Pressure group complains after New York's IFC Center flouts the film's NC-17 rating, saying the explicit drama is suitable for 'mature, inquiring teenagers'
Originally published in the Guardian on 01 November 1993: Italy leads the world of cinema in mourning a man whose films were a blend of reality, wit, fantasy and brazen self-indulgence
Abdellatif Kechiche won a Palme d'Or for his latest film, Blue Is the Warmest Colour. But the film's young stars have said they'll never work with him again. He talks to Jonathan Romney
Lycanthropy becomes a metaphor for puberty in this photorealistically drawn, touching animation that beats Twilight at its own game, writes Chris Michael
A troupe of Turkish-Italian ghosts turns up to keep a lonely actor company – but Ferzan Ozpetek's light comedy is frustratingly unresolved, writes Chris Michael
Im Sang-soo's deft portrayal of a wealthy South Korean family torn apart by greed and lust could boost his international profile, writes Peter Bradshaw
Elitist and pretentious, or an endangered species? Whatever your feelings, there's no doubt that arthouse movies are among the finest ever made. Here the Guardian and Observer critics pick the 10 best