You Will Be My Son – review
An overbearing father humiliates his son in this impressive French film set in wine country, writes Philip French
You Will Be My Son – review
Gilles Legrand's soapy drama is all a bit absurd, but its absurdity is handled with some style, writes Peter Bradshaw
Ludivine Sagnier: ‘I got frightened and shut down’
Sagnier had acted since infancy and was touted as 'the new Bardot'. Yet nine years ago, when her big moment came, she shunned it. The French actor talks about staying grounded, her latest film Love Crime – and why she's now finally ready for her breakthrough movie
The 10 best films of 2012, No 9 – Alps
Xan Brooks: The next in our pick of the year's finest films is an absurdist Yorgos Lanthimos-directed tale about an unusual service catering to the newly bereaved
The Hunt disputes the innocence of infants
David Cox: Thomas Vinterberg's account of small-town paedophilia panic troubles the idea that child accusers must always be believed
The Hunt – review
Thomas Vinterberg revisits his 1998 film Festen in this powerful story of a man wrongly accused of child abuse, writes Philip French
Yossi – review
Eytan Fox's sequel to his controversial movie about a gay love affair is quietly moving, writes Philip French
Cinema Komunisto – review
Tito's ambitions for the Yugoslav film industry were never matched by reality, as this revealing documentary shows, writes Philip French
Ninja Scroll – review
A wandering ronin takes on a posse of supernatural ninjas in a whipcracking race that never lets reality get in the way of a hearty bout of blood-lettting, writes Henry Barnes
Cinema Komunisto – review
A brash, diverting and slightly disorganised documentary that reveals how closely Yugoslavian cinema was tied to the Tito regime, writes Mike McCahill
God Loves Caviar serves up a hero in Greece’s hour of need
Phil Hoad: O Theos agapaei to haviari, the epic story of sailor, entrepreneur and national hero Ioannis Varvakis, has triumphed at the box office in dark times for the country's self-worth
Amour – review
Michael Haneke's effortlessly graceful picture will come to be seen as one of the greatest films about the confrontation of death and ageing, writes Philip French
Mental – review
Muriel's Wedding director and star PJ Hogan and Toni Collette reunite for this borderline-offensive Australian black comedy, writes Peter Bradshaw
Happy, Happy – review
This offbeam Scandinavian relationship comedy starts out cartoonish and winds up oddly endearing, writes Mike McCahill
Amour – review
A painful chamber drama about the aftermath of a stroke for an octogenarian couple, Michael Haneke's second Palme d'Or winner still has his trademark chill, writes Peter Bradshaw