Since the picture was Lebedeff’s first starring role, he figured in RKO’s marketing campaign, which touted him as another Valentino.
A Brief Vacation: De Sica’s Melodrama, Starring Florinda Bolkan
March 24, 2026 by
Florinda Bolkan won the inaugural Best Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in A Brief Vacation, Vittoro De Sica femme-centered melodrama.
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! Camera d’Or (2015): Land and Shadefrom Colombia
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The characters’ stories, memories, and identities are on the brink of disappearing under the weight of a paradoxical notion of progress.
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2016): Houda Benyamina’s French Youth Tale “Divines”
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Houda Benyamina directed Divines, a French crime drama that screened in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Fest, where it won the Caméra d’Or.
Screener, The: Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe’s Satirical Series of Hollywood
March 23, 2026 by
In the Sundance Fest series The Screener, Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe satirize major talent agencies and obsession with getting early access viewing.
