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Cannes: 'The Conquest' shows Sarkozy's rise by AP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) JENNY BARCHFIELD,Associated Press Politics gets personal in "The Conquest," a vivid re-imagining of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power and the simultaneous unraveling of his marriage. As the first French leader to divorce — and then remarry —... >>>

Film-maker Lars von Trier apologises for Hitler remarks by AFP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, May 18, 2011 (AFP) Danish director Lars von Trier apologised on Wednesday for remarking at the Cannes film festival that he sympathised "a little bit" with Adolf Hitler. "If I have hurt someone this morning by the words I said at the press conference, I sincerely apologize," he... >>>

Von Trier begins the end of the world to Cannes by AFP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, May 18, 2011 (AFP) by Robert MacPherson The end of the world is coming this Saturday, apparently, and thanks to Lars Von Trier's apocalyptic new film "Melancholia" we have an idea about what to expect. Screened on Thursday in Cannes, where the Danish director is hoping for his... >>>

Cannes pays tribute to actor Jean-Paul Belmondo by AP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) The Cannes Film Festival paid tribute Tuesday to actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, icon of the French New Wave and one of the country's most famous stars. Cannes president Gilles Jacob presented the 78-year-old performer with a Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, in honor of... >>>

Gulf oil spill doc 'The Big Fix' screens in Cannes by AP - 17 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) A provocative documentary screened Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival argues that the human and environmental devastation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been covered up by authorities eager to return to business as usual. "The Big Fix," by husband-and-wife American... >>>