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Cannes Film Festival ~ Seventy Years Influencing Film

By 4chionlifestyle | March 29, 2018

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Festival De Cannes seventy years of influencing the film industry. The top international film festival worldwide. This festival, held in the beautiful resort town on the French Riviera, is the top publicized event from the films presented to celebrities on the red carpet.

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The Cannes® Film Festival started in 1947 by, Jean Zay, Minister for Education and Fine Arts, who was keen to establish an international cultural event in France to rival the Venice Film Festival.” This festival received international recognition for the films and celebrities in the mid-1950s. The first time the festival top award, Palme d’or, went to the film Marty. Today the film festival recognizes short and medium length films (Caméra d’Or), student films (Cinéfondation), best first film presentation (Un Certain Regard), and best film (Palme d’or).

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This year Uma Thurman is serving as the president of the Un Certain Regard Jury. Uma Thurman brings her 20 year experience as an actress and director in the film industry. The prize list of films will be presented May 27, 2017.

Palme d’or film award jury is presided by Pedro Almodóvar, scriptwriter, director, and states, “‘I am very happy to be able to celebrate the Festival de Cannes 70th anniversary from such a privileged position. I am grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed. I am aware of the responsibility that entails being the president of the jury and I hope to be up to the job.” He is joined by 4 men and 4 women:

Maren ADE (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany)
Jessica CHASTAIN (Actress, Producer – United States)
FAN Bingbing (Actress, Producer – China)
Agnès JAOUI (Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France)
PARK Chan-wook (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea)
Will SMITH (Actor, Producer, Musician – United States
Paolo SORRENTINO (Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
Gabriel YARED (Composer – France)

Each jury member brings a strong influence with their career backgrounds and talent. This award is announced May 28 at the film festival closing ceremony.

Jane Campion heading up Cinéfondation. Campion is not new to Cannes. Her film, The Piano, awarded the Palme d’or in 1993. The jury is made up of five eminent film and literature . This jury selects their three prize winners from among the Cinéfondation’s selection of film school entrants. This film award is presented at the closing ceremonies.

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Caméra d’O jury presided by Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress. This is awarded to the first film in all categories combined. Kiberlain states, “I am honoured and excited to discover new directors.” She will present this award at the closing ceremony

This year’s film festival presents many anticipated films.

Palme d’or Official Selection

A Gentle Creature (Director Sergei Loznitsa)
(BPM) Beats Per Minute (Director Robin Campillo)
Good Time (Directors Benny & Josh Safdie)
Happy End (Director Michael Haneke)
In the Fade (Director Fatih Akin)
Jupiter’s Moon (Director Kornél Mundruczó)
Loveless (Director Andrey Zvyagintsev)
Okja (DirectorBong Joon-ho)
Radiance (DirectorNaomi Kawase)
Redoubtable (Director Michel Hazanavicius)
The Beguiled (Director Sofia Coppola)
The Day After (Director Hong Sang-soo)
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (dir: Yorgos Lanthimos)
The Meyerowitz Stories (Director Noah Baumbach)
The Square (Director Ruben Ostlund)
Wonderstruck (Director Todd Haynes)
You Were Never Really Here (Director Lynne Ramsay)

Un Certain Regard Official Selection

April’s Daughter (Director Michel Franco)
Barbara (Director Mathieu Amalric)
Beauty and the Dogs (Director Kaouther Ben Hania)
Before We Vanish (Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
Closeness (Director Kantemir Balagov)
Directions (Director Stephan Komandarev)
Dregs (Director Mohammad Rasoulof)
Jeune Femme (Director Léonor Serraille)
L’Atelier (Director Laurent Cantet)
La Cordillera (Director Santiago Mitre)
Lucky (DirectorSergio Castellitto)
Out (DirectorGyörgy Kristóf)
The Desert Bride (Directors Cecilia Atan and Valeria Pivato)
The Nature of Time (Director Karim Moussaoui)
Walking Past the Future (Director Li Ruijun)
Western (Director Valeska Grisebach)
Wind River (Director Taylor Sheridan)

