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Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to the terrific A Separation sees him moving from Iran to France.
Directing through an interpreter, he’s managed to coax a devastating performance from Bérénice Bejo (who took Best Actress at last year’s Cannes) as a serial monogamist mother.
Radically u-turning from the breezy charm of The Artist , she saves the film, mostly because its plot – Iranian husband (Ali Mosaffa) returns to France to divorce Bejo’s Marie, secrets are revealed – comes dangerously close to perpetuating rational man/hysterical woman stereotypes.
And however much the arthouse trappings try to hide it, the silly late act twists belong on an episode of EastEnders.
Nintendo Switch 2 launch price won't "really matter," analyst says, because early Nintendo buyers "aren't very price-sensitive" anyway – if it's not "egregious," it will sell
Nintendo Switch 2 leaks "essentially ruined the reveal" according to one analyst: "It was very unfortunate for Nintendo"
The Hollow Knight: Silksong ARG turned out to be us clutching at straws, but dev says: "the game is real, progressing and will release"
