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Un Certain Regard: Hirokazu’s “Air Doll”

French Riviera Travel News Posted on May 14, 2009 by JeanneMay 14, 2009

Under partly cloudy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened the Un Certain Regard section of the Official Selection (see more on the organization of the Cannes Film Festival) The second showing of the day was the Japanese director’s Hirokazu Koreeda’s film “Air Doll”. I read an article a few years ago about lonely men who buy blowup dolls for sex and, yes, companionship. Perhaps Hirokazu read the same article because the film uses that conceit as a springboard for a film that explores the many shades of loneliness. The “air doll” in question first serves as a quiet listener and sex toy before coming to life. She takes a job in a video store (a good opportunity for insider film jokes) before falling in love with the other video clerk. It sounds dumber than it is. Beautifully filmed and well-acted the movie nevertheless clocks in at 125 minutes, about 35 minutes more than it should. Cut! Cut! Cut! I somehow imagine a dozen film pros screaming at the director to shorten it but he can’t bear to part with even one of his languidly unfolding scenes. Still, it’s a strong entry and the film deserves an audience. … Continue reading →

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Cannes Film Festival Selection Announced

French Riviera Travel News Posted on April 23, 2009 by JeanneMay 6, 2009

The suspense is over. The organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced the official selection of films for this year. Besides the shock of the opening film, UP, an animated film most of the selected films were widely anticipated to be part of the festival. See more on the structure of the Cannes Film Festival and how to get tickets to the Cannes Film Festival. Here are this year’s films: THE COMPÉTITION : Opening Film :  Peter DOCTER – UP – Out of Comp.– 1h44 *** Pedro ALMODÓVAR – LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces) – 2h09 Andrea ARNOLD – FISH TANK – 2h02 Jacques AUDIARD – UN PROPHÈTE – 2h35 Marco BELLOCCHIO – VINCERE – 2h08 Jane CAMPION  –  BRIGHT STAR – 2h00 Isabel COIXET – MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO -1h44 Xavier GIANNOLI – A L’ORIGINE – 2h30 Michael HANEKE  – DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) – 2h24 Ang LEE – TAKING WOODSTOCK -1h50 Ken LOACH – LOOKING FOR ERIC – 1h59 LOU Ye – CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever) – 1h55 Brillante MENDOZA – KINATAY – 1h45 Gaspar NOE – ENTER THE VOID – 2h30 PARK Chan-Wook  –  BAK-JWI – (Thirst) – 2h13 Alain RESNAIS – LES HERBES FOLLES – 1h36 Elia SULEIMAN – THE TIME THAT REMAINS – 1h45 Quentin TARANTINO – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 2h40 Johnnie TO – VENGEANCE – 1h48 TSAI Ming-liang – VISAGE (face)- 2h18 Lars VON TRIER – ANTICHRIST – 1h44 *** Closing Film : Jan … Continue reading →

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