Following a limping opening with the controversial biopic “Grace of Monaco,” that was panned by the critics, condemned by the royal family of Monaco, and avoided by its American distributor Harvey Weinstein who was glaringly absent from the red carpet, the 67th Cannes Film Festival picked up steam and offered a delicious feast of international … Continue reading Overlapping Dark Themes at the Cannes Film Festival
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Jane Campion to lead Cannes Film Festival jury
New Zealander filmmaker Jane Campion is to lead the 2014 Cannes Film Festival competition jury, which will be tasked in handing out the prestigious Palm D’or and other top prizes to the approximately 20 competing films. Campion was thrilled to receive this honour, she said in a statement posted on the festival’s website. “It is … Continue reading Jane Campion to lead Cannes Film Festival jury
The Great Gatsby to Open Cannes Film Festival
It has been announced today that Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival, which will run May 15-24th. Adapted from the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, the film follows the tragic figure Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he tried to re ignite a romance … Continue reading The Great Gatsby to Open Cannes Film Festival