Malcolm was educated at Eton College and Merton College , Oxford . He worked for several decades as a film critic for '' The Guardian '' , having previously been an amateur jockey and the paper 's first horse racing correspondent . In 1977 , he was a member of the jury at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival . In the mid-1980s he was host of '' The Film Club '' on BBC2 , which was dedicated to art house films , and was director of the London Film Festival for several years
27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
Derek Malcolm