VENEZIA 72 The Venezia 72 Jury, chaired by Alfonso Cuarón  and comprised of Elizabeth Banks, Emmanuel Carrère, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Diane Kruger, Francesco Munzi, Pawel Pawlikowski and Lynne Ramsey having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows:   Golden Lion for Best Film to: DESDE ALLÁ (FROM AFAR) by  [ Read More ]

To preserve the language of Shakespeare and to follow as closely as possible the original text of 1606 while at the same time offering a modern reading of the play: such is the challenge that British producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman have set themselves, judging that it was time that a new generation of  [ Read More ]

Could Love be Gaspar Noé’s most scandalous film? The mystery deepens around this recently finished work, presented in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, in 3D. Having only arrived in Cannes on Monday, May 18, Gaspar Noé is adding the finishing touches to his film, as has already happened at the Festival. With no time to answer  [ Read More ]

Undisputed master of autofiction, the Italian film-maker bares all in My Mother (Mia Madre), an intimist feature film, nourished by the recent ordeals in his professional and family life. We had left Nanni Moretti in the shoes of a psychoanalyst under pressure, faced with a Pope shirking the weight of his election at the head  [ Read More ]

Seven years after Gomorra, and three years after Reality, winners of the Grand Prix du Jury in 2008 and in 2012, the director brings us Il Racconto dei Racconti (Tale of Tales), inspired by the Pentameron, a collection of 17th  century fables inhabited by sea monsters, giants bats and fleas, marvelous castles and mazes. Anything  [ Read More ]

Over 30 years after his first sortie, Mad Max returns in better form than ever. The film by Australian Georges Miller features a stupendous  cast including, amongst others, Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. This fourth film, which promises to be nothing short of explosive, is presented Out of Competition. 45 years after the end of  [ Read More ]

Mad Max: Fury Road is stopping off at Cannes, where it will be presented in the Official Selection Out of Competition on Thursday 14th May at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. After a gap of 30 years, the hero of the legendary saga returns, this time played by Tom Hardy after his first epoch-making appearance courtesy  [ Read More ]