Cannes 2009: Palme d’Or Favorites
Palme d’Or 2009, Grand Prix, Special Jury Prize:
Alain Resnais‘ romantic fantasy Wild Grass (adapted by Alex Reval and Laurent Herbiet from Christian Gailly’s novel), about a man who becomes intrigued by a younger woman
Jacques Audiard’s tough prison drama A Prophet (written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, and Nicolas Peufaillit)
Writer-director Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, about a northern German community enmeshed in a series of nasty events right before the beginning of World War I
Writer-director Jane Campion’s Bright Star, about the doomed love affair between British poet John Keats and his neighbor, Fanny Brawne
Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes
by Massimo David | May 22, 2009
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Tags: A Prophet, Abbie Cornish, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Alain Resnais, Alex Reval, André Dussollier, Ben Whishaw, Bright Star, Cannes 2009, Cannes Film Festival, Christian Gailly, Das Weisse Band, Fanny Brawne, Film Awards, Film Fetivals, Jacques Audiard, Jane Campion, John Keats, Laurent Herbiet, Les Herbes folles, Michael Haneke, Nicolas Peufaillit, Palme d'Or, Sabine Azéma, Tahar Rahim, The White Ribbon, Thomas Bidegain, Wild Grass
European Film Awards 2007: Jeanne Moreau, Liv Ullmann, Emmanuelle Béart
European Film Academy Awards 2007
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Jan Josef Liefers and Emmanuelle Béart
Sabine Azéma and André Dussollier
Yves Marmion and Wim Wenders
Henning Carlsen, Jörn Donner, Jeanne Moreau and Liv Ullmann
by Andre Soares | December 3, 2007
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Tags: André Dussollier, Emmanuelle Béart, European Film Awards, Film Awards, Jan Josef Liefers, Jeanne Moreau, Liv Ullmann, Photos, Sabine Azéma, Wim Wenders
César Awards 2007 Winners
Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran
Perhaps there’s hope for this evening’s Oscar ceremony.
On Saturday, I watched (most of) the French Academy of Film Arts and Sciences‘ 32nd César du cinéma ceremony held last night (late morning/early afternoon Los Angeles time) at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
The event, hosted by actress Valérie Lemercier and dedicated to recently deceased French film icon Philippe Noiret, was apparently directed by former U.S. vice president Al Gore, who made sure that winners and presenters attended a class or two at the Greer Garson School of Speech Making. (For those who don’t know: At the 1943 Academy Awards ceremony, best actress winner Garson supposedly gave the most long-winded acceptance speech in Oscar history.)
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by Andre Soares | February 25, 2007
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Tags: Alain Resnais, César Awards, César Awards 2007, Film Awards, Guillaume Canet, Lady Chatterley, Marina Hands, Pascale Ferran, Sabine Azéma, Tell No One, Valérie Lemercier
