Memoir by French President Hollande’s former partner has sold more than 730,000 copies in France and been published across Europe and in the Us.
France’s former unofficial first lady Valerie Trierweiler’s account of her failed relationship with President Francois Hollande is set to hit the big screen, French media reported on Monday.
Actress and producer Saida Jawad, who is also a close friend of Trierweiler, told celebrity magazine Gala that she was developing an adaptation of the journalist’s political kiss-and-tell Thank You For This Moment (Merci Pour Ce Moment).
“Romarin Film, my production company, in agreement with Valerie, is currently developing an adaptation of the best-seller and envisages a co-production with French and international companies,” Jawad told the magazine.
“It will be fictionalised biopic in which the protagonist tells her story to a confidante, as a way of better understanding this political universe and the woman. I guarantee that we’ll unveil new things...
France’s former unofficial first lady Valerie Trierweiler’s account of her failed relationship with President Francois Hollande is set to hit the big screen, French media reported on Monday.
Actress and producer Saida Jawad, who is also a close friend of Trierweiler, told celebrity magazine Gala that she was developing an adaptation of the journalist’s political kiss-and-tell Thank You For This Moment (Merci Pour Ce Moment).
“Romarin Film, my production company, in agreement with Valerie, is currently developing an adaptation of the best-seller and envisages a co-production with French and international companies,” Jawad told the magazine.
“It will be fictionalised biopic in which the protagonist tells her story to a confidante, as a way of better understanding this political universe and the woman. I guarantee that we’ll unveil new things...
- 1/5/2015
- ScreenDaily
DVD Release Date: April 10, 2012
Price: DVD $29.95
Studio: Music Box
Denis Podalydès (l.) mimics president of France Nicolas Sarkozy in The Conquest.
The 2011 movie biography The Conquest chronicles the rise to power of Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France.
The film kicks off in early 2002, when up-and-coming politico Sarkozy (Denis Podalydes, The Da Vinci Code) first begins laying the groundwork for his presidential campaign. making his move on the presidency. Currying favor with his predecessor Jacques Chirac (Bernard Le Coq, The High Life) and sparring gamely with his glib rival Dominique de Villepin (Samuel Labarthe, Strayed), Sarkozy is depicted as a bold and unashamed virtuoso of political combat. It’s Sarkozy’s inattention to his disintegrating domestic partnership that results in his second wife, Cécilia (Florence Pernel, Blue), leaving him for good on the day he is elected president of France in 2007.
Written and directed for maximum dramatic and satiric punch by Xavier Durringer,...
Price: DVD $29.95
Studio: Music Box
Denis Podalydès (l.) mimics president of France Nicolas Sarkozy in The Conquest.
The 2011 movie biography The Conquest chronicles the rise to power of Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France.
The film kicks off in early 2002, when up-and-coming politico Sarkozy (Denis Podalydes, The Da Vinci Code) first begins laying the groundwork for his presidential campaign. making his move on the presidency. Currying favor with his predecessor Jacques Chirac (Bernard Le Coq, The High Life) and sparring gamely with his glib rival Dominique de Villepin (Samuel Labarthe, Strayed), Sarkozy is depicted as a bold and unashamed virtuoso of political combat. It’s Sarkozy’s inattention to his disintegrating domestic partnership that results in his second wife, Cécilia (Florence Pernel, Blue), leaving him for good on the day he is elected president of France in 2007.
Written and directed for maximum dramatic and satiric punch by Xavier Durringer,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Denis Podalydès seems to be more like Nicolas Sarkozy than the president himself is this political tragi-comedy. Director Xavier Durringer.s political docu-comedy of French President Nicolas Sarkozy may be the best of the year. Reminiscent of the 2009 British political send up, .In the Loop,. .The Conquest. takes us into the backrooms of politics where the sausage is made. Although the film is nominally a work of fiction, it is based entirely on public documents and first person accounts. It is so thoroughly researched as to leave the average viewer shaking one.s head in wonderment. That is, if the viewer is not too busy laughing. This is a unique film, in that it is about a president...
- 11/15/2011
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
by Vadim Rizov
Before The Conquest's May premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a trailer promised a scathing rendition of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise, highlighting actor Denis Podalydès' impersonation while spitting out the lines "I am a Ferrari. You open up the hood with gloves on." Sarkozy's actress wife, Carla Bruni, had a small part in the fest's opening night film, Midnight In Paris; said to be worried about The Conquest, she skipped the red carpet. At that point, Sarkozy's domestic approval rating had hit a new low of 21%. This week, in time for The Conquest's U.S. release, it's hanging at around 30%, and—a convenient irony—Sarkozy just finished another stint in Cannes last week, this week for a G20 conference that was overshadowed by Greece's near-default and ended with the embattled president literally getting rained on.
The Conquest isn't so much satire as a potentially...
Before The Conquest's May premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a trailer promised a scathing rendition of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise, highlighting actor Denis Podalydès' impersonation while spitting out the lines "I am a Ferrari. You open up the hood with gloves on." Sarkozy's actress wife, Carla Bruni, had a small part in the fest's opening night film, Midnight In Paris; said to be worried about The Conquest, she skipped the red carpet. At that point, Sarkozy's domestic approval rating had hit a new low of 21%. This week, in time for The Conquest's U.S. release, it's hanging at around 30%, and—a convenient irony—Sarkozy just finished another stint in Cannes last week, this week for a G20 conference that was overshadowed by Greece's near-default and ended with the embattled president literally getting rained on.
The Conquest isn't so much satire as a potentially...
- 11/10/2011
- GreenCine Daily
American cinema has a long history of films that delve into the compromises of politics and depict ethically shaky lunges for power, frequently drawing on real people and real events. Xavier Durringer’s The Conquest (co-written with Patrick Rotman) transfers the template of the American-style insider-y political drama to present-day France, dramatizing the rise to power of current French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Denis Podalydès plays Sarkozy as a shrewd hustler, willing to change his positions for the sake of a vote, and perpetually catching his political opponents unprepared with his habit of telling them exactly what he’s thinking ...
- 11/10/2011
- avclub.com
The Conquest (La conquéte)
Directed by: Xavier Durringer
Starring: Denis Podalydes, Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: November 4, 2011 (limited)
Trailer Score: 7/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Not your typical political film. This cinematic take on the rise of Nicolas Sarkozy seems more satiric and tongue in cheek than other recent American and British political films, like W. or The Deal. He’s a controversial figure in international politics (as any G8 world leader is) and still in office so it seems odd to come at it from that angle. Also, the film seems to focus on the relationship Sarkozy and then wife Cécilia as much as his election campaign. You gotta love the French. Despite or because of the unusual take, I’m interested in this film. I have to wonder what Sarkozy thinks as well.
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Directed by: Xavier Durringer
Starring: Denis Podalydes, Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: November 4, 2011 (limited)
Trailer Score: 7/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Not your typical political film. This cinematic take on the rise of Nicolas Sarkozy seems more satiric and tongue in cheek than other recent American and British political films, like W. or The Deal. He’s a controversial figure in international politics (as any G8 world leader is) and still in office so it seems odd to come at it from that angle. Also, the film seems to focus on the relationship Sarkozy and then wife Cécilia as much as his election campaign. You gotta love the French. Despite or because of the unusual take, I’m interested in this film. I have to wonder what Sarkozy thinks as well.
