1 17th INTERNATIONAL CHICHESTER FILM FESTIVAL

Highlights of the second week include Dennis Gansel’s true story of a flawed school experiment, The Wave (Sat), Saul Dibb’s costume drama The Duchess (Thur), and Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas’s portrait of modern Brazil, Linha de Passe (Thur).
Chichester Cinema at New Park, New Park Road, Chichester (www.chichestercinema.org 01243 786650), until Sept 7

2 BIRD

Forest Whitaker is note-perfect as the jazzman Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood’s 1988 biopic.
BFI Southbank (NFT), SE1 (www.bfi.org.uk 020-7928 3232), Sun (8pm)

3 FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

Terry Gilliam’s take on Hunter S. Thompson’s cult classic of Seventies gonzo journalism.
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Place, WC2 (www.princecharlescinema.com 020-7494 3654), Mon (8.50pm)

4 THE GODFATHER TRILOGY

An entire day devoted to Francis Ford Coppola’s tale of corruption and betrayal.
Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, W6 (www.riversidestudios.co.uk 020-8237 1111), Sat (12.45pm, 4pm & 8pm)

5 LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD

Louis Malle’s noiresque 1958 debut feature.
Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, W6, details above, Sat (2.30pm & 7pm)

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