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Born in '68 (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 24 September

French hippie ideals sour in less than convincing style

“What a tremendous eye he has,” said David Bowie of the film-maker Nagisa Oshima after working with him on Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. Ryan Gilbey celebrates the Japanese director’s eroticism and wicked sense of humour

Sin nombre (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 13 August

This immigrant tale is a flimsy but entertaining gangland thriller

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 06 August

There’s life yet in the French gangster movie genre

Kambakkht Ishq (12A)

By Ryan Gilbey - 30 July

There’s no need for Bollywood to appeal to Middle England – it’s a success already

Darling, you were wonderful

By Ryan Gilbey - 07 May

The world of an ageing courtesan is made too seductive for its own good

Africa’s Oscars

By Katrina Manson - 23 April

African cinema is in a fix, yet at the top Burkinabé film festival, Katrina Manson finds no lack of inspiration

Chinks in his Armani

By Ryan Gilbey - 19 March

The life of Italy’s malevolent former leader is rendered in unforgiving style Il Divo (15) dir: Paolo Sorrentino

Turkish delight

By Ryan Gilbey - 12 February

Nuri Bilge Ceylan takes on film noir - and makes it very much his own Three Monkeys (15) dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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