Pieta – review
Kim Ki-duk's 18th film offers the usual style and panache, but lacks the grace and power of 3-Iron, writes Mark Kermode
The Great Beauty – review
Toni Servillo is a mercurial presence as Paolo Sorrentino returns to familiar territory, writes Mark Kermode
Blue Is the Warmest Colour director hits back after actor complaints
Abdellatif Kechiche rejects suggestions he treated his actors badly on the set of the Palme d'Or winning drama
Pieta – review
Though no masterpiece, Kim Ki-duk's tale of redemption bristles with the Korean film-maker's trademark anger and agony, writes Peter Bradshaw
The Great Beauty review – a pure sensual overload of richness and strangeness
A swooning love letter to Roman decadence starring Toni Servillo, this is Paolo Sorrentino's best film yet
Blue is the Warmest Colour actors say filming lesbian love story was ‘horrible’
Adèle Exarchopolous and Léa Seydoux claim sex scene took 10 days to shoot and they were made to hit each other for an hour
Bonjour Tristesse; Plein Soleil – review
In his final column for the Observer, Philip French welcomes the re-release of two influential classics from the late 1950s
Plein Soleil review – a Dorian Gray portrait of male beauty and unscrupulous daring
René Clément's 1960 adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley may be a little dated, but Alain Delon puts in a terrifically good performance
French film industry reels as new labour laws squeeze budgets
Directors sound alarm over collective agreement for crew that has plunged financially fragile auteur cinema into turmoil
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
A Danish cargo crew are all at sea in the most gripping sense in A Hijacking, writes Mark Kermode
Winter of Discontent – review
The Egyptian revolution of 2011 is seen through disparate but interwoven lives in this Ibrahim El Batout's thoughtful drama, writes Philip French
François Hollande embroiled in row over French film industry union rights
Independent film-makers warn that improved pay and conditions will mean ‘death warrant’ for arthouse cinema
Winter of Discontent – review
This fascinating film shows the 2011 Egyptian uprising through its participants – a dissident, a secret policeman, a journalist and more, writes Peter Bradshaw
Kuma – review
Umut Dag's directorial debut offers a revealing glimpse into the lives of the Turkish diaspora, writes Philip French
Call Girl – review
A real-life 1970s Swedish sex scandal is the basis for Mikael Marcimain's disappointing conspiracy thriller, writes Philip French