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- 10/29/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Today is a good day for French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last night he and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, gave birth to a new daughter, the president's fourth child and first girl. Now, as though it's here to celebrate, we have the first trailer for The Conquest, a biopic about Sarkozy's rise to power. Check it out below or in HD over on Yahoo! This is kind of a strange trailer. While it does have its dramatic elements and people looking stressed out and grim, the music playing over the entire thing is so happy and upbeat that anyone who doesn't know about the movie might think that it's either a comedy or a parody (and for as much as I know about French politics it may be). Could this be the French equivalent of Oliver Stone's W.? The movie was directed by Xavier Durringer and stars Denis Podalydès, Florence...
- 10/20/2011
- cinemablend.com
Check out the trailer for The Conquest, starring Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel and Bernard Le Coq. Xavier Durringer directs and adapts from a script by writer/documentary filmmaker Patrick Rotman. Political journalist Michaël Darmon served as writing consultant. The Conquest is a droll fly on the wall French drama about Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power and was an Official Selection for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The day is May 6, 2007, France's run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home. Though Sarkozy soon knows he has won the election, he is alone, gloomy and despondent. For hours he has been trying to reach his wife, Cécilia but to no avail. The last five years unfurl before our eyes, recounting Sarkozy's unstoppable...
- 10/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the trailer for The Conquest, starring Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel and Bernard Le Coq. Xavier Durringer directs and adapts from a script by writer/documentary filmmaker Patrick Rotman. Political journalist Michaël Darmon served as writing consultant. The Conquest is a droll fly on the wall French drama about Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power and was an Official Selection for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The day is May 6, 2007, France's run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home. Though Sarkozy soon knows he has won the election, he is alone, gloomy and despondent. For hours he has been trying to reach his wife, Cécilia but to no avail. The last five years unfurl before our eyes, recounting Sarkozy's unstoppable...
- 10/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Still from The Artist
The 2011 edition of Mumbai Film Festival can boast of a strong French connection. Not only does it include a strong line-up of French films in a special section, but it will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cannes Critics Week by presenting a retrospective of 25 films.
The special section called ‘Rendez-vous with French Cinema’ will be co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. For those who remember, this is the fourth edition of the event in Mumbai which has been merged with the Mumbai Film Festival this year. The past three editions were held separately as film festivals. This section will bring to Mumbai some of the critically acclaimed contemporary French films which include The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius, The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guédiguian and Declaration of War by ValérieDonzelli.
The Artist which will open the section competed at the Cannes Film...
The 2011 edition of Mumbai Film Festival can boast of a strong French connection. Not only does it include a strong line-up of French films in a special section, but it will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cannes Critics Week by presenting a retrospective of 25 films.
The special section called ‘Rendez-vous with French Cinema’ will be co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. For those who remember, this is the fourth edition of the event in Mumbai which has been merged with the Mumbai Film Festival this year. The past three editions were held separately as film festivals. This section will bring to Mumbai some of the critically acclaimed contemporary French films which include The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius, The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guédiguian and Declaration of War by ValérieDonzelli.
The Artist which will open the section competed at the Cannes Film...
- 10/10/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance entertainment initiative is all set to welcome some of the best new French cinema and artists for the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. The festival will see renowned French cinema personalities such as Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, Nassim Amouache, Martin Provost, Jose Alcala and Stephane Robelin amongst others in attendance. Jean-Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France said, "We are happy to be associated with the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has certainly etched a place for itself, to be recognized as one of the best film festivals both in India and Internationally. The '4thRendez-vous with French Cinema' section will showcase some of the best new French Cinema, with the participation of some well-known French stars." The special section seeks to establish an exhilarating platform for showcasing the various facets of French contemporary cinema,...
- 10/7/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival will have France as the Country in Focus in its 2011 edition.
The festival will host a special section ’4me Rendez-Vous’, in collaboration with Unifrance, Embassy of France in India and Consulate General of France in Mumbai.
Films like The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius (2011), The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Roebert Guédiguian (2010), The Conquest by Xavier Durringer (2011) and Declaration Of War by Valérie Donzelli (2011) will be presented in this section.
“This year the country focus will be France, so you will have a large selection of French films… and we expect a large delegation of artists and filmmakers from France to attend the festival,” Amit Khanna, one of the trustees of the festival said in a press conference held on Tuesday.
The festival will also offer a special presentation by Lee Yong Kwan, director Busan International Film Festival who will present a selection of latest Asian films from Busan.
The festival will host a special section ’4me Rendez-Vous’, in collaboration with Unifrance, Embassy of France in India and Consulate General of France in Mumbai.
Films like The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius (2011), The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Roebert Guédiguian (2010), The Conquest by Xavier Durringer (2011) and Declaration Of War by Valérie Donzelli (2011) will be presented in this section.
“This year the country focus will be France, so you will have a large selection of French films… and we expect a large delegation of artists and filmmakers from France to attend the festival,” Amit Khanna, one of the trustees of the festival said in a press conference held on Tuesday.
The festival will also offer a special presentation by Lee Yong Kwan, director Busan International Film Festival who will present a selection of latest Asian films from Busan.
- 9/21/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Music Box Films has acquired all Us rights to Xavier Durringer's political drama The Conquest, about the ambitious political rise of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Based on documents and first person interviews, The Conquest reveals Sarkozy's personal drive, backstage manipulations and emotional conflicts with rivals and family. In winning the highest political office, what did Sarkozy lose? Music Box plans an aggressive U.S. theatrical release in advance of the American presidential primary season. Music Box partners Edward Arentz and William Schopf closed the deal with Cecile Gagnet and Yohann Comte of sales company Gaumont. “The Conquest will give Us audiences a front row seat to France’s most popular political reality show," said Arentz. "And, more soberingly, it offers an appropriately cynical view of the international ...
- 6/1/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
The French biopic The Conquest (La conquete) recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and also opened in France last week. The film’s music is composed by Academy Award-winning composer Nicola Piovani (Life is Beautiful) and has recently been released commercially. The soundtrack album featuring 14 tracks from Piovani’s score is currently available to download on Amazon. For a preview of all tracks, check out the audio clips below. The Conquest takes a look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power. The film is directed by Xavier Durringer (Chok-Dee) and stars Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq and Samuel Labarthe. Music Box Films has acquired domestic rights for the film and is planning a release to precede the upcoming American presidential primary season.For more information, watch the trailer below and visit the French official movie website.
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- 5/25/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Updated through 5/19.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which opened the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, already has its own entry, of course (and it's still being updated, too), but it's here that I'll collect all that's notably linkable related to the films in the Official Selection yet screening Out of Competition (excluding Special Screenings, which'll have their own upcoming roundup). We already have plenty on Jodie Foster's The Beaver here; and I'm sure Christophe Honoré's Beloved will warrant an entry of its own when it closes the Festival on May 22.
