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23/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Cannes samples flavours of The Lunchbox, by Indian film director Ritesh Batra

A peek at one of the several films from India at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The Lunchbox, or Dabba screened in the Critic’s Week.

Still from "Wara No Tate" or Shield of Straw by Japanese director Takashi Miike
20/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Miike’s Shield of Straw draws mixed reactions

A police film, adapted from a novel, it comes with a well-constructed action plot where a team of special squad police officers have to get a child murderer and abuser from A to B. It takes ...

Still from "Borgman" by Alex Van Warmerdam
20/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Dutch film Borgman by Alex Van Warmerdam intrigues Cannes audience

Borgman, written and directed by Alex Van Warmerdam, is one of 20 films competing for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Palm. And it’s the first time a Dutch film has made it to the ...

Actors Amalric and Del Toro in a still from "Jimmy P." by Arnaud Desplechin
19/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)

The cast of Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian is an intense transatlantic film . And it’s quite the thing at Cannes this year.

Franco-Argentinan actress Bérénice Béjo in "Le Passé" by Asghar Farhadi
17/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

The Past by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi

Le Passé or The Past is a slow film which takes place over a few days in the lives of ordinary working people in a Paris suburb in a huis clos of tightly shot, beautifully lit ...

16/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Young and beautiful at Cannes

At the Cannes Film Festival, the first French film out of six in the main competition is by François Ozon.

Dancers perform on the red carpet for the screening of the film The Great Gatsby as they arrive for the opening ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival
16/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Rain fails to dampen festival spirit at Cannes

The South Coast of France has a reputation for sun and fun, but torrential rain swept through Cannes as the 66th Cannes Film Festival got underway.

Director Baz Luhrmann (in blue) with Leonardo DiCaprio (L), Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire (R), who star in The Great Gatsby
15/05/2013 - France - Cannes 2013

66th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

The red carpet has officially been rolled out, as stars and fans alike prepare for the start of the 66th Cannes Film Festival Wednesday evening.

07/05/2013 - France

French film legend Alain Delon to be honoured at Cannes Festival

French actor Alain Delon is to be honoured at the Cannes film festival later this month with a screening of Plein Soleil, René Clement's 1960 adaptation of "The Talented Mr ...

24/04/2013 - France - world cinema

Cannes Festival jury announced

The Cannes Festival jury panel for 2013 has just been announced, and it is wide-ranging and gender-balanced.

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