DVDs reviwed by MICHAEL DWYER

EVERLASTING MOMENTS *****
Directed by Jan Troell. Starring Maria Heiskanen 15 cert

Jan Troell’s captivating Swedish marital drama is set in a patriarchal society in early- 20th-century Malmo. Heiskanen is expressive and affecting as a downtrodden wife and dedicated mother whose life is transformed when she wins and masters a box camera.

STATE OF PLAY **
Directed by Kevin Macdonald.Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn 12 cert

Journalists investigate the murder of a Washington, DC congressman’s lover in the tepid thriller based on the far superior 2003 BBC thriller series. The characters are sketched as cliché types and the slovenly plotting hangs on gaping lapses of logic and huge, implausible coincidences.