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Cannes winner Close jettisons promising, sensitive study of teenage male friendship for heavy-handed tragedy

Close, by controversial Belgian director Lukas Dhont, is a poignant vision of a friendship falling apart in real time under the pressure of the transition to high school — forcing a fatal rift.

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Julia Roberts’ 16-year-old daughter Hazel makes red carpet debut at Cannes

Julia Roberts' daughter Hazel Moder followed in her mum's footsteps as she stepped out on the red carpet for the first time at Cannes with her father Danny Moder

Daily Mirror

Movie review: Tragic ‘Close’ superb tale of innocence, loss

The Cannes award-winner “Close” from Belgian writer-director Lukas Dhont (“Girl”) is a sad tale of innocence and loss. The protagonists are 13-year-old boys who are inseparable. At school, they are teased, sometimes in an ugly manner, about being gay. This causes one of the boys, Leo (a revelatory Eden Dambrine),…

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I always accept my shortcomings and learn from them: Hina Khan

Hina Khan can’t believe she has completed 14 years in showbiz. But it’s been a great journey so far, she says. From playing the demure Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai for eight years, to being the real Hina Khan in Bigg Boss 11, to walking the red carpet…

The Times of India

“Iranian women have always been brave”: How actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi is fighting back

Having won Best Actress at Cannes for her role in Holy Spider, Iranian star Zar Amir Ebrahimi should be on top of the world. But she’s troubled by the events in her country of birth: about which she writes here

Evening Standard

Zar Amir Ebrahimi on fleeing Iran and her Cannes comeback: ‘If you lose everything, it’s easier to rise up’

Forced to leave Iran after an intimate video of her was leaked, Ebrahimi has rebuilt her career. Her latest film, for which she won best actress at Cannes, celebrates the defiance of women in her home country

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Depp’s long road back to Hollywood via Cannes? Jeanne du Barry prepares for launch

Three years after Johnny Depp's last film, his next project Jeanne du Barry reportedly set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival

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Tim Vincent's surprising life from Blue Peter to Hollywood and back to UK with twin sons

Former Blue Peter star Tim Vincent was befriended by Robert De Niro after landing his Hollywood chance, but life has changed - and it even beats being on Bruce Willis' yacht in Cannes

Daily Mirror

Mr Bachmann and His Class review – extraordinary documentary about a brilliant teacher

The German schoolteacher of the title goes above and beyond – as does the patient director filming him – in this long but exemplary picture

The Guardian - UK

Nice ass: Jerzy Skolimowski on his donkey film that wowed Cannes

The veteran Polish film-maker’s latest movie stars a donkey – and is up for an Oscar. He talks about how he became a donkey whisperer to get the best performance, his career as a painter and playing a villain in The Avengers

The Guardian - UK

Tori and Lokita review – urgent, moving drama of young migrants in peril

Joely Mbundu and Pablo Schils are remarkable as two young west African migrants in Belgium, fighting for survival in the Dardenne brothers’ latest Cannes-feted release

The Guardian - UK

Stars at Noon finds Joe Alwyn and Margaret Qualley in a steamy love affair in present-day Nicaragua

Cannes prize-winner Stars at Noon stars Joe Alwyn and Margaret Qualley as two expats consumed by a torrid love affair, against a backdrop of violence, corruption and intrigue.

ABC News

‘Everyone should see it’: embattled film Joyland opens in Pakistan

Love story involving trans woman, which won jury prize at Cannes, still banned in Punjab province

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan bans its official Oscar entry Joyland

The film, which received accolades for the portrayal of a trans love affair, is banned for ‘objectionable material’.

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The Guardian - UK

Joyland: Pakistan bans Oscar contender film about trans love affair

Islamic groups denounce film that won prestigious jury prize at Cannes and has Malala Yousafzai as executive director

Boston Herald

Movie review: ‘Aftersun’ an uneasy coming of age tale

A Cannes award winner for Edinburgh, Scotland-born writer-director Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun” is the story of a young woman remembering a trip she took as a preteen with her troubled, but loving father. When the film begins, we see some video images captured on a late 1980s-early 1990s digital camera. The…

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Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. Two brothers are there to save them

Named the best documentary at Sundance and Cannes, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving a raptor cut down by smog and deadly kite strings.

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Decision to Leave: South Korean director Park Chan-wook turns in a desperately romantic detective thriller that breaks the rules

This Oscars contender and Cannes winner breaks the rules around police procedurals and femmes fatales, while being ‘achingly romantic’ to boot.

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Daily Mirror

Cara Delevingne looks fresh-faced on the red carpet after 'family intervention'

Cara Delvingne made her second public appearance in Cannes this week. It comes after she sparked concern following a series of erratic appearances

Salon

"Decision to Leave" seduces & mesmerizes

The "Oldboy" and "Handmaiden" director delivers a romantic thriller that took Cannes by storm

ABC News

The Stranger casts Joel Edgerton as an undercover cop in unnerving thriller inspired by Daniel Morcombe case

The tragic disappearance of a Sunshine Coast boy in 2003 and the ensuing police probe a decade later is the basis for The Stranger, coming to Netflix this month following a Cannes premiere.

The Times of India

Blonde: Ana de Armas' stunning portrayal of Marilyn Monroe

Lights, Camera And Action..! Curly blonde hair- check, red lipstick - check, fake mole- check..., Miss de Armas flashes that smile in search of her ultimate daddy, looking virtually identical to the Hollywood sensation Marilyn Monroe - the icon of the 1950s and 60s. Ana de Armas- the Spanish/Cuban actress…

Los Angeles Times

Unpacking the wild twists, excessive vomit in ‘Triangle of Sadness’: ‘Maybe it was too much’

When Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for “Triangle of Sadness,” it put him in the rarified class of two-time Palme d’Or winners. The prestigious group also includes Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Haneke, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Emir Kusturica, Shohei Imamura, Bille…

The Times of India

Deepika Padukone becomes Cartier's new brand ambassador

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. Deepika Padukone who came out being transparent about fighting her internal battle with mental health and chronic depression. She has spun the game by changing the direction of the wind towards additional success and glory. Padukone is not only one…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Crackdown on Filmmakers Escalates

One year after ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi came to power, Iranian authorities are targeting the country's cinema. The July arrests of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both icons abroad, reflect the pressure that filmmakers and actors are facing. The Iranian film community has been asking "who will be next?"…

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