"Bursting with light and color, and a torrent of martial arts action both swift and savage (arguably the best that lead actor Donnie Yen has choreographed for years), Wu Xia is coherently developed and stylishly directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan to provide unashamedly pleasurable popular entertainment," writes Maggie Lee in the Hollywood Reporter, where Karen Chu interviews Chan.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which opened the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, already has its own entry, of course (and it's still being updated, too), but it's here that I'll collect all that's notably linkable related to the films in the Official Selection yet screening Out of Competition (excluding Special Screenings, which'll have their own upcoming roundup). We already have plenty on Jodie Foster's The Beaver here; and I'm sure Christophe Honoré's Beloved will warrant an entry of its own when it closes the Festival on May 22.
"Bursting with light and color, and a torrent of martial arts action both swift and savage (arguably the best that lead actor Donnie Yen has choreographed for years), Wu Xia is coherently developed and stylishly directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan to provide unashamedly pleasurable popular entertainment," writes Maggie Lee in the Hollywood Reporter, where Karen Chu interviews Chan.
- 5/19/2011
- MUBI
What should have been a daring portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power falls flat like a cold soufflé
Heralded as the French answer to Stephen Frears's The Queen, a daring portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power, La Conquête (The Conquest) promised to shake up French cinema, no less. Teams of lawyers had to read the script for fear of legal retaliation. How audacious, how brave was the team behind the film, director-writer Xavier Durringer and the producers, the Altmeyer brothers.
La Conquête promised all but delivers little, and sadly falls flat like a cold soufflé. First of all, we don't learn anything new. No new insight, no daring hypothesis, no cunning analysis on the kind of political animal Nicolas Sarkozy is. Performances by Denis Podalydès, interpreting Sarkozy, and Bernard Le Coq, playing Chirac, may be tremendous, with all the right mimics, tics, grimaces and more importantly the perfect voice intonations,...
Heralded as the French answer to Stephen Frears's The Queen, a daring portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power, La Conquête (The Conquest) promised to shake up French cinema, no less. Teams of lawyers had to read the script for fear of legal retaliation. How audacious, how brave was the team behind the film, director-writer Xavier Durringer and the producers, the Altmeyer brothers.
La Conquête promised all but delivers little, and sadly falls flat like a cold soufflé. First of all, we don't learn anything new. No new insight, no daring hypothesis, no cunning analysis on the kind of political animal Nicolas Sarkozy is. Performances by Denis Podalydès, interpreting Sarkozy, and Bernard Le Coq, playing Chirac, may be tremendous, with all the right mimics, tics, grimaces and more importantly the perfect voice intonations,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Agnès Poirier
- The Guardian - Film News
Getty French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Call it bad timing. As the evolving Dominique Strauss-Kahn Affair continues to eclipse Cannes Festival prime-time coverage on the French nightly news, the long-awaited biopic on President Nicolas Sarkozy, by French director Xavier Durringer was met with amused chuckles but tepid applause at this morning’s world-premiere screening.
Hyped as the first biopic ever shown while a President is serving office, actor Denis Podalydes is remarkably convincing mimic of Sarko’s unstoppable Duracell rabbit image,...
Call it bad timing. As the evolving Dominique Strauss-Kahn Affair continues to eclipse Cannes Festival prime-time coverage on the French nightly news, the long-awaited biopic on President Nicolas Sarkozy, by French director Xavier Durringer was met with amused chuckles but tepid applause at this morning’s world-premiere screening.
Hyped as the first biopic ever shown while a President is serving office, actor Denis Podalydes is remarkably convincing mimic of Sarko’s unstoppable Duracell rabbit image,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Lanie Goodman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Updated through 5/9.
Along with the trailer for Hong Sang-soo's The Day He Arrives, another's just appeared for Kim Ki-duk's Arirang. Both will be screening in Un Certain Regard and, if you're checking the entry rounding up all the current news on the lineup of the Official Selection, you'll see, first, that it's being continuously updated (as are the entries on Critics' Week and Directors' Fortnight), and second, another trailer: the one for Na Hong-jin's Yellow Sea. And of course, you've seen the trailers for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and Lars von Trier's Melancholia. Let's have a look at a few more.
Here's one for Joseph Cedar's Footnote:
And here's another and another.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's The Kid with a Bike:
Update, 5/9: The Playlist has two clips.
Julie Leigh's Sleeping Beauty:
Nanni Moretti's We Have a Pope, with Michel Piccoli...
Along with the trailer for Hong Sang-soo's The Day He Arrives, another's just appeared for Kim Ki-duk's Arirang. Both will be screening in Un Certain Regard and, if you're checking the entry rounding up all the current news on the lineup of the Official Selection, you'll see, first, that it's being continuously updated (as are the entries on Critics' Week and Directors' Fortnight), and second, another trailer: the one for Na Hong-jin's Yellow Sea. And of course, you've seen the trailers for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and Lars von Trier's Melancholia. Let's have a look at a few more.
Here's one for Joseph Cedar's Footnote:
And here's another and another.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's The Kid with a Bike:
Update, 5/9: The Playlist has two clips.
Julie Leigh's Sleeping Beauty:
Nanni Moretti's We Have a Pope, with Michel Piccoli...
- 5/9/2011
- MUBI
Are you ready for some new images? I know you like to watch some nice pics while drinking your coffee and reading our reports, so here we are!
This time, Cannes again, and a fresh poster from the upcoming Xavier Durringer‘s project titled The Conquest, a movie that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, Out of Competition. That’s exactly the same day of its release in French theaters.
As you already know, The Conquest focuses on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power, telling in flashback, the story of his rise to power, kicking off in 2002 when Jacques Chirac wouldn’t appoint him as prime minister.
Delving into both his personal and political life, the film has drawn comparisons to ‘The Queen’ and ‘The West Wing’ and should be a juicy bit of drama. The project is written by Patrick Rotman, man best known...
This time, Cannes again, and a fresh poster from the upcoming Xavier Durringer‘s project titled The Conquest, a movie that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, Out of Competition. That’s exactly the same day of its release in French theaters.
As you already know, The Conquest focuses on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power, telling in flashback, the story of his rise to power, kicking off in 2002 when Jacques Chirac wouldn’t appoint him as prime minister.
Delving into both his personal and political life, the film has drawn comparisons to ‘The Queen’ and ‘The West Wing’ and should be a juicy bit of drama. The project is written by Patrick Rotman, man best known...
- 4/27/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Updated through 4/20.
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux announced that, out of 1715 submissions, 49 features from 33 countries have been selected in total for this year's Cannes Film Festival — four of them made by women, a record. 19 titles are lined up for the Competition so far, leaving room for surprise announcements from here on to the Opening Ceremony on May 11.
Competition
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Inhabit. As noted yesterday, here's what Variety's Justin Chang had heard as of this past weekend: "In late March, it seemed that Almodóvar, a Cannes veteran who won prizes for All About My Mother and Volver, might skip the event altogether this year. Since 2004's Bad Education, the helmer has presented every one of his films in competition at the May fest, usually following a spring local release. The Sept 2 Spanish release date for The Skin That I Inhabit (which Sony Classics will release Stateside in...
