Topic: Cannes Film Festival

French icon Huppert praises Asian cinema

Two-time Cannes winner and muse of Europe's top directors, Isabelle Huppert delighted fans in Busan this week as she said the best surprises in cinema were coming from the East."The great new cinematography from the last 20 years has come from Asia", ...
Jean Dujardin is one of the most bankable stars in French cinema, having made his name in comedy before spreading out into more serious roles.Dujardin, who turns 39 on June 11, collected best-actor honours at Cannes on Sunday for his sparking performance ...

Eccentric road movie with Penn wows at Cannes

A risk-taking road movie starring Sean Penn as an ageing 1980s pop star in search of his father's Nazi tormentor emerged as a front-runner Friday as the Cannes competition wound down."This Must Be The Place", named for the Talking Heads song recently ...

Cannes opens with homage to Bertolucci

The Cannes film festival got off to a glittering start, paying homage to the creator of "Last Tango in Paris" before sitting back to enjoy "Midnight in Paris"."I declare the Cannes festival open," said Bernardo Bertolucci in Italian and French, after French ...

Cannes kicks off with homage to Bertolucci

The Cannes film festival got off to a glittering start, paying homage to the creator of "Last Tango in Paris" before sitting back to enjoy "Midnight in Paris"."I declare the Cannes festival open," said Bernardo Bertolucci in Italian and French, after French ...

Cannes kicks off with hommage to Bertolucci

The Cannes film festival got off to a glittering start on Wednesday, paying hommage to the creator of "Last Tango in Paris" before sitting back to enjoy "Midnight in Paris"."I declare the Cannes festival open," said Bernardo Bertolucci in Italian and French, ...

Lady Gaga drives fans wild in surprise Cannes showing

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga showed up unexpectedly at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, drawing screams of delight from her fans ahead of a concert on the beach.Gaga, 25, appeared wearing a black leather vest emblazoned with the ...

Stars descend on France for Cannes film festival

Hollywood A-listers rubbed shoulders with up-and-coming directors on Wednesday as the Cannes film festival got under way on the sun-kissed French Riviera.Woody Allen's latest romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris" was opening the 11-day event at a black-tie screening at sundown that already ...

Cannes 2010 awards ceremony - Live Report

1750: Derres Romana tells AFP she is waiting for the popular French-Moroccan actor Jamel Debbouze. She has brought several family members along to wait for the stars of "Outside The Law", a controversial film about Algeria's struggle for independence from France. "I'm ...
Naomi Watts returns to Cannes, where her star was born with career-making premiereNaomi Watts had been on the verge of giving up on Hollywood before she came to the Cannes Film Festival nine years ago.Her own horror franchise, a hit "King Kong" ...
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