Cannes 2012: Broken – review

Rufus Norris's drama of dysfunction and pain is often strained and self-conscious, but newcomer Eloise Laurence is a real find, writes Peter Bradshaw

Cannes 2012: Paradise: Love – review

In the first part of a trilogy, Ulrich Seidl explores the subject of sex tourism among rich, middle-aged white women. But does he tell us anything we didn't know already? asks Peter Bradshaw

Cannes 2012: Mekong Hotel – review

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's interesting but indulgent featurette is no more than a diverting footnote to his more acclaimed work, writes Peter Bradshaw

Cannes 2012: Mystery – review

Distinctive and confident, Lou Ye's intriguing if ultimately slightly preposterous noir-melodrama lives up to its name, writes Peter Bradshaw

She Monkeys – review

This worthwhile film is a tremulous, pained study of awkward emotions among teenage Swedish lesbians, writes Andrew Pulver

Even the Rain – review

This smart fable stars Gael García Bernal as a heartthrob Herzog whose film crew starts to perpetuate the exploitation they hope to denounce, writes Mike McCahill

Beloved – review

Catherine Deneuve is as wonderful in Christophe Honoré's homage to Jacques Demy's musicals as she was in the originals, writes Philip French

Café de Flore – review

Jean-Marc Vallée's experimental film alternates between two tales, one fascinating, one drivel, writes Philip French

Cafe de Flore – review

A narcissistic and unpersuasive mosaic of dreams and flashbacks in which a poor superstar DJ mopes about finding multiple soulmates, writes Mike McCahill

Faust – review

Peter Bradshaw: Sokurov's version of Goethe's tragedy is part bad dream, part music-less opera, with hallucinatory flashes of fear

Charlie Casanova – review

This supposed satire about Ireland's self-pitying prosperous classes is so heavy-handed it's almost unwatchable, writes Peter Bradshaw

Goodbye First Love – review

Mia Hansen-Løve proves that less is more in a beautifully observed tale of a student's romantic entanglements, writes Philip French

Piggy – review

This competent revenge thriller starring Martin Compston and Paul Anderson holds few surprises, writes Philip French

The Lucky One – review

This US tearjerker crosses the line between the exploration and exploitation of grief, writes Philip French

Angel & Tony – review

The story of a mismatched couple in a French port is beautifully executed but fails to convince, writes Philip French

New Dimensions to Sci Fi London

Ben Child: Among the highlights of this year's festival is a period drama with a time-travel twist. Think Merchant Ivory, only steampunk