OFFICIAL SELECTION By Benoit Pavan, published on 15.05.2024 THE DECLIC YEARS In the restored Les Années déclic (The Declic Years) screened at Cannes Classics, photographer Raymond Depardon dips into his archives and memories of 1957-1977 to bring audiences a cinematographic portrait and eyewitness account of the decades that shook French society. “What was going on in my head? I don’t know. I wanted to be a photographer, someone who hunted down images. This card...

OFFICIAL SELECTION By Charlotte Pavard, published on 13.05.2024 TASIO © Mercury Films Restoration of Tasio (1984), a drama by Basque director Montxo Armendáriz presented at Cannes Classics. The Spanish filmmaker’s camera captures the life of Tasio, a charcoal burner in the mountains. The profession has now all but disappeared, but was of great economic and social importance until the 1960s. Interview. How did the film come about? In 1981, I made a documentary called C...

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OFFICIAL SELECTION UNCATEGORIZED By Charlotte Pavard, published on 15.05.202 FURIOSA : UNE SAGA MAD MAX The fifth instalment in George Miller‘s post-apocalyptic Mad Max series. With Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the Australian filmmaker continues his cult saga, this time shining the spotlight on the character of Furiosa. Actress Anna Taylor-John takes on the title role, delving into the heart of the fiery warrior, portraying her in her youth. Chris Hemsworth plays Dr. Dementus, a name ...

OFFICIAL SELECTION By Charlotte Pavard, published on 15.05.2024   WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS © Compass Film For the opening of the Un Certain Regard selection, the Debussy theatre welcomes the Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson with Ljósbrot (When the Light Breaks) : a subtle film about mourning and how to approach it, which was originally a short film.   What inspired you to begin work on this film? Ever since experiencing the loss of a friend as a youn...

FAYE © Photo by Terry O'Neill/Iconic Images / Courtesy of Liam Dunaway O'Neill Incandescent Bonnie alongside Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde, formidable Vicki Anderson in The Thomas Crown Affair, Faye Dunaway has been one of the greatest actresses of American cinema since the 60s. After making documentaries on Roman Polanski and William Friedkin, Laurent Bouzereau has chosen to devote a portrait to the Chinatown star, listed in the Cannes Classics selection, in the presence of...

THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE Following Efterskalv ((The Here After), screened as a preview at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2015, and then Sweat, in the Official Selection of the 2020 Festival de Cannes, the Swedish director Magnus Von Horn is back at Cannes with Pigen Med Nålen (The Girl with the Needle), a new feature film, this time in Danish. In the running for the Palme d’or, the Swedish director is experimenting with a new artistic approach, a history film. Inspired by a t...

MOI AUSSI © Maneki films The 2024 Festival de Cannes welcomes the new short film Moi Aussi (Me Too), a poignant creation from Judith Godrèche . The actress first moved behind the camera in 2010 with Toutes les filles pleurent (All Girls Cry). In the 2024 Official Selection, the film will be screened in her presence during the opening ceremony of Un Certain Regard. At the dawn of a new day, a young girl findsherself confronted with a staring crowd, with everyone in it bearing the...

By DJ Cook Meryl Streep is a phenomenal actress whose work has touched generations. Streep’s list of hits is numerous, including The Deer Hunter (1978), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1983), Out of Africa (1986), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Mamma Mia! (2008), The Post (2017), and Don't Look Up (2021), just to name a few.   Streep was invited to the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to be presented with an Honorary Palme...

FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER   The film stars Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat  The Match Factory boards project and will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Festival while Jarmusch completes Post-Production in New York  Photo credit ©Carole Bethuel MAY 16, 2024 - Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming feature Father Mother Sister Brother has wrapped production in Paris following shoo...