2012 Cannes Coverage
(04/19/2012) Dear All, welcome to the 2nd Movie Parliament Cannes coverage !
I will go back to the South of France next month, ready to get you back sneak peeks and reviews. A few minutes ago, the Selection has been announced. I will describe you the movies in Competition for the Palme d'Or, as well as some oddities from the parallel sections. Stay tuned ! And don't forget to participate: you can vote in the polls below, as they will stay there for the upcoming months. You can leave your comments in the "Your Say" section, or via the Forum. You can also read last year's coverage. Arnaud Trouvé, Your Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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(04/24/2012) Selections for the Directors' Fortnight and the Critics' Week have been announced.
(04/25/2012) The Jury members have been revealed: along President Nanni Moretti, we'll see designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, directors Andrea Arnold, Raoul Peck, Alexander Payne and actors Diane Kruger, Hiam Abbass, Emmanuelle Devos and Ewan McGregor.
(04/26/2012) News from the US competition ! We have stills for "The Paperboy", "Killing Them Softly" and a brand new "Lawless" trailer.
(05/28/2012) Hi everyone ! I'm back from Cannes, the Festival just wrapped up. This has been a great fortnight. You can take a look at my Twitter profile (@cinecharlie) for exclusive pics, including a blurry Kristen Stewart on her way to the "On the Road" red carpet.
So yeah, in the end, it's all about "Love" ! Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, after already winning it for its previous film: 'The White Ribbon". This is not the first time a filmmaker wins two consecutive Palmes (Bille August won for "Pelle the Conqueror" and "The Best Intentions") but Haneke is faster: the White Ribbon was only three years ago. "Love" is a very anticipated of mine (see our article for 2012 previews). My schedule was busier than last year, when I reviewed 5 films. This year, I could catch up with the film by Alain Resnais ("You ain't seen nothin' yet !", in Competition) and a Colombian film that I was eager to discover ("La Playa DC", at Un Certain Regard). Both films are good, but none of them got awarded.
Below is the summary of this year's awards.
Competition (Jury president: Nanni Moretti)
Un Certain Regard (Jury president: Tim Roth)
Directors' Fortnight
Critics' Week
Other awards
(04/25/2012) The Jury members have been revealed: along President Nanni Moretti, we'll see designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, directors Andrea Arnold, Raoul Peck, Alexander Payne and actors Diane Kruger, Hiam Abbass, Emmanuelle Devos and Ewan McGregor.
(04/26/2012) News from the US competition ! We have stills for "The Paperboy", "Killing Them Softly" and a brand new "Lawless" trailer.
(05/28/2012) Hi everyone ! I'm back from Cannes, the Festival just wrapped up. This has been a great fortnight. You can take a look at my Twitter profile (@cinecharlie) for exclusive pics, including a blurry Kristen Stewart on her way to the "On the Road" red carpet.
So yeah, in the end, it's all about "Love" ! Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, after already winning it for its previous film: 'The White Ribbon". This is not the first time a filmmaker wins two consecutive Palmes (Bille August won for "Pelle the Conqueror" and "The Best Intentions") but Haneke is faster: the White Ribbon was only three years ago. "Love" is a very anticipated of mine (see our article for 2012 previews). My schedule was busier than last year, when I reviewed 5 films. This year, I could catch up with the film by Alain Resnais ("You ain't seen nothin' yet !", in Competition) and a Colombian film that I was eager to discover ("La Playa DC", at Un Certain Regard). Both films are good, but none of them got awarded.
Below is the summary of this year's awards.
Competition (Jury president: Nanni Moretti)
- Palme d’Or : Amour (Love) by Michael Haneke
- Grand Prix : Reality by Matteo Garrone
- Best Actress (tie) : Cosmina Stratan & Cristina Flutur in Beyond the Hills
- Best Actor : Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt
- Best Director : Post tenebras lux by Carlos Reygadas
- Best Screenplay : Beyond the Hills by Cristian Mungiu
- Jury Prize : The Angel's Share by Ken Loach
- Caméra d’Or (Best First Film) : Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
- Palme d’Or for Best Short Film : Sessiz-Be Deng, by L.Rezan Yesilbas
Un Certain Regard (Jury president: Tim Roth)
- Prix Un Certain Regard : Después de Lucia by Michel Franco
- Special Jury Prize : Le Grand Soir by Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern
- Best Actress (tie) : Emilie Dequenne in A perdre la raison & Suzanne Clément in Laurence Anyways
- Special mention : Les Enfants de Sarajevo by Aida Begic
Directors' Fortnight
- SACD Award : Camille rewinds by Noémie Lvovsky
- Special mention : Ernest et Célestine by Benjamin Rener
- Art Cinema Award : No by Pablo Larrain
- Label Europa Cinemas : Le Repenti by Merzak Allouache
Critics' Week
- Grand Prix : Ici et là-bas by Antonio Mendes Esparza
- SACD Award : Les voisins de Dieu by Meni Yaesh
- Prix du soutien ACID/CCAS : Los Salvajes by Alejandro Fadel
- Prix de la Révélation : Sofia’s Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev
- Rail d’or : Hors les murs by David Lambert
Other awards
- Prix de la jeunesse : Holy Motors by Leos Carax
- Prix François-Chalais : Les Chevaux de Dieu by Nabil Ayouch
- Prix du jury Oecuménique : The Hunt by Thomas Vinterberg
- Prix Fipresci de la critique internationale : In the Fog by Sergei Loznitsa
- Prix Fipresci Un Certain Regard : Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
- Prix Fipresci des sections parallèles : Rengaine by Rachid Djaïdani
- Queer Palm : Laurence Anyways by Xavier Dolan
- Palm Dog : Banjo & Poppy in Sightseers by Ben Wheatley
Polls
Polls are now closed ! Thanks for voting. Both polls earned more than 10,000 votes each: unprecented heights on Movie Paliement. Here are the results:
What film will win the Palme d'Or: 1/ On the Road 2/ Cosmopolis 3/ Rust and Bone 4/ Paradise: Love 5/ Moonrise Kingdom
What is your most anticipated film: 1/ On the Road 2/ Cosmopolis 3/ 7 Days in Havana 4/ Madagascar 3 5/ The Paperboy
What film will win the Palme d'Or: 1/ On the Road 2/ Cosmopolis 3/ Rust and Bone 4/ Paradise: Love 5/ Moonrise Kingdom
What is your most anticipated film: 1/ On the Road 2/ Cosmopolis 3/ 7 Days in Havana 4/ Madagascar 3 5/ The Paperboy
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Moonrise Kingdom (Competition)
