(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) The competition kicks off with two tragic stories of young girls, while on the Croisette everyone is crazy about George Miller and his FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA Contemporaneamente si inaugura la 63ma Edizione della Settimana della Critica con un film altrettanto tragico sulla guerra in Siria COMPETITION DIAMANT BRUT (WILD DIAMOND) by Agathe RIEDINGER - Opera prima Sinossi: A nineteen-year-old aims for success
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#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #5 (DAY 2): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
Empathy characterizes the openings of UCR and SdC, putting humanity first (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 Film di apertura UCR: WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS di Rúnar Rúnarsson La storia segue un giovane studente d'arte la cui vita viene sconvolta durante una lunga giornata estiva a Reykjavik. Review: When the Light Breaks è un'opera drammatica e toccante, caratterizzata da una sensibilità rara perfettamente restituita dalle interpretazioni del
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #3 (DAY1 ) – The critical gaze of Vittorio De Agrò from the Palais
The opening film of Cannes Classic #Napoléon by Abel Gance is exciting 1927 (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) OUT OF COMPETITION il Film d’apertura: THE SECOND ACT (THE SECOND ACT) di Quentin DUPIEUX ovvero la storia di quattro personaggi che si ritrovano nel remoto ristorante del titolo Recensione: #2act seems to take the baton from the film #Coupez by #MicheHazanavicius. Actually #QuentinDupiex, is characterized by its directorial style, l’ironia dissacrante e
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #1 (DAY-28)
Few but good: there are only two Italian titles chosen at Cannes (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) This is how we can summarize the presence of Italian Cinema in this 77th edition of the Festival par excellence. In fact, there are two Italians who will represent us on the Croisette in a few weeks. We had hoped until the end that a new Italian talent would be discovered in the Quinzaine, or to the ACID section, But this did not happen.
Directly from #Cannes The Nature of Love by Monia Chokri
Synopsis: The Nature of Love, film directed by Monia Chokri, presented at #Cannes in the UCR section with the title Symple Comme Sylvain tells the story of Sophia (Magalie Lépine Blondeau), a philosophy professor from Montreal, coming from a wealthy family, who is in a relationship with Xavier (Francis-William Rhéaume) for ten years. The two are living in a relationship that has now come to an end, in fact they even sleep in different bedrooms. When the two decide to fix some things in the house, the woman meets Sylvain (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), his life is completely turned upside down.
Directly from #CANNES75 I AM YOUR FATHER by Mathieu VADEPIED
Presented in 2022 in Un Certain Regard as the opening film is a war story the film I AM YOUR FATHER (FATHER AND SOLDIER) by Mathieu VADEPIED is presented to the public in Italy. The incipit takes us into 1920 near Verdun in France where soldiers dig into the ground extracting human remains. The film begins with heavy music, and this already says a lot about the ending! 1917 Senegal a herd of oxen led by local nomads return to the village at dawn, hiding to avoid being forcibly drafted. But you don't run away
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #26 (DAY12)
Nothing to do for the Italians, the Palma d’oro goes to ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine TRIET (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) OUT OF COMPETITION the closing film is ELEMENTAL by Peter Sohn - Prodotto da Disney e Pixar Sinossi: Pixar's Elemental is an all-new and original film set in Element City, where the fire residents live together, of water, of the earth and the air. The story presents Ember, a tenacious young woman, witty and fiery, the
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #25 (DAY 11)
Ken Loach closes the Competition with a hymn to empathy (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION THE OLD OAK di Ken LOACH Presentato in anteprima mondiale in concorso al 76° Festival di Cannes, The Old Oak is the latest work by acclaimed British filmmaker Ken Loach, as well as, according to the same director, what could even be his last film. Anyway, This feature film contains all the themes dear to the author, for a work that is profoundly pessimistic and touching at the same time
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #24 (DAY11)
Today is the turn of the last of the Italians, or rather Italian: Alice ROHRWACHER which is appreciated by critics, while at Un Certain Regard a debut film wins (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Alice ROHRWACHER con il suo stile pasoliniano riesce meglio degli altri italiani e ci commuove LA CHIMERA di Alice ROHRWACHER Sinossi: Everyone has their own Chimera, something he tries to achieve but can never find. For the gang of grave robbers, thieves of ancient funerary objects e
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #23 (DAY 10): Marina's critical raids on the Croisette
Towards the end of the festival (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) More films in competition, on this tenth day of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. and yet, alongside important names such as Wim Wenders and Catherine Breillat, there were also other important authors – besides, obviously, to first-time directors – to have presented their works on the Croisette. Below, therefore, some of the main novelties of Cannes 76. COMPETITION L’ÉTÉ DERNIER di Catherine BREILLAT Un importante avvocato mette a