Sun-soaked and spirited, Jacques Rozier’s French New Wave classic captures the national obsession with the summer holidays – with just a splash of insouciance

Francesco Sossai’s laid-back comedy heralds a new name in Italian cinema, but another live-action Disney remake just proves how good the animated original was

A starry cast can’t make us care about the dysfunctional family in this black comedy from Karim Aïnouz

This year’s film festival showcased pictures that were brilliant, bad and bleak

The glittering stars of Anglo-American cinema preside over a European festival that favours the red-carpet factor. But it’s an Arabic drama that’s got everyone talking