Skip to main content

Search: Starring Xavier Beauvois

  • A Castle In Italy (2013)
    Review preview for A Castle In Italy

    Everyone is allowed to over-act, not least herself, who runs the gamut of wet-eyed self-pity to hysteria.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A family are forced to sell their Italian home.
  • Farewell, My Queen (2012)
    Review preview for Farewell, My Queen

    Diane Kruger has only four days, all at the Petit Trianon, to leave her mark. And she does - a fervent and poignant, half-aware queen.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    The early days of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of the servants at Versailles.
  • Let The Sunshine In (2017)
    Review preview for Let The Sunshine In

    Denis and Binoche take a perceptive and light approach to what could have been hackneyed material.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Isabelle, single mum, divorced artist with one child, is looking for love. True love at last.
  • Ponette (1996)
    Review preview for Ponette

    A lovely, lyrical little film with a startlingly good performance by little Ponette.

    Symon Parsons · 5 out of 5
    A little girl comes to terms with the death of her mum.
  • Villa Amalia (2009)
    Review preview for Villa Amalia

    Jacquot's film does not pander to the young or inexperienced and requires the viewer to read between the lines.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

News and features

Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns

Going ape Antonin Niclass on character creation, empathy and animated short Into The Forest

Freeform Will Niava on grief, new immigrant experiences and Jazz Infernal

In silence Emir Kumova on child marriage in Türkiye, moral challenges and making The Witness

Taking a ride into liminal spaces Katharine Round on making documentary Ghost Town

Flying blind Michael Woloson and Scott Tinkham on improvisation, experimental writing and Littermates

In deep water Dominic Curran on internet overexposure and A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing

More news and features

Festival coverage

Festivals
Cannes festival coverage, 2026

We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Leeds International Film Festival, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights.



We're looking forward to the French Film Festival and DOC NYC.



We've recently brought you coverage of the Belfast Film Festival, Halloween Frightfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Newfest, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and Grimmfest.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.