Focus Features

At this year’s 54th BFI London Film Festival, the line-up included four films from Focus Features (Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right, Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Anton Corbijn’s The American), two from Focus Features International (Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Biutiful and Mike Leigh’s Another Year) and three films from Africa First (Jenna Bass’ The Tunnel, Wanuri Kahiu’s Pumzi, and Dyana Gaye’s Saint Louis Blues). 

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On Wednesday, 25 October, Lisa Cholodenko’s hit comedy The Kids Are All Right had its British premiere at the 54th BFI London Film Festival at Vue West End cinema.

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Julianne Moore (who plays Jules, the partner of Annette Benning’s Nic) is greeted by photographers and fans.

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Julianne Moore signs autographs on the red carpet.

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Mark Ruffalo and his fans. On October 28, The Guardian wrote of his performance: “It is Ruffalo\'s best performance since his tremendously promising appearance in Kenneth Lonergan\'s You Can Count On Me a decade ago in a similar role: lovable, immature, unreliable, exasperating.”

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Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunrise Coigney, at the premiere.

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The Kids Are All Right director Lisa Cholodenko between two of her stars: Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore.

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Tables are set for The Kids Are All Right after-party at the Sanderson Hotel.

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Director Lisa Cholodenko and her partner, Wendy Melvoin, at the after party at the Sanderson Hotel.

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Actors Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore at the party for the premiere of Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right.

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