In some ways she may be a monster, but Netzer and co-writer Radulescu find a path for Cornelia that steers clear of outright condemnation. Her tragic devotion to her son is so absolute that she retains our pity.
An upper class woman loses all sight of morality as she strives to save her son from a prison sentence for knocking down an killing a child.
Abdkalykov's attention to detail, from watching bugs crawl across floors, to the endless blue of the open sky mark out the qualities of a true visual artist.
A teenage boy confronts adulthood as he waits to join the army.
Yet although the film is shot wide by an unmoving camera in full naturalist mode, we ultimately remain uncertain whether Chocó has taught Everlides a lesson, or just dreamt that she has.
The story of a woman struggling on the thin line between hope and despair in a small Columbian village.
Craig Shilowich's careful scripting avoids all the usual mental illness cliches and hystrionics to help us sympathise with her even in her most unpleasant moments.
True story of a driven but troubled TV news reporter.
The film neatly encapsulates the frustrations provided by its director: talent is displayed and interest grabbed, but in the end there’s only mild dissatisfaction and a sense of untapped potential.
A middle-class London family struggle with dysfunction.
The Director's Cut, as expected, beefs up the storyline with more established characters and small scenes to make sense of previously disorientating sub-plots.
David Twohy beefs up his sci-fi fantasy and makes it less disorientating.
The questions of truth, representation, subjectivity and objectivity define the documentary form, and Antonioni's extraordinary film encapsulates these issues while focusing on one of the world's most 'unknowable' cultures.
Documentary exploring China in the early 70s, originally shown as a three-part TV series.
