(sunshiny happyfaces crumbling in 3… 2… 1…) As a result of yesterday’s comments by director Lars von Trier during a press conference for Melancholia, Cannes Film Festival organizers have made the following announcement: ‚ÄúThe Festival de Cannes provides artists from around the world with an exceptional forum to present their works and defend...
Monthly Archives: May 2011
It’s only my second year at Cannes but I already recognize so many faces from last year. I prefer to drift in and out of this world without anyone really knowing who I am. Plenty of people I know from observing them online over the years are around the Palais and in the wi-fi room. I saw film critics like Todd McCarthy, Lisa Schwarzbaum, and Michael Phillips....
Searching for answers, waiting for miracles Рthese seem to be the themes that make up many of the best films so far to play here at the Cannes Film Festival and Melancholia is certainly one of the best of those. You still won’t find any answers to life’s biggest questions here. This is a film about the end of the world, or it’s a film about...
The climax of the Cannes Film Festival, at least from this American’s point of view, was yesterday’s screening and gala for Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life. It started out being the most anticipated title, and it ended up being the most talked about, and most “important” film to screen here. Some might even describe the 64th annual fest...
Watching so many films flash before our eyes in Cannes presents a kaleidoscope of perspective shifts contrasting the cultural differences between countries. While The Beaver purely crystallizes America in 2011, Le Havre is purely a snapshot of France. Both films deal with a search for happiness. Both involve a youngish man and a married couple. Both films explore pathways...
