The BFI London Film Festival revealed its line-up on Tuesday, opening with star-studded early feminist movement drama Suffragette and closing with a biopic about Steve Jobs.
Meryl Street, Helena Bonham Carter and Carey Mulligan will walk the red carpet for the European premiere of Suffragette, a drama about the women who fought for the right to vote in Britain, at the October 7-18 event.
The festival’s 59th edition, which will screen 238 fiction and documentary features, with films such as war drama Beasts of No Nation, also showing at this week’s Venice film festival, and Cannes winner Son of Saul vying for the top prize.
The line-up for the official competition also includes Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes and Mexican director Jonas Cuaron’s Desierto, which will have its European premiere at the festival.
Trumbo starring Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston as blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and The Lady in the Van starring Maggie Smith will also have their European premieres.
Steve Jobs, a film about the life of the late Apple co-founder starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, will close the festival.
Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett will be honoured with a British Film Institute Fellowship.
