Category: Cannes
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Les Misérables
LES MISÉRABLES Ladj LY — FRANCE — 103 minutes IN A NUTSHELL This urban drama examines the hostility between police and civilians set in a…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – The Dead Don’t Die
The Dead Don’t Die Jim JARMUSCH — USA — 103 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Strange things seem to be occurring in the small peaceful town…
French Acting Legend Alain Delon Receives an Honorary Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Legendary French actor, and heartthrob, Alain Delon has been walking the Croisette at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, where he was given an Honorary Palme…
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part Six: On a Magical Night; Liberté; Share; Land of Ashes
On a Magical Night “Why awaken the past?” Chambre 212 opens comedically with Maria (Chiara Mastrioanni), à law professor that gets entangled in an extramarital affair….
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part Five: Port Authority; Joan of Arc
Port Authority Danielle Lessovitz brings us a male-centric, slow burn film that slowly introduces female characters. The main character, Paul (Fionn Whitehead, Bandersnatch), brings us his…
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part Four: Des Hommes, Sorry We Missed You; Papicha; Burning Ghost
Des Hommes Pretty unexhilarating take on the prison system in France. There have been better documentaries on prison reform. Sorry We Missed You “Who cares.”…
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part Three: Beanpole; The Swallows of Kabul; A White, White Day
Beanpole Some moments of the movie were framed so perfectly… like it was a modern Persona. Unfortunately, the story and actresses don’t measure up to an…
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part Two: Litigante; Bull; As Happy as Possible
The Defendant Litigante is a family D-R-A-M-A. It concerns a single mother who is trying her best to balance work, her energetic son who is a…
Allison in Cannes 2019, Part One: The Dead Don’t Die
The Dead Don’t Die While I felt fortunate to see The Dead Don’t Die on the evening of the French release, it was very slow and derivative….
Cannes: Video – Nadine Labaki Talks About Coming Back to Cannes
Female filmmaker, Nadine Labaki, returns to the Cannes Film Festival this year. This time, as the President of the Un Certain Regard jury. Previous, the…
Cannes: Video – Yorgos Lanthimos on his Festival Experience
Greek filmmaker, Yorgos Lanthimos, talks about his previous visits to Cannes, his joy on being asked to be part of the Jury, and what he…
Cannes: Video Behind the Unveiling of that 2019 Poster
As the sun shines brightly in a uniquely wondrous corner of the world, people stop in their tracks to catch site of the official poster…
Cannes: Official Selection Jury Press Conference
As the 72nd Cannes Film Festival is finally upon us, one of the first orders of business was to welcome the illustrious Jury of the…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: La piel que habito / The Skin I Live In, 2011
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. La piel que habito / The Skin I…
