your husband left you. but first, charlotte seems too fragile for the hard knock�*s lifestyle of searching for hidden treasures on the beach, but she's made of sturdier stuff, and soon, her and mary become friends and then lovers. lee's decision to imagine an intimacy between two real—life characters has ruffled some feathers, to which the film—maker responded by stating: . it's a forceful point perfectly made, but in fact, it's issues of class and gender, rather than sexual orientation, that seem to lie at the heart of lee's film. it's in the british museum, with its fancy, made—up name, 'ichthyosaurus'. while ralph fiennes�* autodidactic archaeologist basil brown was snubbed by the snobbiest

establishment in the dig, winslet�*s anning faces the double—whammy of being both largely self—taught and a woman. this, at a time when the geological society of london, for example, was a men—only enclave. more problematic, i think, is the chilly tone of the film, which reminded me somewhat of the austere mood of michael winterbottom's jude, an early critical triumph for kate winslet. both films have much to admire artistically, but also left me rather cold. you can find ammonite on a wide range of digital platforms. sticking with british films, the banishing is a �*305—set haunted house chiller from christopher smith, whose cv ranges from the death line—style subway chiller creep through the satirical slasher severance, to the mediaeval romp, black death. silence. what's this room? mummy says you're not to go there.

excuse me? mummy says you're forbidden. jessica brown findlay is marianne, a reverend's wife who moves into a dusty home full of creaks, shadows and secrets. anya mckenna—bruce is adelaide, a young girl who seems to fall under the influence of strange forces, turning her against marianne and leading her back into the house's dark history. are you talking about the voices? what did you hear? it was nothing. it's a history that's only too familiar to sean harris�* flamehead spiritualist harry and to john lynch's strangely sinister malachi, who's placed this family within these dangerous walls. metal clangs. hauntingly lensed by cinematographer sarah cunningham, the banishing is atmospheric fare that leads its audience down creepy corridors and shadowy tunnels, with echoes of everything from the haunting to the shining with just a hint of the orphanage. addie?

there are flaws — the background plot about the rise of nazism never quite falls into place, and this doesn't have the pleasing chinese puzzle intricacy of smith's seabound thriller triangle. but it does have an evocative score by toydrum, whose film credits include alice lowe's prevenge and who once again lend a touch of magic. the banishing is on a range of digital platforms now. a few years ago, ceyda torun�*s wonderful documentary kedi told the story of street cats in istanbul, concluding that cats can teach us to love life and learn to laugh again. now, elizabeth lo�*s stray turns its cameras on istanbul's canine population, offering an extraordinarily intimate portrait of the dogs whose lives also tell us much about ourselves. lively violin music. speaking turkish.

at the centre of the film is zeytin, an olive—eyed creature who we see negotiating the hustle and bustle of istanbul, a city in which it is illegal to euthanise or imprison stray dogs. using gps trackers and unobtrusive cameras, lo follows an array of dogs, documenting their lives in impressively naturalistic fashion. meanwhile, the film draws subtle but unavoidable parallels with the city's homeless population, like the young syrian refugees who sleep in a building site and who take solace in the company of the dogs who sometimes seem better treated than them. in kedi, it was suggested that dogs think that human beings are god, while cats think that human beings are god's intermediaries. here, we're treated to the thoughts of greek philosopher diogenes, with intertitles telling us that humans "live artificially

and hypocritically and would do well to study the dog". you can study stray in virtual cinemas and on—demand now. from istanbul to colombia, where this year's injury for the best international feature oscar was memories of my father, adapted from an acclaimed memoir about hector abad gomez, written by his son hector abad faciolince. javier camara is wonderful in the central role as a physician—turned—university lecturer with a strong social conscience, who speaks out against injustice and inequality. but while his firmly—held political views make him a target for those attempting to quash dissent, it's his role as a father who takes greatest pride in his family that's at the centre of this episodic yet engrossing film.

directed by fernando trueba, whose varied cv ranges from the spanish oscar—winner belle epoque to the gorgeous animation chico & rita, memories of my father is a film born of a desire to celebrate the goodness in people. movies always talk about psychopaths, serial killers and utter imbeciles, trueba has said, adding that recounting the humanity of hector abad gomez was an opportunity that wouldn't come my way so often. that's a sentiment that runs throughout the movie, in which the distant past is shot in rich, saturated hues, while more recent scenes are in black and white, a counterintuitive but highly

effective technique that juxtaposes the vividness of childhood memories with the more monochrome reality of adult life. memories of my father is available on curzon home cinema. now, one of the standout offerings at this year's sundance and south by southwest film festivals was violation, a riveting and sometimes shocking canadian drama that premiered at toronto in 2020, and is now available on the streaming service shudder. tense music. co—writer and director madeleine sims—fewer stars as miriam, sister to anna maguire�*s greta, with whom resentment seem to lurk behind the smiles. i miss you. do you? yeah, i miss what we used to be like. miriam! when her own relationship with caleb hits the rocks, miriam shares a fireside evening with greta's husband dylan, with terrible consequences.

