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A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society, Kenji Mizoguchi had already been……

In 1971, Frederick Forsythe shot to bestseller status with his debut novel, The Day of the Jackal taut, utterly plausible, almost documentarian in its realism and attention to detail. Two years later, director Fred Zinnemann (High Noon) turned a gripping novel into a nail-biting cinematic experience. August 1962: the latest attempt on the life of […]

Mozart’s immortal opera is masterfully reworked for the screen by the great Ingmar Bergman in this sublime rendering of one of the composer’s best-loved works a cheerful and charming operatic celebration of love, forgiveness and humanity. This marvellously melodic visual treat is available for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK, The […]

Jugoslavien, tidigt 1950-tal. Diktator Tito har brutit sig ur Stalins järngrepp och det krävs inte mycket i det spända läget för att man ska betraktas som oliktänkande. För Mesa räcker det med att han vägrar skratta åt en karikatyr av Stalin för

From visionary director Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) and based on the critically acclaimed booked by Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck is an enchanting story of discovery and belonging starring long-time Haynes collaborater Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and newcomers Oakes Fegley and Millicent Simmonds. Ben (Oakes Fegley) and Rose (Millicent Simmonds) are two deaf children from different […]

Nästan två år senare… En kvinna mördas brutalt vid brofästet på Pepparholmen. Det visar sig att offret är Margrethe Thormod, generaldirektör för Migrationsverket i Köpenhamn, och kanske finns motivet att hitta i en skandal runt en uppmärksammad utvisning som nyligen drabbat Margrethe personligen. Henrik Sabroe börjar utreda det makabra mordet tillsammans med sin danska kollega […]

Based on his own controversial and incendiary stage play about a young college student who accuses her much older professor of sexual harassment, David Mamet’s riveting drama features two grandstand performances from leads William H Macy (Fargo, Magnolia) and Debra Eisenstadt. Now more relevant and provocative than ever, Oleanna is both a reaction against the plague of political correctness, and a […]

Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s animated marvel Fantastic Planet, a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction. The film is set on a distant planet