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux announced that, out of 1715 submissions, 49 features from 33 countries have been selected in total for this year's Cannes Film Festival — four of them made by women, a record. 19 titles are lined up for the Competition so far, leaving room for surprise announcements from here on to the Opening Ceremony on May 11.
Competition
Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Inhabit. As noted yesterday, here's what Variety's Justin Chang had heard as of this past weekend: "In late March, it seemed that Almodóvar, a Cannes veteran who won prizes for All About My Mother and Volver, might skip the event altogether this year. Since 2004's Bad Education, the helmer has presented every one of his films in competition at the May fest, usually following a spring local release. The Sept 2 Spanish release date for The Skin That I Inhabit (which Sony Classics will release Stateside in...
- 4/21/2011
- MUBI
The Film Lineup for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival (Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition) has been announced. The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes), ”founded in 1946, is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France…The President of the Jury is American actor Robert De Niro.” One of the surprises for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival is that “Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris opens the festival on May 11. The film’s all-star cast of Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Gad Elmaleh, Léa Seydoux and Adrien Brody are expected to attend the Croisette to launch the festival. The film is being screened out of competition. Although the juries have not yet been finalized,...
- 4/15/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The complete line up for the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival, which takes place 11th – 22nd May, has been announced and this year seems like a less than stellar competition, with only a handful of serious competitors airing “in competition”. Although this year it seems the festival has decided to at least *try* and widen their horizons with a whopping four films directed by women!
Opening film (out of competition)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen) Closing Film
To be announced
In Competition
L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close (Bertrand Bonello) Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn) Footnote (Joseph Cedar) Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Takashi Miike) Hanezu No Tsuki (Naomi Kawase) Le Havre (Aki Kaurismäki) The Kid with the Bike (Dardenne Brothers) Melancholia (Lars von Trier) Michael (Markus Schleinzer) Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Pater (Alain Cavalier) Polisse (Maiwenn) The Skin that I Inhabit (Pedro Almodóvar) Sleeping Beauty...
Opening film (out of competition)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen) Closing Film
To be announced
In Competition
L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close (Bertrand Bonello) Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn) Footnote (Joseph Cedar) Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Takashi Miike) Hanezu No Tsuki (Naomi Kawase) Le Havre (Aki Kaurismäki) The Kid with the Bike (Dardenne Brothers) Melancholia (Lars von Trier) Michael (Markus Schleinzer) Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Pater (Alain Cavalier) Polisse (Maiwenn) The Skin that I Inhabit (Pedro Almodóvar) Sleeping Beauty...
- 4/15/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The nearly-full slate for the competitive schedules at this year's Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and while it isn't packed with many surprises, there is some great stuff premiering in France this May. We basically knew that Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, Pedro Almodovar's The Skin That I Live In, Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, and Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin would all be on the Croisette, so seeing those in the competition slate isn't a surprise. But it's nice to see Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive in there (FilmDistrict, give us a trailer, please!) along with Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty, Takashi Miike's remake of Harakiri (his 13 Assassins is also in some theaters, On Demand and on iTunes now, and is the best thing he's made in a while) and even Le Havre by Aki Kaurismaki. In the Un Certain Regard...
- 4/14/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Brad Pitt, Cole Cockburn in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life Opening Film Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris (Out of Competition) Competition Pedro ALMODÓVAR, La Piel Que Habito Bertrand Bonello, L'apollonide – Souvenirs De La Maison Close Alain Cavalier, Pater Joseph Cedar, Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (Once upon a time in Anatolia) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Le Gamin Au VÉLO Aki KAURISMÄKI, Le Havre Naomi Kawase, Hanezu No Tsuki Julia Leigh, Sleeping Beauty MAÏWENN, Polisse Terrence Malick, The Tree Of Life Radu Mihaileanu, La Source Des Femmes Takashi Miike, Ichimei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraï) Nanni Moretti, Habemus Papam Lynne Ramsay, We Need To Talk About Kevin Markus Schleinzer, Michael Paolo Sorrentino, This Must Be The Place Lars Von Trier, Melancholia Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Out of Competition Xavier Durringer, La CONQUÊTE Jodie Foster, The Beaver Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Rob Marshall, Pirates Of The...
- 4/14/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
No surprise here. Terrence Malick's bringing the baby feet to the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where "The Tree of Life" will play in competition, alongside new films by Pedro Almodovar, Takashi Miike, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and Lars von Trier. I'm not going to Cannes (unless you want to send me, independently wealthy, art film loving reader, in which case, speak up!) but I'd want to see all of those, plus the new film from "Ratcatcher" director Lynne Ramsay and "Drive" by "Bronson"'s Nicolas Winding Refn, which is described on IMDb as the story of "a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman [and] discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong." The badass cast of that one includes Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman.
At Cannes, you can always count on a crazy juxtaposition of the competition's high-end,...
At Cannes, you can always count on a crazy juxtaposition of the competition's high-end,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Festival president Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux, festival chief announced the line-up for the 64th Cannes Film Festival which will run from May 11-22.
As expected Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life, Pedro Almodovar‘s The Skin that I Live In (La Piel Que Habito), Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive, Lars Von Trier‘s Melancholia and Lynne Ramsay‘s We Need To Talk About Kevin will be shown at Cannes 2011 In Competition Category.
In the same category will be also presented This Must Be The Place directed by Paolo Sorrentino, Ichimei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai) by Takashi Miike, The Kid With The Bike by Dardenne Brothers, Sleeping Beauty directed by Julia Leigh, We Have a Pope by Nanni Moretti but you can see the full list below.
When it comes to the Out of Competition selections Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will have that honor to be presented,...
As expected Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life, Pedro Almodovar‘s The Skin that I Live In (La Piel Que Habito), Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive, Lars Von Trier‘s Melancholia and Lynne Ramsay‘s We Need To Talk About Kevin will be shown at Cannes 2011 In Competition Category.
In the same category will be also presented This Must Be The Place directed by Paolo Sorrentino, Ichimei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai) by Takashi Miike, The Kid With The Bike by Dardenne Brothers, Sleeping Beauty directed by Julia Leigh, We Have a Pope by Nanni Moretti but you can see the full list below.
When it comes to the Out of Competition selections Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will have that honor to be presented,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
As has become the story in recent years, familiar Cannes-family names grace the line-up of the official competition of the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
A dozen of the nineteen films announced are alumni of the festival: Almodovar, Bonello, Cavalier, Ceylan, the Dardenne brothers, Kaurismaki, Kawase, Malick, Moretti, Ramsay, Sorrentino and von Trier all returning to premiere their art, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne taking a shot at a third Palme d’Or. Add Japan’s Takashi Miike to the mix, and the Danish director of the much-heralded “Pusher” franchise, Nicolas Winding Refn, very few slots can be identified as festival discoveries.
While this trend continues to disappoint people looking to Cannes Official Competition to break ground (two first time filmmakers are included in the line-up), it has also forced journalists to find inspiration in the Un Certain Regard section of the fest. With Sean Durkin’s Sundance...
