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An Ordinary Execution – review

Marc Dugain's tale of a woman doctor treating the dying Joseph Stalin is thought-provoking, writes Philip French

Mónica del Carmen gives an outstanding performance in Michael Rowe's Caméra d'or-winning study in sexual politics, writes Philip French

Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy is rounded off in style with Noomi Rapace at the centre of the action, writes Philip French

Philip French on Jacques Demy's wife's exquisite debut feature

An extreme and explicit movie that leads to a claustrophobic nightmare with an outstanding performance by Monica del Carmen. By Peter Bradshaw

The Pakistani Clerks is one of two new films showing the contrasting faces of the country's capital under the strains of globalisation

Violence and social commentary go hand in hand in this cleverly constructed, if not entirely successful film, writes Philip French

Spanish animation Chico & Rita is a musical romance to savour, says Philip French

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner is a familiar story given a dreamlike feel, says Philip French

Orson Welles called Leo McCarey's 1937 film the 'saddest movie ever'. Philip French says it is a masterpiece

A Chinese disaster movie about a mother separated from her daughter is more soap opera than social commentary, writes Philip French

A French tale of an odd-jobman's transformation through books is a must for reading groups, says Philip French

The first of a trilogy of films about postwar conflict in Indonesia is conventional and unilluminating, says Philip French

Lukas Moodysson's first film in English is a schematic commentary on social and economic exploitation, says Philip French