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1633 articles available in total starting from 16/03/2005. Last article published on 15/07/2019.

The Nothing Factory: A melding of class struggle and musical comedy

The Nothing Factory: A melding of class struggle and musical comedy

CANNES 2017: In a procession of chronological tableaux, Pedro Pinho depicts the vagaries of a battle doomed to failure, waged by the employees of a lift factory  

26/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

Frost: A journey to the end of the war

Frost: A journey to the end of the war

CANNES 2017: Sharunas Bartas returns to Directors’ Fortnight with a dialogue-heavy odyssey through Eastern Europe, into the heart of the interminable war between Russia and the Ukraine  

26/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

The Prince of Nothingwood: A crackpot who makes films in Afghanistan

The Prince of Nothingwood: A crackpot who makes films in Afghanistan

CANNES 2017: French journalist Sonia Kronlund improvises as a director to bring us an almost surreal and utterly invigorating documentary  

25/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

Just to Be Sure: An easygoing comedy about a “reconstituted” family

Just to Be Sure: An easygoing comedy about a “reconstituted” family

CANNES 2017: Carine Tardieu delivers a madcap but tender tale with delectable dialogue and characters, carried by a superb cast  

24/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

Golden Years: Longevity, liberty, Téchiné

Golden Years: Longevity, liberty, Téchiné

CANNES 2017: Great French filmmaker André Téchiné brings us a film on two astonishing historical figures, with the same energy as always  

24/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Special screenings

The Workshop: A masterful film that teaches us a lot

The Workshop: A masterful film that teaches us a lot

CANNES 2017: Starting with a story about a writing course, Laurent Cantet takes us by surprise by broaching a subject matter of deeply moving urgency and seriousness  

23/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Un Certain Regard

Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc: A daughter of France tries her luck on the X Factor

Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc: A daughter of France tries her luck on the X Factor

CANNES 2017: Bruno Dumont raises a laugh while assaulting our eardrums in this pastoral musical comedy based on a play by Charles Péguy  

23/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

Happy End: A step back for Michael Haneke

Happy End: A step back for Michael Haneke

CANNES 2017: After winning two Palmes d’Or, the Austrian filmmaker is back, in a somewhat icy setting, to working with the more familiar themes of his films before The White Ribbon  

22/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Competition

Alive in France: Abel Ferrara on tour… de France

Alive in France: Abel Ferrara on tour… de France

CANNES 2017: The "King of New York" plays music from his Bad Lieutenant and other films in Paris and Toulouse, in an intoxicating slice of musical autobiography  

22/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Directors’ Fortnight

The Square: An all-round satire, altogether mind-blowing

The Square: An all-round satire, altogether mind-blowing

CANNES 2017: Sweden’s Ruben Östlund finally enters the Competition at Cannes with an incredibly derisive film that turns a temple of civilisation into more of a ridiculous zoo  

21/05/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Competition

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