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2280 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 05/06/2025.

The loneliness of man according to Charlie

Charlie Says, the ensemble piece by French director Nicole Garcia, did not receive a very enthusiastic response from this press this morning. As far as the story is concerned, the director...  

20/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | France

Pedro's "chicas"

In competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Pedro Almodóvar 16th film is filled with ghosts who return (the titleVolver, taken from the famous tango by Gardel, in fact means “to return”), and...  

19/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | Spain

Jeremy Thomas, committed producer of Fast Food Nation

Independent US filmmaker Richard Linklater presented his UK co-production Fast Food Nation, selected in official competition, to the press yesterday evening. Part documentary feature on the...  

19/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | UK

Loach stirs up consciences

What is the boundary between resistance and terrorism? When is it legitimate to continue to use violence to free one’s own land from a military occupation? UK film veteran Ken Loach has clear...  

18/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | UK

Three generations of French filmmakers

A large generation gap between directors Nicole Garcia and Xavier Giannoli, who will represent France alongside Bruno Dumont (48, see article) is present in the official competition at the Cannes...  

17/05/2006 | Cannes 2006 | Competition

German exorcist film closes festival

The curtain is about to come down on the56th Berlinale with Requiem by German director Hans-Christian Schmid. The film screens tonight in official competition and one can almost say that the best...  

17/02/2006 | Berlinale 2006 | Competition

Chabrol and the allure of power

Claude Chabrol and Robert Altman are the two veteran filmmakers with highly anticipated films in official competition at theBerlinale. If Altman's A Prairie Home Companion is so far the critics'...  

17/02/2006 | Berlinale 2006 | Competition

Longing: Legend of a romantic hero?

After The Elementary Particles and The Free Will, it was time for the third German title to screen in official competition at the 56th edition of the Berlinale. sharing the spotlight with Michele...  

16/02/2006 | Berlinale 2006 | Competition

Crime about to conquer Berlin

After conquering Italy, it’s time for Crime Novel to take on Berlin and to begin its journey towards international film screens. Confirming the Berlinale’s to focus this year on socio-political...  

16/02/2006 | Berlinale 2006 | Competition

Houellebecq´s novel makes it to the big screen

The Elementary Particles (Elementarteilchen) by German director Oskar Roehler was today´s official competition film, an event per se because it is a film version of French novelist Michel...  

11/02/2006 | Berlinale 2006 | Competition

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