Un Certain Regard 2022: One American Title–“Beast,” by Riley Keough and Gina Gammell.
Cannes Film Fest 2022: Female Directors–Representation in Main Lineup
April 14, 2022 by
There were 14 women directors out of 47 films in the Official Selection in 2019, compared with 28 out of 64 titles in 2021 and so far only 9 titles out of 49 movies this year.
Cannes Film Fest 2022: 75th Milestone Edition
April 14, 2022 by
Cronenberg, Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt Set for Cannes Competition
Cannes Film Fest 1949: Year 3–(No Festival in 1948), Third Man Top Prize, Hollywood Movies and Actors Dominate; Film Noir Runs Supreme
April 11, 2022 by
The festival opened with L’Arroseur Arrosé by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French short-film, paying tribute to cinema’s first comedy.
Cannes Film Fest 1947: Year 2–Disney’s Dumbo Wins Major Award; American Film Noir Rules (Crossfire, Possessed, Strange Love of Martha Iver)
April 10, 2022 by
In the second edition, awards were divided by genre. Thus Minnelli’s Ziegfeld Follies (rather mediocre compilation) won Best Musical Comedy and Dmytryk’s Oscar nominated message noir (about anti-Semitism) Crossfire received the Best Social Film.
