The Class review – miraculously humanist and unobtrusively authentic study of kids in school
Laurent Cantet directs François Bégaudeau’s autobiographical novel about a teacher in a film that avoids all the genre cliches
The story of my death
Writer and director Guillermo Arriaga, after several near-fatal experiences, is a man in a hurry. He talks to Geoffrey Macnab
DVD review: I’ve Loved You So Long
A timely release for the role that brought Kristin Scott Thomas a well deserved Bafta nomination
‘Life is a race. I’ve decided not to stop’
Phil Daoust meets film director Claude Lelouch
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Onstage at BFI Southbank, the Turkish director tells Geoff Andrew about what made him switch from photography to film-making, why his latest film is a departure from the autobiographical works of the past and why he never wants to shoot on film again
DVD review: Gomorrah
With short, sharp scenes and largely non-professional actors, Matteo Garrone's film differs from other organised crime movies, writes Rob Mackie
Tokyo Sonata
This delicately acted movie steers a course between tragedy and black comedy, writes Philip French
Tokyo Sonata
This fierce satire on job loss and saving face is a witty, intelligent treat, writes Peter Bradshaw
Hansel & Gretel
This Freudian fairy tale from South Korea reworks the Grimm brothers' story for adults
Femmes fatales fight back with sex and violence
A new movement of hardcore feminism has gripped French culture, but is this liberation or just porn in another guise?
Boogie
A tough, shrewd, intelligent movie
A Christmas Tale
A movie that took me two viewings to understand, and even now I am not sure I have its measure
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle's undemanding but wildly watchable melodrama excites Peter Bradshaw
La Bohème
Dornhelm's production, shot in a Viennese studio, is fairly straightforward, and beautifully sung all round
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
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