A French Fair as Workers’ Paradise, Feting Cuisine, Music and Communism
The Fête de l’Humanité, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.
International Oscar Race: Sweden Selects ‘The Last Journey'
Magnus von Horn’s chilling drama “The Girl With the Needle” has been selected as the Danish contender in the International ...
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TIFF audience prizes for ‘Life of Chuck,’ Hip doc; Rankin among Canadian winners
The Life of Chuck,” an offbeat drama from writer-director Mike Flanagan, is the People’s Choice Award winner at this year’s ...
Maggie Cheung Walked Away From Acting 20 Years Ago, but Her Legend Endures
The elusive star of In the Mood for Love and Irma Vep continues to loom over the culture. Greta Lee, Olivier Assayas, and ...
French cult film 'La Haine' returns as a stage musical
The film served as a revelation about the grim reality of life in what the French call the “banlieue” — the deprived suburbs ...
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The Goldman Case: A French intellectual’s double murder trial is sensationally re-created in a thrilling courtroom drama
Anatomy of a Fall, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the best-screenplay Oscar for Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, premiered alongside The Goldman Case at the French film festival in 2023.
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Baz Luhrmann to shoot an epic Joan of Arc film
Baz Luhrmann is set to direct an epic film about Joan of Arc, the young French peasant who believed ... Martin at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia last November.Credit ...