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Rivette steps into the ring with 36 Views of Saint-Loup Peak

The circus as a metaphor for life: it’s not a particularly original idea, especially in cinema (explored in different ways by directors from Chaplin to Fellini). But it isn’t the image of a circus...  

07/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition/France

Denis returns to Africa for White Material

In an example of festival paradoxes, last year, Claire Denis (a regular on the Lido) came to Venice with 35 Shots of Rum, which won great acclaim as one of her most accomplished films. Many, quite...  

06/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition | France

Duris gives Volpi Cup-worthy performance in Persecution

Four years after Gabrielle, which earned its star Isabelle Huppert a Special Golden Lion Award, Patrice Chéreau returns to competition at Venice with Persecution. Although it doesn’t repeat the...  

05/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition/France

Waiting for a miracle in Lourdes

Cinema and the sacred have always been profoundly intertwined and great film masters have been drawn to the subject of spirituality and the aesthetic and symbolic richness of religion: Bresson,...  

05/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition | Austria-France

Tornatore’s broad Sicilian canvas, Baarìa, opens fest

It had been ages since Italy opened – and in competition, yet – the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12): a big responsibility for Giuseppe Tornatore. He was on the Lido last night to present the...  

02/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition/Italy

Rivette in pole position for competition selection

One month before Marco Muller unveils the competition titles of the 66th Venice Film Festival (September 2-12), Jacques Rivette’s French/Italian co-production 36 Vues du Pic Saint-Loup (“36 Views...  

30/06/2009 | Venice 2009 | Competition/France

Tsai Ming-Liang’s epic encounter between Léaud and Kang-sheng

With his tribute to cinema and in particular French film, Visage, Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang today with Spanish director Isabel Coixet closed the Competition of the 62nd Cannes Film...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/France-Taiwan

Sex, sushi and lies in Coixet’s Tokyo

An original love story between a Japanese hitwoman and a Spanish wine seller in Tokyo marks the Competition debut of Spain’s Isabel Coixet at the Cannes Film Festival. The setting and subject of...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/Spain

Enter the Void's drugs, sex and spiritual journey

There was commotion yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival, where enthusiastic applause and intense booing greeted the competition screening of Argentinean-born director Gaspar Noé’s third feature...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/France

Suleiman’s Time That Remains rich in humour and symbolism

Co-produced by France, Belgium, Italy and the UK, Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman’s third feature, The Time That Remains, was presented yesterday evening in competition at the 62nd Cannes Film...  

22/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/France

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