Well, here’s an awards announcement a million miles away from “The Social Network” — the Louis Delluc Prize, the single most prestigious award in French cinema. (Yes, loftier than the César Awards.) And I do mean “single”: awarded to one film from a shortlist of eight by a jury of French journalists and industry types, […]
Ruiz’s ‘Lisbon’ takes Louis Delluc prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · December 17th, 2010
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CANNES: ‘Outrage,’ ‘The Princess of Montpensier,’ ‘Black Heaven’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:18 pm · May 16th, 2010
Nothing quite clicked into gear today, I’m afraid – the one screening I really wanted to make, Xavier Dolan’s warmly received sophomore feature “Heartbeats,” filled up before I could get in the door, while the films I did see made for a pretty uninspiring day’s viewing. I’m usually quite a stickler for taking notes during […]
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CANNES PREVIEW: Sizing up the Competition, part two
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:21 pm · May 7th, 2010
Continuing the breakdown of the 18 titles in contention for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which begins Wednesday. (Catch up with yesterday’s preview here.) Among them is the film I’ve put a sneaky wager on to take the gold — though given the foolhardiness of predicting festival awards, I don’t encourage you […]
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