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Cannes boss Thierry Frémaux questions Parasite’s Best Picture Oscar win

‘It’s a ceremony in honour of American cinema,’ the Cannes Film Festival chief said

The Independent UK

Swedish director Ruben Östlund to head Cannes festival jury

Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or, will be jury president at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers announced Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Two-time Palme Winner Ruben Ostlund to Head Cannes Jury

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or, will be jury president at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, organizers announced Tuesday. Ostlund, 48, won the festival's top prize last year for "Triangle of Sadness", which left audiences squirming over its biting exploration of class divisions…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pakistan's transgender community remains ostracised

The movie "Joyland" failed to make the Oscar nominations for best international feature film. But the first Pakistani film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival is still making headlines. It tells the story of a married man who falls in love with a transgender erotic dancer. The controversy…

France 24

Celebration of tradition

Veteran filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda became known after winning the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for the crime drama Shoplifters despite having directed films and TV series for nearly three decades. Renowned for his gentle sense of pacing, simple yet beautiful cinematography, and a focus on the complexities…

Bangkok Post

Gina Lollobrigida, film star who conquered Italy, Hollywood and the world, dies at 95

There she is, waving from the backseat of a convertible on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival. And here she is again, stepping to the tarmac from a jet in Paris, her scarf billowing perfectly in the evening breeze. And again, cloaked in emerald — dress and rings, both…

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp’s long road back to Hollywood via Cannes? Jeanne du Barry prepares for launch

Three years after Johnny Depp's last film, his next project Jeanne du Barry reportedly set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival

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Cannes Film Festival calls for release of Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti

The Cannes Film Festival has condemned the arrest and demanded the immediate release of the award-winning Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who was among the most prominent people to be arrested during Iran's months-long protests.

Radio France Internationale

"Eo" is a hypnotic film about a donkey

Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner and Poland's official Oscar entry, "EO" reflects our own humanity

Salon

In 'Aftersun,' Charlotte Wells makes a shattering debut

Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Charlotte Wells' “Aftersun” has accumulated a rare kind of buzz

The Independent UK

Unpacking the wild twists, excessive vomit in ‘Triangle of Sadness’: ‘Maybe it was too much’

When Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for “Triangle of Sadness,” it put him in the rarified class of two-time Palme d’Or winners. The prestigious group also includes Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Haneke, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Emir Kusturica, Shohei Imamura, Bille…

Los Angeles Times

‘Triangle of Sadness’ Actor, Model Charlbi Dean Dies at 32

Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film show: Iranian serial killer thriller ‘Holy Spider’ weaves a chilling web

Director Ali Abasi paints an unforgiving picture of institutional misogyny, corruption and the power of the court of public opinion in Iran, as he revisits a series of murders in the holy city of Mashhad. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the award…

France 24

Film show: Park Chan-wook's multi-layered, mysterious 'Decision To leave'

Hovering between a neo-noir and a semi-romance, "Decision To leave" saw Park Chan-wook crowned best director at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about the visual choices, twists and turns that echo the Korean director's virtuoso touch in his previous films "Old Boy" and "The Handmaiden".

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Kylie Minogue explains picture with UFC star Conor McGregor after fans' concern

Pop star Minogue was spotted with UFC star McGregor during Cannes Film Festival which sparked concern from fans, but the Australian revealed it was in fact McGregor who asked for a picture

France 24

Film show: French classic 'The Mother and The Whore' returns to screens

It caused a scandal at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and changed our critic Lisa Nesselson's life. Jean Eustache's masterpiece has now been restored and re-released for a new generation; we hear about the Parisian wanderings and wonderings at the heart of "The Mother and the Whore". Meanwhile, Olivier Assayas…

France 24

Film show: David Cronenberg's dystopian sci-fi horror blends surgery and sex

Fresh from her 34th trip to the Cannes Film Festival, FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson shares her highlights from the 75th edition. One of her favourites is "Crimes of the Future", an eerie dystopian tale starring Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux as a couple who perform surgery on each…

Los Angeles Times

With 'Showing Up,' Kelly Reichardt steps up at Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France — Last month, Kelly Reichardt became the 20th filmmaker, the sixth American and the fourth woman to receive the Carrosse d'Or (or the Golden Coach), presented annually by France's Society of Film Directors. Accepting the award onstage here in Cannes, the 58-year-old Reichardt said that when she was…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Indigenous Canadian Filmmaker Asked to Leave Cannes Red Carpet over Shoes

Indigenous Canadian filmmaker Kelvin Redvers was denied entry to the red carpet at the 75th Cannes Film Festival because he was wearing traditional moccasins, according to Agence France Press (AFP). The director is a member of the Dene indigenous community and grew up in the Northwest Territories of Canada. "I…

France 24

Cannes Film Festival 2022: Highlights from the 75th edition

Twelve days of cinema, with 21 films in competition but only one Palme d'Or: the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival went to Swedish director Ruben Östlund for his social satire "Triangle of Sadness". FRANCE 24 followed the festival from start to finish. We bring you the highlights…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Koreeda film's lead actor wins at Cannes

CANNES, France -- Song Kang-ho of South Korea won best actor for his role in "Broker," directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

S.Korea Has Big Cannes Night with Actor, Director Awards

The South Korean cinema industry added to a global winning streak on Saturday by scooping two key prizes at the Cannes Film Festival for a pair of beloved veterans. Star film-maker Park Chan-wook clinched the best director award for his erotic crime movie "Decision To Leave" while Song Kang-ho, best…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Triangle of Sadness’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, giving Ostlund one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time. Ostlund, whose art-world send-up “The Square” took the Palme in 2017, pulled off the rare feat…

Radio France Internationale

Swedish satire on super-rich wins Cannes Palme d'Or

"Triangle of Sadness", a sharp satire about class conflict by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

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'Triangle of Sadness' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Fest

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, giving Ostlund the prize for the second time.

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