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2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the , the festival's top prize, for the drama film ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'', becoming the first Korean to win the award. The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died early that year, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film ''La Pointe Courte'' (1955), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The festival opened with ''The Dead Don't Die (2019 film), The Dead Don't Die'' by Jim Jarmusch, and closed with ''The Specials (2019 film), The Specials'' by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano. Juries Main competition * Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director - Jury President * Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director * Robin Campillo, French director * Elle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter and photographer. Varda's work employed location shooting in an era when the limitations of sound technology made it easier and more common to film indoors, with constructed sets and painted backdrops of landscapes, rather than outdoors, on location. Her use of non-professional actors was also unconventional for 1950s French cinema. Varda's feature film debut was '' La Pointe Courte'' (1955), followed by '' Cléo from 5 to 7'' (1962), one of her most notable narrative films, '' Vagabond'' (1985), and '' Kung Fu Master'' (1988). Varda was also known for her work as a documentarian with such works as '' Black Panthers'' (1968), '' The Gleaners and I'' (2000), '' The Beaches of Agnès'' (2008), '' Faces Places'' (2017), and her final film, '' Varda by Agnès'' (2019). Director Martin Scorsese described Varda as "one of the Gods of Cinema". Among several other acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Nakache
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural populated place in the United States * Olivier (crater), on the Moon * Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine * ''Olivier'' (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras * The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre * The Laurence Olivier Awards, a theatrical award * Olivier (comics) Olivier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the antihero the Punisher. Olivier was created by Bernie Wrightson, Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegos ..., a foe of the Punisher See also * '' Olivier, Olivier'', a 1992 drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Foïs
Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress. Life and career Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian people, Russian, Egyptian Jews, Jewish Egyptian, German people, German and Italian people, Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discovered in 1986 for her comedy work in ''The School for Wives'', at the age of 16. She decided to take classes by correspondence and obtained her Baccalauréat, high school final exam two years later. She then joined ''The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company'', which later became ''Les Robins des Bois'', composed of students from the Cours Florent taught by Isabelle Nanty. The troupe caught the attention of Dominique Farrugia in 1996 and went on to act and direct in the Comédie+ show ''La Grosse Émission'' for two years. During that period, Foïs co-wrote sketches with Pierre-François Martin-Laval, playing a number of various characters, like the dim-witted Sophie Pétoncule and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Dhont
Lukas Dhont (; born 11 June 1991) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, ''Girl'', premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm awards. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019. His second feature film, '' Close'', premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where he shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' '' Stars At Noon''. In 2023, ''Close'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film representing Belgium. Early life Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium. He attended a Catholic high school. As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant on film and television sets. His mother is a fashion teacher at an art school. He has a younger brother, Michiel, who is two years younger and works as a producer. Dhont and Michiel both identify as gay. Career He made his feature-length debut in 2018 with ''Girl'', a drama film inspired by the story of Nora Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisandro Alonso
Lisandro Alonso (born 2 June 1975) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has directed six feature-length films and a short film since 2001 and is loosely associated with the ''New Argentine Cinema'' movement. His film '' La libertad'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Two of his films were selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, Los Muertos in 2004, and Liverpool in 2008. His 2014 film '' Jauja'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. In addition, he was named Film Society of Lincoln Center 2014 Filmmaker in Residence on 24 June 2014. His 2023 film ''Eureka'', featuring Viggo Mortensen, screened at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section. Filmography * '' Dos en la vereda'' - 1995 * ''Freedom (La libertad)'' - 2001 * '' Los muertos'' - 2004 * '' Fantasma'' - 2006 * ''Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher (, ; born 29 December 1981) is an Italian film director, editor, and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with '' Heavenly Body'' (2011). She has since directed notable films such as '' The Wonders'' (2014), winner of the Grand Prix; '' Happy as Lazzaro'' (2018), which she also wrote and which received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay; and '' La chimera'' (2023). Her short '' Le pupille'' (2022) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Early life Rohrwacher was born in Fiesole, Tuscany, to an Italian mother and German