FOCUS SPAIN International Prize for Comedy Film, Special Mention (screenplay), Cannes 1953 Directed by: Luis Garcia BERLANGA Year of production: 1953 Country: Spain Genre: comedy Length: 78 minutes The film has long been noted as a landmark film in Spanish cinema, "el clásico más irónico del cine español". Under the guise of a [...]
Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Oliver LAXE Year of production: 2019 Country: SPAIN, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG Genre: drama Length: 85 minutes When Amador Coro gets out of prison for having provoked a fire, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in [...]
FOCUS SPAIN/ FOCUS ALBERT SERRA Special Jury Prize – Un certain Regard, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Albert SERRA Year of production: 2019 Country: FRANCE, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, GERMANY Genre: drama Length: 134 minutes 1774, shortly before the French Revolution, somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin. Madame de Dumeval, the Duke de Tesis and the Duke [...]
Special Screenings, Cannes 2016 Directed by: Albert SERRA Year of production: 2016 Country: FRANCE Genre: drama Length: 105 minutes August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Ken LOACH Year of production: 2019 Country: UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, BELGIUM Genre: drama Length: 100 minutes Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Marco Bellocchio Year of production: 2019 Country: ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, BRAZIL Genre: drama Length: 145 minutes In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Arnaud DESPLECHIN Year of production: 2019 Country: FRANCE Genre: drama Length: 119 minutes Christmas night in Roubaix. Police chief Daoud roams the city in which he grew up. Burned-out cars, altercations… At the station, Louis Coterelle is the new arrival, fresh out of the academy. Daoud and [...]
In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Xavier DOLAN Year of production: 2019 Country: CANADA Genre: drama Length: 119 minutes Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood [...]
Special Screenings, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Werner HERZOG Year of production: 2019 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Genre: drama Length: 89 minutes Romance as a business. A man is hired to impersonate the missing father of a 12 year old girl. Werner HERZOG - Director Werner HERZOG - Script / Dialogue [...]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES 2019 In Competition, Cannes 2019 Directed by: Xavier DOLAN Year of production: 2019 Country: CANADA Genre: drama Length: 119 minutes Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, [...]
