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Tag: Cannes Film Festival 2018

Posted onMay 21, 2018July 25, 2020

From Cannes: ‘Sofia’ is a Taut Commentary About Society’s Treatment of Women

In Moroco it is illegal to have sex out of wedlock. Unmarried Sofia (Maha Alemi) suddenly discovers she is pregnant just before her waters break....

Posted onMay 20, 2018July 25, 2020

From The Cannes Film Festival: ‘The House That Jack Built’ Is Von Trier at His Most Brutal… And We Loved It!

Lars Von Trier takes us on a walking tour of a serial killer’s mind. The narrative is presented as the serial killer, Jack (Matt Dillon),...

Posted onMay 20, 2018July 25, 2020

From Cannes: ‘Capharnaüm’ Is a Dickensian Tale of Childhood Poverty and Survival

Zain is a twelve year old prisoner serving five years for stabbing a “son of a bitch”. From jail he sues his parents for giving...

Posted onMay 18, 2018July 25, 2020

From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Burning’ is a Satisfyingly Tense Korean Thriller

Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in) is  a lonely delivery man. When he runs into a childhood friend, Haemi (Jun Jong-seo), he soon develops feelings for her. Things...

Posted onMay 18, 2018July 25, 2020

From Cannes: ‘La Traversée (On the Road in France)’ Puts Modern France Under the Spotlight

Retired politician Dany Cohn-Bendit and Retired radical Romain Goupil undertake a carefully planned tour of France following the election of Emmanuel Macron. Along the way...

Posted onMay 17, 2018July 25, 2020

From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘En Guerre’ Review

A German company threatens to close one of its factories in France displacing 1100 workers. The workers go on strike and attempt to enter negotiations...

Posted onMay 14, 2018July 25, 2020

From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word’

Wim Wenders returns to documentary film making to honour the current pope: Saint Francis. The film consists of original interviews with the man, footage of...

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