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War films, protests and Russia boycotts: How Ukraine’s plight shaped Cannes 2022

The devastating physical and psychological toll of war in Ukraine was laid bare on Wednesday in Maksym Nakonechny’s “Butterfly Vision”, the latest work to focus on Ukraine’s plight at the Cannes Film Festival, where talk of war and calls for a boycott of all things Russian have dominated discussions from…

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Priscilla Presley, 77, displays very smooth visage as she joins Elvis actor at premiere

Displaying her very smooth complexion, Elvis' widow Priscilla Presley looked much younger than her 77 years at the Cannes Film Festival premiere on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

'Elvis' makes a splash at Cannes Film Festival premiere

Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera

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Léa Seydoux, Once Again, Rules the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival, yet again, belongs to Léa Seydoux. The French actress has already shared in a Palme d’Or at the festival, in 2013 for “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” which made her and Adèle Exarchopoulos the first actors to ever win Cannes’ top prize, which they shared with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Q&A: Kristen Stewart on Body Horror, Cronenberg and Cannes

In David Cronenberg’s "Crimes of the Future," in which an artist played by Viggo Mortensen has organs and tumors plucked from his body in performance art excavations, Kristen Stewart plays a timid bureaucrat swiftly turned passionate devotee. In Cronenberg’s film, a Cannes Film Festival entry opening June 3 in theaters,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trans-themed film dazzles Cannes in Pakistan debut

Cannes (France) (AFP) - The first-ever Pakistani entry in a Cannes Film Festival competition has left audiences slack-jawed and admiring of its daring portrait of a transgender dancer in the Muslim country.

AFP

Cannes 2022: Festival hosts gala ceremony to mark its 75th anniversary

At the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, prizewinners, jury presidents and the great and the good of world cinema gathered on the red carpet to celebrate the 75th edition of the event. Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us more about that gala ceremony and we take a look back at the history…

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Postcard from Cannes #6: I am woman, hear me roar

"The revolution will be feminist or it will be nothing," was the rallying cry heard at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The film "Riposte Féministe" documents the power of collective activism in France, while "Return to Seoul" is about one woman’s quest for identity in a world of stereotypes.

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The best-dressed stars from week two of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (OLD)

Celebrities flock to the French Riviera to showcase their style

The Independent UK

'Pushing boundaries': Indian film industry seeks new horizons in Cannes

Cannes (France) (AFP) - India's film industry, the world's most prolific, is taking centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival, but insiders say it's a challenge to please global audiences without losing its massive fanbase at home.

AFP

Cannes 2022: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa on the lessons of history

Is it ever morally acceptable to exploit civilians as a weapon of war? That's the question at the heart of Sergei Loznitsa’s latest documentary, "The Natural History of Destruction". The Ukrainian filmmaker tells us how, on February 24, his country was thrust 80 years into the past as the Russians…

France 24

Cannes Film Festival, born out of war, grapples with Ukraine

The war in Ukraine took a starring role on the opening night of the 75th Cannes Film Festival and it has rarely been far out of frame since

The Independent UK

Cannes Film Festival revisits trauma of 2015 terror attacks in Paris

Cannes delves into the traumatic aftermath of the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris with French movies “November” and “Paris Memories” – one charting the hunt for the perpetrators, the other exploring survivors’ efforts to overcome the trauma.

France 24

Cannes 2022: A unique perspective on a 19th-century voyage to Iceland in 'Godland'

All eyes are on the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear has been checking out the “Un Certain Regard” sidebar section. Icelandic director Hlynur Palmason takes us on a cinematic voyage back to 19th-century Iceland in "Godland", as a Danish…

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The best-dressed stars from week two of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (OLD)

Celebrities flock to the French Riviera to showcase their style

Irish Mirror

Paul Mescal talks working with Saoirse Ronan, Conversations with Friends and his new famous moustache

Mescal is a long way from Co Kildare after making his debut at the illustrious Cannes Film Festival along with some of the world's most famous faces

Dynamite News

Cannes 2022: Deepika Padukone looks sassy in her shimmering black gown on Day 6

Deepika Padukone choose to wear feather-like black gown at the red carpet of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. See pictures on Dynamite News:

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Triangle of Sadness: Woody Harrelson film gets eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival

Film critics have been raving about the movie on social media

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‘Sexism is everywhere – so are we’: Feminist riposte hits Cannes Film Festival

French women took on the patriarchy on the big screen and the red carpet with the Cannes screening of “Riposte féministe”, by Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon, about the feminist activists whose influential poster campaign highlighted the scourge of sexist violence.

The Independent UK

Léa Seydoux, once again, rules the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival, yet again, belongs to Léa Seydoux

Reuters

Ukrainian filmmaker Loznitsa plans documentary on Russia invasion

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa plans to make a documentary about the war in his country, he said on Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, where he showed his film "The Natural History of Destruction."

AFP

It's 'K-Cannes' as South Korean entries entice film fest

Cannes (France) (AFP) - South Korean movies are making a strong showing at the Cannes Film Festival, riding on a wave of enthusiasm for series like "Squid Game" and movies like "Parasite", and catering to a taste for sophisticated intrigue and polished action.

Irish Mirror

Conor McGregor's partner Dee Devlin 'so proud' of UFC star as couple party with social elite in France

Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin attended the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend

The Independent UK

Triangle of Sadness: Woody Harrelson film gets eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival

Film critics have been raving about the movie on social media

Dynamite News

Cannes 2022: Protesters storm red carpet for second time; unleash smoke grenades

The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption on Sunday due to protestors on the Red Carpet. Full story on Dynamite News:

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