Cannes Film Festival 2008 begins tomorrow
May 13th 2008 06:56
Photograph by David Lynch, adapted by Pierre Collier. Image courtesy of http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/festival/officalposter.html.
After celebrating its sixtieth birthday in 2007, Cannes Film Festival begins tomorrow. This year, the visual feast will feature 57 full-length films from 31 countries. Offerings include the new Indiana Jones movie, director Clint Eastwood's Changeling and the DreamWorks animated comedy Kung Fu Panda.
Cannes president Gilles Jacob stated:
Because cinema itself is constantly changing the boundaries, because the world it reflects is more indiscernible than ever, the Festival will not simply coast along on the prestige of its name, however strong that may be. This prestige is above all due to the quality of the films, the creativity of the artists, the fighting spirit of the professionals and the enthusiasm of the press. Cannes is a collective good that each of us, wherever we are and in our own individual way, builds stone by stone, year after year. It’s through never ceasing to question, through constantly evolving, and through inviting criticism, that we do it the most good. Although solidly rooted in its own history, Cannes is always open to newness. That which is dissimilar to it enriches it: and this is why this festival is our festival.
Wise words, how I would love to be there but I think my invite got lost in the post...will someone let Penelope know that I’ll meet her for a drink at the bar afterwards, thanks.
Here are the contenders:
Blindness - Fernando Meirelles (Brazil)
Entre Les Murs (Between the Walls) - Laurent Cantet (France)
Two Lovers - James Gray (United States)
Uc Maymun (Three Monkeys) - Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)
Le Silence De Lorna (The Silence of Lorna) - Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)
Un Conte De Noel (A Christmas Tale) - Arnaud Desplechin (France)
The Changeling - Clint Eastwood (United States)
Adoration - Atom Egoyan (Canada/Egypt)
Waltz With Bashir - Ari Folman (Israel)
La Frontiere De L'Aube (The Frontier of Dawn) - Philippe Garrel (France)
Gomorra (Gomorrah) - Matteo Garrone (Italy)
24 City - Jia Zhangke (China)
Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman (United States)
My Magic - Eric Khoo (Singapore)
La Mujer Sin Cabeza (The Headless Woman) - Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)
Serbis - Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
Delta - Kornel Mundruczo (Hungary)
Linha De Passe (Line of Passage) - Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas (Brazil)
Che - Steven Soderbergh (United States)
Il Divo - Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
Leonera - Pablo Trapero (Argentina)
and
The Palermo Shooting - Wim Wenders (Germany)
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Comment by postmoderncritic
Postmodern Critic
Relativity Watch
Padsoc
Have you ever wondered why Toronto has a huge international following with the TIFF, whereas Sydney's Film Festival is a comparatively low-key affair? Is it because it's easier to get to Canada from the Europe and the USA?
I'd love to be at Cannes too, it always sounds fabulous...
Btw, you probably forgot to come back to my post on Eastern Promises? You don't have to, just wondering if it slipped your mind.
Comment by Miswanderlust
Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
I can't wait to hear about how the films fare. I hope you have a great weekend!
Mis