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 Photo (c): Fabrizio Maltese, fabriziomaltese.com The Cannes Film Festival has announced the Competition line-up of its 2009 edition, which will take place on the Croisette in Cannes, May 13-24. The roster is heavy on European titles, with multiple productions from Spain, the UK and host country France. Many previous Palme d'Or winners are back on the Côte d'Azur this year, including Ken Loach, Lars Von Trier, Quentin Tarantino and Jane Campion. Other arthouse favourites such as Michael Haneke, Pedro Almodóvar and Park Chan-wook will have another chance at winning their first Palme d'Or. Full Competition, Out of Competition and Un certain regard line-up after the jump.
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 A special edition of our overview of interesting European film-related articles published elsewhere on the web; all articles written by european-films.net editor Boyd van Hoeij.
REVIEWS - Review of the new adaptation of Thomas Mann's Buddenbrooks at Variety: "Big-name German cast is aces, but helmer Heinrich Breloer struggles to lift his big-budget sudser to the level of epic tragedy. "
- Review of the Flemish multicultural dramedy Los (Cut Loose) at Variety: "An idealistic Flemish journo has a hard time putting his money where his mouth is in helmer Jan Verheyen's "Cut Loose," a dramedy that tackles hot-button topics such as euthanasia and immigrant rights from a strictly personal p.o.v."
- Review of the Clara Schumann biopic Clara at Variety: "A conservative, workmanlike look at the emotional life of Clara Schumann, the object of affection of two of the greatest composers of the 19th century, "Clara" always fascinates but is handicapped by an almost schizophrenic portrait of the title character."
- Review of the Flemish box-office hit Loft at Variety: "The secret hideout of a group of Flemish horndogs comes under threat of exposure in "Loft," a tightly drawn, atmospheric thriller that has one false bottom too many to qualify as great."
FILM FOCUS - Film Focus: Swedish prepubescent vampire tale Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In), with an interview with the director Tomas Alfredson and producer John Nordling as well as a review of the film (interviews by Camillo de Marco and Annika Pham)
- Film Focus: German drama Jerichow, with an interview with director Christian Petzold and a review of the film that played at the Venice Film Festival
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awards news
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 The Italian crime mosaic Gomorra (Gomorrah) was the big winner at the 2008 European Film Awards (EFAs). The film, directed by Matteo Garrone, was crowned Best European Film and also won EFAs in the categories Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Cinematography. Actor Toni Servillo was named Best European Actor for his work in Gomorra and in Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo, a biopic of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti. Kristin Scott Thomas won the Best European Actress category for her portrayal of a Franco-British woman released from prison in Philippe Claudel's Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long). The 21st edition of the European Film Awards were held in Copenhagen on Saturday. |
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 Two Italian films, Matteo Garrone's Gomorra (Gomorrah) and Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo, lead the pack at this year's European Film Award (EFA) nominations. Both film have five nominations each and premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival before their releases at home. The festival seems to be this year's official supplies of nominees; the Best Director category is solely made up of titles that premiered there. The fact that two Italian titles are in the lead is also somewhat misleading, as this is not the sign of some kind of renaissance in Italian film. The Venice and Rome Film Festivals, both packed with local titles, programmed not one film that scored an EFA nomination this year. The winners will be announced at a ceremony held in Copenhagen on December. 6 The full list of 2008 EFA nominees follows. |
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The Best Foreign Language Film Oscar category is a crowded one this year, with a record 67 entries from as many countries. The European entries are listed below, with links to the european-films.net reviews where available. The complete list of last year is available here. The nominations for the 2008 Oscars will be announced on January 22, 2009, with a shortlist of 9 contenders released slightly earlier. The awards ceremony will take place on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles. |
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