17 SEPTEMBER 1988, page 53

Cinema

Long Live the Lady (`15', Renoir, Chelsea) Flights of fancy Hilary Mantel I f you have been away from your native country for a long time — years rather than months — you might......

Sale-rooms

Provincial pleasures Peter Watson T he barons of Bond Street, who love nothing so much as a little retsina- or rioja-induced relaxation throughout the entire month of August,......

Pop Music

Remixed blessing Marcus Berkmann P op music has an ambivalent attitude to its heritage. On the one hand large chunks of pop history are virtually out of bounds, on grounds of......