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London Film Festival line-up announced

New films from Terry Gilliam, George Clooney, Michael Heneke and Cameron Crowe will be screening at the event.

Sep 15 2005

The full line-up for The Times bfi London Film Festival has been released, with a total of 180 features screening at the event.

The festival, which runs from October 19 to November 3, will kick off with Fernando Meirelles' 'The Constant Gardener' and close with George Clooney's 'Good Night. And Good Luck'.

In between, a host of eagerly anticipated features will make their UK debuts, from Cameron Crowe's 'Elizabethtown' and Anand Tucker's 'Shopgirl' to Terry Gilliam's 'The Brothers Grimm' and Lars von Trier's 'Manderlay'.

Many high profile projects will also hope to impress critics and audiences alike in the run-up to the awards season, including  Michael Haneke's 'Hidden', John Madden's 'Proof' and James Mangold's Johnny Cash biopic 'Walk the Line'.

The festival will also host three world premieres: Richard Jobson's 'A Woman in Winter', Cristiano Bortone's 'Red like the Sky' and Serge Le Peron's 'I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed'.

Other films to look out for include hit documentary 'The March of the Penguins', Australian western 'The Proposition' and Steve Coogan's new comedy 'Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story'.

Commenting on this year's line-up, Festival Artistic Director, Sandra Hebron, said: 'We are delighted with the quality and strength of this year's selection, which showcases the most original and inspiring films of the year.'

For more information on the event and a full list of films, head to the LFF website.

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