Tag: Movie theater
Russian Kirill Serebrennikov’s “No to War” at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
“No to war” in Ukraine, launched the Russian dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov after the presentation of his film warmly applauded by the public in the Grand Théâtre Lumière. “Tchaikovsky’s wife”…
Cannes 2022: Pietro Marcello presents “L’Envol”, opening film of the Directors’ Fortnight
Yesterday opened the selections parallel to the international film festival, La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and Semaine de la critique. For La Quinzaine, the film L’Envol kicks off this selection. The…
At the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Africa advances out of competition
What is Africa’s place at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival? The absence of an African director in the running for the Palme d’Or should not make us lose sight of…
a Palme d’honneur for Forest Whitaker, an actor committed to Africa
In Cannes, where the 75th Film Festival opened, Forest Whitaker was the international star of the evening of Tuesday May 17. The American actor received an honorary Palme d’Or for…
“Cut!”, when Michel Hazanavicius makes a B-Movie
The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opens this Tuesday, May 17 with a delirious comedy-zombies which is released at the same time in 300 theaters in France. eleven…
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival opens, but towards what horizon?
This Tuesday evening, May 17, the largest film festival in the world opens its doors wide. The Cannes Film Festival welcomes this year 21 films in competition for the Palme…
Cannes Film Festival: “Cut!”, by Michel Hazanavicius, “a shooting comedy”
Curtain up for the Cannes Film Festival this Tuesday evening, May 17. Eighteen films are competing for the Palme d’Or, which will be awarded in twelve days by a jury…
Cristina Comencini, women, teachers and children
Director, screenwriter and writer, Cristina Comencini was born in 1956 in Rome and attended French high school. She made her debut with her father Luigi Comencini before directing her own…
Singapore censors Indian film stigmatizing Kashmiri Muslims
This is a movie Singaporeans won’t see: Kashmir Files, Indian drama about the flight of members of the Hindu elite from Kashmir. It has been massively promoted by the government…
“The Northman” by American director Robert Eggers
Will it sound the return to grace of the Vikings films? It is this Wednesday that the American blockbuster is released on French screens: The Northman. At the crossroads of…