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My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975
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):
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120 Beats per Minute (France) dir. Robin Campillo
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The Beguiled (USA) dir. Sofia Coppola
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Happy End (France, Germany, Austria) dir. Michael Haneke
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Redoubtable (France) dir. Michel Hazanavicius
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L’amant double (France) dir. Francois Ozon
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (UK, Ireland) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Top 25 Films of the Decade 2010 – 2019
25. Ex Machina (Alex Garland, UK – 2015)
24. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, USA – 2010)
23. The Square (Ruben Östlund, Sweden/Germany – 2017)
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40 Favorite Films
#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….
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Foreign & Indie Movie Watch List
Clouds of Sils Maria (France/Switzerland, 2015) Here’s a rolling selection of modern films that I’m working through. Several of these titles are available to rent or buy online and some have yet to be released. I’ll update as I come across more titles. FILMS I WANT TO WATCH: Beyond the Hills (2013) Dir. Cristian MungiuRomania Museum Hours (2013) Dir….
Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman
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…