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Writers: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Director: Wes Anderson Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. After Berlin (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) and Venice (The Darjeeling Limited), it's time to welcome Wes Anderson in Cannes, in Competition and for the opening night ! Also starring Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzmann and Tilda Swinton. |
Rust and Bone (Competition)
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Writers: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain (based on short stories by Craig Davidson)
Director: Jacques Audiard Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts A whale tamer bonds with a misfit boxer. Not much has leaked from the new Audiard film, but you know the man can do no wrong (Read My Lips, The Beat that my Heart Skipped, A Prophet). Also starring Bouli Lanners, Céline Sallette and Corinne Masiero. |
Cosmopolis (Competition)
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Writer: David Cronenberg (based on the novel by Don DeLillo)
Director: David Cronenberg Starring: Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into a odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart. Amazing trailer from Cronenberg, less than a year after his Venice-competing "A Dangerous Method". Also starring Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton and Mathieu Amalric. |
On the Road (Competition)
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Writer: Jose Rivera (based on the novel by Jack Kerouac)
Director: Walter Salles Starring: Garret Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S. Definitely feeling a "Motorcycle Diaries" vibe from this one, coming from the same team (director/writer/cinematographer/composer). Also starring Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Terrence Howard and Amy Adams. |
The Anglel's Share (Competition)
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Writer: Paul Laverty
Director: Ken Loach Starring: Roger Allam, Daniel Portman, John Henshaw Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives. A bitterweet comedy from Cannes veteran Ken Loach: Best Screenplay for 2002 "Sweet Sixteen" & Palme d'Or for 2006 "The Wind that Shakes the Barley", among several other prizes. |
Laurence Anyways (Un Certain Regard)
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Writer: Xavier Dolan
Director: Xavier Dolan Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri Tells the story of impossible love between a man and a woman after the man decided to have a sex change. I can't recommend you enough Dolan's previous two features: 2009 "I Killed My Mother" and 2010 "Heartbeats" ("Les Amours Imaginaires"). This is a very anticipated of mine. |
Dracula 3D (Midnight Screening)
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Writers: Dario Argento, Enrique Cerezo, Stefano Piani, Antonio Tentori (based on the novel by Bram Stoker)
Director: Dario Argento Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Rutger Hauer, Asia Argento The tale begins with Jonathan Harker, journeying by train and carriage from England to Count Dracula's crumbling, remote castle situated in the Carpathian Mountains on the border of Transylvania. This leaked trailer shows several shots with the mention "VFX in progress". A film by Dario Argento starring his daughter, Krestchmann ("Immortal (ad vitam)", "The Pianist") and Ruther Hauer can not be anticipated enough. |
7 Days in Havana (Un Certain Regard)
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Writer: Leonarda Padura
Directors: Laurent Cantet, Benicio Del Toro, Julio Medem, Gaspar Noé, Elia Suleiman, Juan Carlos Tabio, Pablo Trapero Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Daniel Brühl, Emir Kusturica Plot: A week in the Cuban city. Every day introduces a new story. Another "ensemble" film in the vein of "Paris, je t'aime" and "New Yok, I love you". |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Out of Competition)
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Writers: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style. Definitely seems like fun. Also starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Frances McDormand, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain and Paz Vega. |
Like Someone in Love (Competition)
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Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
Director: Abbas Kiarostami Starring: Ryo Kase, Denden, Rin Takanashi A young Japanese student prostitutes herself in order to pay her studies. Unexpected events happen when she meets an elder client. Kiorastmi comes back to Competition, 3 years after "Certified Copy" which earned Juliette Binoche the Best Acress award. |
Sightseers (Directors' Fortnight)
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Writers: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. Produced by Edgar Wright, this is the new feature by the director of "Kill List". |
The We and the I (Directors' Fortnight)
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Writers: Michel Gondry, Jeffrey Grimshaw, Paul Proch
Director: Michel Gondry Starring: Joe Mele, Meghan Murphy, Alex Barrios A group of schoolkids travel into the future by accident, discovering a machine that keeps them younger. |
The Paperboy (Competition)
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Writer: Peter Dexter (adapted from his novel)
Director: Lee Daniels Starring: Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate. From the Academy Award-nominated director of "Precious". |
Killing Them Softly (Competition)
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Writer: Andrew Dominik (based on the novel by George V. Higgins)
Director: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game. Director of "The Assassination of Jesse James..." teams up again with Brad Pitt. |
Lawless (Competition)
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Writer: Nick Cave (based on the novel by Matt Bondurant)
Director: John Hillcoat Starring: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits. From the director of "The Road" comes a gritty thriller with a score and screenplay by Nick Cave, and a star-studded cast (also featuring Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman and Mia Wasikowska). Do not confound with the upcoming "Lawless" by Terrence Malick, starring Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett (that's a cast....!) |
