The wait for Paolo Sorrentino's new film ignites the Croisette (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION PARTHENOPE di Paolo SORRENTINO Sinossi: The Italian maestro Paolo Sorrentino updates the founding myth of his hometown, Naples, reworking the legendary siren Partenope as a woman born in the 1950s. Described by the director as a “female epic”. Review: Sorrentino's latest highly anticipated film follows the life of a Neapolitan family from 1950 till
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#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #18 (DAY7): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
Un Certain Regard points the finger at gender disparity with an Indian film. A Korean film between action and thriller is out of competition (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Un Certain Regard SANTOSH di Sandhya SURI Sinossi: Debut film about a widow turned police officer in rural northern India. Review: Santosh is a film that manages to combine a compelling plot with incisive social criticism, offering an experience
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #17 (DAY6). The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV with his fairy tales does not convince, Kevin Costner gives new life to the WESTERN (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION THE SUBSTANCE di Coralie FARGEAT Sinossi: Una versione femminista e cruenta del body horror Recensione: Time can be a faithful ally as well as an unbeatable opponent, but mother Nature's balance should never be disturbed.Poor man, the one who deludes himself into replacing it; man must accept the passing
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #16 (DAY6): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
An immigrant, the beauty of the school (learn/teach), the indigenous communities of the Amazon forest in defense of their territories are the topics addressed at the halfway point of the Festival (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Un Certain Regard L'HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE di Boris LOJKINE Sinossi: The story of the African diaspora in Europe about a Guinean delivery man who has two days to make up a story for his job application interview
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #14 (DAY5): The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
At the halfway point, a possible Palme d'Or appears on the horizon: old Audiard tries the big shot! (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION FENG LIU YI DAI (CAUGHT by THE TIDES) di JIA Zhang-Ke Sinossi: Feng liu yi dai, di Zhangke Jia, is set in the early years 2000 and tells the story of Qiao Qiao, who lives a passionate but fragile love story with Guao Bin. When his beloved
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #13 (DAY5): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
Un Certain Regard to discover new talents hits its target with a film from Asia (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Un Certain Regard ARMAND di Halfdan ULLMANN TØNDEL Sinossi: debut film about the story of a woman called to a school meeting for an accusation involving her six-year-old son, that gets out of control. Review: The film is set in an elementary school, where the teachers summon the parents of
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #11 (DAY 4): FOCUS of the day
Yórgos LÁNTHIMOS is not convincing although he has hired a proven cast with a multifaceted Jesse Plemons and a magnetic Emma Stone (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION #KindOfKindness di Yorgos Lanthimos Sinossi: la Musa del regista greco in un trittico dai contorni oscuri sull’animo umano Recensione: The Greek director returns to collaborate with Efthimis Filippou and one immediately notices that he is taking a step back compared to his latest films which were so successful
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #11 (Daya4): The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
Paul SCHRADER's self-referential performance is disappointing (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION OH CANADA di Paul SCHRADER Sinossi: The story of an ailing Montreal documentarian who shocks his loved ones when he confesses in an interview that he fled the United States decades earlier to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War. Based on the novel Foregone by Russell Banks 2021 and financed by private investors, Oh, Canada Recensione: there is
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #10 (DAYS3&4): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
In the opening lines Un Certain Regard reminds us that redemption is always possible, from the Fortnight a fascinating Doc, finally we discover ACID and its pearls (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Un Certain Regard THE SHAMELESS di Konstantin BOJANOV Sinossi: The story of the forbidden love of two women who escape their lives as sex workers and embark on a dangerous journey to freedom. Review: The Shameless is a film that
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #8 (DAY3): The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
At the Palais you can breathe the air of the longest day for Francis Ford COPPOLA, and the Festival remembers the tormented Ukraine with Sergei's documentary LOZNITSA (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION BIRD di Andrea ARNOLD Sinossi: The story of a twelve-year-old girl living in a squat in the south of England, con il padre single e il fratello Recensione: Although many critics from across the Channel and overseas have defined this film as one