In 1932, Jean Renoir took the raw, anarchic potential of the Swiss-born actor Michel Simon and squeezed his flailing limbs into the film known as Boudu Saved From Drowning.
Perhaps the great of all dramatic conceits is the idea that love descends upon us like a plague of locusts, an all-consuming storm that leaves the landscape utterly desolate except for the
When one thinks of European cinema, one is far more likely to think of France, Italy, Germany or Spain than one is to think of Greece. Greek cinema seldom wows festival audiences
Though best known for his appearances in the Red Riding trilogy, The Bourne Ultimatum and his on-going collaboration with Shane Meadows (including A Room for Romeo Brass and Dead Man’s Shoes), Paddy
Having pummelled billions out of audiences with their Summer tentpoles, Hollywood now turns its attentions to the awards season that allows them to make money from smaller and more ‘grown up’ productions,