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© Sony Pictures International Has Pedro Almodovar really been making feature films for 42 years? Si. For five decades, the Spanish director has become one of Europe's most cherished filmmakers tackling weighty subjects such as the suppression of sexual identity, psychopathic behaviour, sexual abuse, Catholic Church oppression and misogyny. But while he has addressed those issues, Almodovar has done that with great panache. © Sony Pictures International His movies have been lauded for their vibrant, colourful imagery but they have also been striking because of their veneration of women and their empathy for people in the most challenging of situations. Almodovar has shown a flair for the melodramatic like Douglas Sirk but he also has had a fascination with the grotesque like his fellow countryman Luis Bunuel. He hasn't been afraid too to channel Alfred Hitchcock from time to time during a rarely dull, remarkably consistent career. Over 42 years, the Calzada de Calatrava born fil

  © BBC Films  Sometimes a film just grabs you in its first five minutes. Once it has grabbed you, it never lets go until it finally delivers its final, devastating emotional punch. 'Aftersun' is that sort of film. The debut feature of Charlotte Wells, it's a masterclass in subtle visual storytelling and understated acting. © BBC Films But it also takes on huge topics and addresses them in a really sophisticated way. Frankie Corio plays Sophie, an 11 year old girl who has flown from Edinburgh to Turkey to join her dad, Paul Mescal's Calum on a resort holiday. The film begins with camcorder footage recorded on the holiday with Sophie asking Calum questions. The footage freezes when she asks him what he wanted to grow up to be when he was 11. © BBC Films We know watching it that Wells will probably return to this scene and that it could be a pivotal moment for the film but we don't know why. The audience soon learns that Calum, who has a cast on his right arm, is sepa

© Disney+ There are certain Disney movies that will always have a special place in your heart as a parent. In our family, Kevin Lima's 2007 animated and live action comedy 'Enchanted' is one of them. 'Enchanted' was one of the first films my daughter connected with as a child. But it is also a real joy to watch. © Disney+ Some of that is down to 'Enchanted''s clever reworking of classic Disney fairytale tropes. The film affectionately parodies Disney classics, riffing on the usual ingredients - the innocent Princess, the evil Queen, the protective animal, the dumb Prince - in a story that transports them all via a portal from the animated kingdom of Andalasia to real life New York. Emerging from a manhole cover in Times Square, Amy Adams' Giselle is an innocent abroad. Raised in a fantasy land of music, romance and talking animals, she has to cope with the harshness of the big city but soon finds an unlikely Prince in the shape of Patrick Dempsey'

© Davor and Andela Rostuhar and BR It would be very easy to have a go at 'Love Around The World'. There's nothing particularly high concept about the documentary. Thirty three couples from around the world are asked to muse on the meaning of love and tell stories about how they came together. However Croat filmmakers Davor and Andela Rostuhar's feature offers a little bit more than that. © Davor and Andela Rostuhar and BR For 'Love Around The World' has its roots in the Rostuhars' own story. The couple met when Davor, a photographer, was preparing for a trip to the South Pole. Davor proposed to Andela on a boat in Antarctica - footage of which appears in the film. But rather than focus on their own bliss, the couple were keen to understand what love and marriage meant to different people in different cultures. © Davor and Andela Rostuhar and BR After they wed, the Rostuhars packed their cameras and embarked on a long honeymoon travelling to tge five continen