and directed by mari okada. the story is a mythical clout of celestial weavers who don't appear to age beyond teenage years. their idyllic land is invaded by marauders, by mortals. one of them is kidnapped and forced to marry a mortal king. another discovers a young baby who was wrenched from his mother's arms, and decides to look after the moral child. so it's a story about mothers and sons, mortality and immortality, and it's also a film in which we have spectacular visual set pieces and very small intimate scenes, one of which is here. so on the one hand you have that, and on the other hand you have these extraordinaire visual set pieces with huge cities in the sky with marauding action, flying beasties. the film has a 15 certificate for fairly strong violence. and what i liked about it was i knew nothing of the story beforehand. it worked because it's very, very over crank and its emotions,

their alternative to 11. it's gore is absolutely tugging at the heartstrings. it's score is absolutely tugging at the heartstrings. and one of the things it's about, it's about mothers and children, but also that crying and trying not to cry. there are few things more cinematically winning than the sight of somebody saying and they won't cry, particularly when you're in a genre that can be amplified. it's not up there on a level with your name for me, which i still think was really wonderful. i thought this was really interesting, i didn't know anything about the story beforehand, it had real tenderness and certain moments that are visually breathtaking. it's a bit narratively contorting every now and then, but i was never bored. it has several endings like return of the king. i was swept a long way because it seemed passionate and had a real intensity to it. actually when you go to the pictures, that's

what you want, something that engages you emotionally, and it did that. i'm quite a blubberer. i think crying in the cinema is one of life's greatestjoys of. and clearly it is to be seen on a large screen, because it's so beautiful to look at? i thought so, i saw protected on a big—screen, and i thought that was how i wanted to see it. but when it comes out on dvd, i will argue... i'm nothing if not inconsistent. now in the fade, i'm really fascinated by. it made quite a hit at cannes, it got the golden globe for best foreign film. and diane kruger won the best actress award at cannes back in 2017. the story is she is a mother and wife in germany, there is a neo—nazi attack in which she loses people very close to her. and the film then is about the way in which the legal response is firstly to turn on the community that have been attacked, and the way in which the legal system attempts and perhaps fails to deal with what has happened to her.

now on one hand, it's an arthouse movie, a serious sociopolitical thriller with a brilliant performance by diane kruger. on the other hand, it has one foot in the kind of revenge exploitation genre that dates back to death wish. if you think of something like kelly reichart‘s night moves over here and death wish over here, it's somewhere in the middle. the film itself, i have to say, is somewhat uneven. but her performance is so convincing that you forgive it for the things that are perhaps less structurally convincing about it. for example, during the court room scenes, which are shot with a gliding camera, it's one of those depictions of the legal system in which i struggle to remember a more reptilian performance by a defence attorney. he was literally doing a hissable villain, as the legal system lets her down. as i said, we seen a version of the story before, but she is brilliant

and is absolutely nothing —— the thing that to hold it together. worth seeing it for diane kruger will stop overboard, which i rememberfrom my teenage years, did they need to remake this? no! end of review, that's it. i can't think of anyone crying out, asking if anyone remembers that goldie hawn— kurt russell film that we all kind of enjoyed up to a point, let's do it again. but this time it's gender swap, so in the original, kurt russell convinces her that she is his wife. she's a millionaire amnesiac, and he wants to get back at her so he convinces her she's his wife. but this time, anna faris goes to clean somebody‘s yacht, they are horrible to her, and she gets pushed overboard. and then the man becomes an amnesiac, and she figures that to get revenge on him, she will tell him that he's her husband. i see what you're doing. here's a clip. is any of this ringing a bell? nope, nothing!

we dated every time i docked! we would get frozen yoghurt and watch the sunset over the playa tortugas. that's where we fell in love! sounds like you're a romantic, leo. look, i admit there are many things i've forgotten. but from the depths of my soul, i know i'm not married to this woman. unless i see some real proof, i'm getting a slice of pie from the cafeteria. good luck, crazy lady. wait... honey? i didn't want to say this because i know it embarrasses you. but you have a tattoo of a cartoon mouse on your right but cheek. no, i don't. you're really my wife? for better or worse, baby! and it's hard to believe but it's all that funny. i watched this in a fairly packed

screening, and there is nothing louder than the sound of people not laughing at a comedy. and there is so much mugging going on screen, and get the comedy... the key reason is there is zero chemistry, absolutely zero chemistry between the two leads. so consequently, you end up worrying about the plot and thinking that it's really creepy. there's something, it's notjust that it doesn't make any sense, is that it's actually really creepy. not funny, a real shame. some talented people involved in it, none of their talents are being used. and did we need a remake of it? really? no. why do they do this? let's find the producer and ask him sometime. lex and the dogs, not well seen, will i love this? it's not primarily about dogs.

