The Daily 2004

The presentation in competition of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers gave a chance for the film's team to make the traditional red carpet entrance: director Stephen Hopkins, along with actors Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson and Sonia Aquino.

Four years after presenting Under Suspicion out of competition, Stephen Hopkins is back on the Croisette, this time in competition, with The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Starring Geoffrey Rush as the celebrated British actor and comedian, the film retraces his tumultuous life: his beginnings as a BBC radio star; the...

At the press conference for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, director Stephen Hopkins was accompanied by actors Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson and Sonia Aquino, as well as producers Freddy DeMann and George Faber. Highlights. Stephen Hopkins on his choice of Geoffrey Rush for the role of Peter Sellers:...

After a romantic period piece (Les Destinées Sentimentales) and a futuristic thriller (Demonlover), both presented in the official selection, the eclectic Olivier Assayas again changes register with Clean, screening in competition. It tells the story of Emily, the widow of a rock star killed by an overdose, who is...

French director Olivier Assayas talked about his in-competition feature Clean at the press conference, the final of the three French films in competition at this 57th edition. At his side were his lead actress (and ex-wife) Maggie Cheung and actors Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle and Don McKellar. Also present were producers...

For the in-competition screening of 2046, director Wong Kar-wai and actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi and Takuya Kimura faced questions from the international press. Highlights. Wong Kar-wai on the beginnings of 2046: "When I began to think about the film four years ago it was linked to the situation of Hong Kong and...

With 2046, presented in competition, Wong Kar-wai is making his fourth appearance on the Croisette. In the year 2000, actor Tony Leung was awarded Best Actor for his performance in In the Mood for Love, and in 1997, the director won the Best Director award for Happy Together. In a mysterious atmosphere, 2046 revolves...

Following Cinéastes à tout Prix (Born to Film) by Frédéric Sojcher, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession by Xan Cassavetes and Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Glauber the Film, Labyrinth of Brazil) by Silvio Tendler, the fourth in the series Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois (Henri Langlois, The...

Screening out of competition, Johnnie To's Breaking News mixes hostage taking and media manipulation. When a TV station transmits the images of a humiliating defeat of a group of police officers as they fail to capture a gang of five criminals, the credibility of the forces of order begins to be seriously questioned. The gang...

Le Cinema de la Plage (Cinema on the Beach) is this evening presenting Sword in the Moon by Kim Eui-suk at 9pm. This Chinese sword and dagger movie was presented in the Un Certain Regard section, and is sure to please fans of the genre. Providing the musical pre-show entertainment, Wilkimix will be at the decks, mixing his...

The Prix de l'Education nationale (National Education Prize) honoured Sarajevo-born Emir Kusturica and his film Zivot je Cudo (Life is a Miracle). Presided by French filmmaker Claude Miller, the jury of nine members from the educational and professional community had the task of selecting a film that presents "cinematographic,...

The Fédération internationale des critiques de films (FIPRESCI) announced the winner of the Official Competition today: Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. The documentary takes an anti-George W. Bush follows the US administration from the 2000 elections to the war in Iraq. The honours for a film screened in the Un...

Charlize Theron, in Cannes for the presentation in competition of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, will present the Palme d'Or - Cannes' highest award - the evening of Saturday, May 22. The Grand Prix will be presented by Ashley Judd and Kevin Kline, the US actors of De-Lovely, the Festival's closing film.

Five years after El Akhar (The Other) screened at the Festival, Youssef Chahine is back in Cannes with Alexandria... New York, screening in the Un Certain Regard section. After 1978's Isakanderija... lih? (Alexandria... Why?) and 1989's Iskanderija, kamam oui kaman (Alexandria Again and Forever), this musical melodrama is...

Schizo, screening in the Un Certain Regard section, is writer-director Guka Omarova's first feature. The film, in the running for the Caméra d'Or, takes the viewer to Kazakhastan at the beginning of the 1990s. We follow the life of 15-year-old Mustafa, nicknamed Schizo, who is given the task by his mother's boyfriend of...

Screening Out of Competition, Ya Umer v detstve... (I Died in Childhood...) is a film about Sergei Paradjanov, one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. The film, the only Russian work at this year's Festival, was directed by Gueorgui Paradjanov, the filmmaker's nephew. The film shows unseen footage and photos...

The awards ceremony for films in the running for the Cinéfondation prize - the official selection from film schools - was held last night at the Hôtel Carlton. The jury, headed up by Nikita Mikhalkov (Utomlyonnye solntsem [Burnt by the Sun], Jury Grand Prix in 1994) and made up of actor Marisa Paredes,...

The 23rd Prix de la Jeunesse was awarded to Kontroll, the first feature from Hungarian director Nimr¢d Antal, presented in the Un Certain Regard section. French actress Cécile de France, who oversaw the young jury, bestowed this recognition to the film team at a ceremony in the Palais des...

The ninth day of this year's Festival turned its eyes towards Asia. First up in competition was animated film Innocence from Japanese director Mamoru Oshii, the sequel to his Ghost in the Shell. Following on was the arrival on the red carpet of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai and actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Gong Li and Zhang...

In 1998, Gilles Jacob and Pierre Viot created the Cinéfondation to promote the discovery of the new generation of filmmakers. An official selection of school films is therefore presented during the Festival. This year, 18 films (of which 4 are animated) from Asia, Europe, North America and Australia have been selected...