his conservative rival, armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one

of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. the headlines on bbc news: the government urges motorists not to panic buy fuel, as queues form at some service stations amid fears of shortages due to a lack of delivery drivers. three school children have been sentenced to a total of 28 years for killing reading teenager olly stephens in a berkshire beauty spot in january. police release cctv footage of a man wanted over the killing of sabina nessa in south east london — as they continue to question another man on suspicion of her murder coming up on bbc news, a year late, the ryder cup is under way. jon rahm

and sergio garcia winning the opening for some, but the usa are hitting back. we will have the latest and much more on sportsday at 6:30pm. now, though, on bbc news, it's time for the film review. as though at a warm welcome to the film review here on bbc news and taking us through this week's sediment releases, as ever, it is mark kermode. all of human life is here! , , ~ ~ . here! very interesting week. we have the many states _ here! very interesting week. we have the many states of _ here! very interesting week. we have the many states of newark, _ here! very interesting week. we have the many states of newark, which - here! very interesting week. we have the many states of newark, which is i the many states of newark, which is a big—screen prequel to the sopranos. —— the many scenes of newark. we have the green knight, in which dev patel plays gawain. and gagarine, in which a young man struggles to save the home he lives in from demolition.

many saints of newark. the smallscreen runs to the big screen, in a sense, it is the prequel to the sopranos. in a sense, it is the prequel to the soranos. , ., ~ . ., sopranos. exactly that. michael gandolfini, _ sopranos. exactly that. michael gandolfini, son _ sopranos. exactly that. michael gandolfini, son of— sopranos. exactly that. michael gandolfini, son ofjames, - sopranos. exactly that. michael gandolfini, son ofjames, plays| sopranos. exactly that. michael- gandolfini, son of james, plays the gandolfini, son of james, plays the young tony soprano. the setting is the 60s, with the newark rates of 67 being a big part of the product, clot, and the plot finds tony falling under the influence of dickie moltisanti, the surname which means "many saints". johnny, this is our christopher. laughter hello, christopher moltisanti! it's your uncle johnny! i'm back from england! come here. finally, huh? got myself a son. i hear he's slow with the talking. hi, christopher, hello!

0h, what's the matter? don't cry, it's only me, your uncle tony. 0k, all right, all right. you know, every time you're here, he cries like this. i didn't do anything! look at that! i don't know what it is. it's like i scare him or something. some babies, when they come into the world, know all kindsl of things from the other side. you have to ask yourself two questions. firstly, doesn't work for the fans? secondly, doesn't work as a stand—alone movie? reread big sopranos fan? a stand-alone movie? reread big sowanos fan?— sopranos fan? never seen it! i should have — sopranos fan? never seen it! i should have done, _ sopranos fan? never seen it! i should have done, people - sopranos fan? never seen it! i should have done, people say| sopranos fan? never seen it! i l should have done, people say it sopranos fan? never seen it! i - should have done, people say it is the greatest tv show ever made. the createst tv the greatest tv show ever made. tue: greatest tv show the greatest tv show ever made. tte: greatest tv show ever made is the wire. fir greatest tv show ever made is the wire. i

greatest tv show ever made is the wire-_ i have i greatest tv show ever made is the i wire._ i have to wire. or the film review! i have to sa , as a wire. or the film review! i have to say, as a stand-alone _ wire. or the film review! i have to say, as a stand-alone movie, - say, as a stand—alone movie, it feels like it is spending a lot of time getting a lot of pieces in place for stuff which is going to happen later on. he feels very much like an origins film which weirdly enough the origin is actually to the side of what you expect it to be. and also it feels weirdly like an appendage to the scorsese cinematic universe. it was like a weird appendage to martin scorsese's femmes. does it stand up on its own? i would say, for example, fire walk with me, the twin freaks —— twin peaks twin pea ks prequel. twin peaks prequel. it is a great horror movie. el camino, the breaking bad sequel, it made sense. this has to battle to find itself in the cinema. its primary audience will be the people who love the

