Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, director of ¡Ay Carmela!, has died aged 91
One of Spain’s most prolific auteurs continued to work until the end – his last film, Walls Can Talk, was released last week Veteran Spanish...
Category : Culture
The other Monet: impressionist’s brother is star of new exhibition
A Paris show will focus on Claude’s little-known elder sibling Léon Monet and his impressionist collection The name Monet conjures up pictures of water lilies,...
‘Chance of a lifetime’ Vermeer exhibition to open in Amsterdam
Rare exhibition assembles 28 paintings by enigmatic Dutch master in one place For once, say its curators, “the chance of a lifetime” may be right:...
‘We have been mistaken for terrorists’: Italy’s most controversial rap group fight persecution
P38-La Gang perform in balaclavas, namecheck the Red Brigades – and are under criminal investigation for inciting terrorism. Are they, as they believe, being scapegoated...
Anna Politkovskaya film inspired by Guardian’s obituary
Exclusive: Film-maker Miriam Segal says article made her feel compelled to tell story of anti-Putin journalist murdered in 2006 The Guardian’s obituary on Anna Politkovskaya,...
Sicilian mobster asks judge to order seizure of Roberto Saviano book
Giuseppe Graviano files for defamation against Gomorrah author over origin of nickname A Sicilian mobster has asked a judge to order the seizure of all...
Rare Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 in London set to sell for £7m
Piece acquired by English painter in antiques shop in 1960s has been confirmed as lost work by Italian sculptor Sometimes a hunch pays off, and...
Joy in Ireland after country’s film talents bag 14 Oscar nominations
Strong showing for Irish actors and directors, with one film, The Banshees of Inisherin, up for nine awards Full report: Everything Everywhere All at Once...
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian star of the 1950s and 60s, dies aged 95
Actor, photojournalist and sex symbol was best known for appearances in films such as Beat the Devil, Solomon and Sheba and Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell...
Ukrainian who walked 140 miles to safety to feature in London exhibition
Story of Igor Pedin’s escape from Mariupol is one of about a dozen in an exhibition entitled What Would You Take? The secret to Igor...
