O’Horten Scratch a 21st-century Scandinavian, the movies tell us, and you'll find a 19th-century peasant. By Philip French
Pierre Etaix’s marathon court battle to get his films back on French screens Oscar-winning director wins long running fight over distribution rights
DVD review: North Face Rob Mackie: A mountain-climbing film good enough to reach the standard set by Touching the Void
Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! Something here for devotees of offbeat Japanese black-comedy weirdness, says Peter Bradshaw
In praise of… Paolo Sorrentino Editorial: Some directors shout, others mumble; Paolo Sorrentino prefers to crack sly jokes out of the side of his mouth
The Grocer’s Son This is a sweet-natured tale of a shy lad reluctantly returning from Paris to his Provençal roots, writes Philip French
Giulio Andreotti, master spinner Robert Fox: Il Divo, the film that charts the career of the former Italian prime minister, is a brilliant celebration of the state and non-state in Italy
Before I Forget This is an unsentimental meditation on old age and pleasures past, writes Philip French
Tony Manero This Chilean comedy about a Saturday Night Fever obsessive is like being accosted by a loner on a night bus
Cherry Blossoms One of Germany's most unpredictable independent directors reworks, or pays homage to, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, says Philip French