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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “As in all his best work, Lanthimos is brilliant at…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Redoubtable

Redoubtable Michel Hazanavicius France CRITICAL RESPONSE “First and foremost, Le Redoutable is a marvelous comedy very reminiscent of Woody Allen’s classics (it has a few…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Noah Baumbach United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “As a student of classic comedies, Baumbach uses strategies that work, freshening them…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – The Square

The Square Ruben Östlund Sweden, Denmark, United States, France CRITICAL RESPONSE “[Ruben] Östlund skillfully ties his many ideas together and makes his statement in the…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – BPM (Beats per Minute)

BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo France CRITICAL RESPONSE “Bearing a closer resemblance to the social-realism of Campillo’s screenwriting with collaborator Laurent Cantet, which includes…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Jupiter's Moon

Jupiter’s Moon Kornél Mundruczó Hungary CRITICAL RESPONSE “Almost imperceptibly the story shifts into a zanier mode that will include a major car chase, shootouts and…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Okja

Okja Bong Joon-ho South Korea, United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “Okja is fun, if sometimes over-egged, as an adventure romp, but flounders in overstatement when it…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Loveless

Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia CRITICAL RESPONSE “This is a film which confronts us with the most unthinkable of crises and perhaps also challenges the eternal…

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Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck Todd Haynes United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “It’s a skillfully told, impeccably styled and scored film that above all else beats with an uncalloused heart….

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Two Days, One Night At The Cannes Film Festival

So thanks to my adorable wife I’ll be In #Cannes Saturday and Sunday for the sheer hell of it – let’s meet up / take…

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Festival de Cannes 70: Rosetta, 1999

A sunny shout-out to 70 winners at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 70th event which is just around the corner – in no…

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Festival de Cannes 70: Meet The Jury

The following 9 chosen ones have until Sunday 28th May at the Closing Ceremony of the 70th Festival de Cannes to choose the prize winners…

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Festival de Cannes 70: Kathy Burke, 1997

A sunny shout-out to 70 winners at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 70th event which is just around the corner – in no…

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Festival de Cannes 70: All That Jazz, 1980

A sunny shout-out to 70 winners at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 70th event which is just around the corner – in no…

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