July 2003

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Features

#Bewitched

Carl Dreyer's classic films have a reputation for austere formal rigour. As a season of his work is launched, Mark Le Fanu finds deeply felt emotions at their core.

#Everywhere And Nowhere

The Matrix won a following among both philosophers and fan boys. As Reloaded breaks box-office records, Jonathan Romney explores the myth and the marketing.

Thieves Like Us

Lars von Trier's Dogville was the talking point at this year's Cannes. On an exclusive visit to the set, Stig Bjorkman talked to the director and his star Nicole Kidman Plus our round-up of Cannes 2003.

How to be Good

Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby is a perennial favourite for screen adaptation. As a new version is released, Michael Eaton asks how the novel's themes mesh with present -day politics.

Back to basics

Être et avoir is an exquisite documentary set in a tiny school in rural France. Richard Falcon talks to the director about defeating his fear of the classroom.

Selected reviews

#Film of the Month: Unknown Pleasures

A textured study of disaffected youth, Jia Zhang Ke's Unknown Pleasures is a subtle dissection of provincial ennui, argues Peter Matthews.

#Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

#Springtime in a Small Town

Reviews in this issue:

  • Anger Management
  • Broken Wings
  • La Comunidad
  • Criminal Lovers
  • Dark Water
  • Dirty Deeds
  • Extreme Ops
  • Fausto 5.0
  • fear dot com
  • Full Frontal
  • Fulltime Killer
  • Girls Can't Swim
  • Half Past Dead
  • Igby Goes Down
  • In the Name of Buddha
  • The Jungle Book 2
  • Kangaroo Jack
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • Max
  • Old School
  • Pot Luck
  • Ripley's Game
  • Snake of June
  • Springtime in a Small Town
  • Summer Things
  • Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
  • Film of the Month: Unknown Pleasures
  • Winged Migration
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