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‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left?’
Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on The Return  
‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left?’
The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physique
Picks of the week
Samuel L Jackson on Deep Blue Sea  
‘I’ve had many deaths – but everyone remembers this one’
‘I’ve had many deaths – but everyone remembers this one’
‘I was surprised how common it is’  
Mikko Mäkelä on his film about an author who enters sex work
Mikko Mäkelä on his film about an author who enters sex work
Behind the scenes at Café Flesh  
‘Porn is the most conservative business I was ever in’
‘Porn is the most conservative business I was ever in’
The reader interview  
Geoffrey Rush on Pirates, Pinter and pugs
Geoffrey Rush on Pirates, Pinter and pugs
Misericordia  
A sinner, a killer and a very controversial erection
A sinner, a killer and a very controversial erection
‘A kitchen film with no food porn’  
How Alonso Ruizpalacios sold Rooney Mara on his abortion drama
How Alonso Ruizpalacios sold Rooney Mara on his abortion drama
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Tilda Swinton end-of-the-world singalong drama commands attention
The End  
Tilda Swinton end-of-the-world singalong drama commands attention
There are very good performances from Michael Shannon and Swinton, who go to ground in a survival bunker with their son, only to come across an uninvited guest
This week's reviews
War Paint – Women at War  
Female conflict artists get their moment in the spotlight
Female conflict artists get their moment in the spotlight
Rita  
Sensitive portrait of domestic abuse seen through the eyes of a child
Sensitive portrait of domestic abuse seen through the eyes of a child
Terra in Vista  
Roaming with a found family of seasonal farm labourers
Roaming with a found family of seasonal farm labourers
The Stimming Pool  
Film-makers on the autistic spectrum dive ingeniously into the uncanny
Film-makers on the autistic spectrum dive ingeniously into the uncanny
Irena’s Vow  
The extraordinary tale of a real-life Holocaust rescuer
The extraordinary tale of a real-life Holocaust rescuer
We recommend
Chinese gangster’s girlfriend saga burns bright
Ash Is Purest White  
Chinese gangster’s girlfriend saga burns bright
Jia Zhang-ke’s latest is an often glorious drama about how one woman’s journey from self-sacrificial moll to avenging criminal echoes her country’s embrace of capitalism
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