3 You Must See: Epics

Something for the long weekend [BFI] [having trouble viewing this email?]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [Coming of Age] 3 You Must See: Epics Something for the long weekend: three beautiful stories which take their time to enchant and amaze… [Subscribe to your free 14-day trial]( and watch now, along with hundreds of other titles, on desktop, Android, iOS devices & selected Samsung TVs. WHY WATCH THIS? [The Saragossa Manuscript]( The Saragossa Manuscript Luis Buñuel and David Lynch are among the fans of this playful fantasy, a maze of stories and people from the pages of a book that captivates rivals at war. It's a hall of mirrors, recursive and hypnotic. [WATCH NOW]( WHY WATCH THIS? [The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp]( The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Suppressed, salvaged, championed: Powell and Pressburger's masterpiece has as colourful a history as its hero, a veteran soldier whose story is told in flashback. In humanising the enemy and satirising the military, Blimp takes colossal risks that took decades to be truly appreciated. [WATCH NOW]( WHY WATCH THIS? [A Touch of Zen]( A Touch of Zen “The audience is the camera," believed director King Hu. "I want it to move.” Gliding from supernatural to swordplay, his film takes you with it, giving pace and spectacle in return. Watch for the battle of the bamboo forest, which took 25 days to film. [WATCH NOW]( SUBSCRIBE NOW [BFI Player Subscription]( [Look closer]( There's plenty more to see. Discover over 600 of the best classic and contemporary films you'll find on-demand anywhere. [START YOUR FREE 14-DAY TRIAL]( You have received this message because you signed up for BFI Player emails. You are subscribed as {EMAIL} To amend your personal details on our database go to [player.bfi.org.uk/profile]( [Unsubscribe]( immediately from all future BFI Player emails Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN