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‘The most difficult word to say is “Cut!”’: an audience with Cannes conquerors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

They have won the Palme d’Or twice, and their latest offering about teen motherhood scooped the screenwriting prize. The brothers discuss their working methods, who inspires them, and what they disagree about

The Guardian - UK

Cannes Closes With Iranian, Ukrainian Films Tipped For Glory

The Cannes Festival draws to a close on Saturday, with a wry Iranian film about political prisoners and a Ukrainian-directed drama about despotism among the frontrunners to pick up the Palme d'Or top prize.

International Business Times

The Young Mother’s Home review – outstanding return to form for the Dardenne brothers

Teen mums are taught how to take care of their babies or prepare them for adoption amid drug addiction, mental illness and family conflict in this poignant, compassionate work of unforced social realism

The Guardian - UK

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Émilie Dequenne obituary

Belgian who won the best actress prize at Cannes for her performance in the Dardenne brothers’ film Rosetta

The Guardian - UK

Movie review: ‘Tori and Lokita’ a harrowing, heartbreaking tale of African immigrant life

Another modern-day, neo-realist effort from the brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (“Rosetta,” “La Promesse”) from the French-speaking region of Belgium, “Tori and Lokita” tells the heartbreaking tale of two immigrant children from Africa, 11-year-old Tori (newcomer Pablo Schils) and 16-year-old Lokita (newcomer Joely Mbundu). They pose as brother and sister…

Boston Herald

Review: Suspenseful and wrenching, 'Tori and Lokita' is the Dardenne brothers' best in years

There's a scene near the end of "Tori and Lokita," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's strongest work in nearly a decade, that illustrates the difference — the chasm, really — between empathy and identification. Twelve-year-old Tori (Pablo Schils) and 17-year-old Lokita (Joely Mbundu), African-born immigrants who have made their way to…

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: Tragic ‘Close’ superb tale of innocence, loss

The Cannes award-winner “Close” from Belgian writer-director Lukas Dhont (“Girl”) is a sad tale of innocence and loss. The protagonists are 13-year-old boys who are inseparable. At school, they are teased, sometimes in an ugly manner, about being gay. This causes one of the boys, Leo (a revelatory Eden Dambrine),…

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Tori and Lokita review – urgent, moving drama of young migrants in peril

Joely Mbundu and Pablo Schils are remarkable as two young west African migrants in Belgium, fighting for survival in the Dardenne brothers’ latest Cannes-feted release

The Guardian - UK

A great Cannes goes pear-shaped giving the Palme d’Or to Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund’s super-rich satire is an unworthy winner, particularly given the calibre of competition on the Croisette

The Guardian - UK

Tom Cruise, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway – and Elvis – set for Cannes film festival

The full lineup for the 75th edition of the French festival has been unveiled, with new films from David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt competing for the Palme d’Or

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