Alberto Sordi
Actor and director who made his name mocking the Italian way of life on screen.
Abouna review – profound tenderness in Chadian search saga
This beautifully gentle and lucid film rises head and shoulders above the rest of the week’s new releases
The Son’s Room review – brilliantly affecting drama of the pain of bereavement
This beautiful film really is a very accomplished piece of work from Moretti, superbly acted, refreshingly direct and blessed with an ingenious, unexpected final act
The State I Am In
FilmhouseRating **
Slogans
UGCRating ****
Under the Sand review – mysterious drama of denial
An intriguing film about grief and emotion, with Charlotte Rampling as an academic whose husband goes missing on holiday
Bela Tarr: Out of the shadows
For years, the films of Hungarian director Bela Tarr were the stuff of legend. But now his 'anti-movies' of mud, alcohol and betrayal can be seen here. He talks to Jonathan Romney.
Crane World
A study of an out-of-work Argentinian ex-musician may not sound the most promising material for a feature film, but first-time director Pablo Trapero has crafted an impressive debut - one that emphasises the dignity of his subject without lapsing into agit-prop.
Rosetta review – the Dardennes’ uncompromising, passionate tale of poverty
This is a film with a rigorous transforming gaze, a strange and passionate urgency, whose grace and lyricism has earned it, simply, the status of classic