Palme d’or Official Selection

A Drowning Man (Director Mahdi Fleifel)
Across My Land (Director Fiona Godivier)
Damana (Director Andrés Ramirez Pulido)
Katto (The Ceiling) (Director Teppo Airaksinen)
Koniec Widzenia (Time To Go) (Director Grzegorz Molda)
Lunch Time (Director Alireza Ghasemi)
Pépé Le Morse animation (Grandpa Walrus) (Director Lucrèce Andreae)
Push It (Director Julia Thelin)
Xiao Cheng Er Yue (A Gentle Night) (Director Qiu Yang)

Cinéfondation Official Selection

Afternoon Clouds (Director Payal Kapadia)
A Perdre Haleine (Director Léa Krawczyk)
Atlantîda, 2003 (Atlantis, 2003) (Director Michal Blasko)
Ben Mamshich (Heritage) (Director Yuval Aharoni)
Camouflage (Director Imge Özbilge)
Deux Égarés Sont Morts (Director Tommaso Usberti)
Give Up The Ghost (Director Marian Mathias)
Heyvan (Animal) (Director Bahman Ark)
Láthatatlanul (Invisibility) (Director Áron Szentéteri)
Lejla (Director Stijn Bouma)
Paul Est Lá (Paul Is Here) (Director Valentina Maurel)
Pequeno Manifiesto En Contra Del Cine Solemne (Little Manifesto Against Solemn Cinema) (Director Roberto Porta)
Tokeru (Director Aya Igashi)
Vazio Do Lado De Fora (Empty On The Outside) (Director Eduardo Brandao Pinto)
Wild Horses (Director Rory Stewart)
Yin Shian Bien Jlan Gon Lu (Towards The Sun) (Director Wang Yi-Ling)

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This film festival is May 17-28, 2017 in Cannes, France. This year will continue to evolve film worldwide. Stay tune here for coverage of events from fashion, red carpet, actresses/actors, and films.

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) Special Screening In Los Angeles, CA

The Meyerowitz Stories, Daddy Issues

By 4chionlifestyle | October 17, 2017

Noah Baumbach director of The Meyerowitz Stories presents for the first time at Cannes Film Festival. This comedy-drama brings a star-studded cast: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson. Baumbach is a singular filmmaker, he is precise in his writing and an expert. The film feels personal and emotional bringing truthfulness.

Film synopsis: Estranged siblings gather in New York to celebrate their father’s work as an artist.

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Netflix obtains this film post-production for distribution. This is the second film Netflix presents at Cannes 70th Anniversary film festival. They are very supportive of the film.

Baumbach created the film for the cinema and has all intention of showing in theaters. He states, “I made this movie independently with independent funding. I shot it on super 16. I made it with the expectation to be screened on the big screen. It is a singular experience that is not going away.” Hoffman did say that the film could be screened at his home cinema. The film received a standing ovation at the end of the world première.

The father and sons relationship is always interesting in the film, Baumbach says, “I have always been interested in the gap between who we think we are, who we want to be and how far that gap really is. Success, professional success, and fame and the arts is a way to explore this. What does success mean and mean to different people is something I wanted to explore in this film.”

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The estranged family feels less successful in comparison to the other. Thompson states, “All those characters except Grace operate from a position of shame. So many human beings feel that so much of the time. We all feel ashamed all of our culture is built around this shaming thing. I think that is why it is so powerful.”

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Each character in the film meticulously embraces the story and present Baumbach vision. Adam Sandler says, “I was attracted to the character and the attracted to the whole movie. I was as excited as ever to be in the movie. I loved it.” Emma Thomas states, “Unlike Adam, I am not from America or that kind of family. I did not have an idea what this is going to be like. I had no idea. It was quite a foreign country to me.” Ben Stiller says, “I was very fortunate to get the call. Then I heard Dustin Hoffman was auditioning for the role of father.” Dustin Hoffman actually passed on the role. He said, “I did not want to play the old man. I felt I was a better fit for the role of the brothers.” His son talked him into playing the role.

