Category Archives: Festival de Cannes

Oscar won’t visit ‘Band’ but audiences certainly will

Posted on November 8, 2007 by admin

The delightful film “The Band’s Visit” (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret), starring Ronit Elkebetz and Sasson Gabai (pictured), which was a hit at the Festival de Cannes, opens at the Curzon Mayfair on Friday and in the United States on Dec. 7. The … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: Malcolm McDowell in ‘Never Apologize’

Posted on May 30, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES – Malcolm McDowell offers a reminder of the tremendous charisma he has onscreen in this film of his one-man stage show, “Never Apologize,” about the late British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson (pictured). The film is almost entirely McDowell … Continue reading →

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‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ deserves its Palme d’Or

Posted on May 27, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES — Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” won the Palme d’Or at the 60th Festival de Cannes tonight and for once the jury has made a terrific choice.

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’

Posted on May 22, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Julian Schnabel not only directed the splendid Festival de Cannes In Competition film “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” but he also assembled the marvelous soundtrack music. The movie stars Mathieu Almaric (pictured with Emmanuelle Saigner) as French … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: Angelina Jolie in ‘A Mighty Heart’

Posted on May 22, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES – Michael Winterbottom’s expertly fashioned documentary-style drama “A Mighty Heart” relates the intense manhunt launched in Pakistan when jihadists kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002. Angelina Jolie delivers a well-measured and moving performance … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Import/Export’

Posted on May 22, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES – Ulrich Seidl’s “Import /Export” is a tawdry little film ostensibly about the cultural clashes that result from the proximity of former Soviet states, such as the Ukraine, to western nations such as Austria. There is … Continue reading →

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The happy accident of Cannes delight, ‘The Band’s Visit’

Posted on May 21, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett The best film so far at this year’s Festival de Cannes, by a country mile, is Eran Kolirin’s little gem, “The Band’s Visit”, and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it by accident. A mix-up led me … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: Li Yang’s ‘Blind Mountain’

Posted on May 20, 2007 by admin

CANNES – Like Hollywood studios under the Hays Code from 1934 to 1967, London playwrights under the Lord Chamberlain for eons until 1968, filmmakers in China today must please the authorities before their movies are released to the world. The Hollywood … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: Anton Corbijn’s ‘Control’

Posted on May 18, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES — Anton Corbijn’s “Control,” which relates the short sad life of ’70s rocker Ian Curtis, is a dour affair but it boasts some terrific music not only from his band Joy Division but many other artists … Continue reading →

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CANNES FILM REVIEW: ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’

Posted on May 17, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett CANNES – Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu’s In Competition entry “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” is a harrowing tale of the grim lengths to which two young women will go to end an unwelcome pregnancy in … Continue reading →

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