Film

Australian director Alethea Jones is forging a prosperous career in Hollywood – but the path to success was by no means a straight one.

Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader created some of the most acclaimed films of the 1970s and 1980s, and as he releases his new film, Master Gardener, it’s clear age hasn’t wearied him.

After 50 years at the forefront of feminist filmmaking, director Margarethe von Trotta is back with a cinematic work about the brilliant Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann.

Maryam Touzani’s gorgeously subtle second film, The Blue Caftan, shows the skill and intelligence of a much more experienced director.

The restoration of Jean Eustache’s classic 1973 film La Maman et la Putain brings a bleak masterpiece back to the screen.

Jerzy Skolimowski’s latest film, EO, exposes the cruelties and foibles of humankind through the eyes of a donkey.

The secret behind Rolf de Heer’s remarkable filmography is pursuing a good life rather than a career.

The Oscar-nominated independent film To Leslie features magnificent performances from a stunning ensemble cast.

Charlotte Wells’s Aftersun is a haunting excavation of memory and loss, seen through the eyes of a young girl.

Cate Blanchett is magnificently troubling in Todd Field’s portrait of a brilliant but deeply flawed conductor.