series and i'm sure people who know and love the series will get much more out of it than i did, but i just miss the wonder why it is in the cinema, because i suspect its primary audience actually will be an at—home audience. it is fine, it is perfectly well made, has nice performances, but does feel a little bit scorsese light. i think it needs to be more cinematic, and again i would say fire walk with me is a near perfect review even if you've not seen twin peaks. tt is near perfect review even if you've not seen twin peaks.— not seen twin peaks. it is fine - the are not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not _ not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not going _ not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not going to _ not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not going to put - not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not going to put it - not seen twin peaks. it is fine - they are not going to put it on l not seen twin peaks. it is fine - l they are not going to put it on the billboard! the green night, based on the 14th century poem, though i think you will dispute this. t century poem, though i think you will dispute this.— will dispute this. i am not disputing _ will dispute this. i am not disputing this! _ will dispute this. i am not disputing this! i _ will dispute this. i am not disputing this! i got - will dispute this. i am not disputing this! i got in - will dispute this. i am not i disputing this! i got in touch will dispute this. i am not - disputing this! i got in touch with the poet laureate, and he said 14th, maybe early 15th... the poet laureate, and he said 14th, maybe early 15th. . ._ maybe early 15th... such a name dro er! maybe early 15th... such a name drapper! this — maybe early 15th... such a name dropper! this is _ maybe early 15th... such a name dropper! this is a _ maybe early 15th... such a name dropper! this is a name - maybe early 15th... such a name dropper! this is a name a - dropper! this is a name a retelling _

dropper! this is a name a retelling of — dropper! this is a name a retelling of sir _ dropper! this is a name a retelling of sir gawain - dropper! this is a name a retelling of sir gawain and i retelling of sir gawain and the green knight, gawain early on lots the healthy green night, where a year later he must make a privilege to the chapel to face a similar below in return. this is directed by david lowery. you can see it streaming and you can in cinemas, and let me have an accession, see it in cinemas. it looks fantastic. it has a real earthy feel to it, but it is also strange and spiritual and dreamy and sensuous. it has got a fantastic score. dev patel is the best he has ever been. i think dev patel can do everything. i think this really marks him as on the finest actors of his generation. and this is faithful to the text, but it also takes many adventurous leaves and it looks like something that was made with love in its heart, looks like something made by some of you who really do this is a passion project and i have seen it a couple of times now and i want to go straight back and watch it again. there were so much in it that is strange and adventurous and weird.

and really rather wonderful. one of my favourite films of the year for some see it in the cinema, see it on the big screen-— gagarine of this was filmed on a housing project in parisjust gagarine of this was filmed on a housing project in paris just before it was taken down succulent city gagarine. it was taken down succulent city ga . arine. it was taken down succulent city gauarine. ., ., , ,, ., gagarine. the famous russian cosmonaut... _ gagarine. the famous russian cosmonaut... of _ gagarine. the famous russian cosmonaut... of whom - gagarine. the famous russian cosmonaut... of whom we - gagarine. the famous russian | cosmonaut... of whom we see gagarine. the famous russian - cosmonaut... of whom we see footage at the beginning. the estate is going to be demolished, but youri wants to fix it in spite of its many problems. here's a clip.

here's what is great about this. its feet are on the ground and head in the stars. he retreats to the estate, clearly going to be demolished, and he turns his apartment into a kind of reiteration of the space capsule. and it then answers these flights of fancy, he is inside a building but he is imagining he is in a spaceship, and the music again is very big. it goes to the stars. they have this really amazing ethereal space music, and it sounds like it should not work at

