Movie has tragedy at its heart but more than anything else it is one of the great ‘city films’

The soccer star was the film-maker’s first contact with spectacle, with ‘a high form of entertainment’

Italian translator worked alongside Giovanni Trapattoni on many press conferences

Donald Clarke: Blue is the Warmest Colour, 12 Years a Slave both overlooked in the polls

Pornography – even hard-core – was once big box office. The internet changed everything

US president says pro-growth policies needed, in interview with Italian newspaper

The ungovernable city known as Gomorrah has experienced a ‘riscatto’ – redemption – thanks to the popularity of Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels

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Michael Caine. Harvey Keitel. Jane Fonda. Rachel Weisz. Paul Dano - the great cast ultimately becomes marginalised by the busyness of Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film

Opening film obscure, but the 68th festival has much to offer, writes Donald Clarke in Cannes

Film starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz selected for main competition

From outlying areas that beckon with new restaurants and bars, to the historic centre, Rome proves its beauty runs deep

François Truffaut’s famous Dark Lady may be a little more auburn these days, but Ardant’s passion for life and cinema is undimmed: ‘You must follow your instincts, your pleasures, your love. And you will be a winner’

Visitors go into game as underdogs having lost to Scotland in dying embers of game

Putting his reputation on the line. Donald Clarke predicts the big prizes at the Academy Awards tomorrow night - and who deserves to win in each category