A dozen of the nineteen films announced are alumni of the festival: Almodovar, Bonello, Cavalier, Ceylan, the Dardenne brothers, Kaurismaki, Kawase, Malick, Moretti, Ramsay, Sorrentino and von Trier all returning to premiere their art, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne taking a shot at a third Palme d’Or. Add Japan’s Takashi Miike to the mix, and the Danish director of the much-heralded “Pusher” franchise, Nicolas Winding Refn, very few slots can be identified as festival discoveries.
While this trend continues to disappoint people looking to Cannes Official Competition to break ground (two first time filmmakers are included in the line-up), it has also forced journalists to find inspiration in the Un Certain Regard section of the fest. With Sean Durkin’s Sundance...
- 4/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
As has become the story in recent years, familiar Cannes-family names grace the line-up of the official competition of the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
A dozen of the nineteen films announced are alumni of the festival: Almodovar, Bonello, Cavalier, Ceylan, the Dardenne brothers, Kaurismaki, Kawase, Malick, Moretti, Ramsay, Sorrentino and von Trier all returning to premiere their art, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne taking a shot at a third Palme d’Or. Add Japan’s Takashi Miike to the mix, and the Danish director of the much-heralded “Pusher” franchise, Nicolas Winding Refn, very few slots can be identified as festival discoveries.
While this trend continues to disappoint people looking to Cannes Official Competition to break ground (two first time filmmakers are included in the line-up), it has also forced journalists to find inspiration in the Un Certain Regard section of the fest. With Sean Durkin’s Sundance...
A dozen of the nineteen films announced are alumni of the festival: Almodovar, Bonello, Cavalier, Ceylan, the Dardenne brothers, Kaurismaki, Kawase, Malick, Moretti, Ramsay, Sorrentino and von Trier all returning to premiere their art, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne taking a shot at a third Palme d’Or. Add Japan’s Takashi Miike to the mix, and the Danish director of the much-heralded “Pusher” franchise, Nicolas Winding Refn, very few slots can be identified as festival discoveries.
While this trend continues to disappoint people looking to Cannes Official Competition to break ground (two first time filmmakers are included in the line-up), it has also forced journalists to find inspiration in the Un Certain Regard section of the fest. With Sean Durkin’s Sundance...
- 4/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
The anticipation of summer isn’t reserved for superheroes and sequels – it’s also the time for the Cannes Film Festival, which is like an actual World Series of international film. Occurring this year from May 11th through May 22nd, this year has many anticipated titles from its list of “all-star” directors that includes Woody Allen, Pedro Almoldovar, Terence Malick, Lars Von Trier, etc. Out of all of these films, I am most excited for Von Trier’s Melancholia, though Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive is a close second.
Released today, here’s the list of films playing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with many of these titles bound to be big deals in the movie world during and after their premieres:
Opening film:
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Main competition:
Pedro Almodóvar – La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello – L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier...
Released today, here’s the list of films playing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with many of these titles bound to be big deals in the movie world during and after their premieres:
Opening film:
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Main competition:
Pedro Almodóvar – La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello – L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier...
- 4/14/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Some major motion pictures are set to appear at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Jodie Foster's The Beaver is now part of the list of major films playing at Cannes.
The entire list was announced earlier today in Paris. Some big stars are set to headline the festival, including Brad Pitt in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Some other big Hollywood stars that could show up for this year's festival include, Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place, Antonio Banderas in The Skin I Live In, Ryan Gosling in Drive, and the entire cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy beautiful wife Carla Bruni.
Continue Reading for the full list of films.
Opening Film
Midnight In Paris,...
The entire list was announced earlier today in Paris. Some big stars are set to headline the festival, including Brad Pitt in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Some other big Hollywood stars that could show up for this year's festival include, Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place, Antonio Banderas in The Skin I Live In, Ryan Gosling in Drive, and the entire cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy beautiful wife Carla Bruni.
Continue Reading for the full list of films.
Opening Film
Midnight In Paris,...
- 4/14/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
After a rather disappointing year last year, the Croisette looks to be getting some bigger and better titles for this year's prestigious Cannes Film Festival which kicks off May 11th with Woody Allen‘s "Midnight in Paris".
Highlights of this year's in competition line-up include Terrence Malick‘s “The Tree of Life”, Lars Von Trier‘s apocalyptic drama “Melancholia,” Nicholas Winding Refn‘s action thriller “Drive," Pedro Almodovar‘s horror tale “The Skin That I Live In," Julia Leigh's erotic drama “Sleeping Beauty,” Lynne Ramsay's adaptation "We Need To Talk About Kevin," and Paolo Sorrentino‘s odd-sounding "This Must Be The Place".
Gus Van Sant‘s teen romance “Restless" and Sundance favorite “Martha Marcie May Marlene” will also screen in the 'Un Certain Regard' category, while "The Beaver," “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom Of Doom” will also screen out-of-competition.
Here's...
Highlights of this year's in competition line-up include Terrence Malick‘s “The Tree of Life”, Lars Von Trier‘s apocalyptic drama “Melancholia,” Nicholas Winding Refn‘s action thriller “Drive," Pedro Almodovar‘s horror tale “The Skin That I Live In," Julia Leigh's erotic drama “Sleeping Beauty,” Lynne Ramsay's adaptation "We Need To Talk About Kevin," and Paolo Sorrentino‘s odd-sounding "This Must Be The Place".
Gus Van Sant‘s teen romance “Restless" and Sundance favorite “Martha Marcie May Marlene” will also screen in the 'Un Certain Regard' category, while "The Beaver," “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom Of Doom” will also screen out-of-competition.
Here's...
- 4/14/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Earlier we reported that Restless and Kung Fu Panda 2 had been added to the Cannes Film Festival lineup that included The Tree of Life and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Today, we have the full lineup for the festival. The majority of the films are ones I have not heard of, but there are some exceptions. Jodie Foster's The Beaver, Sleeping Beauty and Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn. Takasi Miike and Pedro Almodovar also have films in competition at the festival.
Below is the full list of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival:
Opening Film
Midnight in Paris (Out of Competition)
Director: Woody Allen
Closing Film
To be announced
In Competition
The Skin I Live In
Director: Pedro Almodovar
House of Tolerance
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Footnote
Director: Joseph Cedar
Pater
Director: Alain Cavalier
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Boy with a...
Below is the full list of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival:
Opening Film
Midnight in Paris (Out of Competition)
Director: Woody Allen
Closing Film
To be announced
In Competition
The Skin I Live In
Director: Pedro Almodovar
House of Tolerance
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Footnote
Director: Joseph Cedar
Pater
Director: Alain Cavalier
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Boy with a...
- 4/14/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Finally, the speculation can end.
The minds behind this year’s Cannes Film Festival have announced the slate for the said festival, and it’s one of the more jaw-dropping lineups of recent memory.
First up, the biggest addition here is, to no one’s shock, Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life. The film is now confirmed for the festival, and not only that, but it will be shown in competition, a first for director Terrence Malick. Other names that were previously linked to the festival like Pedro Almodovar (The Skin That I Live In), Lars Von Trier (Melancholia) and Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin) have also now been confirmed, all in competition.
