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Breathless goodbye
The race to finish Jean-Luc Godard’s last film, one day before he died

The cinematic legend died the way he lived – in a blaze of inscrutable, impossible film-making. We meet the team who helped shoot the final scene of his swansong just before his death by assisted suicide

The latest from Cannes

All We Imagine As Light
Dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph

Dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph

Motel Destino
Terrifically acted Brazilian erotic noir thriller

Terrifically acted Brazilian erotic noir thriller

Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody

Paolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody

Marcello Mio
Droll Catherine Deneuve best thing in twee Mastroianni family whimsy

Droll Catherine Deneuve best thing in twee Mastroianni family whimsy

Rumours
Close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7

Close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7

The Apprentice
Trump campaign threatens legal action over biopic that depicts him as a rapist

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anya Taylor-Joy is tremendous as chase resumes

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Atlas
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Jennifer Lopez learns to love AI in silly Netflix mockbuster

The Beach Boys
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Rather too sunny account of 60s pop legends’ story

The Boy in the Woods
Boys’ own tale of Holocaust fugitive forced to fend for himself

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5lbs of Pressure
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