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There’s a fairy-tale element to this – and once the famous names start to be introduced, including Sarah Bernhardt, it becomes obvious it’s no history lesson – but that suits the crowdpleasing material well.

The creepy big brother aspect of the film pervades everything.

While Hereafter is at times thought-provoking in its own way, it lacks the sense of friction and urgency that have made his previous works such must-watch masterpieces.

The raw energy that Cassel brought to his role in La Haine has been harnessed again.

Daniele Thompson has enticed delightful performances from a diverse cast.

Their adventures and scrapes and close encounters of the emotional kind are wittily chronicled in Xavier's short history of his life so far.

The war was monumental in its emotional and physical destruction. The film succeeds on many levels, most of all with the heart and mind of the boy witness.

The Singer is a healthy reminder of the unequivocal natural force that Depardieu can summon when he's in focus and on target.

Though the events unfold forward, the feel of Summertime is that of a pleasantly painful memory recalled backwards, clutching you emotionally as if you were looking at a faded photo album.

The seriousness of their approach overcomes the merest suggestion of parody.