Joining them in competition are new films from The Dardenne Brothers (The Kid With The Bike), Aki Kaurismaki (Le Havre), and most notably, Nicholas Winding Refn, and his new film Drive. The film...
The minds behind this year’s Cannes Film Festival have announced the slate for the said festival, and it’s one of the more jaw-dropping lineups of recent memory.
First up, the biggest addition here is, to no one’s shock, Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life. The film is now confirmed for the festival, and not only that, but it will be shown in competition, a first for director Terrence Malick. Other names that were previously linked to the festival like Pedro Almodovar (The Skin That I Live In), Lars Von Trier (Melancholia) and Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin) have also now been confirmed, all in competition.
Joining them in competition are new films from The Dardenne Brothers (The Kid With The Bike), Aki Kaurismaki (Le Havre), and most notably, Nicholas Winding Refn, and his new film Drive. The film...
- 4/14/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
So, we now know most of which films will screen in the two major competitions at Cannes this year, and a few out of competition titles as well (including one huge shock for me). Here’s the list in full — great to see The Beaver, and a host of huge-name directors in competition like Von Trier, Almodovar and Miike — and you can expect my commentary to follow soon. Opening Film Midnight In Paris (dir. Woody Allen) Out of Competition The Beaver (dir. Foster) La Conquete (dir. Xavier Durringer) The Artist (dir. Hazanavicius) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (dir. Rob Marshall) In Competition The Skin I Live In (dir. Pedro Almodovar) L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la maison close (dir. Bertrand Bonello) Hearat Shulayim (Footnote) (dir. Joseph Cedar) Pater (dir. Alain Cavalier) Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Le gamin au vélo (dir. Jean-Pierre...
- 4/14/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The 2011 Cannes Film Festival has announced its screening/competition lineup. THR has a complete breakdown, but here are some highlights:
Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" is in the competition category, which means stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are likely to be seen at Cannes. Penn will also be there for Paolo Sorrentino's "This Must Be the Place."
Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" is also going to be up for awards and therefore stars Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan can be expected to show at the festival. "Drive" is about a stunt driver who moonlights driving getaway cars for criminals. It hits theaters stateside in September.
There is a movie out of Britain by Lynne Ramsay that has everyone in Hollywood buzzing. It's called "We Need to Talk About Kevin," which stars Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly as the parents of a child who commits a school shooting.
Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" is in the competition category, which means stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are likely to be seen at Cannes. Penn will also be there for Paolo Sorrentino's "This Must Be the Place."
Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" is also going to be up for awards and therefore stars Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan can be expected to show at the festival. "Drive" is about a stunt driver who moonlights driving getaway cars for criminals. It hits theaters stateside in September.
There is a movie out of Britain by Lynne Ramsay that has everyone in Hollywood buzzing. It's called "We Need to Talk About Kevin," which stars Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly as the parents of a child who commits a school shooting.
- 4/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
One of the world's most famous film festivals announced its line up today and it certainly looks better than last year's bunch. The 64th Cannes Film Festival opens on 11th May and runs for just under two weeks down in the sud de France.
Woody Allen is opening this year's festival with Midnight In Paris but there's a prime selection of world cinema for people to get rather excited about. There's new films from Nicolas Winding Refn, Bruno Dumont, Takashi Miike, Lars von Trier, the Dardenne Brothers, Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Lynne Ramsey and Kim Ki-duk for starters.
Below is the full line-up of films playing in and out of competition.
Competition
"Drive," Nicolas Winding Refn
"Footnote," Josef Cedar
"Hanezu no Tsuki," Naomi Kawase
"Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai," Takashi Miike
"The Kid With a Bike," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
"L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)," Bertrand Bonello
"Le Havre,...
Woody Allen is opening this year's festival with Midnight In Paris but there's a prime selection of world cinema for people to get rather excited about. There's new films from Nicolas Winding Refn, Bruno Dumont, Takashi Miike, Lars von Trier, the Dardenne Brothers, Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Lynne Ramsey and Kim Ki-duk for starters.
Below is the full line-up of films playing in and out of competition.
Competition
"Drive," Nicolas Winding Refn
"Footnote," Josef Cedar
"Hanezu no Tsuki," Naomi Kawase
"Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai," Takashi Miike
"The Kid With a Bike," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
"L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)," Bertrand Bonello
"Le Havre,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
The 64th Festival de Cannes has unveiled its lineup for 2011. Although it boasts of big names like Pedro Almodovar and Lars Von Trier, no Indian film has found a place in it.
Vikramadiya Motwane’s Udaan had been screened at Un Certain Regard section last year.
The complete selection:
Opening film
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
Main competition
Pedro Almodóvar: La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello: L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier: Pater
Joseph Cedar: Hearat Shulayim
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne: Le Gamin au Vélo
Aki Kaurismäki: Le Havre
Naomi Kawase: Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh: Sleeping Beauty
Maïwenn Le Besco: Polisse
Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life
Radu Mihaileanu: La Source des Femmes (The Source)
Takashi Miike: Ichemei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai)
Nanni Moretti...
Vikramadiya Motwane’s Udaan had been screened at Un Certain Regard section last year.
The complete selection:
Opening film
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
Main competition
Pedro Almodóvar: La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello: L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier: Pater
Joseph Cedar: Hearat Shulayim
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne: Le Gamin au Vélo
Aki Kaurismäki: Le Havre
Naomi Kawase: Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh: Sleeping Beauty
Maïwenn Le Besco: Polisse
Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life
Radu Mihaileanu: La Source des Femmes (The Source)
Takashi Miike: Ichemei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai)
Nanni Moretti...
- 4/14/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The line up for the 64th Cannes Film Festival was announced today in Paris. Some of the familiar faces headed to the South of France this year include the Dardenne brothers, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pedro Almodovar and Terrence Malick who all have films in competition. Jodi Foster‘s The Beaver and Rob Marshall‘s installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise will play out of competition. While Gus Van Stant, Bruno Dumont and Sean Durkin will have films in Un Certain Regard.
The complete list of titles are below. The Cannes Film Festival will take place May 11-22.
Competition:
“La Piel Que Habito” (The Skin that I Live In), directed by Pedro Almodovar
“L’Apollonide,” directed by Bertrand Bonello
“Drive,” directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
“Footnote,” directed by Joseph Cedar
“Ichimei” (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai), directed by Takashi Miike
“Le Havre,” directed by Aki Kaurismäki
“Hanezu No Tsuki,...
The complete list of titles are below. The Cannes Film Festival will take place May 11-22.
Competition:
“La Piel Que Habito” (The Skin that I Live In), directed by Pedro Almodovar
“L’Apollonide,” directed by Bertrand Bonello
“Drive,” directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
“Footnote,” directed by Joseph Cedar
“Ichimei” (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai), directed by Takashi Miike
“Le Havre,” directed by Aki Kaurismäki
“Hanezu No Tsuki,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Hot off the presses…! Earlier this morning, the lineup of the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which will run from May 11th to the 22nd, was announced, and it’s a mostly good one!
