For 58. gang er en af de mest respekterede filmfestivaler, nemlig den i Cannes, i gang.
Festivalen strækker sig over dagene mellem 11. og 22. maj. og begivenhederne startede onsdag med visning af den tyskfødte instruktør Dominik Molls franske film “Lemming”.
Deltagerne i dette års festival byder på en del velkendte instruktører, som Woody Allen, Gus Van Sant, Wim Wenders og Lars von Trier.
Dette års festival har, i efterhånden vanlig stil, også dansk islæt, både med anden del af Lars von Triers trilogi om Amerika, “Manderlay”, der vises mandag 16. maj, men også to andre danske film deltager i år. Det er Dagur Káris “Voksne mennesker”, der deltager i kategorien Un Certain Regard, og Robert Depuis afgangsfilm fra filmskolen, “Exit”, der deltager i kategorien Cinéfondation.
George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode III -Sith-fyrsternes hævn”, vises på søndag. Det markerer hermed afslutningen på det måske længst løbende filmprojekt nogensinde, der efter instruktørens eget udsagn har taget knapt 30 år at færdiggøre.
#11 filmz-Bruce 19 år siden
Woody Allen has a hit at Cannes this year, as local headlines proclaim. (photo by Roger Ebert) That movie so far is Woody Allen’s “Match Point,” which is playing out of competition but has scored a genuine triumph. It’s a diabolical story, set in London, about tennis, snobbery, adultery and murder, shot through with guilt and sweaty palms. I wrote about it two days ago with much enthusiasm.
“I wonder if even Woody himself knows what a good film he has made,” the critic Peter Brunette mused, after consulting Derek Malcolm on the odds. Todd McCarthy, the influential chief critic of Variety, the showbiz Bible, says in his review: “Well observed and superbly cast picture is the filmmaker’s best in quite a long time.” A French newspaper headline translates as “The day of glory for Woody Allen.”
Allen’s recent films have not set the box office on fire. “Match Point” currently doesn’t have a U.S. distributor, but a bidding war is underway and rights may sell for more than any Allen picture in years.
#12 mr gaijin 19 år siden
De gør virkelig en kunst ud af at skrive om film og filmrelaterede events. Det gør Ebert for den sags skyld også.