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Cannes 2009 / Un Certain Regard

9 articles available in total starting from 23/04/2009. Last article published on 23/05/2009.

Lanthimos’ Dogtooth scoops honours

Greece, Romania, France and Iran shared the three prizes awarded by the jury (presided by Paolo Sorrentino) in the Un Certain Regard section, part of the official selection at the 62nd Cannes Film...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard

A shimmering heart of darkness in Rodrigues' To Die Like a Man

Prominent young Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues, whose second feature, Two Drifters, screened in the Directors’ Fortnight in 2005, returns to the Croisette with To Die Like a Man, showing...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard/Portugal

Silent Army, massacred innocence

The Silent Army, produced by Holland’s The Entertainment Group and sponsored by UNESCO, differs from French director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film about child soldiers, Johnny Mad Dog, which...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard/Netherlands

Dogtooth proves a biting drama

With what proved to be an intelligently witty, provocative, hilariously inventive, bitingly bitter and, given his track record, unexpectedly accessible sophomore project, with Dogtooth Yorgos...  

21/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard/Greece

Wind Journeys and enchanting rhythms

Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s The Wind Journeys, presented today in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, truly deserved the backing of so many European co-financiers....  

21/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard

Mungiu & co. entertain in Tales from the Golden Age

The story goes that after a screening of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days someone in the audience approached the director of the Palme d’Or winner, Cristian Mungiu, and said, “It’s such a shame! There...  

20/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard/Romania

Father of My Children, a moving tribute to cinema

Discovered in Cannes two years ago with her feature debut All Is Forgiven, 27-year-old director and former Cahiers du Cinéma collaborator Mia Hansen-Löve presented her second film Father of My...  

17/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard

The absurd beauty of Police, Adjective

Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s second film, Police, Adjective, premiered today in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. Police, Adjective again showcases the sideways...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard/Romania

Romania, France, Portugal, Greece and Holland in spotlight

Diversity is the order of the day for the 20 features in the Un Certain Regard section, which is part of the official selection for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24), unveiled today in...  

23/04/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard

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