Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Chloé ROBICHAUD
Country: CANADA
Year: 2013
Duration: 97.00 minutes
Synopsis
Sarah is a gifted young middle-distance runner. Her life changes when she’s offered admission to Quebec’s best university athletics program, in Montreal - far from her suburban Quebec City home. Sarah doesn’t have her mother’s financial support for the move, or any support at all: her mother worries...
In Competition
Directed by : Steven SODERBERGH
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Duration: 118.00 minutes
Synopsis
Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and television. Liberace lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In summer 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing room and, des...
By Moira Sullivan.
The Evolution of Cannes Part 2
It is not only different programming sections that have changed over time, but Cannes screening venues as well. Here is an interesting parallel: the “Great Gothic Cathedrals” in France, particularly the Notre Dame de Paris, took over 400 years to be completed. This year, the famous cathedral celebrated 850 years as a national treasure. There is a base foundation, and different languages carved in stone relevant f...
Out of Competition
Directed by : Guillaume CANET
Country: FRANCE
Year: 2012
Duration: 144.00 minutes
Synopsis
New York, 1974. Fifty year-old Chris has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon, who’d raised them al...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : James FRANCO
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Duration: 110.00 minutes
Synopsis
Based on the acclaimed novel by William Faulkner, AS I LAY DYING follows a family through their turmoil-filled journey to bring their mother to her gravesite.
Credits
James FRANCO - Director
James FRANCO - Screenplay
M...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Hany ABU-ASSAD
Country: PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Year: 2013
Duration: 97.00 minutes
Synopsis
Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. On the other side of the wall, the sensitive young baker Omar becomes a freedom fighter who must fa...
In Competition
Directed by : Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI
Country: FRANCE
Year: 2012
Duration: 104.00 minutes
Synopsis
Louise meets Nathan, her dreams resurface. It's also the story of her ailing brother, their mother, and the destiny of a leading family of wealthy Italian industrialists. The story of a family falling apart, a world coming to an end and love beginning.
Credits
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In Competition
Directed by : Takashi MIIKE
Country: JAPAN
Year: 2013
Duration: 125.00 minutes
Synopsis
"Kill Kunihide Kiyomaru, and I will pay you 1 billion Yen". This is the ad placed in all the main newspapers in Japan. In placing the ad, the powerful multi-billionnaire Ninagawa puts an irresistible price on the head of the man he believes to be his granddaughter's killer. Realising he has become a target for millions of ...
Jennifer Lawrence was at Majestic Hotel this afternoon promoting “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”. Lawrence attended the screening in the evening of Arnaud Desplechin's Jimmy P.
Posted by Moira Sullivan
Photo credit courtesy of Variety
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L’Inconnu du Lac (Strangers by the Lake)
By Moira Sullivan.
The Evolution of Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival continues to be one of the most exciting manifestations of cinema in the world. Fortunately, the event is not only a cascade of film stars and legends, the Red Carpet, and the parties that the media promotes. There are sidebar film venues, which have all come about historically from the foundation of what we know today ...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Adolfo ALIX JR.
Country: PHILIPPINES, JAPAN
Year: 2013
Duration: 110.00 minutes
Synopsis
Bataan. 1942. Thousands of Filipino and American soldiers were forced to march in the blistering heat amidst disease, starvation and maltreatment by the displeasured and disgusted Japanese guards. Miguel is horrified by the dead soldiers talking to him. Alex starts to hallucinate and question his ...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Rithy PANH
Country: CAMBODIA, FRANCE
Year: 2013
Duration: 95.00 minutes
Synopsis
For many years, I have been looking for the missing picture: a photograph taken between 1975 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge when they ruled over Cambodia...On its own, of course, an image cannot prove mass murder, but it gives us cause for thought, prompts us to meditate, to record History. I searched f...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Rebecca ZLOTOWSKI
Country: FRANCE, AUSTRIA
Year: 2013
Duration: 94.00 minutes
Synopsis
Gary is young, agile, a quick learner. He's one of those who's never been promised anything. After a succession of odd jobs, he's taken on at a nuclear power plant. There, amongst the reactors and their high doses of radioactivity, he finally finds what he's been looking for: money, a ...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Flora LAU
Country: HONG KONG
Year: 2013
Duration: 95.00 minutes
Synopsis
BENDS straddles the Hong Kong--Shenzhen border and tells the story of ANNA, an affluent housewife and FAI, her chauffeur, and their unexpected friendship as they each negotiate the pressures of Hong Kong life and the city’s increasingly complex relationship to mainland China. ...
Nadine Vinzens gets the chance to talk to Michael B. Jordan, star of the new film, Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Coogler. The film, a competitor in the Un Certain Regard section at the 66th Cannes Fillm Festival, is based on a true story of a man shot to death by a police officer in Oakland, California in 2009.
The two talk about Jordan's approach to the difficult role, and they practice a little French along the way.
by: Caroline Meintzer
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Nadine Vinzens at Majestic 66 on Day 2 of the Cannes Film Festival
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Nadine Vinzens, star of the upcoming film, "Four Senses", talking about her role and the film.
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Nadine Vinzens at the Entrée Des Artistes on Day 2 of the 66th Cannes Film Festival
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66th Cannes Film Festival Day 2 – The Bling Ring and Touch of Sin
Cast of The Bling Ring
By Moira Sullivan.
The reviews for The Great Gatsby were not overwhelmingly positive and most critics, including myself, recognized the film as ambitious but flawed. As an out of competition film, this imperfection is expected. Still, it is the kind of film that will attract audiences as it did a cadre of divided critics.
The...
66th Cannes Film Festival Day 1 – The Great Gatsby and Opening Ceremonies
Leonardo DiCaprio at The Great Gatsby Cannes premiere - Photo courtesy of Anne-Christine Poujoulat (AFP)
Nearly 4,000 accredited journalists descend upon the city of Cannes for 11 days of cinema magic and what looks like heavy rain for the first few days.
The opening day of the 66th Cannes Film Festival surrounded festivities for the out of competition opening film – “The Great Gatsb...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Alain GUIRAUDIE
Country: FRANCE
Year: 2013
Duration: 97.00 minutes
Synopsis
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.
Credits
Alain GUIRAUDIE - Director
Alain GUIRAUDIE - Screenplay
Claire M...
Un Certain Regard
Directed by : Valeria GOLINO
Country: ITALY, FRANCE
Year: 2013
Duration: 96.00 minutes
Synopsis
Miele is the story of Irene a 30 years old girl who helps suffering people.Terminal patients who want to make shorter the struggle with death, people whose suffering injure the dignity of an human being. One day a 70 years old man in good health, who simply thinks to have lived enough, asks her to help him. The meeting will put to the test Irene’s convicti...
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LEXUS AND THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY TO PREMIERE SHORT FILM SERIES “LIFE IS AMAZING” DURING CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Cannes, FRANCE. Lexus and The Weinstein Company announced today that the Lexus Short Film series titled “Life is Amazing” will premiere during the Cannes International Film Festival on 19th May 2013. The films will receive a red carpet premiere screening and event hosted by The Weinstein Company’s H...
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HP at Cannes 2013: empowering the experts and thrilling the fans. HP celebrates 70 years in entertainment at Cannes Film Festival with special showcase events
CANNES, France, May 15, 2013 – From Fantasia to The Croods, HP will celebrate more than 70 years of innovation in entertainment at this year’s Cannes Film Festival by hosting various events showcasing the role of HP technology in the creation of film and in the way consumers enjoy and engage w...
