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Marching from Marseille to Paris, they band together with quite an assortment of characters along the way.

Is David mad, or the victim of a conspiracy to catch and silence him?

As Julia says, If hes crazy, hell kill us.

If he isnt, theyll kill him.

Le Secretis very French: all cosy chateaus, roaring fires, red wine and love triangles.

Leisurely rather than slow, it has some great shock moments and a rather chilling conclusion.

Trintignant fans might also enjoy Bertoluccis political classicThe Conformist(1970).

(Which is further complicated by Rose McGowan as a seductive IRA superior.)

(He criticised a newspaper for making unproven accusations and was immediately vilified for his troubles.)

But timeless issues emerge: who can hold Stark to account when he owns the police and the press?

Although huge at its release, it lacks the current fame of, say,Mr.

Smith Goes To Washington.

Warren Beatty stars (and co-writes, directs and produces) in this tale of journalist-turned-communist-activist John Reed.

This doesnt feel right to him either but hes caught between the two worlds, and possibly in danger.

Perhaps now America will be outraged at what has happened here.

(Still an exciting adventure of a film.)

Thats when the goddamn L.A. Times started calling me Tricky Dick.

And then the cartoons with the stubble and the jowls.

Look, I had feelings too.

My wife, my children, my family, they had to stomach all that crap!

I mean, can you imagine?

and rambling imaginary speeches; he rails against the world with raw emotion and a big, sweary finish.

Great soundtrack, too.

Unfortunately Republican Gary Oldman throws a spanner into the works by digging up sordid stories about Hansons past.

For a film which has Oscar bait written all over it, this received surprisingly little fuss.

A visual feast, this is worth seeing for the dazzling camerawork alone.

Despite knowing how it turns out, the film (a box office bomb) is a nail-biter.

(Brexit seems quite tame in comparison.)

However, this is a movie about the nature of parent-child relationships as much as political unrest.

Ed is dismissive of the younger generation, accusing Beth of anti-establishment paranoia, and sloppy idealism.

Based on real accounts, (and banned in Chile during Pinochets dictatorship)Missingis moving and brilliant.

But when children are witnessing fatal shootings on the way home from school, Bernie decides to get involved.

Its a sobering observation of the reality of life for one Belfast family.

Panned by critics, it disappeared until the late 1980s.

Apparently the public just wasnt ready for a film that so vividly contradicted received wisdom on JFKs death.

Its all kept deliberately vague) identify a suitable patsy, and organise snipers to practise with moving targets.

For a more conventional view, 2013sParklandoffers an interesting picture of the ordinary people swept into assassination drama.

(The official line is that the five foreign journalists were unfortunately caught in crossfire.)

Stark and terrifying death scenes along with an original and haunting soundtrack make for unforgettable viewing.