Cannes Report
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Jessica Chastain Finds ‘Disturbing’ How Women Were Portrayed in Cannes Movies
The jury member was honest when asked, despite Sofia Coppola’s historic win for Best Director
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Cannes 2017: Thoughts on a Political, Indie-Minded Festival
From awards prospects to the festival’s impact on filmmakers’ careers, here’s what we learned this year
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‘The Square’ Wins Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Sofia Coppola named best director for “The Beguiled”; Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Kruger win acting awards, while Nicole Kidman receives special prize
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More Cannes Awards Go to ‘120 Beats Per Minute,’ ‘Visages, Villages’ – and a Poodle
Awards include FIPRESCI, the Golden Eye Documentary Prizes, the Ecumenical Jury awards and the Palme Dog
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Cannes Winds Down: Who’s Going to Win the Palme d’Or?
The decision is now in the hands of Pedro Almodovar’s jury, with contenders including “Loveless,” “120 Beats Per Minute” and “Good Time”
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Cannes: ‘Lerd’ Wins Top Award in Un Certain Regard Section
Taylor Sheridan, the only American director in the UCR competition, wins the section’s best director prize for “Wind River”
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‘Based on a True Story’ Cannes Review: Roman Polanski Thriller Is Timid and Unsure
Emmanuelle Seigner and Eva Green star in an occasionally erotic film that goes down easy but never really gets anywhere
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The 17 Tackiest Cannes PR Stunts, From Blake Lively’s Sharks to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mankini (Photos)
The glamorous festival has seen some crazy PR stunts over the years
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‘You Were Never Really Here’ Cannes Review: Grim Joaquin Phoenix Puzzler Ends Competition
Phoenix investigates a missing girl in director Lynne Ramsay’s grimly violent and willfully oblique spin on the film noir genre
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Cannes: ‘The Rider,’ ‘A Ciambra’ Win Top Prizes in Directors’ Fortnight
“Bright Sunshine” and “Lover for a Day” tie for the Directors’ Fortnight award for the best French film in competition
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Sean Baker’s ‘Florida Project’ Acquired by A24
Cannes 2017: Acclaimed follow-up to “Tangerine” centers on a homeless family
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‘In the Fade’ Cannes Review: Diane Kruger Shines in Familiar Drama
The actress delivers her strongest performance ever in director Fatih Akin’s solidly-made film, which neither reinvents the wheel nor tries to do so,
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STX Wins Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty’ for US Distribution
Cannes 2017: Comedy follows an insecure woman who wakes from a fall thinking she’s world’s most beautiful
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‘Amant Double’ Cannes Review: Festival Gets a Shot of Perverse Adrenaline
Francois Ozon’s film is the silliest, most sordid and least tasteful film at Cannes this year — and it’s an absolute gem
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Lars Von Trier’s Serial Killer Movie ‘The House That Jack Built’ Lands at IFC Films
Cannes 2017: Distributor takes U.S. rights to feature starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman