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19
May
#cannes2013 day 5: snapshot of the day
After roaming around the Croisette these last few days in order to bring all the latest news and reviews from the Cannes Film Festival, the Orange blogger team made a brief pit stop at the Orange Beach on Saturday night, for the traditional soirée Cinéday. Resident DJ for the evening, Marco Prince displayed his talents [...]
19
May
#cannes2013 Tip Top, by Serge Bozon
Tip Top is French director Serge Bozon’s 2nd feature film and is in contention in the Directors’ Fortnight selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The plot is fairly straightforward: set in Villeneuve, a quiet suburban town near Lille in the North of France, two female cops from internal affairs are called in to investigate the [...]
19
May
#cannes2013 review of the film L’image manquante
The documentary film by the Cambodian-born Frenchman Rithy Panh, L’image manquante is competing in the Un certain regard selection of the 66th Cannes Film Festival. L’image manquante is the filmmaker’s autobiographical testimony of the living conditions of the people of Cambodia during the totalitarian period imposed by Pol Pot’s Communist regime between 1975 and 1979. [...]
19
May
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints #Cannes2013
Directors: David Lowery Actors: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck Country: United States Year: 2013 So, that’s it Bob (Casey Affleck) has a girlfriend. She is beautiful and her name is Ruth (Rooney Mara). Together they form a natural Bonnie and Clyde, with finesse and uncommon elegance by actors of subtle beauty and impeccable accuracy. That is [...]
19
May
#cannes2013 Jodorowsky’s Dune, the greatest film never made
Director Frank Pavich introduces us to one of the greatest films that was never made, Jodorowsky’s Dune, in a compelling documentary about a man with a vision. Before David Lynch’s adaptation for the big screen, Dune was the unborn birth child of one man: Alejandro Jodorowsky. The Chilean director, which we were telling you about [...]
19
May
review of Like Father, like Son #cannes2013
The Cannes Film Festival is well known for placing the spotlight on Asian cinema, as it did with Bends and A Touch of Sin. This is also true of Soshite Chichi ni Naru, which has even made it to the official selection. Ryota and Midori, a dynamic young professional and his charming wife have a [...]
18
May
#cannes2013 day 4: snapshot of the day
Tahar Rahim and Léa Seydoux the 2 main actors of Grand Central by Rebecca Zlotowski. You can read the review of the film here. We wish you a good night, see you tomorrow live from the Croisette for a new day at Cannes Film Festival! access all our pictures on our Pinterest board live from [...]
18
May
#Cannes2013 review of the film Bends
With her first feature film, the Chinese director Flora Lau has been selected to compete in the Un certain regard section with her film Bends. The film tells the story of the wife of a wealthy man and that of her chauffeur. Two parallel stories that will eventually merge. Two protagonists whose lives will change [...]
18
May
Film-Makers’ Gathering #Cannes2013
Chantal Richard, the Vice-Chairwoman of the French Film Directors’ Association (SRF), opened the initial Film-Makers’ Gathering which was chaired by Costa-Gavras. The aim was to share experience between peers on an international scale. The issue was very clear: “How can you make independent films today?” What with the digital economy playing an increasing role in [...]
18
May
Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian) #cannes2013
At this, the 66th Cannes Film Festival, Orange Studio is proud to present one of its productions in competition: Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian), directed by Arnaud Desplechin. The ninth film by French director Arnaud Desplechin, Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indians) is nothing less than what its title says: the story [...]
