Judi Dench in Philomena: The Mother Who Never Gave Up
Dench and Steve Coogan bring warmth and wit to the true story of a woman who searched for her stolen child
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As I Lay Dying: James Franco Does William Faulkner
An “unfilmable” novel becomes an art movie of modest accomplishments and frustrations
The Company You Keep: If Redford, Sarandon and Christie Had Been ’60s Radicals
Veteran stars give a wintry glow to this portrait of old rebels who may have outgrown their cause
Café de Flore: Twin Flames in an Enlightening Film
Vanessa Paradis and Hélène Florent are luminous as women trapped in the rapture of love
Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell: Secrets and Lies
The Canadian actress-director probes the mysteries of her family history in the most fulfilling, devastating work at this year’s Venice Film Festival
The Palme d’Amour: Director Michael Haneke Takes Cannes’ Top Prize—Again
Michael Haneke’s quietly magnificent story of love on the brink of death takes the top prize, while seven American films oozing with star quality get no love at all
Palme d’Or Preview: Handicapping Five Top Contenders at Cannes
On the Festival’s final day, we consider films from the U.S., the U.K., Romania, Denmark and France
Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 1: Zac Efron in The Paperboy
The tweens’ dreamboat gets down and dirty in this lurid, racially charged melodrama
Michael Haneke’s Poignant Amour: The Flowers and the Stars
The Austrian director, already a Cannes winner for The White Ribbon, presents a wrenching tale of love in its final fulfillment
Rust and Bone: The Love Story of Two Cripples
Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard stars in a gritty romance of outrageous plot contrivances and splendid performances