Water Lilies
Philip French: A beautiful exploration of the developing sexuality of three 15-year-girls in a Parisian satellite town
Flight of the Red Balloon
Philip French: This is a slightly pointless homage to Albert Lamorisse's enchanting 1956 children's fantasy
Faking it for real, just to stay alive
DVD of the week: The Counterfeiters
Children of glory
Peter Bradshaw: Legendary screenwriter Joe Eszterhas brings his sledgehammer touch to this heartfelt movie about Hungary
The Counterfeiters
(Cert 15)
Water Lilies
Peter Bradshaw: An elegant, erotic film about love among teenage swimmers
Flight of the Red Balloon
Peter Bradshaw: Pleasant if supercilious homage to Albert Lamorisse's 1956 classic The Red Balloon
Clip joint: Here’s looking at you, kids
This week, we're on the lookout for younglings on the big screen, whether baby Beelzebubs or endearing offspring
They Killed Sister Dorothy
Steve Rose: Documentary about the murder of an Ohio nun who campaigned against ranchers and loggers in the Amazon
Black & White
Philip French: This is a well-meaning film, but the style and tone are quite unsuited to the subject
Four Minutes
Philip French:Four minutes is confused and disappointing
Assembly
Philip French: Feng Xiaogang's Assembly is a vigorously staged war movie that has been a deserved success in China
The conundrum
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist seems to offer an analysis of the roots of fascism, but the real tension lies elsewhere. Tim Parks on a hypnotic, puzzling film about private life and political commitment
Life is not so beautiful
Xan Brooks finds a decline in Italian cinema accentuated by the buoyancy and global reach of Spanish film
Four Minutes
Peter Bradshaw: Wartime movie which runs on predictable lines