Cannes 2012: Michael Haneke's 'Amour' Wins Palme d'Or

May, 27, 2012 10:52 am | Comments On #Amour, Cannes, cannes film festival, Michael Haneke, Movies, Palme d'Or

Michael Haneke's quiet and emotional "Amour" has won the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes jury announced on Sunday.

A favorite of Cannes viewers from the moment it debuted at the festival a week ago, "Amour" was considered one of the favorites for the Palme. Haneke won in 2009 for his previous film, "The White Ribbon"; this victory makes Haneke only the second director to win the top Cannes award for back-to-back films.

AmourBille August also did it for "Pelle the Conqueror" and "The Best Intentions" in 1988 and 1992. August, though, made a TV-miniseries version of the latter film before turning it into the feature.

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Cannes 2012: Sundance Selects Acquires 'Like Someone in Love'

May, 27, 2012 9:01 am | Comments On #Abbas Kiarostami, Cannes, Cannes 2012, like someone to love, Movies

Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to "Like Someone in Love," written and directed by former Palme d'Or winner Abbas Kiarostami, the company announced Sunday.

The film, which made its world premiere in competition earlier this week at Cannes, stars Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno and Ryo Kase. It explores the sudden relationship of a young woman and old man in Tokyo.

Also read: Cannes 2012: Kristen Stewart Embraces Topless, Beatnik Role in 'On the Road'

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Cannes 2012: Indomina Acquires Wild and Weird 'Holy Motors'

May, 27, 2012 8:58 am | Comments On #Cannes, cannes film festival, Holy Motors, indomina, Leos Carax, Movies

The Indomina Group has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," one of the strangest, most divisive but most acclaimed films to screen in the main competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Holy MotorsThe wildly experimental film drew scattered boos but also wild enthusiasm when it screened midway through the festival. The chronicle of a man who spends a day riding around town in a limousine, seemingly changing identities as he goes, it is considered a strong candidate for the Palme d'Or or other awards that will be handed out at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

The film stars Michel Piccoli, Denis Lavant, Eva Mendes and Kylie Minogue.

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Cannes 2012: Oscilloscope Acquires Matteo Garrone's 'Reality'

May, 26, 2012 3:43 pm | Comments On #Cannes, cannes film festival, Matteo Garrone, Movies, reality

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to Matteo Garrone's "Reality," a film in the Cannes main competition about an Italian fishmonger whose life is turned upside-down when he thinks he's going to appear on a reality-television show.

RealityIn a release announcing the acquisition, Oscilloscope's David Laub called the film "a complex, provocative, and deeply compelling look at our media-obsessed culture, executed by one of the most interesting and talented filmmakers working today. Garrone pays homage to classical filmmakers such as Fellini and Scorsese while crafting a fresh and very relevant contemporary story."

The company plans to showcase the film at additional...

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Cannes 2012: IFC Midnight Acquires Erotic Korean Drama 'Taste of Money'

May, 26, 2012 11:33 am | Comments On #Cannes, cannes film festival, film festivals, IFC Midnight, Im Sang-soo, Movies, The Taste of Money

IFC Midnight has acquired the North American rights to "The Taste of Money," a film from Korean writer-director Im Sang-soo that premiered this week in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Taste of MoneyAn erotic drama centered on the sexual desires and power struggles in a rich Korean family, "The Taste of Money" follows in the path of the director's previous film, "The Housemaid," which IFC also handled.

"'The Taste of Money' is his most decadent and sensual film yet while also a smart commentary on the lives of the rich and famous," said Sundance Selects/IFC president Jonathan Sehring in a release announcing the acquisition. "We are...

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Cannes 2012: 'Despues de Lucia' Wins Top Prize in Un Certain Regard

May, 26, 2012 10:56 am | Comments On #Cannes, cannes film festival, film festivals, Movies, Un Certain Regard

"Despues de Lucia," a drama from Mexican director Michel Franco, was named the best film of Cannes' Un Certain Regard section at a ceremony on Saturday night.

Despues de LuciaThe film deals with a young woman and her father who move to a new town, leaving their old lives behind.

Actresses Emile Dequenne and Suzanne Clement were honored for their roles in "A Perdre La Raison" and "Laurence Anyways," respectively.

Also read: Cannes 2012: Sharon Waxman & Steve Pond Debate the Contenders (Video)

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Cannes 2012: 'In the Fog,' 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Win Critics Awards

May, 26, 2012 10:12 am | Comments On #Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cannes, cannes film festival, FIPRESCI, Hold Back, In the Fog, Movies

FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, has given its top Cannes prizes to Sergei Loznitsa's "In the Fog," Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and Rachid Djaidani's "Rengaine" ("Hold Back").

In the FogThe organization selects winners from two of the main sections at Cannes, and a third winner from two independent sections.

"In the Fog" (left), a drama set in German-occupied Russia in 1942, was chosen from the 22 films in the main competition.

"Beasts of the Southern Wild," which won the top dramatic award at Sundance in January and will be released this summer by Fox Searchlight, was chosen from the 20 films in...

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Cannes 2012: 'Mud' Director Jeff Nichols Steals the Spotlight from Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon

May, 26, 2012 9:09 am | Comments On #cannes film festival, film festivals, Jeff Nichols, Matthew McConaughey, Movies, mud, Reese Witherspoon

Indie director Jeff Nichols hardly seems like the kind of guy to grab attention from Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey, but that's exactly what the young filmmaker did at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

Nichols, 33, was at Cannes for the second time with only his third film, “Mud," and the aw-shucks director so captivated the media at the film’s news conference that they almost totally ignored the two gorgeous Hollywood A-list stars in his film.

Nichols was seated between a pregnant and very blond Reese Witherspoon, who dazzled in a little black dress and fuchsia stilettos, and Matthew McConaughey, all square-jawed and tanner than usual in a white jacket.

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Cannes 2012: Does the Palme d'Or Race Come Down to Naughty vs. Nice?

May, 26, 2012 6:34 am | Comments On #Amour, Cannes, cannes film festival, film festivals, Holy Motors, Leos Carax, Michael Haneke, Movies, Palme d'Or

"Amour" or "Holy Motors?" Michael Haneke or Jacques Audiard? Marion Cotillard or Nicole Kidman?

The race for the Cannes Film Festival's awards is in the homestretch, and as usual only nine jurors really know what's liable to happen. But that doesn't stop others from guessing. Eric Kohn of indieWIRE, for instance, says the top five contenders for the Palme d'Or are "Amour," "Holy Motors," "On the Road," "Like Someone in Love"  and "Rust and Bone." (Three of the five – "Amour," "Holy Motors" and "Rust and Bone" – seem reliable bets, the other two significant longshots.)

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Cannes 2012: 'No' Wins Top Prize at Directors Fortnight

May, 25, 2012 12:26 pm | Comments On #Cannes, cannes film festival, Directors Fortnight, film festivals, Gael Garcia Bernal, Movies, No, Pablo Larrain

The Directors Fortnight section at Cannes has said yes to "No," Chilean director's Pablo Larrian's look at the referendum that ended Pinochet's reign in that country. On Friday, the film won the top prize at the Directors Fortnight, a section that runs concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival.

Gael Garcia BernalEarlier this week, Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American rights to the film, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal as an ad man working on the campaign to persuade votes to give Pinochet a no vote.

Other winners include Merzak Allouache's "El taaib" and Noemie Lvovsky's "Camille redouble."

Directors Fortnight awards a variety of prizes sponsored by...

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