Poverty sucks, whether in the Australian outback of “Samson and Delilah” or in the central Harlem of “Precious”. Seeing these two strong entries in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Official Selection raised some interesting questions about the nature of poverty and what to do about it. Although … Continue reading →
Two films took on the ’60s this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival with radically different perspectives. For Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman directors of “Soundtrack for a Revolution”, the decade was defined by the quiet heroism of the civil rights movement. For Ang Lee, director of “Taking Woodstock” the … Continue reading →
If the Cannes Film Festival has an (unofficial) theme this year it would be Woman. “The eternal feminine is at the centre of our cinema adventure” says the Official Catalog. And so, the striking poster based on a scene from Antonioni’s L’Avventura: And so, jury President, Isabelle Huppert. And even … Continue reading →