Todd Haynes’ atmospheric lesbian love story, Carol, has been named the best LGBT film of all time in a top 30 list that stretches to a Weimar-era pupil-teacher romance from 1931. Carol, which was released last year and stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, came top of a poll compiled to mark the 30th anniversary of the London lesbian and gay film festival, British Film Institute (BFI) Flare.
- With contributions from 100 film experts including critics, writers, and programmers; the poll of the top 30 LGBT films encompasses 84 years of cinematic history, with a global reach which includes Thailand, Japan, and Sweden.
- Just behind Carol was Andrew Haigh’s 2011 film, Weekend, followed by Wong Kar-wai’s 1997 Hong Kong romance, Happy Together, and at No 4, Ang Lee’s tearjerker Brokeback Mountain.
- Carol got six Oscar nominations and nine Bafta nominations, although it came home empty-handed from both award ceremonies.
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About British Film Institute
- The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom.
- The BFI maintains the world’s largest film archive, the BFI National Archive, previously called National Film Library (1935–1955), National Film Archive (1955–1992) and National Film and Television Archive (1993–2006).
- The BFI offers a range of education initiatives, in particular to support the teaching of film and media studies in schools
- The BFI runs the annual London Film Festival along with the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the youth-orientated Future Film Festival.