dylan: all i'm saying is you and me... - ..we're in this together. i know we've hurt each other, | but we care about each other. just — get off. intriguingly, violation intercuts between the revelations of what happened that night with the repercussions that follow, creating a narrative tension that keeps the audience on edge while also offering a bold new take on the revenge genre. there are shades of the �*nature is satan�*s church�* mantra from lars von trier�*s antichrist in the almost—mythical rural setting, along with an unforgiving physicality that put me in mind of kieslowski's a short film about killing and danny boyle's shallow grave. that's a heady whole cocktail, and the film certainly packs a powerful punch. but be warned — violation is not for the faint—hearted. you can find it now on shudder. i'll leave you with news that tom and jerry — the battling cat and mouse whose short films date back to the �*a05 —

now have a 21st century feature, combining live action with digital animation. listen here, mr mouse. 0h? jerry. i need thisjob. so, simply put, this is a hotel, and you're a mouse, so... chloe grace moretz stars as kayla, who scams her way into a job at a swanky new hotel due to host a lavish celebrity wedding, only to have her plan scuppered and sometimes assisted by the titular pair. jerry giggles. having become tv staples in the 60s and having their first full feature film in the 90s, after a couple cameo appearances, tom and jerry have stirred controversy over the years for everything from racial stereotyping to excessive violence. the latter is certainly on display here, with tom getting bashed, smashed, snapped, ejected, electrocuted, hit in the face with an iron, and on the fingers with a bowling ball,

all to no lasting effect. which is, of course, slapstick business as usual. clearly determined to move things on a bit, director tim story and writer kevin costello have the cat and mouse learn to put aside their differences, and build the plot around a multicultural celebration that also enables them to have elephants wreaking havoc in upmarket manhattan. it's hardly vintage fare, and there's the usual preponderance of knowing gags about copyright infringement and silence of the lambs to keep the adults smirking, while the kids giggle at characters hitting each other with heavy objects. as usual, the old ones are still the best. tom and jerry is available from a range of digital retailers. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week. no! she scoffs.

good evening, a burst of spring warmth for most of us but do not get used to it because while temperatures are likely to get 22 or 23 degrees in the south, by the end of the week it will turn much colder again. in the short—term, quite a lot of rain for north—west uk, especially the north—west uk, especially the north—west of scotland. we have seen a lot of cloud from the west today, the rider picture shows outbreaks of rain becoming heavy across the west of scotland. rain will keep on coming as it is weather front wriggles around bringing warm mixtures towards the west of the uk back to the south of that, we will tap into some very warm air. we will start to feel the effects through monday morning. minimum temperatures 12 or 13 degrees in some places.

windy through the night, rain for north england in north wales and heavy bursts for northern ireland and especially west scotland. through tomorrow, rain continues to fall in high ground in west scotland, perhaps localised flooding. naughty scotland will get brightness. a lot of cloud in northern england, further east and south more sunshine. 21 degrees across some parts of eastern england. towards tuesday, the rain still falling across western scotland. furthersouth still falling across western scotland. further south and east you are and certainly england and wales should see sunshine and this is likely to be the warmest day of the week, 21—23 quite possible. into wednesday, some of the warmth will hold on in the south. further north and west, rain will start to ease from the west of scotland is this frontal system pushes southwards. behind that, about dropping

temperatures. just 7 degrees in aberdeen. still in the 20s further south and east. toward the end of the week and easter weekend, this frontal system will eventually journeys south allowing cold air to speu journeys south allowing cold air to spell south reaching parts of the uk by mid—friday. so for the easter weekend, spring warmth will be gone, it will be much colder and there could even be wintry showers.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest government figures. ahead of restrictions easing in england, the nhs warns not to "squander" the progress made against covid — as the culture secretary says plans to lift lockdown are on target. at the moment we are on track, so thanks to the work of the british people and the excellent vaccine roll—out we are confident both in going ahead with the easings from tomorrow and the next stages. police are to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape in schools and universities — setting up a dedicated helpline. efforts continue to dislodge the ship that's blocking the suez canal —

there are hopes an evening high tide might help to re—float the vessel.