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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was the master of light and shade

Poet Constantine Cavafy took his own linguistic path as the argument over the form of written Modern Greek raged on

Florence Pugh excels in the tale of a 19th-century Irish miracle that comes with a very modern subtext

This recipe gives lobster rolls a European makeover

After 11 years, Antwerp’s Royal Museum of Fine Arts has reopened with a nod to its glorious past but eyes firmly on the future

The lives of the early 20th-century gentry who fled to safety – but also to poverty – in Paris

Named after its creator, the theremin became one of the sounds of the 20th century, from The Day the Earth Stood Still to Scooby Doo

Italy's answer to Elvis has proven that it's often the most unlikely of experiments that make for a successful career

Is Union Berlin a German Leicester City in the making? Unlikely. But, this won't stop them trying

Empires rise and fall, and yet Bake Off remains on our screens. Yet, across the pond commentators recently took aim at Mexico week

A new Italian heist movie toys, Tarantino–style, with the story of Mussolini's treasure

Any attempt to explain this play will not do it justice. Just go and see it. It is simply wonderful

This production has gotten Soho Place off to a marvellously, pun intended, good start

It's a period film. It's a monster movie. It's a martial arts picture. It's Brotherhood Of The Wolf and its improbable global cult status is long overdue

The co-option of queerness by capitalism is perhaps the most sterile union imaginable: giving birth only to merch rather than masterpieces

For all Fellini is held up as the ultimate chronicler of Rome in the 20th century, it’s Rimini that made him and Rimini that inhabits his films

Despite its vast size, China insists on having only one time zone. It shows the same rigid approach to language

The chef José Pizarro makes gluttonworthy croquetas and has put together a vegan recipe using only the most sustainable ingredients

Ridiculed by Jack Grealish, "playing like Miguel Ángel Almirón" suddenly looks like something to be envied

From Dracula to The Haunting of Hill House, it all leads back to The Castle of Otranto

Triumph at Cannes has been followed by tragedy for Ruben Östlund’s satire of the super-rich at play, Triangle of Sadness

Ásgeir, as he is mononymously known, is a household name in Iceland for his warm soundscapes

The Istanbul Biennial rediscovers a tasty old way to beat restrictions on freedom of expression

Wim Wenders's classic film premiered in West Berlin 35 years ago. Today it stands apart from both his and everyone else’s work

The divisive filmmaker's latest shows how modern-day Russia was formed out of the ashes of empire

This adaptation of a Japanese children’s fantasy suggests the RSC will do whatever is necessary to get its finances back in order after the pandemic

This is an important play, beautifully acted and performed

The one-time middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling champion of Europe was a a surprisingly nuanced screen presence

We’re coming to the end of courgette season in the UK. We’d better have the last of the crop, then, and enjoy them before winter takes hold

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

The messages inside secondhand books are captivating mysteries all of their own

It is surpassing ironic that the tragedy of the Rapanui and their extraordinary statues should now be farcically repeated