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

Skin

A film that tells the heartbreaking true story of a mixed race child in South Africa, writes Philip French

Cloud 9

This simple, precise, painfully truthful German movie, edited to the bone, deals with the destructive power of irresistible romantic love, writes Philip French

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

This elegant, cerebral 1985 Japanese-American film is both spellbinding and distancing, says Philip French

35 Shots of Rum

We are constantly held by this quiet, subtle, elliptical film that observes its characters' moods, writes Philip French

Cloud 9 review – in love, older doesn’t mean wiser

The sex scenes are arguably pedantic and even crude, but this is raw human drama, well acted

35 Shots of Rum

Peter Bradshaw: France's queen of attuned arthouse Claire Denis returns with a miraculous family drama

Philip French’s screen legends

No 60: Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933-

DVD review: Three Monkeys

The atmosphere and visuals are so impressive, you hardly notice the story unfolding, says Phelim O'Neill