I’m especially excited about the festival this year, because, as I’ve already announced, Shadow And Act will be at Cannes this year for the first time, and hopefully not the last! MsWOO will be there, delivering the best coverage you’ll find online (and that’s no hyperbole ), particularly from an African Diasporic Pov. So, you should be excited too!
Several familiar names and Cannes alumni will be returning with titles this year, from Pedro Almodovar to Aki Kaurismäki, the Dardenne Brothers, Lars von Trier and others. Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris is the opening night film; he’s certainly no stranger to the festival.
As for “black representation” this year…...
I’m especially excited about the festival this year, because, as I’ve already announced, Shadow And Act will be at Cannes this year for the first time, and hopefully not the last! MsWOO will be there, delivering the best coverage you’ll find online (and that’s no hyperbole ), particularly from an African Diasporic Pov. So, you should be excited too!
Several familiar names and Cannes alumni will be returning with titles this year, from Pedro Almodovar to Aki Kaurismäki, the Dardenne Brothers, Lars von Trier and others. Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris is the opening night film; he’s certainly no stranger to the festival.
As for “black representation” this year…...
- 4/14/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Brad Pitt will be there with The Tree of Life. Johnny Depp will come to launch Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. And Jodie Foster’s The Beaver will arrive with the question of whether troubled star Mel Gibson will too.
These Cannes Film Festival selections come with a built-in high profile, though many other films announced early this morning for the May 11-22 showcase will provoke their own share of attention. After the jump, here’s a look at a few: a comical, troubled pope; a wedding-ruining planet collision; Emily Browning in an erotic fairy tale, and Sean Penn...
These Cannes Film Festival selections come with a built-in high profile, though many other films announced early this morning for the May 11-22 showcase will provoke their own share of attention. After the jump, here’s a look at a few: a comical, troubled pope; a wedding-ruining planet collision; Emily Browning in an erotic fairy tale, and Sean Penn...
- 4/14/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
In the wee hours of the morning here in the states, the official 64th Cannes Film Festival line-up was revealed. As expecting we got Lars von Trier‘s Melancholia, Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life (in competition too!), Lynne Ramsay‘s We Need to Talk About Kevin starring Tilda Swinton, and Paolo Sorrentino‘s This Must Be The Place starring Sean Penn. The biggest surprise is auteur director Nicolas Winding Refn‘s biggest film thus far, Drive, being selected for competition. The drama stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Issac and I can’t wait to see the reaction.
My favorite film from Sundance, and still my #1 of the year, Sean Durkin‘s Martha Marcy May Marlene will happily be playing in Un Certain Regard next to Gus Van Sant‘s Restless. In terms of surprises that didn’t make the...
My favorite film from Sundance, and still my #1 of the year, Sean Durkin‘s Martha Marcy May Marlene will happily be playing in Un Certain Regard next to Gus Van Sant‘s Restless. In terms of surprises that didn’t make the...
- 4/14/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The openers, the competition contenders, un certain regard, special screenings ... here's the Cannes film festival list in full
Opening film
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
Main competition
Pedro Almodóvar: La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello: L'Apollonide - Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier: Pater
Joseph Cedar: Hearat Shulayim
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne: Le Gamin au Vélo
Aki Kaurismäki: Le Havre
Naomi Kawase: Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh: Sleeping Beauty
Maïwenn Le Besco: Polisse
Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life
Radu Mihaileanu: La Source des Femmes (The Source)
Takashi Miike: Ichemei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai)
Nanni Moretti: Habemus Papam
Lynne Ramsay: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Markus Schleinzer: Michael
Paolo Sorrentino: This Must be the Place
Lars Von Trier: Melancholia
Nicolas Winding Refn...
Opening film
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
Main competition
Pedro Almodóvar: La Piel que Habito
Bertrand Bonello: L'Apollonide - Souvenirs de la Maison Close
Alain Cavalier: Pater
Joseph Cedar: Hearat Shulayim
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne: Le Gamin au Vélo
Aki Kaurismäki: Le Havre
Naomi Kawase: Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh: Sleeping Beauty
Maïwenn Le Besco: Polisse
Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life
Radu Mihaileanu: La Source des Femmes (The Source)
Takashi Miike: Ichemei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai)
Nanni Moretti: Habemus Papam
Lynne Ramsay: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Markus Schleinzer: Michael
Paolo Sorrentino: This Must be the Place
Lars Von Trier: Melancholia
Nicolas Winding Refn...
- 4/14/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
The Official Selection and the Juries of the 64th Cannes Film festival were announced Thursday, April 14th during the press conference held by Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux at the Grand Hôtel in Paris.
Opening Film
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris (Out of Competition)
Competition
Pedro ALMODÓVAR - La Piel Que Habito
Bertrand Bonello - L’Apollonide – Souvenirs De La Maison Close
Alain Cavalier – Pater
Joseph Cedar - Hearat Shulayim (Footnote)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’Da (Once upon a time in Anatolia)
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne - Le Gamin Au VÉLO
Aki KAURISMÄKI - Le Havre
Naomi Kawase - Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh - Sleeping Beauty – 1st film
MAÏWENN - Polisse
Terrence Malick - The Tree Of Life
Radu Mihaileanu - La Source Des Femmes
Takashi Miike - Ichimei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraï)
Nanni Moretti - Habemus Papam
Lynne Ramsay - We Need To Talk About Kevin...
Opening Film
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris (Out of Competition)
Competition
Pedro ALMODÓVAR - La Piel Que Habito
Bertrand Bonello - L’Apollonide – Souvenirs De La Maison Close
Alain Cavalier – Pater
Joseph Cedar - Hearat Shulayim (Footnote)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’Da (Once upon a time in Anatolia)
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne - Le Gamin Au VÉLO
Aki KAURISMÄKI - Le Havre
Naomi Kawase - Hanezu No Tsuki
Julia Leigh - Sleeping Beauty – 1st film
MAÏWENN - Polisse
Terrence Malick - The Tree Of Life
Radu Mihaileanu - La Source Des Femmes
Takashi Miike - Ichimei (Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraï)
Nanni Moretti - Habemus Papam
Lynne Ramsay - We Need To Talk About Kevin...
- 4/14/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cannes Film Festival chief Terry Fremaux has unveiled a wide selection of movies that will play at this year’s Cannes Film Festival from May 11th-May 22nd and although it might be a little light on big name American directors premiering movies, there’s a few last minute additions and surprises today that literally has the Owf crew salivating at the mouth.
As expected, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life will premiere at the festival but surprisingly the ambitious movie about life & the universe is going for an in-competition birth, which has to be a huge sign of confidence for the movie. It had been widely expected it would play as a special screening but instead it will be Malick’s first time in competition for the Palme D’Or.
Confirmations also came of movies we had long expected would play with Pedro Almodovar’s dark horror thriller The...
As expected, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life will premiere at the festival but surprisingly the ambitious movie about life & the universe is going for an in-competition birth, which has to be a huge sign of confidence for the movie. It had been widely expected it would play as a special screening but instead it will be Malick’s first time in competition for the Palme D’Or.
