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First Thing: European leaders meet as US and Russia lock them out of Ukraine talks

The meeting, convened by Emmanuel Macron, comes as US officials prepare for talks in Riyadh with their Russian counterparts. Plus, the comprehensive ridiculing of New Zealand’s tourism campaign

The Guardian - UK

‘They wanted to attack me’: Aurore Clément on violent premieres and smuggling bananas for Brando

As the film that caused havoc at its Paris premiere resurfaces, the great French actor looks back on an extraordinary career, from the furore of Meetings With Anna to the meltdown of Apocalypse Now

The Guardian - UK

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles review – sex, secrets and the unbearable silence of loneliness

A 50th-anniversary release for Chantal Akerman’s meticulous masterpiece, voted the best film of all time by Sight and Sound

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Film that critics voted the ‘best of all time’ is coming back to cinemas

Acclaimed drama remains little-seen by mainstream audiences

The Independent UK

Niels Arestrup obituary

Actor who played unsavoury bullies yet was also capable of bringing fresh shading to time-worn characters

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Feel like a movie? The top 50 films of all time according to Marcio Kogan

Marcio Kogan's top 50 films of all time; the architect taps into his passion for the moving image and shares with us his recommendations

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10 Successful Female Directors Who Made A Mark In The Industry But Go Unnoticed

The contributions of several gifted female directors have shaped the history of cinema, with some of the most influential figures paving the way for up-and-coming female directors.

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Jeanne Dielman: 'greatest film of all time' is a masterpiece of slow cinema that richly details life's quiet intricacies

Every ten years the British Film Institute’s (BFI) in-house magazine, Sight and Sound, polls a large number of critics and film-writers to produce a list of the greatest films of all time.

The Conversation

Female director tops poll of greatest films for first time in 70 years

Chantal Akerman’s 1975 film Jeanne Dielman claims top spot in the 2022 BFI Sight and Sound poll

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The 'greatest film of all time': Chantal Akerman's win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman’s 1975 hypnotic study of a mother performing domestic chores in microscopic detail – has just been crowned the “greatest film of all time” in Sight and Sound’s prestigious poll.

The Conversation

British Film Institute releases latest top 100 film list of all time, but why should you care?

The British Film Institute's once-a-decade Sight & Sound poll has named the greatest movie of all time, but with so many other top 100 film lists kicking about, ABC Radio film critic Matt Neal conducts a data crunch to determine which, if any, is the definitive list, and why they…

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Brilliant and radical, Chantal Akerman deserves to top Sight and Sound’s greatest films poll

It’s high time a woman won Sight and Sound’s all-time vote, and Jeanne Dielman’s ascension to the No 1 spot is exhilarating

The Guardian - UK

Chantal Akerman first woman to top Sight and Sound’s greatest all-time films poll

Film-maker’s 1976 feature Jeanne Dielman pushes Vertigo into second place and Citizen Kane into third

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Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time poll: The 2022 results are in – and there’s a new winner

Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ was pushed into second place

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