The relationship of two northern boys is the centre of this social realist film in Clio Barnard’s deftly-handled second feature
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Following the beautiful I Wish, Koreeda Hirokazu once again proves himself an exceptional director of children in a tale where two sets of parents must deal with the revelation that ...
Ari Folman’s psychedelic follow-up to the critically lauded Waltz With Bashir is one hell of a trip.
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The futility of political activism – Kelly Reichardt delivers a compelling movie about a difficult subject, a group of eco-activists who commit an extreme act for a noble cause
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Surviving the cries of exploitation and the moniker of “The French Lesbian epic”, just, Abdellatif Kechiche’s three-hour picture explores the highs and lows of young love and sexual awakening
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Appearing at the London Film Festival’s First Feature Competition, Rob Brown’s debut feature marks him out as a director to watch
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An exceptional portrait of overbearing maternal love that simultaneously casts an eye over the hierarchies of Romanian society
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Hong Sang-soo’s incidental, but charming tale of an illicit affair and a young woman adrift in modern Seoul
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Charming, funny and humane – Andrew Bujalski continues the mumblecore tradition with a film about the members of a chess tournament, set in the 1980s
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A monochrome voyage of discovery in post-war Poland that explores the confines of faith and the ramifications of loss
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Paul-Julien Robert’s documentary of his return to Friedrichshof, Otto Muehl’s free-loving commune, where Robert grew up with his mother
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James Franco adapts the ‘unfilmable’ William Faulkner modern classic for the big screen
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The vibrant city of Bradford, the world’s first-ever city of film, is a great place to meet like-minded people and explore the rich and creative heritage together.
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With echoes of Tennessee Williams’ classic American play, Cate Blanchett stars as the fading figure of class and virtue in Woody Allen’s latest Blue Jasmine
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A remarkably authentic film from the 1960s about the lives of black people in the American south, receiving its first official release in the UK this week
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Edinburgh’s Africa in Motion festival celebrates African film with the theme of movement – Litro spoke to two of the festival’s organisers
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A missed opportunity – Oliver Hirschbiegel’s unconvincing Diana fails to ask the right questions
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Audience-bankrolling is providing a solution to micro-budget films when arts funds are low and distributors take few risks. The case of Borrowed Time, Jules Bishop’s crowdfunded film set in East ...
Jem Cohen’s quiet and contemplative film explores individuality, the subjective experience and the idle mind.
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Controversial, influential and far too ahead of its time, the 1958 classic returns to the big screen at the BFI.
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