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Ceylan gets his just deserts
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2015
» Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish chronicler of his countrymen’s psychological strife, won the Palme d’Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival for his new film Winter Sleep. The accolade, announced last Saturday at the wrap of the world’s most influential movie festival, was well deserved. For this director has been orbiting the stratosphere of art cinema for over a decade now, his oeuvre some of the strongest work being produced by contemporary film-makers.
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With Grace, Cannes Film Festival opens tonight
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2015
» From the woes of Princess Grace to weird limo sex, from a Saint Laurent biopic to a 3D envelope-pusher, the 67th Cannes Film Festival rolls out its enviably red carpet tonight in an annual cinema bash that sees the world’s brand-name directors unveiling their latest offerings. The Nicole Kidman-starring Grace Of Monaco, by director Olivier Dahan (La Vie En Rose), will open the 10-day festival to the usual surfeit of glitz, before the gladiatorial ring of European-heavy filmmakers take turns to gauge the pulse of cinema art through their fine (and not so fine) movies.
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Cannes, mon amour
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2015
» Love and other nightmares filled the first half of the 65th Cannes Film Festival. There's post-Revolution love from Egypt, and the love that finds its final destiny, as love should, in death. There are the usual sidekicks of love, such as loneliness and the desire to be recognised, in the heart and in the flesh, in one's own territory and in others. It's both helpful and futile to try to find a common theme in the competition titles at the most frenzied and influential movie festival on Earth, but please allow me to indulge in the activity as a cure to the unusually wet weather that has rendered the mood rather gloomy in this war zone of film criticism.
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Swedish film wins Venice's Golden Lion
AFP, Published on 07/09/2014
» Swedish director Roy Andersson's film "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence", a series of comedic sketches exploring the human condition, won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival Saturday.
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Now Showing style
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 25/07/2014
» At last year’s inaugural “Elle Fashion Film Festival”, fans turned out in droves and every screening was packed, from the back all the way to the very front row.
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Cannes Awards Ceremony: Live Report
AFP, Published on 24/05/2014
» 18:32 GMT - Cannes film festival officially closes on Sunday with screenings of the highlights. But it's goodnight from AFP's live report on the award ceremony which saw Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan take the Palme d'Or for "Winter Sleep". LIVE REPORT CLOSES.
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Cannes race heads for photo finish for Palme d'Or
AFP, Published on 24/05/2014
» The 67th Cannes Film Festival awards its top prizes Saturday with a Canadian prodigy, a Russian corruption critic, Belgian brothers, a Turkish husband-and-wife team and a British veteran tipped for glory.
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Day 5: Behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival
AFP, Published on 18/05/2014
» Behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday:
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A plateful of art
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 08/05/2014
» For some artists, instead of canvasses, ceramics serve as a challenging material for artistic expression.
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Cannes film festival launches race for 2014 Palme d'Or
AFP, Published on 17/04/2014
» Movies by David Cronenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are among the films selected to compete for the top Palme d'Or prize at next month's Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.
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