Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 137: Sun May 17

Never Let Go (Guillermin, 1960): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 12.20pm

The screening of Never Let Go on Friday 29 May will be introduced by season curator Ehsan Khoshbakt. This is part of the excellent British Post-War Cinema season at BFI. Details here.

BFI introduction:
This first-class thriller follows a salesman, brilliantly played by Todd, whose quest to recover his stolen car leads him into the hands of a brutal London gang, led by a cast-against-type Sellers. Guillermin’s brassy precision, revealing his fascination with characters driven by obsession and psychopathy, is heightened by John Barry’s score and Ralph Sheldon’s fast, riotous editing.

Here (and above) is an extract.

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