There are 18 films in competition will screen at the Cannes film festival this year. The 71st edition of the international festival in the south of France runs from May 8 to May 19. A filmmaker’s history at the festival offers insights as to who might be out front to take home the coveted Palme d’Or. Eight of the entries are by filmmakers that have had their work honored at past closing ceremonies. This year could definitely see someone new in the mix as four of the filmmakers are making their debuts on the Croisette while another four are having their films shown here in competition for the first time. The jury will be headed by two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.
Below is a breakdown of the 18 films competing this year and the history of their helmers at the festival.
Stépane Brizé (“At War”)
When a company that has asked for...
Below is a breakdown of the 18 films competing this year and the history of their helmers at the festival.
Stépane Brizé (“At War”)
When a company that has asked for...
- 4/13/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Jazz music has long expressed its capacity to borrow from various, sometimes contradictory sources in order to create something which in every sense transcends the original elements. Since the earliest days of jazz as a musical form, it has been inspired by military and funeral marches; has stylishly interpreted popular songs; and even brought the classical intricacies of Wagner into the domain of swinging brasses and reeds. This multiculturalism and eclecticism of jazz likens it to cinema which, in turn, has transformed pop culture motifs into something close to the sublime and mixed ‘high’ and ‘low’ artistic gestures to remarkable effect.In the history of jazz, the evolution from ragtime or traditional tunes, to discovering the treasure trove of Broadway songs was fast and smooth. The latter influence was shared by cinema, as the history of film production quickly marched on. The emergence of ‘talkies’ in the United States meant rediscovering Broadway,...
- 6/1/2015
- by Ehsan Khoshbakht
- MUBI
Film-maker's advanced age blamed for refusal to collect award – not grudge against Hollywood, says partner Anne-Marie Mieville
He is a film-maker who has often set himself up in opposition to Hollywood's domination of cinema. So it is perhaps unsurprising that Jean-Luc Godard, the ageing lion of the French nouvelle vague, is refusing to travel to California to pick up an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this November.
Godard is said to be annoyed that he is scheduled to receive his award not during the Oscars proper in March but in a separate ceremony with rather less pomp. Others have suggested that, at any rate, it would be hypocritical for a director who so often poured scorn on Hollywood's principles to accept an award from the Academy.
However, Godard's companion and producing partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, told a reporter for the Australian that the film-maker's advanced...
He is a film-maker who has often set himself up in opposition to Hollywood's domination of cinema. So it is perhaps unsurprising that Jean-Luc Godard, the ageing lion of the French nouvelle vague, is refusing to travel to California to pick up an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this November.
Godard is said to be annoyed that he is scheduled to receive his award not during the Oscars proper in March but in a separate ceremony with rather less pomp. Others have suggested that, at any rate, it would be hypocritical for a director who so often poured scorn on Hollywood's principles to accept an award from the Academy.
However, Godard's companion and producing partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, told a reporter for the Australian that the film-maker's advanced...
- 9/7/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Toronto -- Asian films, led by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Syndromes and a Century," dominated the Toronto International Film Festival's best-of-the-decade poll results released Monday.
Weerasethakul's 2006 two-part drama captured the top spot with 53 votes in a poll of 60 film curators, historians and programmers conducted by the festival.
In second place with 49 votes was Jia Zhangke's "Platform," who also grabbed third place for his Venice award winner "Still Life" and its 48 votes.
French filmmaker Claire Denis earned fourth place for "Beau Travail" with 46 votes, followed by Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood For Love" with 43 votes.
Weerasethakul also earned sixth place for "Tropical Malady," which garnered 38 votes in the TIFF poll.
Romanian director Cristi Puiu was next with "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" and its 35 votes, the same tally for "Werckmeister Harmonies" from Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr.
Rounding out the best-of-the-decade competition was Jean-Luc Godard's "Eloge de l'amour" in...
Weerasethakul's 2006 two-part drama captured the top spot with 53 votes in a poll of 60 film curators, historians and programmers conducted by the festival.
In second place with 49 votes was Jia Zhangke's "Platform," who also grabbed third place for his Venice award winner "Still Life" and its 48 votes.
French filmmaker Claire Denis earned fourth place for "Beau Travail" with 46 votes, followed by Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood For Love" with 43 votes.
Weerasethakul also earned sixth place for "Tropical Malady," which garnered 38 votes in the TIFF poll.
Romanian director Cristi Puiu was next with "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" and its 35 votes, the same tally for "Werckmeister Harmonies" from Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr.
Rounding out the best-of-the-decade competition was Jean-Luc Godard's "Eloge de l'amour" in...
- 11/23/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Jean-Luc Godard's new film, Notre Musique (Our Music), will be screened as part of the official selection's Out of Competition lineup at the 57th Festival de Cannes, organizers said over the weekend. The film, also scripted by Godard, features mainly unknown actors. Using images of war, executions and destruction, Musique is a telling indictment of our times. Shot partly in Sarajevo and full of allusions to modern-day conflicts, the film is divided into three parts, or "kingdoms" -- Enfer (Hell), Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise). Cannes organizers said there was a surprise in store for the director during the film's screening, but did not provide any additional details. Godard was last in Cannes in 2001, with his In Praise of Love featured in the competition section. The Festival de Cannes runs May 12-23.
- 4/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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