MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Ode to an odd couple
ALAN FRANK enjoys a film on one of the more bizarre hook-ups ever between showbiz and politics
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Elvis & Nixon (15)
Directed by Liza Johnson
3/5
AS A film title, Elvis & Me encapsulates almost everything the US holds most dear.
In it, showbusiness takes pole position, with rock icon Elvis Presley taking top billing over one of that country’s most humiliated presidents in this sharp, enjoyable satirical comedy which, perhaps surprisingly for Hollywood, is based on real life.
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