Eurofile

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books

A play that’s as light and refreshing as a glass of champagne

Europe's greatest ever treasure hunt is over, leaving thousands bereft

Online life has changed over the past five years or so, and not for the better. The algorithm has taken over entirely

The Frenchman won seven Grand Slam singles titles in the 1920s before becoming an innovator in the world of sportswear and tennis equipment

The word repechage was heard regularly at this summer’s Olympics, but its modern usage bears little relation to its original meaning

Joker: Folie à Deux takes music and makes it a medium for deception, pain and lethal misunderstanding

Le Beaujolais, London’s oldest French wine bar, is a timeless haven of wit, warmth and wonder

Constable’s painting has become an icon of Englishness. But its first cheerleaders were French

After co-writing The Thick of It and Veep, Ian Martin channels his most absurd politician yet – Boris Johnson

The male film director who puts powerful females first

The biggest-selling Portuguese music artist in history was instrumental in popularising the fado genre worldwide

Francis Ford Coppola’s hell-for-leather sci-fi epic was 40 years in the making and is an extraordinary film that defies convention

Aunty May’s in Newlyn is a hidden gem where Cornwall’s grandest pasties can be found

In the latest potential blow to Britain’s food heritage, London’s oldest Polish restaurant looks set to close its doors after 77 years

The Yugoslav autocrat cultivated his international statesman image aboard a yacht where he hosted celebrities and dictators

Daring choices are vindicated in the writer’s brilliant new novel about a chess player, his brother and their family

The exhibition that the artist planned finally arrives in London, 119 years late

Many shows come with a content warning, but the poignant and bold My English Persian Kitchen comes with an allergy warning

The Italian photographer who captured the magic in the everyday

The surprising origins of The Prisoner of Zenda, the ultimate swashbuckling tale of derring-do

The Outrun, directed by Nora Fingscheidt, tackles alcoholism, sobriety and an outsider’s search for the soul of Europe

Seventy years ago at White City, a thrilling 5,000 metres established the concept of live televised events beamed across the continent

This breathtaking, unspolit Greek island is home to Cantina, a hyper-local restaurant established by Giorgos Samoilis

Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books

The trailblazing French actress defied Hollywood’s ageism to win an Academy Award for Room at the Top

Ben Whishaw delights his fans, but the yawnometer goes off the scale

The Noel Coward play that became a hit film gets a new lease of life

Flemish physician Jan Baptist van Helmont was the first to recognise gases other than air, and coined the word ‘gas’, from the Greek ‘chaos’

A combination of deep thinking, a fascination with the everyday and a playful wit produced some of the most groundbreaking fiction of the 20th century