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Inversion review – compelling Iranian drama

Family and duty come into conflict in Behnam Behzadi’s tale of a woman torn

Un Beau Soleil Interieur (Let the Sunshine In) review – Juliette Binoche excels in grownup film

Inspired by, but not adapted from, Roland Barthes, Claire Denis’ new film about a single woman living alone in Paris is a sophisticated delight

Machines review – piercing portrait of India’s textile industry

With the mystery and potency of a dream, Rahul Jain’s documentary focuses on conditions in the factories of Gujurat, many of which supply clothes to the west

Jupiter’s Moon review – ambitious parable about a flying refugee never quite takes off

Hungarian film-maker Kornél Mundruczó follows up White God with this odd, idiosyncratic story about a Syrian refugee who discovers he has a superpower

Inversion review – woman fights patriarchy in Tehran-set family drama

Behnam Behzadi’s absorbing film offers a subdued tale of family dynamics but ultimately shies away from the issues

Loveless review – eerie thriller of hypnotic, mysterious intensity from Leviathan director

Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev has produced another masterpiece in this apocalyptic study of a failed marriage and the subsequent disappearance of a child

La Strada review – Fellini masterpiece hits the road again

The heart-wrenching story of a young woman sold by her mother to a strolling player is infused with humanity, theatricality and operatic pathos

The 10 best things to do this week: The Great Escape and The Addams Family

Brighton’s new-music festival returns for the 12th year, while Les Dennis and Samantha Womack star in a musical take on the oddball aristocrats

Tomcat review – too much pussyfooting around in this dark Austrian drama

The harrowing death of a pet cat marks the turning point in this disturbing piece of arthouse cinema, but it’s hard to care about the bereaved owners

Harmonium review – family secrets bubble up in intoxicating drama

In Koji Fukada’s slow, elegant film, the appearance of an old acquaintance throws a family out of balance

Suntan review – stellar male midlife crisis comedy gets steadily darker

A superbly directed, quietly devastating film about an EasyJet Gustav von Aschenbach who embarrasses himself by falling in love with a younger beauty

Heal the Living review – heart-rending tale of organ donation

Katell Quillévéré’s polished mosaic of interconnected lives is intelligently acted and visually arresting

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki review – delightful, mysterious Finnish comedy

The story of a Finnish boxer taking on a big-shot US star on home turf is the basis for this strange and wonderful comedy

Clash review – epic view of Egyptian revolution from the back of a van

Mohamed Diab brings claustrophobic intimacy to a historic moment in this stunning thriller, set inside a police vehicle during Egypt’s 2013 street protests

Cézanne et Moi review – sunkissed biopic of artistic frenemies

This account of the rivalry between Cézanne and Zola – played by Guillaumes Canet and Gallienne – is cinéma du papa with an edge

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