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Fabien Lemercier


9728 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 25/07/2025.

Stopped On Track by the cruelty of death

After the electrifying Declaration of War, Andreas Dresen’s Stopped On Track is the second title on the Croisette this year to deal with brain tumours. Dresen’s film adopts an entirely different...  

15/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Un Certain Regard/Germany

Ostlund Plays with the politically incorrect

An explosive subject in a package open to interpretation: in tackling the complex (and topical) issues of delinquency, racism and integration in Europe with a rare intelligence and distinctive...  

15/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Directors’ Fortnight/Sweden

Solidarity reflected in The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Marking a return to his roots, the working class neighbourhood of Estaque, his sun-drenched Marseilles, friendship and socio-political themes, Robert Guédiguian’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro was...  

15/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Un Certain Regard/France

The End of Silence: A Greek tragedy in a French forest

Physical violence galore, an oppressive mood and a family vendetta feature today at the Directors’ Fortnight of the 64th Cannes Film Festival, in The End of Silence, a debut feature from the young...  

14/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Directors’ Fortnight/France

The Silence of Joan: Disavow or die

Taking on a historical figure such as Joan of Arc, a favourite among many directors including Dreyer, Bresson and Rossellini or more recently Kornel Mundruczo (Johanna in 2005 Certain Regard)...  

14/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Directors’ Fortnight/France

Interview: Maïwenn • Director

“I’m obsessed with making it seem real”

Crusade for the protection of children and cinema-verite. The fiery director of Poliss, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2011, reveals her creative process and explosive personality.  

13/05/2011

Declaration of War enthuses Semaine audiences

Opening the out-of-competition section at the 50th International Critics’ Week yesterday evening, Valérie Donzelli’s eagerly-awaited Declaration of War has lived up to – and even exceeded –...  

13/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Critics’ Week/France

Maïwenn’s tough, realist Poliss uncompromisingly bold

The libertarian universe and unconventional style of Maïwenn have taken the competition section by storm at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. The French helmer’s new title, Poliss, is a tough and...  

13/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Competition/France

The Slut: Slave or master of sexual liberty?

Nothing can get in the way of physical impulses, not even when they create chaos or carry with them the seeds of self-destruction. This could be the moral of The Slut, by Isreali director Hagar...  

12/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | SIC - Israel/Germany

The Fairy an invitation to dream

Escapes and humour in the best tradition of burlesque cinema mark the opening of Directors’ Fortnight at the 64th Cannes Film Festival with French-Belgian co-production The Fairy directed by Fiona...  

12/05/2011 | Cannes 2011 | Directors’ Fortnight - FR/BE

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