What a shocker, right? In the nominations for France’s premier film awards, Jacques Audiard’s Oscar contender leads the field with a massive 13 bids. (Look out for my interview with Audiard, coming soon.) It’s nice to finally see some love for Niels Arestrup’s astonishing work in the film, but when a contemporary prison drama can […]
‘A Prophet’ tops César nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:02 am · January 23rd, 2010
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French masters vie for Louis Delluc Prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:43 pm · November 26th, 2009
While I was away in Paris earlier this week, I was reminded there of the nominations for the Louis Delluc Prize. Awarded to a single title, it is arguably the most prestigious award in French cinema, having been won by such titans as Truffaut, Renoir, Chabrol, Malle, Bresson, Cocteau, Tati … well, you get the […]
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What will take the Palme d’Or?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:21 pm · May 23rd, 2009
It’s all over bar the voting. Tomorrow, Cannes jury president Isabelle Huppert will meet with her formidable, female-dominated team of eight – including the diverse likes of Robin Wright Penn, Asia Argento, James Gray and Hanif Kureishi – to pick over the 20 Competition titles they have seen over the last fortnight and select their […]
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Ebert makes a bold prediction
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:08 pm · May 22nd, 2009
Oscar talk hasn’t surfaced that much on the Croisette this year, with “Bright Star” the only competition title prompting much speculation from the pundits. Roger Ebert, however, believes he has spotted an under-the-radar title that we’ll still be discussing come February: I think I may have just seen the 2010 Oscar winner for best foreign […]
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Cannes: sizing up the Competition, part one
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · May 11th, 2009
With the Cannes Film Festival only two days away, it’s time to take a long hard look (or just a look, if you prefer) at the 20 films in contention for the Palme d’Or, a typically eclectic bunch married by only one factor: all but one are from directors who have been in the race […]
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