17 MAY 1986, page 38

Cinema

Love Letters (`18', selected cinemas) Voices from the past Peter Ackroyd W hen Jamie Lee Curtis wakes up in a Roger Corman film, one can generally expect the worst: Miss Curtis......

Gardens

Themes and variations Ursula Buchan I f there is a discernible trend in garden- ing in the late 20th century it does not lie in the direction of innovative garden design but......

Cannes Film Festival _

Cannon fodder P. P. McGuinness I Cannes It has already been suggested that the Cannes Film Festival ought this year to be renamed the Cannon Film Festival. Th e orgy of......