This story takes on the roles in families with the many dynamics creating the truthfulness in the film.

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Cast and Crew

Adam SANDLER – Danny Meyerowitz

Ben STILLER – Matthew Meyerowitz

Dustin HOFFMAN – Harold Meyerowitz

Elizabeth MARVEL – Jean Meyerowitz

Grace VAN PATTEN – Eliza

Emma THOMPSON – Maureen

Noah BAUMBACH – Director

Noah BAUMBACH – Script / Dialogue

Robbie RYAN – Cinematography

Randy NEWMAN – Music

Jennifer LAME – Film Editor

Paul HSU – Sound

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A Woman’s World, The Beguiled ~ Cannes

By 4chionlifestyle | June 28, 2017

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The Beguiled is one of the most anticipated films at Cannes Film Festival. Director, Sofia Coppola, brings the woman’s point of view and how it was for these women during this time period. The original film was from the man’s point of view. This point of view brings a new dynamic to the melodramatic remake.

Film synopsis At a girls’ school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women are sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.

This film is a remake of (The Beguiled (1971). Both films based on the novel The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan. The first film brings the male perspective of a wounded Union soldier. Coppola brings the story back with the perspective of the women in the boarding school.

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The revisiting of The Beguiled creates its own dynamics. Coppola says, “I never tried to remake the film, go back and tell my story. I wanted to forget that and to imagine how I would make this film.” She brings the women’s stories and perspective to the forefront.

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Coppola discusses the film being a feminist film, she states, “It is up to the audience to determine how they want to take it. I put my thoughts into film and you can determine how it affects you. I was making the film from the female point of view. The core of the story is the power struggle between the male and female.” The story brings this struggle to the center of the film.

Living in a boarding school atmosphere where they are all women who are functioning well, until the new dynamic, Farrell enters the school. Kidman states about Farrell’s character, “I think he comes in an ruins everything. We were fine. We only could not procreate. Good riddance to him.” The dynamic changes for each person in the film.

Kirsten Dunst, plays Edwina Dabney in the film, says “all these people pent up together no matter male, female, or a mixture. There will always be something that comes out it is a survivalist technique. Colin just happens to be what all our aggression, energy, and emotions corseted up, let’s say. They get unleashed because this new dynamic comes in.” This does bring a change for the girls attending the boarding school.

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Nicole Kidman recalls Martha Farnsworth, her character in the film, “is very maternal. Kidman states, “She is there to protect these girls in a very treacherous difficult time. Her motivation is to protect them, to guide them, to bring them, so when the war ends they are capable.” Farrell’s character makes it difficult for the continued protection.

Colin Farrell, John McBurney character in the film, states “It has been a journeyman to get here. Many miles of roads and many corsets. It was an amazing experience shooting this film. Coppola sets a particular mood, one that is of comfort, of ease, trust, and an environment that allows you as an actor to explore and play. It was my favorite experience and shoot. Sophia is a creative beast of an engine with tenderness, elegance, and a gentility.” Looking forward to this film? It will be in theaters June 20, 2017.

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Just a few fun notes from the press conference Kidman and Coppola often swiped their hair from the left side of their faces at the same time. Kidman discusses working through mistakes, “I try to focus on the positive. Sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. That is the journey. You just get back up. . . You fall over you brush off your knees and get back up. It is a really really hard thing to do. You cry and you feel. It is not saying don’t feel, but experience it navigates and get move through it. . . I’ll learn from everything.”

