Hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in the home. One of the first new movies to come to streaming services when lockdown began in march was vivarium, a surreal Twilight Zone style thriller starring imogen poots and jesse eisenberg. Well, now with the end of lockdown in sight, eisenberg is back in our front rooms in resistance, a strange and inspiring true life drama about mime artist Marcel Marceau leading jewish orphans to safety during world war ii. They laugh despite describing himself as not good with children, the young marcel is nonetheless recruited to help care for the orphans whom the French Resistance are sheltering in a remote castle. At first, marcel, a butchers son with dreams of becoming an actor, wants only to work on his play. But through clowning and mime, he makes a connection with these children which seems to give him a new purpose in life. Its this purpose that will sustain him through the movies most dramatic sequences, as marcel leads a group of youngsters into the alps en route to switzerland pursued by notorious ss officer klaus barbie. Passports, please. Written and directed by jonathan jakubowicz, the venezuelan film maker behind secuestro express and hands of stone, resistance may be based on fact, but you get the sense that it tells its story with a fair degree of dramatic licence. Its a story about one of those unique human beings. From the book ended framing device featuring ed harris as general patton to the numerous nail biting confrontations with the nazis which smack of dramatic invention, this is an unashamedly theatrical affair, offsetting the historical horrors with romance, tension and melodrama. Perhaps thats appropriate since marceaus chosen medium was theatre, and the film strives to make his clowning a centrally redemptive feature in a manner similar to roberto benignis oscar winner life is beautiful. For me, thats actually the least successful element of resistance, partly because marceaus mime skills arejust impossible to mimic, even for an actor as accomplished as eisenberg. That said, this is a story i knew nothing about before i saw the movie, and i left wanting to know more. Resistance is available now from a range of digital platforms. Its going to be a burst of rage from true life drama to documentary, rubika shahs white riot was an award winner at last years london Film Festival and provides a timely look back to the birth of rock against racism. It was a scary moment cos punk couldve gone either way. Some of the bands did have nf followings. Formed in response to an infamous enoch was right tirade made by eric clapton in birmingham in 1976, rar set out to challenge a tide of bigotry epitomised by the rise of the National Front, using music that could unite black and white youth in the fight for equality. Music that knows who the real enemy is. Building from fanzine roots to a network of local gigs that climaxed in a legendary Victoria Park anti nazi carnival in 1978 featuring steel pulse, x ray spex, the clash, and the tom robinson band, this was a Grassroots Movement that earned its place in the history books, a place that seems particularly relevant in the current climate. We werent superheroes. We were just ordinary people. Mixing contemporary interviews with a wealth of archived footage, shahs film captures the energy and passion with which rock against racism attempted to change the world, nowhere more so than in its acknowledgement ofjimmy percys role in trying to win over the very people with whom the National Front had already found a foothold. Shahs documentary doesnt shy away from the complexities of this battle, whether its arguments about whether who should get top billing, poster boys the clash or solid political graspers trb, or front line recollections of how everything came together on a wing and a prayer. Originally earmarked for a string of festival screenings, white riot is being rolled out through online previews throughout the summer. You can find the full details on the modern films website. On a more frivolous note, on a magical night, aka chambre 212, is a disposable french sex comedy from critics darling christophe honore. The subject matter inevitably is infidelity, specifically that of College Lecturer maria, who seems to have spent most of her 20 year marriage cheating on her husband, richard, and whos very surprised to hear that he hasnt been doing the same. So, after a very low key, very metropolitan row, she finds herself in a hotel room across the street from their apartment where shes visited by the ghosts of lovers past including a younger reincarnation of her husband. Meanwhile, richards ex irene, with whom he fell in love as a teenager, turns up to offer him the life he could have had if he stayed with her. No. Its self consciously playful fare, sometimes entertaining, often exasperating and occasionally a little bit irritating. But lifted by a fine performance by chiara mastroianni, who just about manages to hold it altogether. Just about. Its available now on curzon home cinema. For more substantial european fare, check out the ground beneath my feet, an austrian psychological drama written and directed by Marie Kreutzer which came to digital download on monday. Valerie pachner is lola, a successful Business Consultant in the middle of a big deal whos having a relationship with her superior elise. But lola also has a sister, conny, whose existence shes kept secret, not least because conny suffers from Mental Health issues and has recently tried to take her own life. To her colleagues, lola seems fiercely organised, a walking encyclopaedia. But theres a sense that shes running away from something, a theme heightened by scenes of her almost fanatical gym biking routine. Is lola cracking under the strain of guilt about her sister, from whom she starts receiving mysterious Text Messages . Are these two chalk and cheese characters really that different after all . Kreutzer has cited hitchcocks marnie as a tonal inspiration, while others have drawn comparisons with vertigo. Personally, i saw echoes of thrillers like the ninth configuration and shutter island, particularly when the narrative starts to hint at personality transference and projection. But this is an enigmatic work that keeps its loose ends open and untied, leaving it to the audience to fill in the blanks to decide whats real and whats imagined. The result is a terrifically haunting experience that will stay with you for days. