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
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#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
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Wim Wenders with Perfect Days upsets the Palmares forecasts (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION L’ÉTÉ DERNIER di Catherine BREILLAT Sinossi: The film tells Anne's story, brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually embarks on a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from his previous marriage, endangering his career but above all his family life. After an hour of film spinning around you don't know what
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #21 (DAY 9): Marina's critical raids on the Croisette
Italy strikes again (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Great expectation, in competition at this 76th Cannes Film Festival, for Il Sol dell'Avvenire, latest effort by our local director Nanni Moretti, particularly loved in Cannes (where he had won, Moreover, the Palme d'Or in 2001 for the Son's Room). and yet, the film was not the only surprise on this ninth day of the festival. Below, indeed, here's an overview of what premiered on the Croisette. COMPETITION IL
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Nanni Moretti and his idea of Cinema in his lost illusions (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION IL SOL DELL’ AVVENIRE di Nanni MORETTI Sinossi. Giovanni, a famous Italian director, is about to start shooting a political film. But amidst his marriage in crisis, his co-producer on the verge of bankruptcy and the rapidly evolving film industry, everything seems to be working against him! Always on the edge, Giovanni will have to rethink his way of doing things if he wants to lead his own
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #19 (DAY 8): Marina's critical raids on the Croisette
Italy also has its say (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) On this eighth day of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, the program turned out to be richer and more varied than ever. Next to, indeed, the presence in the competition of names of the caliber of Marco Bellocchio and Wes Anderson, especially awaited on the Croisette was the director Takeshi Kitano, here out of competition with “Kubi”, his latest. Below, as usual, here is an overview of some of the feature films
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Bellocchio opens the Italian trio with a divisive film (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION RAPITO di Marco BELLOCCHIO Sinossi: In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope's soldiers broke into the Mortara family's house. By order of the cardinal they came to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the pontifical law is indisputable: must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo's parents, shocked, they will do anything
#CANNES76 – 16/27 May 2023 SPECIAL #17 (DAY 7): Marina's critical raids on the Croisette
Kaurismaki strikes again (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) On this seventh day of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, a small miracle happened: Aki Kaurismaki, for forty years, by now, one of the most interesting authors of contemporary world cinema, presented Fallen Leaves in competition, his latest, which delighted the Croisette audience. Anyway, here is a brief overview of the main feature films presented today in Cannes. COMPETITION CLUB ZERO di Jessica HAUSNER Solita effettuare un’analisi del mondo e della
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UCR presenta due opere prime imperdibili (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido - Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) UN CERTAIN REGARD LOS COLONOS (THE SETTLERS) di Felipe GÁLVEZ | Opera prima Sinossi: Chile, inizio del XX secolo. Un ricco proprietario terriero assume tre cavalieri per delimitare il perimetro della sua vasta proprietà e aprire una strada verso l'Oceano Atlantico attraverso la vasta Patagonia. La spedizione, composta da un giovane mezzosangue cileno, un mercenario americano, e guidata da uno spericolato supposto tenente britannico, si trasforma presto in un'incursione