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My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975

My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975

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I love this time of year—when Cannes is in full swing, and a slate of new films are competing for the coveted Palme d’Or! There are many promising films this year to keep your eye out for (just to name a few):

  • 120 Beats per Minute (France) dir. Robin Campillo

  • The Beguiled (USA) dir. Sofia Coppola

  • Happy End (France, Germany, Austria) dir. Michael Haneke

  • Redoubtable (France) dir. Michel Hazanavicius

  • L’amant double (France) dir. Francois Ozon

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer (UK, Ireland) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman

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Criterion is releasing a box set of three films by the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and starring Hollywood’s Ingrid Bergman, Stromboli, Europe ’51, and Journey to Italy.  These are remarkable films–highly recommend Journey to Italy, a film about a husband and wife whose marriage begins to disintegrate while traveling near Naples. A masterpiece film…

40 Favorite Films

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#15. High And Low dir. Akira Kurosawa (Japan – 1963) 40. Last Year At Marienbad dir. Alain Resnais (France – 1961) 39. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World dir. Stanley Kramer (USA – 1963) 38. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisiedir. Luis Buñuel (Spain – 1972) 37. Paris, Texasdir. Win Wenders (USA – 1984) 36….

The Past (French: Le Passé)

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Watch the trailer for Asghar Farhadi‘s latest film, “The Past“. If you haven’t already, you should watch his Academy Award-winning film, “A Separation” (Iran, 2011). Also, check this out. Magnum Photographer Abbas spent some time on the set, shooting behind the scenes still images, and they’re beautiful. Click the photo to see the gallery.

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