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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’
The Palme D’Or winner on working with the iconic Catherine Deneuve in his first film set outside Japan
Four seasons in 11 days: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
Céline Sciamma’s impeccable study of desire and freedom is a slow burn
Joan Didion’s eerily contemporary ‘The White Album’
The seminal essay’s ongoing resonance is explored in this interactive production coming to Sydney Festival
A tale of triumph and exploitation: ‘Black Cockatoo’
The little-known story of history-making Aboriginal cricketer Johnny Mullagh and his team is told in this new play
Australian cinema finds a new audience at the Marrakech International Film Festival
Julian Barnes’s playfully incisive ‘The Man in the Red Coat’
This biography of a suave Belle Époque physician doubles as a literary response to Brexit
Mati Diop’s haunting ‘Atlantics’
The French-Senegalese director channels ancient fables and contemporary nightmares in this ghostly love story
‘I’m with the Band: Nasty Cherry’
This Netflix series pays lip service to female empowerment in the music industry, but ultimately reinforces its limits
Streaming highlights: November 2019
‘The Crown’, ‘For All Mankind’ and ‘Dickinson’ offer new perspectives on history, and pragmatism meets pyramid schemes in ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’
‘The Topeka School’ by Ben Lerner
The American author’s latest novel canvasses the seething hate speech of the burgeoning alt-right and white-boy rap battles in the Midwest