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Cast and Crew

Colin FARRELL – McBurney

Nicole KIDMAN – Miss Martha

Kirsten DUNST – Edwina

Elle FANNING – Alicia

Oona LAURENCE – Amy

Angourie RICE – Jane

Addison RIECKE – Marie

Emma HOWARD – Emily

Sofia COPPOLA – Director

Sofia COPPOLA – Script / Dialogue

Philippe LE SOURD – Director of Photography

Sarah FLACK – Film Editor

(Groupe) PHOENIX – Music

Anne ROSS – Set decorator

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Cannes Film Festival 70 Years & Counting

By 4chionlifestyle | June 27, 2017

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Cannes Film Festival 2017 ends with just as much grandeur as the last 70 years. The thousands of films, masterclasses, and fashion on the red carpet represents the best in film and arts.

The juries enjoyed film after film. The jury members include:

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Feature Films Jury

Pedro ALM OD ÓVAR – President
(Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Spain)
Maren ADE (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany)
Jessica CHASTAIN (Actress, Producer – United States)
FAN Bingbing (Actress, Producer – China)
Agnès JAOUI (Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France)
PARK Chan-wook (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea)
Will SMITH (Actor, Producer, Musician – United States
Paolo SORRENTINO (Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
Gabriel YARED (Composer – France)

Un Certain Regard

Uma Thurman
Mohamed Diab
Reda Kateb
Joachim Lafosse
Karel Och

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Cinéfondation

Cristian Mungiu
Clotilde Hesme
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Barry Jenkins
Eric Khoo

The closing ceremonies ended the festival with honoring the top films with a presentation. Nicole Kidman in regards to her honor, states (video from Nashville Tennessee) “I feel blessed to be able to work in this profession. The 70th celebration was incredible; it was the celebration of cinema and stories.” This season Cannes Film Festival continues to draw positive attention to the top world-class film festival. Looking forward to 70 more years at Cannes.

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Feature Films

PALME D’OR
THE SQUARE by Ruben ÖSTLUND

70th Anniversary Award
Nicole KIDMAN

GRAND PRIX
120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM – Beats Per Minute)
by Robin CAMPILLO

BEST DIRECTOR
Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Joaquin PHOENIX in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE by Lynne RAMSAY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Diane KRUGER in AUS DEM NICHTS (In The Fade) by Fatih AKIN

JURY PRIZE
NELYUBOV (Loveless) by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV

BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO
Yorgos LANTHIMOS and Efthimis FILIPPOU
for THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Lynne RAMSAY
for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

SHORT FILMS

PALME D’OR
XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) by QIU Yang

MENTION DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
KATTO (The Ceiling) by Teppo AIRAKSINEN
CAMÉRA D’OR

“UN CERTAIN REGARD” PRIZE
LERD (UN HOMME INTÈGRE – A MAN OF INTEGRITY)
by Mohammad Rasoulof

PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS
JASMINE TRINCA for FORTUNATA by Sergio Castellitto

PRIZE FOR THE BEST POETIC NARRATIVE
BARBARA de Mathieu Amalric

PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Sheridan for WIND RIVER

JURY PRIZE
LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL (APRIL’S DAUGHTER) by Michel Franco

JEUNE FEMME (Montparnasse Bienvenüe) by Léonor SERRAILLE
presented at UN CERTAIN REGARD
The CST Jury awarded the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to Josefin ASBERG
The Cinéfondation and Short Films

First Prize
PAUL EST LÀ (Paul Is Here )
directed by Valentina MAUREL
INSAS, Belgium

Second Prize
HEYVAN (AniMal )
directed by Bahram & Bahman ARK
Iranian National School of Cinema, Iran
Third Prize
DEUX ÉGARÉS SONT MORTS (Two Youths Died)
directed by Tommaso USBERTI
La Fémis, France
Awards
€15,000 grant for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.
The winner of the First Prize is also guaranteed the presentation of his/her first feature film at the Festival de Cannes.

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The awarded films will be screen at Cinéma du Panthéon on May 30th at 7 p.m.
All the films of the Cinéfondation selection will screen at the Cinémathèque Française on May 31st & June 1st.

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