father. She lived as a youth in the village of Castel Giorgio, Umbria, where her mother was born and her father Reinhard worked as a beekeeper. Her older sister is Alba Rohrwacher, who became an actress in Italy. After studying Classics at the University of Turin, she specialized in screenwriting at the Holden School in Turin. Career Her first experience in filmmaking was in 2006, when she d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt (; born March 3, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for her minimalism, minimalist films closely associated with slow cinema, many of which deal with working class, working-class characters in small, rural communities. Reichardt made her feature film debut with ''River of Grass'' (1994) and subsequently directed a series of films set and filmed in Oregon: the dramas ''Old Joy'' (2006) and ''Wendy and Lucy'' (2008); the Western ''Meek's Cutoff (film), Meek's Cutoff'' (2010); and the thriller ''Night Moves (2013 film), Night Moves'' (2013). In 2016, she wrote and directed the Montana-set drama ''Certain Women (film), Certain Women''. Since 2019, Reichardt has returned to directing Oregon-set dramas, with ''First Cow'' (2019), and ''Showing Up (film), Showing Up'' (2022). Reichardt's ninth film ''The Mastermind (2025 film), The Mastermind'' had premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Early life and education Reichardt was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Pawlikowski
Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. He garnered early praise for a string of documentaries in the 1990s and for his award-winning feature films of the 2000s, '' Last Resort'' (2000) and '' My Summer of Love'' (2004). His success continued into the 2010s with '' Ida'' (2013), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and ''Cold War'' (2018), for which Pawlikowski won the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, while the film received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Early life Pawlikowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, to his father Wiktor, who was a doctor and Zula, his mother, who started as a ballet dancer and later became an English literature professor at the University of Warsaw. In his late teens, he learned that his paternal grandmother was Jewish and had been murdered in Auschwitz. At the age of 14, he left communist Poland with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maimouna N'Diaye
Maimouna N'Diaye is a Franco-Senegalese actress and film director. She is best known for her leading role in the film '' Eye of the Storm'' (2015), for which she received critical acclaim. In 2019, N'Diaye was appointed as a jury member of the main competition in the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival. Career In 2015, she starred in '' Eye of the Storm'', a film that opened the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. She won the 2015 FESPACO award for best actress. She was also nominated for best actress at AMAA awards in Nigeria. In March 2017, she opened the 14th Festival Divercine through her film '' Eye of the Storm'' in Bytowne cinema, Canada. In a 2016 interview with ''Bukinabe 24'', she decried the lack of internal fund for Bukinabe films, explaining that the industry should be viable enough for financial supply and stability. Filmography *''Toubab Bi'' (1991) *''La Chasse aux Papillons'' (1992) *'' Kirikou and the Sorceress'' (1998) *''L'Oeil du C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos (; ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy '' My Best Friend'' (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychological drama film '' Dogtooth'' (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy '' The Lobster'' (2015), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller '' The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' (2017). He collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies '' The Favourite'' (2018) and '' Poor Things'' (2023), and the anthology film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle Fanning
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. Her works include both independent films and blockbusters, and her accolades include a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Fanning made her film debut as a child playing the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film '' I Am Sam'' (2001). After further roles as a child actress in '' Daddy Day Care'' (2003), '' Babel'' (2006), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' and '' Phoebe in Wonderland'' (both 2008), she gained recognition with leading roles in Sofia Coppola's drama '' Somewhere'' (2010). She then starred in J. J. Abrams' science fiction film '' Super 8'' and Cameron Crowe's '' We Bought a Zoo'' (both 2011), before portraying Princess Aurora in the fantasy films '' Maleficent'' (2014) and '' Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'' (2019). Fanning received recognition for appearing predominately i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Campillo
Robin Campillo (; born 16 August 1962) is a Moroccan-born French screenwriter, editor and film director. Most known for his 2017's '' BPM (Beats per Minute)'' which received mass acclaim and went on to garner many awards, including the Grand Prix at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the César Award for Best Film. Career Campillo gained international recognition for '' Time Out'' (2001), which he co-wrote with the film's director Laurent Cantet. The duo was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter at the 14th European Film Awards. The 2004's production '' They Came Back'' marked Campillo directing debut, the film had its world premiere at the Orizzonti section of the 61st Venice International Film Festival. The film popularity sparked two TV adaptations: ''The Returned'' by French premium television channel Canal+ and ''The Returned'' by American cable television channel A&E. In 2008, once again reunited with Cantent, Campillo co-wrote '' The Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
