Murina review – smouldering intensity, fragile manhood and young beauty
This confident debut is set on the rocky Adriatic coast where a spear fisher plays a dangerous game with his wife, daughter and a dodgy land deal
Small Body review – a sublimely shot parable of spiritual redemption
Mystery and an air of magic run through Laura Samani’s dark folktale about a young woman in shock after the stillborn death of her first child
‘It plunged me back to waiting for a period’: Annie Ernaux and Audrey Diwan on abortion film Happening
An award-winning new drama tells of a young woman’s quest for an illegal abortion in 1960s France. Its director and the writer on whose autobiography it is based explain why the subject is still important
‘You really hope they don’t have sex’: meet the man behind the Finnish answer to Lost in Translation
Juho Kuosmanen’s new film Compartment No 6 won the Cannes Grand Prix last year. He talks of how it was received in Russia, his underdog status and whether he is a romantic
Spiritwalker review – stylish South Korean body-swap actioner
An amnesiac wakes in a new body every 12 hours in Yoon Jae-geun’s bruising thriller already set for a Hollywood remake
The Audition review – Nina Hoss is compelling in brutal classical music drama
Hoss plays a violin teacher under pressure in her personal and professional life as she begins work with a new student
The Worst Person in the World – a mesmerising heroine for our times
Renate Reinsve’s barnstorming, flesh-and-blood performance is the heartbeat of Joachim Trier’s wistful tragicomic romance
Going for gold: where to stream the 2022 Oscar contenders
In the run-up to Sunday’s awards ceremony, here are the films, shorts and documentaries tipped for a statuette – most of which can be found online
Sex, strikes and Nazis: the revered director making Austria spill its secrets
The Austrian film-maker is best known for investigating the uncomfortable corners of her country’s history. Now she’s won an award for her latest film, which explores male sexual fantasy
The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic
Renate Reinsve is sublime as a young woman veering between lovers in a film that reminds us of the genre’s life-affirming potential
Why Drive My Car should win the best picture Oscar
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s light yet profound drama is the kind of thrilling discovery that foreign-language cinema is all about
Master Cheng review – soupy tale of a Chinese chef in smalltown Finland
The dubious locals are won over by a Shanghai widower’s cooking in this hokey but soothing story of acceptance
The Metamorphosis of Birds review – poetic Portuguese documentary
A father and daughter are united by the absence of their mothers in Catarina Vasconcelos’s contemplative debut feature
Great Freedom review – powerful gay prison drama set in postwar Germany
A concentration camp survivor is incarcerated for decades for his sexuality in this nonlinear film with a remarkable performance from Franz Rogowski
La Civil review – compelling cartel kidnap drama with a vérité edge
Teodora Miha imbues this harrowing tale of a mother’s search for justice with a documentarian’s gaze, in a solidly made descent into every parent’s worst nightmare