The Daily 2012

20 May

Quote of the day

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 21.05.2012 at 4:28 PM

« In its nature, cinema is a projection of the human spirit and reminds us of its immortality. » (Aida Begic)
Thomas Vinterberg: "Through the internet, the world's become a small village full of rumours."

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 21.05.2012 at 7:32 PM

The entire crew for The Hunt, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and presented In Competition this Sunday, responded to questions from journalists. Thomas Vinterberg on the origins of The Hunt:We carried out an enormous amount of research before shooting the film. We were inspired by a number of cases of sexual abuse that appeared in the...
Michael Haneke: "I'm very happy to have made a simple film"

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 26.05.2012 at 11:33 AM

Michael Haneke presents Love, his seventh film in the Official Selection. Also present were Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert to answer questions from journalists.Jean-Louis Trintignant on his participation in Love:"It's been a while since I last acted in a film. I didn't want to make films anymore and I...
In attendance at Cannes

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 10:25 AM

The actors and directors expected to be in attendance in Cannes today are:
The Pirogue, "the metaphor of a country that has drifted off course"

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2012 at 6:17 PM

Senegalese director Moussa Touré is selected by Un Certain regard, with The Pirogue, a fictional account of the clandestine voyages from Africa to Europe. Unemployment and the lack of any prospects drive many Senegalese people to leave their homeland. They try to reach the Canary Islands on board pirogues, some of which...
Did you know? Last minute

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 11:35 AM

Even without an invitation, people with a badge can access the screenings in the Grand Théâtre Lumière. Just go to the reserved entrance, to the left of the red carpet. Seating is allocated five minutes before the start of the screening, subject to availability.People with Cannes Cinephiles badges can only use this access for...
At the Cinéma de la Plage, James Bond films are forever

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 4:50 PM

For the second time this season, Sean Connery dons the James Bond suit and returns to the Cinéma de la Plage in Diamonds are forever. This episode, the seventh in the series, is the actor's penultimate appearance in the role of the famous spy. The film is screened tonight with free access. In this new opus, Agent 007 attempts to...
Gregg Barson: “To make people laugh as long as he did, you must be a genius”

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 4:21 PM

In the Buñuel Theatre, Gregg Barson takes one last look at Method To the Madness Of Jerry Lewis, his documentary about Jerry Lewis. The film includes testimonies from the big names in cinema (Spielberg, Murphy, Tarantino) and unreleased footage. We met with him yesterday, after his last rehearsal. Why did you want to dedicate a...
Exceptional quartet for Michael Haneke's new composition

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 12:52 PM

Winner of three awards at Cannes, including a Palm d'Or, Michael Haneke presents his seventh film in the Official Selection: Love. A rare theme in his work, played by an unprecedented cinematic pairing: Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. Contrary to the rumours, which were probably inspired by the darkness of Michael ...
Film anniversary : A Special Day, directed by Gilles Jacob

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 7:08 PM

This "special day", marking the 60th anniversary of the Festival, was honoured by the presence of 34 internationally renowned film-makers invited to present their collective body of work - To Each His Own Cinéma.On the day their films were to be screened, the directors were followed and filmed from morning to night by cameramen who...
Gonzalo Tobal : "Giving great freedom to the actors and to the cameramen"

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 26.05.2012 at 11:35 AM

Gonzalo Tobal is presenting Villegas in the Special Screenings: a road trip where two cousins go to the small Argentine city of Villegas to pay tribute to their grandfather. This is the first feature film for the Argentinian who has already attended Cannes for Cynthia todavia tiene las llaves in 2010 and for Ahora Todos Parecen...
Sébastien Lifshitz: "I'm staying optimistic about the ability of films to open our eyes"

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 4:50 PM

In 1996, his first film Open Bodies revealed his eye for detail and his sensitivity. Twelve years later, Sébastien Lifshitz has charted his path with documentaries, TV films and feature films. He talks about the origins of his second documentary, Les Invisibles, a collection of testimonies from men and women and their experiences...
Sylvie Verheyde: from the page to the screen

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 26.05.2012 at 11:35 AM

Sylvie Verheyde returns to Cannes for the second time after Un Frère en 1997. Confession of a child of the century is selected in Un Certain Regard. Starring Pete Doherty and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sylvie Verheyde’s movie is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alfred de Musset. Before she was a movie buff, Sylvie...
The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg returns to his origins

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 22.05.2012 at 6:26 PM

Thomas Vinterberg affirms that in his latest film, The Hunt, he has reconnected with the "authenticitY" of his origins as a filmmaker. An allusion to the aesthetic and audio precepts that led him to create "Dogma95", and from which the Danish director has distanced himself. The concept of cinema without artifice has always been one...
Jean-Paul Gaultier: "When I watch a film, I expect some kind of a rebellion"

the 20.05.2012 at 12:00 AM - Updated on 20.05.2012 at 10:11 AM

World renowned fashion designer and confirmed cinephile, Jean-Paul Gaultier is the first fashion VIP to join the Jury of the Festival de Cannes. Nicknamed "l’Enfant terrible" of the fashion world, the designer has worked for a number of films, alongside Luc Besson and Pedro Almodovar. Your vocation as a fashion designer...