1971)
27= Tomboy (Céline Sciamma, France 2011)
27= Funeral Parade of Roses (Toshio Matsumoto, Japan 1969)
BFI Flare is London’s leading annual celebration of LGBT films, and takes place from 16-27 March – here’s just some of the films we can’t wait to see this year.
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