CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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Girlhood (15), directed by Celine Sciamma
THIS beautifully observed drama about disenfranchised youth in the outskirts of Paris is a classic coming-of-age story.
Its powerful protagonist is Marieme (Karidja Toure) who, in a bid to escape the realities of a violent home life and lack of education prospects, joins a girl gang who hang out in shopping centres, where they take no prisoners.
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