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10871 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 08/07/2025.

Nocturnes pour le roi de Rome: The glow of images

Jean-Charles Fitoussi is no stranger to French cinema. His first feature, The Days I Don’t Exist (Les jours où je n'existe pas), a laconic and enchanting fable that recounts the story of a man...  

25/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Critics’ Week | France

Rezo has high hopes for Brisseau and Uro

French company Rezo Films are expected to do good business at the Cannes Market this year, with Norwegian title Uro, the debut feature by Stefan Faldbakken presented in Un Certain Regard (see...  

24/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Market | France

Wild Bunch and Fidélité join forces with Noé

Gaspard Noé, the Argentinean-born enfant terrible of French cinema, is making his return to Cannes this year. The director’s last time at the festival was in 2002 with the competition film...  

24/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Market | France

Lucas Belvaux’s "brothers"

Social realism was featured on yesterday evening’s evening programme, at the screening of Belgian director Lucas Belvaux’s The Weakest Is Always Right, in official competition. With its run-down...  

24/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | France

Flanders: War and (in)humanity

Yesterday evening was a triumphant one for French director Bruno Dumont, who left the press food for thought following the screening of Flanders, his new, radical masterpiece presented in official...  

23/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | France

Doctor Usmonov cures impotency

Will Kamal succeed in overcoming his fears to return home and finally consummate his marriage with his wife? This is, seemingly, the subject of To Get to Heaven You First Have to Die, the new film...  

22/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Un Certain Regard | France

Pacino may play Napoléon in Chéreau’s next film

The subject of French director Patrice Chéreau’s next film has been announced at Cannes. The director, who will go back in time once again after his latest success, Gabrielle, will this time...  

22/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Market | France

Goodbye, Christophe de Ponfilly

French director, journalist and writer Christophe de Ponfilly committed suicide Tuesday at the age of 55. A passionate expert on Afghanistan, he made several documentaries on the country,...  

21/05/2006 | Events | France

Murderers or Pialat's ghost

An air of nostalgia reigned yesterday afternoon in Un Certain Regard with Patrick Grandperret’s Murderers, a film based on an original idea by Maurice Pialat (winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes...  

21/05/2006 | Cannes 2006 | Un Certain Regard/France

Avida at the pinnacle of absurdity

A journey into humoristic and absurdist territory, Avida, the second feature by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern after Aaltra, screened this afternoon out of competition as part of the official...  

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

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