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Post by mhynson27 on May 3, 2019 9:45:27 GMT
I think it's a good thing. Cannes competition becoming a home only for obscure and marginal filmmakers isn't really sustainable. obscure and marginal filmmakers like Jim Jarmusch, Terrence Malick, Xavier Dolan, Bong Joon Ho, Céline Sciamma, Ken Loach, Pedro Almodóvar, and the Dardenne Brothers Come on, the average movie goer has not heard of any of those directors. At best, MAYBE Malick and that's it.
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Post by TerryMontana on May 3, 2019 10:21:34 GMT
obscure and marginal filmmakers like Jim Jarmusch, Terrence Malick, Xavier Dolan, Bong Joon Ho, Céline Sciamma, Ken Loach, Pedro Almodóvar, and the Dardenne Brothers Come on, the average movie goer has not heard of any of those directors. At best, MAYBE Malick and that's it. Malick, Jarmusch, Loach, Almodovar... Yeah, not very well known, you are right...
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Post by mhynson27 on May 3, 2019 10:27:09 GMT
Come on, the average movie goer has not heard of any of those directors. At best, MAYBE Malick and that's it. Malick, Jarmusch, Loach, Almodovar... Yeah, not very well known, you are right... If you asked 10 random people at the cinema if they knew who any of those 4 were, 9/10 would have no clue.
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Post by TerryMontana on May 3, 2019 10:50:38 GMT
Malick, Jarmusch, Loach, Almodovar... Yeah, not very well known, you are right... If you asked 10 random people at the cinema if they knew who any of those 4 were, 9/10 would have no clue. If you asked some guys who had watched the Avengers, yes they wouldn't have a clue. If you asked some festival goers, almost every one would know them.
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Post by mhynson27 on May 3, 2019 13:07:04 GMT
If you asked 10 random people at the cinema if they knew who any of those 4 were, 9/10 would have no clue. If you asked some guys who had watched the Avengers, yes they wouldn't have a clue. If you asked some festival goers, almost every one would know them. Fair, just depends if Cannes cares about reaching a wider audience, which they probably don't tbh.
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Post by TerryMontana on May 3, 2019 13:47:48 GMT
If you asked some guys who had watched the Avengers, yes they wouldn't have a clue. If you asked some festival goers, almost every one would know them. Fair, just depends if Cannes cares about reaching a wider audience, which they probably don't tbh. That's my opinion also.
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Post by Zeb31 on May 3, 2019 20:18:08 GMT
New trailers. No English subtitles for now, unfortunately.
The Dardennes' Young Ahmed:
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 3, 2019 23:27:53 GMT
obscure and marginal filmmakers like Jim Jarmusch, Terrence Malick, Xavier Dolan, Bong Joon Ho, Céline Sciamma, Ken Loach, Pedro Almodóvar, and the Dardenne Brothers Come on, the average movie goer has not heard of any of those directors. At best, MAYBE Malick and that's it. The average moviegoer hasn't heard of Cannes either. Cannes has never been a festival for average moviegoers. No average moviegoers are booking trips to France to attend the Cannes film festival, and it's not like they would if it turned out that Marvel started premiering films there. These filmmakers aren't obscure or marginalized. They're well-known and beloved in the industry and in the film community, and the people who know what Cannes is and have more than shred of interest in it will be familiar with their names or at least some of their work. Not sure what's wrong with that. If anything, Cannes should make more of an effort to showcase work from lesser known auteurs. Why in the world would Cannes need to pander to average moviegoers?
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 3, 2019 23:33:11 GMT
Malick, Jarmusch, Loach, Almodovar... Yeah, not very well known, you are right... If you asked 10 random people at the cinema if they knew who any of those 4 were, 9/10 would have no clue. yeah but by what metric are we calling them obscure? By the metric of average moviegoers (who tbh are just average people who go to the movies every now and then to relax -- they're casual moviegoers, they're not interested in film festivals or film history and probably won't be interested in non-English cinema in general) or by the metric of people that are already connected with the film industry/community? I think the latter is much more relevant for an international film festival that's showcasing cinema from around the world to an established niche of dedicated viewers. The people that are spending thousands of dollars to book a stay in France aren't going to see a blockbuster which will be widely available in most countries at some point, or online.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 10, 2019 11:43:54 GMT
Palme: Sorry We Missed You (controversial to give two in a row to the same guy, but I'm dying to see "three time Palme winner Ken Loach") Grand Prix: Sibyl Jury Prize: The Whistlers Director: Arnaud Desplechin, Oh Mercy Screenplay: Portrait of a Lady on Fire Actor: Idir Ben Addi, Young Ahmed Actress: Virginie Efira & Adele Exarchopoulos, Sybil
I'm just shooting in the dark here. Nothing in comp exactly looks like it will succeed.
