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Art Directors Guild Nominations

Palaces, comic book worlds, sound stages, animation backgrounds, the old West, the future. An  eclectic mix that makes up much of the Art Directors Guild…

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Actober: Going around the Bend- What has happened to Michael Fassbender?

2017 was not a good year for Michael Fassbender; The Snowman melted into a puddle of slush at the box office, Assassin’s Creed should have…

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Top Moments in Bergman Films

After finally coming to an end of my Bergman journey over these last 10 days or so, watching a grand total of 13 films (yes,…

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Ayka – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Ayka Sergey Dvortsevoy – Kazakhstan IN A NUTSHELL This Russian-Kazakhstani film follows a young Kyrgyz girl called Ayka (Samal Yeslyamova) who lives and works illegally…

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Capernaum – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Cafarnaúm / Capernaum Nadine Labaki – Lebanon IN A NUTSHELL This politically-charged fable, which features mostly non-professional actors, tells the story of a child who…

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Dogman – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Dogman Matteo Garrone – Italy IN A NUTSHELL Dubbed by it’s director as an “urban western” this film is inspired by a homicide committed by…

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Burning – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Beoning / Burning Lee Chang-dong – South Korea IN A NUTSHELL Based on the short story Barn Burning written by Haruki Murakami,  this story follow…

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Asako I & II – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Netemo Sameteo (Asako I & II) / Asako I & II Ryūsuke Hamaguchi – Japan IN A NUTSHELL This Japanese romantic drama based on the…

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At War – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

En Guerre / At War Stéphane Brizé – France IN A NUTSHELL Set in Bologna, 2002, when the opposition to the Labor Law explodes in…

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Shoplifters – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Manbiki kazoku / Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-eda – Japan IN A NUTSHELL This moving drama, is centred around Osamu (Lily Franky) and his eccentric family. Osamu…

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BlacKkKlansman – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee – United States IN A NUTSHELL An adaptation of the book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, this film follows an African-American detective…

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Under the Silver Lake – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Under the Silver Lake David Robert Mitchell – United States IN A NUTSHELL Sam is aimless young man (Andrew Garfield) who becomes an unwitting detective…

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Happy as Lazzaro – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Lazzaro Felice / Happy as Lazzaro Alice Rohrwacher – Italy IN A NUTSHELL Lazzaro (Adriano Tardiolo), is a young peasant so good that he is…

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3 Faces – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Se Rokh / 3 Faces Jafar Panahi – Iran IN A NUTSHELL This Iranian film follows three actresses at different stages of their career. One…

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