i love andrew codding, i think he is a one—of—a—kind film—maker. the story is based on a play, which is based on a real—life story about a russian child who left his apartment at the age of four, and lived on the streets of moscow with dogs. this is almost a futuristic fantasy in which this guy has now grown up, remembers his life with the dogs, and it's about number of things. identity, the condition of the planet, but primarily about time and the way in which the past and present and future coexist. it's a very difficult on to describe because the only way to describe it is to say you have to watch it. i think it's really remarkable, and i think the film—maker is one that we should celebrate. you have to seek is filled out,

it's touring around the country. it won't be playing in your local multiplex, it won't be going against overboard, unfortunately. but it's really something, and a there are dogs in it, but it's not turner and hooch. that might be a good thing. i like that movie! dvd of the week, it's one of those extraordinary films that you think about afterwards a lot, phantom thread, and it put me in the mind of what we said last week about the piano. i really thought it was amazing and beautiful without necessarily enjoying it. phantom thread, paul thomas anderson, daniel day—lewis's final performance, apparently this'll be the last thing he does. i've now seen phantom thread seven times. and five of them in the cinema. the first time i saw it, i liked it. by the third time, i thought this is overtaking punch—drunk love.

i'm starting to think i've become a bit weirdly obsessed by it, and that perhaps my response is not completely rational. but a lot of people really do love it, and there's something so striking about it. but some people absolutely hate it. i think it is a real... the first time you saw it, you admired it but didn't like it. i found that it lived with me, and that is a positive. i loved the performances. i'm someone who has been neutral about daniel day—lewis, but i thought he was outstanding! here is my advice, watch it six more times come and you will find that it will really get its claws into you. right, that's my weekend. thank you very much indeed. on that thought, just a reminder before we go, you can find all the film news and reviews from across the bbc‘s online. all our previous programmes are on the iplayer, as well. enjoy your watching this week, however many times you managed to watch the same film. thanks very much for being with us, bye—bye.

saturday was a suitably summery day with the exception of the north and north—west of scotland. with the exception of the north and north-west of scotland. weather watchers having an absolute field day culminating with this picture. a taste of things to come. over the next few days, rising temperatures until later in the week were, relatively speaking, they will begin to drop away. sunday, temperatures will be in single figures in a number of locations but with the sun soon at work, a lot of fine and

su btle soon at work, a lot of fine and subtle weather to be had and more sunshine across the main land of scotla nd sunshine across the main land of scotland on saturday although still a lot of cloud across the shetland islands and the north—west of scotla nd islands and the north—west of scotland where we will find the strongest winds as well. temperatures up a degree or two in inland areas. an extra amount of sunshine in the heart of scotland. through the evening, fine, dry, sunny and pleasantly warm. on monday, we will notice that the temperatures up by a degree or two. less of a cool start to the new week. dominated by the area of high pressure still keeping the weak weather front at bay to the north of scotla nd weather front at bay to the north of scotland and that will be the dominant feature for the coming week. as it runs into the high pressure, and it comes a band of

cloud with very little rain on it. the temperatures are on the up quite significantly and we continue that process as we move on to tuesday. bits of cloud coming and going, breeze along the shores. as we move into the middle part of the week and specifically into thursday, it is then we may see the very highest of then we may see the very highest of the temperatures. some could push on to 30 degrees. i am not showing you the highest but we may see that market somewhere. —— mark. this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: a milestone for saudi women who've hit the roads after the controversial ban on driving is finally lifted. a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa. he's unhurt, but says it was an attempt to kill him. tens of thousands of people march

through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. hello, and welcome to bbc news. saudi arabia's ban on women driving has formally ended. at midnight local time some women legally got behind the wheel on the country's roads for the first time.