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Post by DanQuixote on May 11, 2019 16:15:52 GMT
Palme d’Or - PAIN AND GLORY by Pedro Almodóvar Grand Prix - IT MUST BE HEAVEN by Elia Suleiman Prix du Jury - SORRY WE MISSED YOU by Ken Loach Best Director - Quentin Tarantino for ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD and Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles for BACURAU Best Actor - Pierfrancesco Favino for THE TRAITOR Best Actress - Adèle Haenel for PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Best Screenplay - Corneliu Porumboiu for THE WHISTLERS
I feel like the fact that PAIN AND GLORY is a film about a director reckoning with his own career and life will appeal to a jury full of directors and I can see most of them already being admirers of Pedro and wanting to give him his long-deserved Palme. It also already has rave reviews which certainly helps. If the jury does go for a more esoteric or political choice, I can see someone like Suleiman or Filho/Dornelles winning. If Malick is undeniable, maybe he'll get his second Palme.
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Post by stephen on May 11, 2019 21:15:21 GMT
Palme d’Or - PAIN AND GLORY by Pedro Almodóvar Grand Prix - IT MUST BE HEAVEN by Elia Suleiman Prix du Jury - SORRY WE MISSED YOU by Ken Loach Best Director - Quentin Tarantino for ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD and Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles for BACURAU Best Actor - Pierfrancesco Favino for THE TRAITOR Best Actress - Adèle Haenel for PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Best Screenplay - Corneliu Porumboiu for THE WHISTLERS I feel like the fact that PAIN AND GLORY is a film about a director reckoning with his own career and life will appeal to a jury full of directors and I can see most of them already being admirers of Pedro and wanting to give him his long-deserved Palme. It also already has rave reviews which certainly helps. If the jury does go for a more esoteric or political choice, I can see someone like Suleiman or Filho/Dornelles winning. If Malick is undeniable, maybe he'll get his second Palme. I'm hearing rumblings that Malick is back at top form.
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Post by quetee on May 11, 2019 23:19:46 GMT
I hoping Antonio wins best actor here and get nominated for Oscars.
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Post by hilderic on May 12, 2019 2:17:00 GMT
Has it been confirmed that A Hidden Life is in German?
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Post by stephen on May 12, 2019 2:38:44 GMT
Has it been confirmed that A Hidden Life is in German? I've heard that the scenes that have been screened for Cannes insiders were in English, so who knows? Maybe Malick will release an English and German-language version.
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Post by hilderic on May 12, 2019 2:53:23 GMT
Has it been confirmed that A Hidden Life is in German? I've heard that the scenes that have been screened for Cannes insiders were in English, so who knows? Maybe Malick will release an English and German-language version. Thank you for your reply.
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Post by TerryMontana on May 12, 2019 15:23:11 GMT
Palme d’Or - PAIN AND GLORY by Pedro Almodóvar Grand Prix - IT MUST BE HEAVEN by Elia Suleiman Prix du Jury - SORRY WE MISSED YOU by Ken Loach Best Director - Quentin Tarantino for ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD and Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles for BACURAU Best Actor - Pierfrancesco Favino for THE TRAITOR Best Actress - Adèle Haenel for PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Best Screenplay - Corneliu Porumboiu for THE WHISTLERS I feel like the fact that PAIN AND GLORY is a film about a director reckoning with his own career and life will appeal to a jury full of directors and I can see most of them already being admirers of Pedro and wanting to give him his long-deserved Palme. It also already has rave reviews which certainly helps. If the jury does go for a more esoteric or political choice, I can see someone like Suleiman or Filho/Dornelles winning. If Malick is undeniable, maybe he'll get his second Palme. I'm hearing rumblings that Malick is back at top form. Amen!!!
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Post by stephen on May 13, 2019 18:05:59 GMT
Meanwhile, at Cannes:
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Post by pacinoyes on May 13, 2019 18:19:29 GMT
Frémaux has got to be ripping his hair out of his head or at least getting ready for it - this is how it starts, then later no doubt "why no Netflix, are you willing to work with Netflix now!" and then ........"Has Venice stolen all your thunder?" ...........pass the popcorn, gonna be a great festival........
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 13, 2019 18:52:20 GMT
I don't know why Cannes has to always be 15 years behind everyone else. Arguing that a 50/50 gender split would be unfair is grossly mischaracterizing the problem and the proposed solution, which is simply to make an effort to be more inclusive. No one is asking for a 50/50 gender split, but that's always the number that comes up from people pushing back against calls for more representation because ultimately they don't get it and are just paying lip service.
Frémaux: "I signed your damn pledge, now leave me alone!"
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Post by stephen on May 14, 2019 13:11:53 GMT
And so it begins.
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Post by DeepArcher on May 14, 2019 20:21:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 2:38:29 GMT
Fun trivia: At 21, Elle Fanning is the youngest Cannes juror ever, taking the title from Xavier Dolan who was 26 in 2015.
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Post by hilderic on May 15, 2019 2:53:39 GMT
Fun trivia: At 21, Elle Fanning is the youngest Cannes juror ever, taking the title from Xavier Dolan who was 26 in 2015. The fact that she was in The Door in the Floor 15 years ago and has been working steadily ever since is both impressive and scary.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 15, 2019 3:36:31 GMT
DON'T YOU DARE LIKE THIS POST STEPHEN, JARMUSCH DESERVES HUGS, NOT SHRUGS.
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