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Wed like to wish you a nice day and thank you for your trust in us. From austria to germany and the thriller 7500, an International Co production in whichjoseph Gordon Levitt plays an american pilot flying a commercial airliner from berlin to paris. On board the full plane, along with the passengers, are the Flight Attendant with whom tobias has a young child, and a group of hijackers who storm the cockpit shortly after take off. Playing out almost entirely within that cockpit, this tense, stripped down thriller from german director patrick vollrath, who earned an oscar nomination for his short film everything will be ok, shares some of the claustrophobia of films like locke, buried or even 127 hours. Films in which our central characters are effectively trapped in a single location. Hand held cameras move dexterously around the semi improvised action, combining a feeling of confinement with a sinewy widescreen sensibility that somehow makes the most of these cramped conditions. Its unsettling stuff perched uneasily between the melodrama of 70s disaster movies like airport and its sequels, and the more sobering horrors of paul greengrasss united 93. You can find it on Amazon Prime Video now. Are you David Copperfield . Lam indeed. What lies before you is a fight with the world. And the sooner you begin it, the better ill leave you with a couple of dvd releases offering new takes on familiar characters. In the personal history of David Copperfield, director and co writer Armando Iannucci works comedic wonders, astutely amplifying the absurdist and remarkably modern elements of dickenss endlessly reinterpretable source. Boasting a barnstorming central performance by dev patel, this features an astonishing array of players cast with a colour blind inclusivity that allows iannucci to broaden the scope and reach of his film beyond that of many previous dickens adaptations. Its an absolute treat. Jip likes you. Dont you,jip . Yes, i do jip never lies. The same cannot be said of dolittle, a disastrously dull screen reboot of Hugh Loftings much loved character. Here, hes played by robert downeer, who, for reasons best known to himself, has decided to play dolittle with what he fondly imagines to be a broad welsh accent. Lie down. We could resume your treatment. As actual welshman Michael Sheen who co stars with downey in the film observed, he asked me everything about the welsh accent except the most important question, which was should i be doing a welsh accent . youre a sick kitty the answer, loud and clear, is no. You can avoid dolittle, or should that be dont little, on dvd now. Thats it for this week. Thanks for watching the film review. Stay safe, and ill be back next week with more home viewing treats. I forgive you, mr copperfield. It is not for you to forgive anyone, mr heep. Isnt that right, jip . Yes, it is whats she doing here . Hello. Sunday gets off to a wet start for many of us, but for many, it will brighten up. But following the rain, dont put the umbrella away because there will be further showers. Some of those could be heavy on what will be quite a blustery day for many of us, a bit cooler than it was on saturday. Now the rain courtesy of this area of low pressure. It will start to pull away from easternmost parts of england by late morning. Still has to push northwards through scotland, though, in the morning and then across the Northern Isles as the day goes on. Now, this is how the day begins temperature wise. Were looking at temperatures around ten to 11 degrees. Very blustery start, but particularly where youre still seeing this rain. And, again, it clears from Eastern England late morning, still has to push on northwards across the Northern Isles during the day. But notice, behind the rain, brightening up very nicely. There will be decent sunny spells around, but quite heavy down towards running towards Northern Ireland, scotland, parts of northern england. It could be thundery. Showers scattered about elsewhere through england and wales. It will move through quite quickly on these brisk winds. These are average speeds. There will be gusts, though, around 30 to a0 mph in places. And for many, it will be a bit cooler, but theres still some spots in Eastern England creeping into the low 20s. Now, still some of these downpours around initially on sunday evening, but they will tend to fade. Actually, for many of us, there will be increasing sunshine to end the day, largely clear overnight and into monday morning. Will allow temperatures to dip down a little bit lower, some spots down to single figures as monday begins. Your eyes may be drawn, though, to our next weather system coming in, these weather fronts that will head in through parts of Northern Ireland and scotland in particular. And with fairly strong winds still associated with the next spell of rain moving in here. Heres a look at how mondays shaping up, some rain into Northern Ireland, parts of scotland. May just brush parts of north west england and wales as well, especially north and west here, but elsewhere in wales and across the rest of england, it looks to stay mainly dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. And here, temperatures will creep up a little bit higher, and higher still as the week goes on because this is the picture midweek. Well have low pressure to the northwest in this weather and Northern Ireland, so here, well keep temperatures closer to average, bit of warmth in the sunshine, may see a bit of rain at times. Closer to high pressure, though, across large parts of england and wales, itll be mainly dry with a feed of air not from the atlantic but coming in from a hot continent. This is where temperatures will be heading up. Hottest weather of the summer so far and some spots reaching into the low 30s. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Several people have been stabbed in a park in the english town of reading some reports suggest theree peole have died in a terror related incident. Three people. Donald trumps supporters gather in tulsa for his First Campaign rally since the covid i9 outbreak reached the us. And the British Government says it will decide on easing the two metre social distancing rule in the next few days. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world