all, it sound like it should not work, but i loved it. i think it was rulli good. great performances, and the fact that it is shot in the authentic location, the use of locations on it is really good, and it is about his interiorjourney and about him imagining this world that he wants to be part of, this out of this world world he wants to be part of. it is a good example of a film that, there is no way that should work, and it does. it is so well done. it is like a piece of poetry or a piece of music for stub this is donein or a piece of music for stub this is done in a similar vein as the green night, very, very different films, both imaginative, and they are not afraid to tell a different story. piece of poetry but not 14th century poetry. fir piece of poetry but not 14th century oet . ' . , piece of poetry but not 14th century poetry-_ itest - piece of poetry but not 14th century poetry-_ itest out i piece of poetry but not 14th centuryj poetry._ best out is poetry. or15th-century! best out is rose placed — poetry. or15th-century! best out is rose placed julie, _ poetry. or15th-century! best out is rose placed julie, which _ poetry. or15th-century! best out is rose placed julie, which we - poetry. or15th-century! best out is rose placed julie, which we talked l rose placed julie, which we talked about last week? t rose placed julie, which we talked about last week?— rose placed julie, which we talked about last week? i want people to go and see it. you _ about last week? i want people to go and see it. you have _ about last week? i want people to go and see it. you have seen _ about last week? i want people to go and see it. you have seen it - and see it. you have seen it three times? i and see it. you have seen it three times? i have _ and see it. you have seen it three times? i have an _ and see it. you have seen it three times? i have an ns— and see it. you have seen it three times? i have an ns do _ and see it. you have seen it three times? i have an ns do not-

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the place. if you read the book, it is annoying because it is not the book and if you have not read the book, it is annoying because it is not... ., , , , not... one of these poems it is so bad is it so _ not... one of these poems it is so bad is it so good? _ not... one of these poems it is so bad is it so good? is _ not... one of these poems it is so bad is it so good? is one - not. .. one of these poems it is so bad is it so good? is one of- not... one of these poems it is so bad is it so good? is one of those| bad is it so good? is one of those sums that — bad is it so good? is one of those sums that is _ bad is it so good? is one of those sums that is so _ bad is it so good? is one of those sums that is so misguided, - bad is it so good? is one of those sums that is so misguided, it is l sums that is so misguided, it is kinda fascinating. lynch did not have final cut, but originally another director was going to do it 14 hours long with salvador dali with in one of the big roles, but he wanted a lot of money. blue velvet, he did, but — wanted a lot of money. blue velvet, he did, but i — wanted a lot of money. blue velvet, he did, but i was— wanted a lot of money. blue velvet, he did, but i was well— wanted a lot of money. blue velvet, he did, but i was well received. - he did, but i was well received. doing was the counterpoint to that. that is the... when i first saw blue velvet, i walked out, because i could not bear being in the screening room with it. when i saw

doon, part of me thought, is this going to start making any sense? and i watched it again just recently, no, not at all! no sense at all! sometimes it does not matter. you always make perfect sense. mark, thank you very much indeed. that is it for this week's film releases. good evening. we and the working week on a largely dry and find out. we have another day of warm september sunshine for some of us. it has been quite breezy in the north, a few spots of rain, but in general through the weekend, things are looking quite settled. some sunny spells around the will not be completely dry across the board, one or two spots of drizzle. elsewhere, quite a lot of cloud building through the night, it is still quite warm and humid with those temperatures mainly in the mid teens. just of the big cooler across

the northeast of scotland under those clear skies, but through tomorrow we start today with quite a bit of cloud, a bit of a great start, some misty, murky patches around full they should gradually lift and clear, spells for most of us away from the western isles. in those sunny spells, temperatures up to 22 or 23 again. most places hold onto that breezily dry weather, but do be prepared for something much more autumnal and unsettled from monday onwards.

senior ministers meet to discuss the problem of petrol stations having to shut because of a shortage of drivers. thfrges this this is the third etrol thfrges this this is the third petrol station _ thfrges this this is the third petrol station we _ thfrges this this is the third petrol station we have - thfrges this this is the third petrol station we have seen | thfrges this this is the third - petrol station we have seen queues at. motorists have been queuing to fill up — despite being urged to buy normally. if people adhere to their normal buying patterns there is more than enough resilience in the service station network as a whole to deal with that. there's no need for people to rush out and fill up their cars with fuel, the country is not running out of fuel. we'll be looking at the government's options in the face of a lorry driver shortage that's repeatedly hitting consumers. also on the programme: the death of 13—year—old olly stephens — after the sentencing of three teenagers for his killing, his father describes the family's devastation.

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