With Titane, Julia Ducournau becomes only the second female director to claim Cannes’ top prize, but the ceremony was comically overshadowed by jury president Spike Lee accidentally revealing the winner at the start of the night.
Cannes Film Fest 2021: ‘Unclenching the Fists’ Wins Un Certain Regard Top Prize
July 16, 2021 by
Andrea Arnold headed up the 2021 jury for the official film festival sidebar competition. GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY IMAGES Unclenching the Fists, Kira Kovalenko’s Russian drama about a young woman struggling to escape the stifling hold of her family, has claimed the top prize in the Cannes Fest’s 2021 Un Certain Regard competition. The winners were […]
Cannes Film Fest 2021: Jodie Turner-Smith Victim of Gucci Jewel Theft After Hotel Room Is Burglarized
July 12, 2021 by
The actress’ hotel room was burglarized Friday afternoon amid the glitz and glam of Cannes.
Cannes Film Fest 2021: Josh (The Crown) O’Connor Has Two Buzzy Films
July 11, 2021 by
But having gone from The Crown, to Mothering Sunday, to The Crown publicity work, to Romeo & Juliet, to Aisha, to The Crown’s Emmy campaign and now Cannes, O’Connor’s main aim is to take the rest of 2021 off.
Cannes Film Fest 2021: Lamb, Icelandic Horror Film, Starring Noomi Rapace
July 10, 2021 by
We use the old folklore way of telling our story, very simply and very clearly, and also very Icelandic. People don’t speak a lot here, and there is a calmness even in the most brutal situations. It’s not straight-up horror. It’s more psychologically and internal–Rapace
