Je veux voir

This arty, self-regarding docudrama covers familiar terrain, says Philip French

Chevolution

There is also the simple fact that Che is probably the best-looking non-actor in all history, says Peter Bradshaw

Tricks

A sad, muted, delicately observed film with strong naturalistic performances, says Philip French

Jet Li and Jackie Chan star in Chinese communist revolution epic

News: Jian Guo Da Ye (The Founding of a Republic) which also includes directors Chen Kaige and John Woo among its cast, is aiming to attract a youthful audience

Passschendaele

Director-star Paul Gross may have noble intentions, but his film is plodding, to put it kindly, says Andrew Pulver

First Iranian film shot in US since 1979 gets under way

Masoud Jafari Jozani credits Obama's 'more open' stance towards Iran for allowing production of In the Wind's Eye

In the Realm of the Senses

A sexually explicit political allegory impresses, but also puzzles and worries Philip French

Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble/ Passe ton bac d’abord

Maurice Pialat is rightly remembered as one of France's most admired and uncompromising auteurs, writes Philip French

Mid-August Lunch

Gianni Di Gregorio's debut film is a delightful and witty homage to older people, says Philip French

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

This is a very welcome rerelease of Demy's delightful 1967 musical, a homage to Minnelli, Donen and MGM, says Philip French

Mid-August Lunch review – nonagerian sleepover is film of rare benevolence

This comedy with a cast of OAPs is a radical departure for Gomorrah's director, here in a producer capacity

Home

A nightmare metaphor for the horrors of the modern world, says Philip French

Home

The acting's superb, the premise intriguing, but it's hard to have sympathy for the heroine's stubbornness, says Catherine Shoard

DVD review: Il Divo

It is astonishing that a film so accusatory can be made about a living character, says Rob Mackie