godfather figure played by steve tientcheu, who made a lasting impression in the urban drama les miserablesit is to tell stories as if his life depended on it. what follows is a strange and rather wonderful hybrid of tough prison drama and theatrical performance piece — with mime, dance, poetry, and oral history intertwining in a whirling cinematic maelstrom. there's a fable—like element that links night of the kings back to the folkloric tales of 1,001 nights — with roman a modern—day scheherazade — and to the oral storytelling traditions of west africa. but lacote�*s cinematic storytelling is all his own, mixing the personal and political in a heady brew that's unlike anything else currently playing in uk cinemas. i'll leave you with news of the french comedy drama bye bye morons, which picked up a whopping seven awards, including best film at the 46th cesars earlier this year. virginie efira is suze trappet, a woman with little time searching for the child she gave up for adoption. writer—director albert dupontel plays the snubbed it operative whose botched suicide attempt misfires with