24/06/2015 - 12 films with British or Irish involvement selected for Czech festival

Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary Amy [+see also:
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Carol Morley’s The Falling [+see also:
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ Cannes Jury Prize winning The Lobster [+see also:
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Revivals this year include Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 classic The Man Who Fell to Earth (UK) in the Midnight section and Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s revered 1951 Offenbach opera adaptation The Tales of Hoffman (UK) in the Out of the Past section.