Lukas Dhontβs World War I drama Coward received a 13-minute ovation Thursday after the lights came up on its world premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It was one of the biggest responses to a film in this yearβs competition lineup. The queer romantic drama is the Belgium-born Dhontβs second feature film in the [β¦]
The rumors are currently swirling about which film delegations have been called back to the Cannes closing ceremony this evening. The buzz is strong that Minotaur, Fjord, The Dreamed Adventure, Fatherland, La Bola Negra and La Gradiva are among those that have been told to return to the Palais. Below, Deadlineβs critics reflect on this [β¦]
βFor me, the reason to make a film about the past is to say something about the present,β filmmaker Lukas Dhont said this morning during the press conference for his Cannes Competition title Coward.Β Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of the First World [β¦]
With the exception of a shared Best Director win (with La Bola Negra) for Fatherland, as well as a Best Actress win for the two stars of All Of A Sudden, the jury of the 79th Cannes Film Festival decided that there was not much to reward in the festβs first six days. Instead, the [β¦]
The Match Factory has reported multiple distribution deals on its Cannes slate.Β PaweΕ Pawlikowskiβs Fatherland has sold to Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), Greece (Spentzos Film), Japan (GAGA), South Korea (Challan), Taiwan (Andrews Film), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Former Yugoslavia (MCF MegaCom), Hungary (Vertigo Media), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Zero Gravity), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), MENA (Gulf [β¦]
Timing is everything. It is just pure happenstance that I was asked about a month ago to moderate a conversation with Ann-Margret at a USO ceremony honoring her for all the shows she did for the military and our people in uniform, primarily Vietnam near the start of her career. I had not focused on [β¦]
Mubi has taken North American rights to Lukas DhontβsΒ CowardΒ for North America. The pic world premiered in competition at Cannes earlier this week to a 13-minute standing ovation. Release plans will be announced down the road. The queer romantic drama follows Pierre, a soldier newly arrived at the front who is eager to prove himself. Behind [β¦]
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