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Lost in translation: when film-makers hit the language barrier

Making films in another language is always a risk – for every Yorgos Lanthimos-style success, there’s a Wong Kar-wai disaster lurking around the corner

Published: 24 Feb 2020

Best culture of the 21st century The 100 best films of the 21st century

Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000

Published: 13 Sep 2019

Iranian film director Farhadi endorses Rouhani for president

Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi throws his weight behind moderate incumbent before Friday’s poll

Published: 14 May 2017

Asghar Farhadi's Oscar message looked down on Trump from outer space

The Iranian film-maker’s choice of a former Nasa scientist and the first Iranian in space to pick up his best foreign language Oscar delivered a subtle but powerful message about a world without borders

Published: 27 Feb 2017
The best quotes from the 2017 Oscars

From Viola Davis’s lyrical paean to art, to the barbs Jimmy Kimmel aimed at Trump, here are the highlights from the acceptance speeches and award presentationsrs

Published: 27 Feb 2017
Moonlight wins Oscar for best picture … two minutes after La La Land

Cockup casts shadow over victory for Barry Jenkins’s acclaimed drama as movie musical is mistakenly named winner by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty

Published: 27 Feb 2017
The Salesman wins best foreign language Oscar

Protest vote against Donald Trump’s travel ban suspected to be partly behind Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s surprise victory

Published: 26 Feb 2017

Hollywood chooses protests over parties as the stars get ready for Oscars activism

Published: 18 Feb 2017

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