Review: David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future
David Cronenberg's latest descent into the twisted worlds of underground obsession and dystopian horror leaves much to be wanted...
On Vittorio De Sica
The Guardian's chief film critic Peter Bradshaw pens his thoughts on the great director Vittorio De Sica
Fellini’s Dreams
Our Rome correspondent Alain Elkann reminisces on Fellini’s Rome and his encounters with the director…including in his sleep.
The Legacy Of La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is Fellini’s masterpiece, and perhaps the most famous Italian film of all time. In his essay, Jonathan Romney looks at the movie’s prestige over time, as well as the addictively glamorous world it depicts.
A Memory of Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso is one of the great love letters to cinema. Here, our online editor Luke Georgiades shares a love letter to Tornatore’s film.
A Personal Account Of ‘The Dollars Trilogy’
Gretchen Heffernan gives us her personal perspective on Sergio Leone's classic 'Dollars Trilogy'
The 79th Venice Film Festival: A Watchlist
The twenty-four films vying for the Golden Lion this year – and the ten we think are the ones to watch
No Escape: Memories in Time in Chris Marker’s La Jetée
Chris Marker’s La Jetée is a masterclass in the evocation of memory, argues Luke Georgiades.
Louis Malle, Damage and the Erotic Thriller
Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes explores Louis Malle's Damage, the controversial film from the director of Goodbye, Children and Elevator to the Gallows.
A Note on Paris, 13th District
Writer Julien Planté brings his perspective on Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District
The Mark of Clouzot’s Le Corbeau
Writer Natasha A. Fraser looks at the history of Clouzot’s Le Corbeau, and how the accusatory letters would transcend into French public life.
AnaĂŻs In Love and the ethics of selfishness
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet delivers a remarkably polished debut that speaks to the age of the "chaotic femme"
The Utopian Fluidity of Shortbus
John Cameron Mitchell's boundary-pushing sex-comedy remains a refreshing ode to fluidity.
La Nouvelle Vague au Feminin
The new trend of female auteurs ought to be considered an industry-changing movement, Julien Planté argues.
Cannes: Festival of Festivals
Our Editor-in-Chief Charles Finch on the allure of Cannes during festival season.
The French Holiday Flick
A travelogue through the south of France, the summertime muse of Cinema Francais.
Coffee with Sir Christopher Hampton and Elsa Zylberstein
The following discussion took place between the actress Elsa Zylberstein and the Oscar-winning writer-director Sir Christopher Hampton. Over strong coffee, sitting in Sir Christopher’s colourful West London office, he intimately opened up about his life in theatre and cinema, and the uncompromising power of words.
On Paths of Glory
Offering his unique insight, Matthew Modine shares an essay on his memories of working with Kubrick, Paths of Glory, and Full Metal Jacket.
5 Films on our San Sebastián Film Festival Watchlist
The team at ARF compile a list of 5 films they're anticipating at the 70th annual San Sebastián international film festival...
Seven Lessons From Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director and writer Mark Cousins opens up on the ways that Pier Paolo Pasolini changed his life, in this emotional, deeply personal essay.
The Hidden Charms of Sophia Loren
Writer Natasha A. Fraser explores how Sophia Loren won over Hollywood.
Morricone: A Reluctant Genius
Ennio Morricone made some of the most memorable scores in film history, but his relationship to his art could be complicated, writes Jason Solomons.
Nino Rota: The Soundtrack to Fellini
Francesca Fabbri Fellini, Federico Fellini’s niece, reminisces on the magic and unique bond between the director and composer Nino Rota from her youth.
Luchino and the Leopard
Luchino Visconti was full of paradoxes. Here, Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes investigates the man behind The Leopard.
Riviera Paradiso
Many of us grow up with cinema, but Bill Prince was practically raised in one. Here, the writer and editor remembers the magnificent theatre that shaped his early years.
Real Love: Cinema Paradiso
Allegra Handelsman writes of love in Guiseppe Tornatore's iconic Cinema Paradiso...
