The Daily 2009

18 May

"Antichrist" Reigns at the Press Conference

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2009 at 4:42 PM

The Antichrist cast and crew were present to field questions from the journalists. Director Lars von Trier was flanked by actors Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. All talked about their film experience. Selected highlights. Lars von Trier on the justification for making this film: "I don't think I have to excuse...
Officer honors for Hong Kong director Johnnie To

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 4:09 PM

In Cannes for his latest detective film screening in Competition, Vengeance, Hong Kong director Johnnie To was made an officer in the Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres by French Cultural Minister Christine Albanel at the Café des Palmes today, attended by Johnny Hallyday, lead actor in Vengeance. "You have set the tone...
Eric Cantona and Ken Loach Face the Press

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 5:51 PM

Corresponding with the Competition screening of Looking For Eric, director Ken Loach and actor Eric Cantona were present to answer questions from the journalists. Highlights follow. Ken Loach on if he was compelled to make a comedy: "We thought it might be nice to do a film with smiles on our faces. You could say that a comedy is a...
Un Certain Regard: "Irène"

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2009 at 4:43 PM

Cineaste Alain Cavalier will be screening his new film-confession, Irène, at Un Certain Regard. It explores the same inner terrain as his 2005 film Le Filmeur, which garnered the Prix de l’Intimité that year. Small digital camera in hand, Cavalier dives into the memories he set down in his diaries from the early 1970s, in...
Un Certain Regard : “Dogtooth”

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2009 at 4:45 PM

Un Certain Regard opens its doors to a Greek film today, Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos. This second feature, following debut film Kinetta in 2005, portrays a deranged, dysfunctional family cut off from the outside world. Living a recluse existence, the three children have no choice but to abide by the rules their father has imposed....
Ziggy Stardust rocks Cinéma de la Plage

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 6:51 PM

Tonight at 8:30 pm, the Danish electronic band Blue Foundation, who released the famed Sweep of Days album in 2004, will entertain festivalgoers with a free concert. Their music has also been featured on the original soundtracks of Miami Vice and Twilight, as well as in the series The O.C.. Following the concert, stay tuned for a...
Cannes Classics offerings: Yang, Franju, Visconti

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 2:08 PM

Cannes Classics is proud to welcome Martin Scorsese as its honorary president in 2009. The program was created in 2004 to accompany the features premiering in the official Selection with a selection of rare and restored masterpieces of the past, many of which are being re-released in theaters or on DVD. For example, the three...
"Independencia" comes to Un Certain Regard

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 19.05.2009 at 12:22 PM

Filipino cinema is making a triple-barreled return to the Cannes Festival, with the presentation of Kinatay by Brillante Mendoza, in Competition, and Independencia by Un Certain Regard. The latter feature is set in the early 20th century, during the Philippine-American war, when the newly independent republic was annexed by the...
Stars in Cannes today

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 4:15 PM

Present in Cannes today: Anne Alvaro, Niels Arestrup, Francois Berleand, Olivier Baroux, Sami Bouajila, Monica Bellucci, Stephanie Bishop, Rachida Brakni, Eric Cantona, Isabelle Carre, Robert Charlebois, Abbie Cornish, Clementine Celarie , Clotilde Courau, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Audrey Dana, Jean-Claude Darmon, Louis-Do De...
Lars Von Trier delivers his "Antichrist"

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 23.05.2009 at 4:47 PM

Today's in-Competition presentation of Antichrist is the occasion for the Danish director and veteran of many Cannes Festivals Lars von Trier to return. In 2000, Von Trier walked away with the Palme d'Or for Dancers in the Dark, and in 1996, he obtained the Grand Prix du Jury for Breaking the Waves. Europa garnered a Prix du Jury in...
Ken Loach in Compétition Again with "Looking for Eric"

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 8:59 PM

The Cannes Film Festival loves football… One year after having Maradona on the Croisette for the Out-of-Competition documentary, Maradona by Kusturica, the Festival clearly shows its love of soccer by including a film featuring another legend, Eric Cantona in the company of the director, Ken Loach with the Competition feature Looking...
Short Film Corner: 1900 Shorts on Exhibition

the 18.05.2009 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 18.05.2009 at 7:24 PM

The Short Film Corner was added to the Cannes Film Market six years ago with the intention of opening doors for budding filmmakers all over the world, to facilitate them getting seen and making professional contacts during the Cannes Film Festival. This year from May 13 – 24, the Short Film Corner has more than 1900 films on...