WINTER SLEEP wins the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize @ Cannes 2014 Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal with whom he has a stormy relationship and his sister Necla who is suffering from her recent divorce. In winter as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but also an inescapable place that fuels their animosities…   "Nuri Bilge Ceylan is at the peak of his powers with WINTER SLEEP, a r...

  THE AWARDS FEATURE FILMS PALME D'OR LA VIE D’ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2 (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) directed by Abdellatif KECHICHE with Adèle EXARCHOPOULOS & Léa SEYDOUX   GRAND PRIX INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS directed by Ethan COEN, Joel COEN   BEST DIRECTOR Amat ESCALANTE for HELI   JURY PRIZE SOSHITE CHICHI NI NARU (Like Father, Like Son / Tel Père, Tel Fils) directed by KORE-EDA...

After 12 days of movie madness, Cannes has finally settled back into its usual pace. That’s to say, the masses have returned home, the late night beach parties have vanished, and the chance of spotting Leonardo DiCaprio on the Croisette has dropped considerably. It was a festival marked by an impressive selection of films and a surprise Palme d’Or, though the constant threat of rain might last in the memories of some attendees.   The opening night was a less than perfec...

    FEATURE FILMS PALME D'OR LA VIE D’ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2 (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) directed by Abdellatif KECHICHE with Adèle EXARCHOPOULOS & Léa SEYDOUX   GRAND PRIX INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS directed by Ethan COEN, Joel COEN   BEST DIRECTOR Amat ESCALANTE for HELI   JURY PRIZE SOSHITE CHICHI NI NARU (Like Father, Like Son / Tel Père, Tel Fils) directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu &...

  Award winners          Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939-54)     Year Film Director Nationality of Director   (at time of film's release) 1939 Union Pacific[4] Cecil B. DeMille ...

SYNOPSIS: In 1920 Ireland, the ordinary people of the land unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for genuine independence. As the freedom fighters' bold tactics bring the British to breaking point, a treaty is declared. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and men who have fought side by side, now find themselves pitted against one another as enemies, in disagreement about the t...