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Last month’s Storyville: Sex on Screen (available on BBC iPlayer) was a slick, speedy (and repetitive) canter through the history of the sexual exploitation of women in Hollywood. It had star names like Jane Fonda, many references to the  #MeToo movement, and praise for the new role of intimacy co-ordinators. 

This month's hand-picked films also include Marnie, Variety, and The Long Goodbye

From Brendan Fraser’s emotional turn as an obese divorcee to Ruben Östlund’s satirical black comedy on the lives of the super-rich; here are 11 highlights from this year’s festival