Cannes film festival
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Cannes 2014 struggles with strikes, showers and unhappy critics
17 May 2014: France's film festival rarely goes entirely smoothly. But this year there is growing controversy over the selection, and the quality, of the films themselves
Latest reviews
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Theatre director Matthew Warchus makes a successful transfer to screen with a funny, no-punches-pulled tale set against the backdrop of the mid-80s 'Pits and Perverts' concerts
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Art is the ultimate achievement, says Olivier Assayas's meta-drama with Juliette Binoche as an ageing star, Kristen Stewart her PA and Chloë Grace Moretz the younger model – and it's nearly brilliant enough to convince us
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A collection of intriguing short films look at the legacy of the Bosnian capital a century after Archduke Ferdinand's assassination, writes Andrew Pulver
Latest Cannes video
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Cannes 2014: Clouds of Sils Maria gather and Leviathan helps Cannes lurch to a close - video
It's the final day of the Cannes film festival, and - what do you know - they were saving the best for last.
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The Venice and Toronto film festivals start announcing their lineups soon. So which festival will host which big premieres? Or will sandwich-filler Telluride snaffle the key screenings?
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The red carpet has been rolled, the stars departed and the losers (hopefully) dried their eyes. Here's a reviews recap – now we want to know what's whetted your appetite, and which films you'd prefer to avoid …
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Spall, aged 57, has won best actor for his role in Mike Leigh's new film, Mr Turner. He's not the first performer to be lauded later in life, says Ryan Gilbey
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Timothy Spall's best actor win for his grunting, genius turn in Mr Turner was not a shock. The rest of the jury's choices – including their estimable pick for Winter Sleep – were complete curveballs
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The 67th Cannes film festival ends with the ceremony to announces which of the 18 films in competition has won this year's Palme d'Or from Jane Campion's jury
Latest from Cannes film festival
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Lars von Trier 11 days ago
Lars von Trier breaks 'vow of silence' to appear in virtual form at Venice
1 Sep 2014: Controversial Danish director makes first public utterances – via laptop – since infamous ‘Hitler’ remarks at Cannes as new TV series, The House That Jack Built, is announced -
Venice film festival 2014 16 days ago
Venice 2014: muted film festival aims to discover 'new faces, new subjects'
27 Aug 2014: As Birdman kicks off 71st programme, festival organisers concede that they lobbied unsuccessfully for premieres of Gone Girl and Inherent Vice, while jury chair Alexandre Desplat state that Venice’s mission lies in discovery -
Two Days, One Night 36 days ago
Two Days, One Night: The Dardenne brothers on making their ‘Belgian western’
7 Aug 2014: Ryan Gilbey: The arthouse favourites’ new film stars A-lister Marion Cotillard as a ‘cowgirl’ heading for a showdown. So with Two Days, One Night, could the brothers finally strike gold? -
Film 51 days ago
China to build $1bn Gallic-themed 'film city' and Cannes-style festival
23 Jul 2014:Ben Child: Chinese authorities, who are working with Cannes counterparts on film festival, are planning film-themed tourist centre three hours from Shanghai
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Toronto film festival 2014 52 days ago
Toronto film festival 2014 programme release kicks off 2015 Oscar race
22 Jul 2014: • Premieres for biopics of Beach Boys and Stephen Hawking
• Meaty roles for Adam Sandler, Michael Douglas, Richard Gere
• Closing night film is Kate Winslet period drama A Little Chaos -
Ken Loach 105 days ago
Ken Loach: 'Sack film critics and get ordinary punters in'
30 May 2014:The director has said movie reviewers' insulation leads them to dismiss the notion of a literate working-class
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Leviathan 105 days ago
Leviathan: the Cannes hit which absolutely definitely doesn't put the boot in to Putin
29 May 2014:Andrey Zvyagintsev talks power, patriotism and vodka, and explains why his new film isn't intended as a political statement
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Grace of Monaco 105 days ago
Olivier Dahan: 'I don't read the Grace of Monaco critics'
29 May 2014:The French director's biopic of Grace Kelly, starring Nicole Kidman, was savaged by the critics when it opened Cannes this year. But will the man who took on Harvey Weinstein care? Andrew Pulver went to find out
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The Guardian Film Show 110 days ago
The Guardian Film Show at Cannes 2014: Heading into the Clouds of Sils Maria
25 May 2014:Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review Clouds of Sils Maria and Leviathan at the Cannes film festival
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Australia 110 days ago
David Gulpilil wins Cannes best-actor award
24 May 2014: It is his greatest role to date, the director of Charlie's Country, Rolf de Heer, says -
Cannes 2014 110 days ago
Cannes festival ready for shut-eye after Winter Sleep wins Palme d'Or
24 May 2014:The Cannes film festival has awarded its top honour to the film many tipped as winner before it even started. The rest of the jury's picks, however, were less predictable
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Cannes 2014 110 days ago
Cannes 2014: Winter Sleep takes Palme d'Or in ceremony of upsets
24 May 2014:Turkish epic fulfils early predictions to take top prize, while Timothy Spall wins best actor for Mr Turner. But away from best film and best director, surprise wins were in store for Julianne Moore, Jean-Luc Godard and Xavier Dolan
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Cannes 2014 110 days ago
Cannes: Off-screen incidents leave their mark on festival
24 May 2014: Film gathering ends with memories of pranks, a shoe-seller's arrest and 'sinful' kissing -
Welcome to New York 111 days ago
Abel Ferrara at Cannes: 'You gotta be careful what you say … but I'm not'
23 May 2014: Catherine Shoard: Abel Ferrara has long been one of Hollywood's most provocative directors. This week his new film, Welcome to New York, was the hot ticket at Cannes – especially after ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn decided to sue -
Cannes 2014 112 days ago
Cannes 2014: Peter Bradshaw's awards predictions
23 May 2014:Our lead film critic Peter Bradshaw takes on the slippery task of second-guessing the Cannes jury, in a year without a truly euphoric standout
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