Olivier Assayas on Something in the Air: ‘A rock concert, a party, a riot – these are the rites of passage’

Olivier Assayas's new film is set amid the fallout of the May 68 uprising and the rebellious antics of its hero recall the director's own youthful protests. He talks to Ryan Gilbey about adrenaline rushes and breaking rules

Cannes 2013: Jeune et Jolie – review

François Ozon has concocted a tense, serious study of a 17-year-old girl's sexual awakening. It plays a little like Belle de Jour without the subversion, writes Peter Bradshaw

Cannes 2013: The Congress – review

Ari Folman, director of Waltz with Bashir, mixes live action with animation in an eccentric and ambitious sci-fi drama, writes Xan Brooks

Cannes 2013: Heli – review

Amat Escalante's damning indictment of contemporary Mexico is tough to watch at times, but its horrors demand our attention, writes Catherine Shoard

A Hijacking – review

Tobias Lindholm's Danish hostage thriller is a lesson in how things should be done – and not just on-screen, writes Philip French

Our Children – review

Joachim Lafosse's drama is a brilliantly acted study of unintended consequences and terrible cruelty, writes Philip French

Vehicle 19 – review

This South African thriller, while intriguing, may leave you feeling a little carsick, writes Philip French

Viaggio in Italia (Journey to Italy) – review

Restored and rereleased, this study of an 'anti-honeymoon' is electrifying and moving, writes Peter Bradshaw

Tahar Rahim: ‘Not everybody is this crazy’

French actor Tahar Rahim shrugs off his disturbing new film, speaks a little Gaelic and offers to give sad fans a hug

Will platoon of Gallipoli films give Turkish audiences battle fatigue?

Phil Hoad: Hollywood often produces two films on one subject, but the six movies based on the Battle of Çanakkale are a sign of a healthy domestic market for Turkish products

Journey To Italy: the Italian film that kickstarted the French New Wave

Roberto Rossellini's half-improvised neo-realist masterpiece uses the ruins of Pompeii as an unforgettable metaphor for a marriage

Dragon – review

Donnie Yen proves that he's not just a martial artist in Peter Ho-Sun Chan's western-influenced actioner, writes Mike McCahill

The Eye of the Storm – review

The acting's great - but there's a smaller, fiercer movie trying to burst out of this drama about a tyrannical woman on her deathbed, writes Peter Bradshaw

I’m So Excited – review

Pedro Almodóvar's air steward farce could be some kind of national allegory – but the great director's real interest lies in returning to the good-natured sex comedy of his youth, writes Peter Bradshaw