Cannes Report
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Only 3 Films by Female Directors in Cannes Competition Lineup Despite 2018 Gender Parity Pledge
This year’s lineup falls behind the representation in the 2019 and 2021 festivals
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Watch David Cronenberg ‘Crimes of the Future’ Trailer Instead of Having Lunch Today (Video)
If you figure out a way to unsee Kristen Stewart in this context, please let us know
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George Miller, David Cronenberg, Ethan Coen Featured in Cannes Film Festival Lineup
The festival previously announced that Baz Lurhmann’s “Elvis” and the sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” would also screen in Cannes
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Oscar-Winning Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Found Guilty of Plagiarizing Student Doc for ‘A Hero’
A court in Iran sided with a former student who claimed Farhadi stole her story idea without credit
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17 Cannes Palme d’Or Winners That Went on to Take Oscar Gold (Photos)
But only two films have ever won both the Palme D’Or and Best Picture
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‘The Worst Person in the World’ Film Review: Charming Romantic Drama Offers Unfolding Delights
Veteran Norwegian director Joachim Trier has made his most appealing and marketable film to date
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‘A Hero’ Film Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Precise Moral Drama Moves Like a Thriller
Might there be awards for Farhadi’ film about an Iranian man who gets himself into a fine mess over a pot of gold?
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‘Red Rocket’ Film Review: Sean Baker Finds a Touch of Donald Trump in His Porn-World Hustler
The film may be another Baker indie drama about sex workers, but it’s also got plenty to say about the last four years
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‘France’ Film Review: Léa Seydoux Is Stuck in Hollow Look at the Hollowness of Fame
Bruno Dumont’s film was greeted with boos at the Cannes Film Festival
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‘Benedetta’ Film Review: Paul Verhoeven Delivers Beauty, Belief and Nun-on-Nun Sex
In this erotic drama, the Dutch provocateur has managed to encompass all the themes and obsessions that have marked his five-decade, three-language career
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‘Drive My Car’ Film Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Trip Starts Strong But Then Sputters
Japanese director’s drama is bursting with interesting flourishes and winsome tangents, but also with heavy-handed melodrama
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‘The French Dispatch’ Film Review: Wes Anderson Creates a Stylish, Exhausting Sampler Pack
The film may be the ultimate Anderson movie, whipping everything he does into five jewel-box episodes without the need to make anything serve a larger story
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‘Bergman Island’ Film Review: Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps Star in Light and Airy Ingmar Bergman Riff
Mia Hansen-Løve has created a Russian nesting doll of a movie, commenting on itself while throwing manna to the cinephile masses
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‘The Velvet Underground’ Film Review: Todd Haynes Makes an Immersive and Essential Rock Doc
He may not have a lot of concert footage to draw from, but Haynes turns his first documentary into a performance
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‘Titane’ Review: ‘Raw’ Director Returns With Graphic, Gender-Exploring Body Horror Film
Julia Ducournau’s sophomore effort isn’t for the faint of heart