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In competition : "Barbarian Invasions"
the 21.05.2003 at 10:33 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:48 PM
Denys Arcand's Barbarian Invasions brought tears to the eyes of festivalgoers with his witty, tender and intelligent portrayal of a dying man. Second time in competition for this Montreal writer/director who won the Grand Jury Prize in 1989 with Jésus de Montréal and 17 years after The Decline of the American... -
The Barbarian Invasions: Press Conference Highlights
the 21.05.2003 at 10:15 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:40 PM
For the 56th annual Cannes Film Festival, Denys Arcand joins the Official Competition with his 22nd film, The Barbarian Invasions. Accompanied by the entire cast, including Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze and Louise Portal, the Canadian filmmaker shared some insight on his movie.... -
the 21.05.2003 at 9:38 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:39 PM
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In competition : Vincent Gallo Hops into Cannes with His "Brown Bunny"
the 21.05.2003 at 9:17 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:49 PM
American actor Vincent Gallo returns behind the camera for his second feature entitled Brown Bunny, five years after his arthouse hit Buffalo 66. Credited in the opening sequence as actor, producer, director, screenwriter, production designer, editor and camera operator, it would appear that the multi-talented Gallo prefers to... -
The Brown Bunny: Press Conference Highlights
the 21.05.2003 at 9:00 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:45 PM
The press conference for The Brown Bunny, presented In Competition on May 21, will not soon be forgotten. Actor/screenwriter/director/producer/editor/cinematographer Vincent Gallo, accompanied by actress Chloë Sevigny and two of his producers, was far from being at a loss for words when talking about his second feature... -
Out of competition : Fog of war
the 21.05.2003 at 8:26 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:41 PM
Best known for his controversial decisions about US involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and in the Vietnam War. Robert S. McNamara, US Secretary of Defense, under the Kennedy and Johnson Administration, was an important figure on the international political scene. Through the portrait of this charismatic man, Errol... -
Leçon de cinéma : Scriptwriting according to Oliver Stone
the 21.05.2003 at 8:00 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:45 PM
During this Film master class, Oliver Stone talked about his scriptwriting methods: "When I write, I've already got the film in my head. I write each shot down one by one and already know what music I want. The most important thing for me is to keep the audience interested and not to think of who is going to be playing which... -
African Cinema Under the Sun
the 21.05.2003 at 7:15 PM
The United States have Oscar, France has César, and soon, Africa will have its very own award ceremony, called the "Soleils d'Afrique". A press conference was held this afternoon at the Cinema from the South pavilion, under the aegis of BLK Production, in order to officially announce the creation of an annual award... -
Oliver Stone's Film Master Class
the 21.05.2003 at 7:10 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:46 PM
Controversial and politically committed film-maker Oliver Stone, honoured the Cannes Film Festival for an exceptional Film Master class. Presented by cinema journalist Michel Ciment (Positif). It gave the director of Natural Born Killers and JFK an ideal opportunity to give us a few impressions in French about his profession. ... -
Cinéfondation's "Résidence" in Paris
the 21.05.2003 at 7:00 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:41 PM
Promising young filmmakers have a place they can call home. The goal of the Cinéfondation, official selection of the Cannes Film Festival launched in October 2000, is to present and highlight films from film schools and first-time productions. Every year, its Résidence in Paris welcomes six young directors -... -
Un Certain Regard : Drifters
the 21.05.2003 at 7:00 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:51 PM
An important symbol of the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese cinema directors, Wang Xiaoshuai floats into Cannes with his latest feature Drifters, presented in the section un Certain Regard, 5 years after his stirring opus So Close to Paradise. It tells the tale of the return of Hong Yunsheng to his homeland after an illegal stay... -
Shooting for the Gold
the 21.05.2003 at 6:55 PM - Updated on 30.06.2003 at 4:47 PM
No stranger to Cannes, after winning the Cinéfondation First Prize in 1999 for her short film Second Hand, British director Emily Young embraces the Festival this year with her Caméra d'Or contender, Kiss of Life, which tells the unusual odyssey of a young woman hanging in the balance between life and death.... -
Restored copies
the 21.05.2003 at 6:50 PM - Updated on 22.05.2003 at 2:33 AM
Every evening two restored copies of classic films are screened in the Bunuel theatre, (5th floor of the Palais). On Wednesday night's programme, The King and the Mocking Bird, a cartoon directed by Paul Grimault and Oscar winner Michael Curtiz's 1943 classic Yankee Doodle Dandy. -
Jenny Holzer's Quote of the Day
the 21.05.2003 at 10:43 AM - Updated on 21.05.2003 at 3:07 PM
Just keep your eyes open: everything becomes significant. Michelangelo Antonioni -
Cannes' Exhibitors Club
the 21.05.2003 at 10:15 AM
For the third consecutive year, film exhibitors are invited to the Village International, where a special club has been created in their honor. Headed by Patrick Farcy (Infoway Cinéma) and Laurent Lelimouzin, the Exhibitors Club is a privileged meeting place for film professionals. Patrick Farcy explains: "The... -
Directors' Fortnight Welcomes Afghanistan
the 21.05.2003 at 9:25 AM
Helmer Sedigh Barmak's first feature film Usama has caused quite a stir on La Croisette today. In direct reference to Usama Bin Laden, this story of a girl forced to disguise herself as a boy in Taliban-oppressed Afghanistan marks the very first Afghan movie to be presented in or out of competition in the history of the... -
Playing Tonight at the Cinema de la Plage: Amarcord
the 21.05.2003 at 9:20 AM - Updated on 21.05.2003 at 2:19 PM
Fellini fans are invited to the Cinéma de la Plage tonight at 10:30 pm to rediscover the maestro's 1973 comedy masterpiece, Amarcord. An nostalgic ode to the Italian 1930s, portraying an array of odd yet delightful and colourful characters in Fellini's hometown of Rimini, as he remembered it from his youth. -
Flashback 20th May
the 21.05.2003 at 8:15 AM - Updated on 21.05.2003 at 12:09 PM
After the euphoria of Nicole Kidman's arrival in Cannes on Monday for Dogville, Tuesday's festivities were a lot less hectic affair, or so it would seem. Three films in the official competition line up were presented to the jury and festivalgoers on one of the Festival's windiest days: Tiresia by the young French director...
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