Confirmations also came of movies we had long expected would play with Pedro Almodovar’s dark horror thriller The...
- 4/14/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Some films were expected (hello, “The Tree of Life”). Some were complete surprises (Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In”). But just about every title announced as part of the 64th Cannes Film Festival carried serious weight and anticipation.
Malick, Almodovar, Miike, Von Trier, Ramsay and Allen are the heavy hitters in Cannes’ official Competition.
Outside the boundaries, Cannes will be hosting the world premiere of the fourth “Pirates” film, with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz expected to attend. And Jodie Foster continues her “Beaver” press tour with a stop on the Croistette. Is that a good fit?
The official Cannes lineup was made this morning in Paris. We have the full list below:
Feature Film Jury
Robert De Niro, President – Actor, Director / USA
The Short Film And Cinefondation Jury
Michel Gondry, President – Director / France
Un Certain Regard Jury
Emir Kusturica, President – Director / Serbia...
Hollywoodnews.com: Some films were expected (hello, “The Tree of Life”). Some were complete surprises (Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In”). But just about every title announced as part of the 64th Cannes Film Festival carried serious weight and anticipation.
Malick, Almodovar, Miike, Von Trier, Ramsay and Allen are the heavy hitters in Cannes’ official Competition.
Outside the boundaries, Cannes will be hosting the world premiere of the fourth “Pirates” film, with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz expected to attend. And Jodie Foster continues her “Beaver” press tour with a stop on the Croistette. Is that a good fit?
The official Cannes lineup was made this morning in Paris. We have the full list below:
Feature Film Jury
Robert De Niro, President – Actor, Director / USA
The Short Film And Cinefondation Jury
Michel Gondry, President – Director / France
Un Certain Regard Jury
Emir Kusturica, President – Director / Serbia...
- 4/14/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
This morning (as I type for that matter), the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival 2011 had it’s line up announced for the event which takes place 11th – 22nd May. We’ll be going along courtesy of Stella Artois for the opening weekend and we’re extremely excited about it!
Before announcing the list, Thierry Frémaux told us that there were 1715 films submitted for consideration into the festival from 33 different countries. In all, 19 films were accepted with four of them being directed by female directors which is apparently a record for Cannes.
So, without further ado, here’s the line up which I’ll update as an when they come in.
Feature Film Jury
Robert De Niro, President Un Certain Regard Jury Bong Joon-Ho, President – Director Closing Film
To be announced
Opening film (out of competition)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
In Competition
L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close (Bertrand Bonello...
Before announcing the list, Thierry Frémaux told us that there were 1715 films submitted for consideration into the festival from 33 different countries. In all, 19 films were accepted with four of them being directed by female directors which is apparently a record for Cannes.
So, without further ado, here’s the line up which I’ll update as an when they come in.
Feature Film Jury
Robert De Niro, President Un Certain Regard Jury Bong Joon-Ho, President – Director Closing Film
To be announced
Opening film (out of competition)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
In Competition
L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la Maison Close (Bertrand Bonello...
- 4/14/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Photo: Cannes Film Festival This morning the Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up for the 64th edition of the fest, which will run from May 11-22. Before getting to the films, managing director of the festival, Thierry Fremaux, announced that 1715 films were submitted for consideration, representing 33 countries. Of those films 19 were included in competition, and of those 19, four were directed by female directors, a record for the fest.
As for the films included in the festival, the competition looks fierce. Just a few names you might recognize among the competition crowd include Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Takashi Miike, Nicolas Winding Refn, Lars Von Trier and Lynne Ramsay. Beyond that many of the names are new to me, but that's the number one reason I go to Cannes, the international flavor of this festival surpasses any of the major fests you'll find in North America.
The Out of Competition selections for...
As for the films included in the festival, the competition looks fierce. Just a few names you might recognize among the competition crowd include Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Takashi Miike, Nicolas Winding Refn, Lars Von Trier and Lynne Ramsay. Beyond that many of the names are new to me, but that's the number one reason I go to Cannes, the international flavor of this festival surpasses any of the major fests you'll find in North America.
The Out of Competition selections for...
- 4/14/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hot on the heels of the news that Gus Van Sant’s Restless will be opening Un Certain Regard at this year’s 64th Cannes Film Festival, comes the complete line up...
A press conference was called this morning in Paris to announce which films and their respective categories will be showcased next month.
Amongst the films In Competition are; Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, and Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other big names include; Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne Brothers and Nicolas Winding Refn.
Joining the line-up for films Out of Competition are; Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, starring Mel Gibson as a troubled man who finds solace in a puppet, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Blockbuster adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Up until today the festival had filtered out tidbits...
A press conference was called this morning in Paris to announce which films and their respective categories will be showcased next month.
Amongst the films In Competition are; Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, and Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Other big names include; Pedro Almodovar, the Dardenne Brothers and Nicolas Winding Refn.
Joining the line-up for films Out of Competition are; Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, starring Mel Gibson as a troubled man who finds solace in a puppet, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Blockbuster adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Up until today the festival had filtered out tidbits...
- 4/14/2011
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
The idea of doing a political biopic while the film’s subject is still in office – like Oliver Stone‘s W. - is kind of a risky proposition. After all, the media attention surrounding it is sometimes enough to make a production hectic, but there’s also the risk that audiences won’t find much interest in seeing a movie centered around someone they hear about in the news every day.
Still, the French have taken that route with The Conquest, which has just gotten a trailer at The Playlist. A biopic of their current leader Nicolas Sarkozy, the film stars Denis Podalydès as the President, with director Xavier Durringer showing us his rise to power. The America-friendly politician (nicknamed “Sarkozy the American” by his own people) shows up in the news frequently, and it seems like his private life isn’t exactly private at this point. Because of this,...
Still, the French have taken that route with The Conquest, which has just gotten a trailer at The Playlist. A biopic of their current leader Nicolas Sarkozy, the film stars Denis Podalydès as the President, with director Xavier Durringer showing us his rise to power. The America-friendly politician (nicknamed “Sarkozy the American” by his own people) shows up in the news frequently, and it seems like his private life isn’t exactly private at this point. Because of this,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
I can not believe that I actually have to write about Nicolas Sarkozy, but, as you see, everything is possible nowadays. That’s why it’s no surprise that even French President Sarkozy has been submitted for consideration for the Cannes Film Festival. Or, should I say – a biopic about him? Whatever… I mean, don’t get me wrong, but I’m already bored… If you’re not – check the rest of this report for more details about the whole thing and for the trailer as well.
The Conquest (that’s the title, by the way) is directed by Xavier Durringer and written by Patrick Rotman (man best known as a director of documentaries on Francois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac, which actually means he’s quite familiar with all that political garbage).
It focuses on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power, telling in flashback, the story of his rise to power,...
The Conquest (that’s the title, by the way) is directed by Xavier Durringer and written by Patrick Rotman (man best known as a director of documentaries on Francois Mitterand and Jacques Chirac, which actually means he’s quite familiar with all that political garbage).
It focuses on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power, telling in flashback, the story of his rise to power,...
- 4/3/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
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