The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to Jacques Demy’s musical drama, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg). starring Catherine Deneuve.
Boy from Heaven: Tarik Saleh’s Political Thriller–Preview (Cannes Fest 2022 Competition)
May 1, 2022 by
The film is a political thriller about a fisherman boy named Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), who is thrown into brutal power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite.
Cannes Film Fest 1963: Year 16–Visconti’s The Leopard Wins Top Award; Richard Harris Best Sctor; Marina Vlady Best Actress
May 1, 2022 by
Visconti’s lavish epic, starring Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale, wins the top award, Palme d’Or.
Cannes Film Fest 1962: Year 15–Tie in Both Acting Awards–Taste of Honey and Long Day’s Journey Into Night
April 30, 2022 by
The jury honored all the actors in the ensemble of Lumet’s adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Cannes Film Fest 2022: Directors–Serraille, Léonor–Un Petit Frere
April 29, 2022 by
Léonor Serraille (born 1986) is a French screenwriter and director. Serraille was born in Lyon and was a student at La Fémis. In 2013, Serraille completed her master’s degree in general and comparative literature at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University. Her first feature, Montparnasse Bienvenue, was a critical success at the Cannes Film Fest in 2017 and Serraille […]
