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Of course a Breathless tribute charmed Cannes – this is a festival that loves itself

INSIDE FILM: Cannes organisers adore a Cannes shout-out in the films they programme, with the latest being ‘Nouvelle Vague’, Richard Linklater’s jaunty dramatisation of the making of a French classic. But it’s no empty pastiche, argues Xan Brooks

The Independent UK

Nouvelle Vague – Richard Linklater bends the knee to Breathless and Jean-Luc Godard

Linklater recreates the making of the landmark French New Wave classic with an awestruck tastefulness that smooths over any disruptiveness

The Guardian - UK

The Most Precious of Cargoes review – postmodern Holocaust fairytale is dreamy curiosity

Michel Hazanavicius’s sentimental tale about a baby found in the woods features sweet little cartoon birds and rabbits as well as the real horror of Nazi death camps

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‘Drawings do not lie’: film-maker Michel Hazanavicius on his animated feature about the Holocaust

The Oscar‑winning director of The Artist spent five years creating The Most Precious of Cargoes. He talks about why he would never have made it as a live action movie

The Guardian - UK

The Artist review – peppy stage show adds volume to silent cinema hit

Drew McOnie’s version of the Oscar-winner is a visual treat, with expressive physical movement, lustrous dance routines – and an irrepressibly waggy puppet dog

The Guardian - UK

‘All anyone will care about is the dog!’ Oscar sensation The Artist hits the stage – but can Uggie boogie?

It was the film about end of the silent era that scooped five Oscars, made $133m and beguiled the world. But can the movie work on stage? And how will its real star, a frisky parson russell terrier, dance?

The Guardian - UK

New version of The Nutcracker explores ‘tough nut’ masculinity

Choreographer Drew McOnie’s version of the festive sweet-treat ballet will have a male hero and aims to ‘represent those who felt it wasn’t for them’

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Cannes 2022 week one roundup: a return to form – and Top Gun reborn

Back in its traditional May slot, the film festival was in boisterous spirits. Week one’s wildly eclectic offerings ranged from Italian arthouse grandeur to Tom Cruise flying high

The Guardian - UK

Postcard from Cannes #1: Blood, sweat and tears

The 75th Cannes Film Festival is well and truly underway. The red carpet has been rolled out and fans are standing by to catch a glimpse of their idols. The opening ceremony on Tuesday evening underlined just how much the event is an emotional rollercoaster.

Radio France Internationale

Mon Dieu! Cannes’ celebration of cinema begins with a stylish red carpet and a zombie flick

Cannes' opening night film 'seemed to strike the exact tone necessary for this year’s festival: An ode to filmmaking and all its magic and madness'.

The New Daily

Final Cut (Coupez!) review – Hazanavicius’s silly, splattery zombie horror meta-farce

The Artist director’s remake of the Japanese cult film One Cut of the Dead is an undemanding, easygoing way to kick off the Cannes film festival

The Guardian - UK

Cannes Film Festival goes back to the future with post-Covid reboot

After two years of Covid disruption, the Cannes Film Festival returns to its traditional May slot for a 75th anniversary edition stacked with celebrated auteurs and Hollywood starpower, including Tom Cruise. The French Riviera gathering, which opens on Tuesday in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, promises to balance…

France 24

Questions and Snafus on Eve of Cannes Film Festival

After two years of pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition. Preparations were in full swing up and down the Croisette on Monday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tom Cruise, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway – and Elvis – set for Cannes film festival

The full lineup for the 75th edition of the French festival has been unveiled, with new films from David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt competing for the Palme d’Or

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