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What were the roaring 20s really like?

The roaring 20s are back in vogue thanks to Baz Luhrmann’s Jazz Age spectacle The Great Gatsby, but what was the decade really like? Here’s our guide to how boys and girls of the 20s got their kicks.

Cheering on British film in Cannes: the UK Film Centre

Clio Barnard and Mark Cousins are among the filmmakers and industry professionals celebrating British film at the UK Film Centre in Cannes.

The many faces of Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier has never been shy of sensational subject matter or media notoriety. Paul O’Callaghan offers an introduction to the provocations of one of world cinema’s most divisive directors.

10 great films set in the roaring 20s

The 1920s roar again in the new film of The Great Gatsby, but Baz Luhrmann’s extravaganza is not the first film to revel in the decadence of the Jazz Age. Here are 10 of the best.

The joys of analogue

As digital technology takes over, so our affection for analogue grows. Joseph Ernst’s short film Londoners delights in the textures of archaic camera technology to document street life in the modern capital.

British films at Cannes 2013

Exciting debut features and the new film from Clio Barnard give British cinema a healthy presence at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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