Lukas Dhont’s 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 year’s competition lineup. The queer romantic drama is the Belgium-born Dhont’s second feature film in the […]
Lukas Dhont’s 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 year’s competition lineup. The queer romantic drama is the Belgium-born Dhont’s second feature film in the […]
“For me, the reason to make a film about the past is to say something about the present,” filmmaker Lukas Dhont said this morning during the press conference for his Cannes Competition title Coward. Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of the First World […]
“For me, the reason to make a film about the past is to say something about the present,” filmmaker Lukas Dhont said this morning during the press conference for his Cannes Competition title Coward. Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of the First World […]
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 fest’s first six days. Instead, the […]
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 fest’s first six days. Instead, the […]
Mubi has taken North American rights to Lukas Dhont’s Coward 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 […]
Mubi has taken North American rights to Lukas Dhont’s Coward 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 […]
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, Deadline’s critics reflect on this […]
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, Deadline’s critics reflect on this […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Match Factory has reported multiple distribution deals on its Cannes slate. Paweł Pawlikowski’s 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 […]
The Match Factory has reported multiple distribution deals on its Cannes slate. Paweł Pawlikowski’s 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 […]