Tag: Cannes 2019
Parasite Walks Away With the Palme d’Or: Cannes 2019
The 72nd edition of the festival wrapped up tonight with Bong-Joon Hu’s Parasite winning the Palme d’Or. Bong becomes the first Korean director to win…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Sibyl
SIBYL Justine TRIET — FRANCE, BELGIUM — 100 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Sibyl (Virginie Efira), a psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. Her latest patient…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – It Must Be Heaven
IT MUST BE HEAVEN Elia SULEIMAN — FRANCE — 97 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine in the search of an alternative…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Il Traditore / The Traitor
IL TRADITORE / THE TRAITOR Marco BELLOCCHIO — ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, BRAZIL — 145 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Marco Bellocchio’s Il Traditor follows Tommaso Buscetta the so called…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
MEKTOUB, MY LOVE: INTERMEZZO Abdellatif Kechiche — France — 240 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Sequel to Mektoub My Love: Canto Uno, sees a bunch of…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Roubaix, une lumière / Oh Mercy!
ROUBAIX, UNE LUMIÈRE / OH MERCY! Arnaud DESPLECHIN — FRANCE — 119 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Based on a true story and the 2008 TV…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Matthias et Maxime
MATTHIAS ET MAXIME Xavier DOLAN — CANADA — 119 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Matthias (Gabriel D’Almeida Freitas) and Maxime (played by the young director himself,…
Cannes 2019: Un Certain Regard Prizes Announced
Cannes 2019 is almost over and the Un Certain Regard jury has revealed the festival’s first prizes. Led by president Nadine Labaki, the jury awarded…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Gisaengchung / Parasite
GISAENGCHUNG / PARASITE BONG Joon Ho — SOUTH KOREA — 132 minutes IN A NUTSHELL An impoverished Korean family, burdened by debt and poverty, live…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Quentin TARANTINO — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — 159 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Firstly, how do you describe any…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Frankie
FRANKIE Ira SACHS — FRANCE, PORTUGAL — 98 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Three generations grapple with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Le Jeune Ahmed / Young Ahmed
LE JEUNE AHMED / YOUNG AHMED Luc DARDENNE, Jean-Pierre DARDENNE — BELGIUM, FRANCE — 84 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Ahmed (Idir Ben Addi) is a 13-year-old Muslim…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – A Hidden Life
A HIDDEN LIFE Terrence MALICK — GERMANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — 173 minutes IN A NUTSHELL A tale of the farmer, Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), and…
Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Portrait de la jeune fille en feu / Portrait of a Lady on Fire
PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU / PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Céline SCIAMMA — FRANCE — 120 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Set…
