BRAVEHEART – Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau – d: Mel Gibson

Braveheart (1995)
Direction: Mel Gibson
Screenplay: Randall Wallace
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, James Robinson, Brendan Gleeson, Peter Hanly, Ian Bannen, James Cosmo, Catherine McCormack, David O’Hara, Brian Cox
 

Mel Gibson in Braveheart
 

Synopsis:
In the 13th century, William Wallace (Mel Gibson), aka Braveheart (in this film), leads the Scottish against English forces in order to attain freedom for his people.
The Pros:

Production values that an estimated $50-70+ million could buy in the mid-1990s. (Much of this paean to Scottish nationalism was actually filmed in Ireland, thanks to tax concessions granted by the Irish government.)
It ends.

The Cons:

After watching Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, I thought no other best picture Oscar winner could possibly be more mind-numbingly bad. I was wrong.
Randall Wallace’s conventional [...]

by Andre Soares | November 28, 2009   
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Cannes 2009: Isabelle Huppert, Robin Wright, Jean-Marc Barr, Monica Bellucci

Sharmila Tagore, Isabelle Huppert, Robin Wright (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

Jean-Marc Barr at Montblanc Party

Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)

Rachel Weisz (Photo by Tony Barson/WireImage)
 

by Deborah Arthur | May 25, 2009   
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Cannes 2009: Shu Qi, Sophie Marceau, Diane Kruger, Eva Longoria

Shu Qi (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Sophie Marceau (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)

Diane Kruger (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

Tony Parker, Eva Longoria (Photo by Rachid Bellak/WireImage)
 

by Deborah Arthur | May 25, 2009   
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Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films, Special Screenings

Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films / Special Screenings
Below is a sample of out-of-competition films, special screenings, and midnight screenings at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Pete DOCTER, UP (Opening Night Film)

Anne AGHION, MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER

Alejandro AMENABAR, AGORA

Terry GILLIAM, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, L’ARMÉE DU CRIME (The Army of crime)

Sam RAIMI, DRAG ME TO HELL

Marina de VAN, NE TE RETOURNE PAS (Don’t look back)

Jan KOUNEN, COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY (Closing Night Film)
 
Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes

 

by Massimo David | May 21, 2009   
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