Luxor * by Zeina Durra Egyptian-British film, 1 h 26 “The old world is dying, the new is slow to appear”, wrote the Italian writer Antonio Gramsci in his prison in 1929. This sentence takes on its full meaning on Hana’s lips. Her reunion with […]
At the end of a somewhat chaotic closing ceremony, it’s good Titanium of the French Julia Ducournau who won the Palme d’Or of the 74e edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The president of the Jury, Spike Lee, obviously little informed of the uses, had […]
Great minds think alike. Favorite of The cross within this extraordinary edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Drive my car, of the Japanese Ryusuke Hamaguchi, also seduced the ecumenical jury who presented him with his prize, Saturday, July 17. The film has also already received […]
“I made a few mistakes but I have no regrets. “ This is how Marco Bellochio closed on Thursday July 15 the meeting organized by the Cannes Film Festival with the Italian director a few days before the Palme d’Or of honor which will be […]
Even seated on a high chair in a Cannes hotel bar, Vicky Krieps keeps her feet on the ground. However, she is showing in two films presented at the Cannes Film Festival, one of which is in competition and also in theaters: the very beautiful […]
The uncompromising ** by Joachim Lafosse Belgian film, 1 h 58 From the first scene of the film, something is wrong. A diffuse feeling of unease creeps into the idyllic image of this couple bathing in the clear waters of the Mediterranean. An “uneasiness” that […]
Memoria *** by Apichatpong Weerasethakul International co-production, 2:13 In theaters in November In Cannes, the days go by and are not alike. After the fireworks of pretentious works, like Titanium by Julia Ducournau, redundant and already seen stories, Red rocket of the American Sean Baker, […]
A Cannes Film Festival in July is as incongruous as a Tour de France in the middle of winter. The French are on vacation, their heads elsewhere after a long period of confinement. On the Croisette, tuxedos and evening gowns meet the swimsuits and multicolored […]
The Olympics ** by Jacques Audiard French film, 1 h 46 ——– France *** by Bruno Dumont French film, 2:14 ——– The competition ends this evening and saw the entry into contention Wednesday and Thursday of the last two French in competition. To Julia Ducournau […]
Faithful to its political tradition, the Cannes Film Festival, a formidable sounding board for world cinema, has taken the courageous decision to add to its official selection a documentary received at the last minute and devoted to the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. Nathan Law: “The […]
