Viva Riva! – review

A tough, sturdy thriller set in Kinshasa suggests an impressive future for director Djo Munga, says Andrew Pulver

The Round Up – review

Some may feel uneasy about this stylised account of Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris, but there's no denying its power, says Jason Solomons

Potiche – review

A delightful screwball comedy sees Catherine Deneuve blossom from 70s provincial housewife to rising political star, writes Jason Solomons

Rio Breaks – review

A documentary about young Brazilian surfers offers a valuable insight into life in Rio's favelas, writes Philip French

Mammuth – review

Gérard Depardieu journeys round south-western France in an amusing, decidedly quirky, road movie, writes Philip French

Life, Above All – review

Philip French is moved by the tale of a young girl holding her family together in a South African township

Le Quattro Volte – review

Michelangelo Frammartino's slow-moving film about an elderly goatherd in rural Italy is an extraordinary achievement, writes Philip French

Life, Above All – review

An unflinching study of the Aids stigma and how it affects one girl's life in South Africa. There is huge warmth and humanism alongside the bleakness, says Cath Clarke

16 November 1929: Film review of Potemkin

Everybody has heard of this film. Few people in England have seen it, and when it came on the screen last Sunday the audience found they were watching the most famous of all Soviet films

Julia’s Eyes – review

Philip French enjoys horror maestro Guillermo Del Toro's eerie tale of two sisters suffering from a degenerative eye disease