“... a point of refusing invitations from feminist, gay and lesbian, and Jewish film festivals – this may be the only recording of her speaking with other women about a ‘woman’s cinema’. Akerman is slouching on a sofa, along from Marguerite Duras; they are separated by Duras’s handbag and a packet of cigarettes, which Akerman chain-smokes, bringing her ...”

“... a residual sense of rivalry with him, his second-in-command, Abdullah Gul, acting as premier, may not have pulled out all the stops. Two months later, Erdogan had entered parliament and taken charge. Once premier, he rammed through a vote to dispatch Turkish troops to take part in the occupation of Iraq. By this time it was too late, and the offer was ...”