Breathless review – Jean-Luc Godard’s inspired cine-jazz solo
Godard’s brilliant Nouvelle Vague classic is still wonderfully fresh, even half a century on
Rashômon
Jason Solomons enjoys a beautiful restored print of Kurosawa's Rashômon
Wild Grass
Alain Resnais's latest movie does little to enhance his reputation, says Jason Solomons
Journey to Mecca
A respectful Imax film provides an awesome perspective on the annual hajj, writes Jason Solomons
Hierro
Elena Anaya, of Talk to Her and Savage Grace, stars in a supernatural thriller set in the Canary Islands. By Jason Solomons
Ajami
An Oscar-nominated thriller offers an unusually nuanced view of contemporary Israel, says Jason Solomons
Rashômon review – Akira Kurosawa’s study of justice is uniquely disturbing drama
Kurosawa's 1950 masterwork is a chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication, writes Peter Bradshaw
Harvey Weinstein under fire from Shanghai to Fraggle Rock
News: After Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's 'cheater' accusations, US producer arrives home to blog attack from a man claiming to be the director of the Fraggle Rock movie
Shirin Neshat: A long way from home
Exiled artist Shirin Neshat's first film is about the lives of four women in her native Iran – but it won't get past the country's censors. She talks to Homa Khaleeli
Women Without Men
Philip French enjoys an exile's magic-realist treatment of Iran's 1953 military coup
Edinburgh film festival: Debutantes, dreamboats and dealers
As the Edinburgh film festival kicks off, Peter Bradshaw chooses his top 10 movies
Breathless continues to shock and surprise 50 years on
Jean‑Luc Godard’s masterpiece remains a startling example of the French new wave and marked the arrival of one of cinema’s most influential directors
Fish Story
This captivating Japanese film weaves together separate storylines in different time periods with a quirky touch, says Philip French
The Happiest Girl in the World
The tale of a provincial Romanian girl plucked from obscurity to appear in a TV commercial has charm and promise, says Philip French
The Time That Remains
Elia Suleiman's movie about life and death in the heat of the Middle East conflict is a cool, controlled minor masterpiece, says Philip French