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Cannes Film Festival · 2014

Cannes Film Festival 2014

Un Certain Regard

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20 films · 8 reviews

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Amour Fou

Inspired by the life and death of the poet Heinrich von Kleist and his partner in death, Henriette Vogel.

(Country: Austria; Year: 2014; Director: Jessica Hausner; Writer: Jessica Hausner; Stars: Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink, Stephan Grossmann, Katharina Schüttler, Sebastian Hülk, Sandra Hüller, Alissa Wilms, Holger Handtke, Hana Sofia Lopes, Peter Jordan, Eva-Maria Kurz, Barbara Schnitzler, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Paraschiva Dragus, Marc Bischoff) , Official site

Beautiful Youth (Hermosa juventud)

Two twentysomethings struggle to get by in modern Spain. In a bid to raise cash they decide to shoot an amateur porn film.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2014; Director: Jaime Rosales; Writer: Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas; Stars: Ingrid García Jonsson, Carlos Rodríguez, Inma Nieto, Fernando Barona)

Bird People

An American heads to Paris and deserts his old life.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Pascale Ferran; Writer: Guillaume Bréaud, Pascale Ferran; Stars: Josh Charles, Radha Mitchell, Mathieu Amalric, Clark Johnson, Anaïs Demoustier, Roschdy Zem, Geoffrey Cantor, Hippolyte Girardot, Genevieve Adams, Philippe Duclos, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Anne Azoulay, Sharon Mann, Akéla Sari, Bertrand Constant)

The Blue Room (La Chambre Bleue)

Review preview for The Blue Room

François Gédigier's inspired editing trusts that mismatched sounds and images form an emotional whole.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Psychological thriller about a couple's torrid affair.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Mathieu Amalric; Writer: Mathieu Amalric and Stéphanie Cléau, based on the book by Georges Simenon; Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau, Mona Jaffart, Laurent Poitrenaux)

Full review See: Mathieu Amalric in conversation on The Blue Room , Mathieu Amalric in conversation on The Blue Room

Charlie's Country

An aboriginal elder who takes a stand on behalf of his community.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2013; Director: Rolf de Heer; Writer: Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil; Stars: Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu, David Gulpilil, Peter Minygululu, Ritchie Singer)

Eleanor Rigby (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby)

Review preview for Eleanor Rigby

How the characters deal with grief is beautifully captured in the nuanced performances of McAvoy and Chastain.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
Two people struggle to stay together after the death of their child.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Ned Benson; Writer: Ned Benson; Stars: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Ryan Eggold, Marta Milans, Ciarán Hinds, Archie Panjabi, William Hurt, Bill Hader, Viola Davis, Jess Weixler, Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Waterston, Nina Arianda, Jimmy Palumbo, Li Jun Li)

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Fantasia (Seek McCartney)

A family face difficulties after a series of tragedies.

(Country: China, France; Year: 2014; Director: Wang Chao; Writer: Wang Chao; Stars: Jérémie Elkaïm, Geng Han)

Force Majeure (Turist)

Review preview for Force Majeure

The couple's tension merely becomes irritating after a while.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A family find themselves tearing apart after an avalanche on a skiing holiday.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2014; Director: Ruben Östlund; Writer: Ruben Östlund; Stars: Kristofer Hivju, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Johannes Kuhnke, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren)

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A Girl At My Door (Dohee-ya)

Review preview for A Girl At My Door

This film includes a lot of material that will make viewers uncomfortable, but never gratuitously.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A policewoman tries to help a young girl who is being abused by her violent stepdad.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2014; Director: July Jung; Writer: July Jung; Stars: Bae Doona, Jang Hie-jin, Kim Sae-ron, Mun Seong-kun, Song Sae-Byeok)

Full review See: Interview with Bae Doona about A Girl At My Door

Jauja (Land Of Plenty)

Review preview for Jauja

Stunningly shot by cinematographer Timo Salminen, who illuminated landscapes as if they were Eckersberg paintings, the film is framed in 4:3 aspect ratio, creating the sense that there's always something just out of sight.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A dad and daughter's odyssey into a desert.

(Country: Argentina, Denmark, US, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France; Year: 2014; Director: Lisandro Alonso; Writer: Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas; Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ghita Nørby)

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Lost River

Review preview for Lost River

The plot quickly runs out of narrative drive, preferring to deluge the senses with symbolic and surrealistic images.

Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Ryan Gosling; Writer: Ryan Gosling; Stars: Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Iain De Caestecker, Ben Mendelsohn, Barbara Steele, Reda Kateb, Landyn Stewart, Rob Zabrecky, Cody Stauber, Torrey Wigfield, Wayne Brinston, Ron Causey, Demi Kazanis)

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Misunderstood (Incompresa)

Drama based loosely on the director's childhood.

(Country: Italy, France; Year: 2014; Director: Asia Argento; Writer: Barbara Alberti, Asia Argento; Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gabriel Garko, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Giulia Salerno, Anna Lou Castoldi, Max Gazzè, Carolina Poccioni, Alice Pea)

Party Girl

Review preview for Party Girl

Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Burger and Theis direct with one voice, staying close to their characters and finding rhythm in the details of dance or a walk.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
A nightclub hostess decides to settle down.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis; Writer: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis; Stars: Angélique Litzenburger, Joseph Bour, Mario Theis, Samuel Theis, Séverine Litzenburger, Cynthia Litzenburger, Chantal Dechuet, Alyssia Litzenburger, Nathanaël Litzenburger, Meresia Litzenburger, Sébastien Roussel, Vincenza Vespa, Jenny Bussi, Zaina Benhabouche, Marguerite Duval)

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Run

A man disguises himself as a lunatic to escape after he kills the prime minister of his country.

(Country: France, Ivory Coast; Year: 2014; Director: Philippe Lacôte; Writer: Philippe Lacôte; Stars: Isaach De Bankolé, Alexandre Desane, Rasmane Ouedraogo, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Adelaïde Ouattara, Reine Sali Coulibaly, N'Zanffouet Bienvenue Vianey Koffi, Clément Drabo, Abdoul Bah, Stéphane Sebime, Safiatou Coulibaly, Koné Soma, Anne Pamela Anghate Agoh)

The Salt Of The Earth

Review preview for The Salt Of The Earth

Wenders as a curious, excited filmmaker stretches out his hands to show us all the treasures he has found.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
Documentary about photographer Sebastião Salgado.

(Country: France, Italy, Brazil; Year: 2014; Director: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders)

Full review See: Interview with Juliano Ribeiro Salgado about The Salt Of The Earth , Interview with Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders about The Salt Of The Earth (Le Sel De La Terre)

Snow In Paradise

A petty criminal who converts to Islam finds he is haunted by his old life.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Andrew Hulme; Writer: Martin Askew, Andrew Hulme; Stars: Frederick Schmidt, Martin Askew, David Spinx, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Ashley Chin, Joel Beckett, Clive Brunt, John Dagleish, Ann Theato, Daniel Godward, Joelle Koissi, Dan Burman, Marc Zammit, Mohammed Ali)

That Lovely Girl (Loin de son absence)

TBC

(Country: Israel, France; Year: 2014; Director: Keren Yedaya)

Titli

The youngest of a car-jacking gang plots to escape the business.

(Country: India; Year: 2014; Director: Kanu Behl; Writer: Kanu Behl, Sharat Katariya; Stars: Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial, Prashant Singh, Lalit Behl)

White God (Fehér isten)

A girl goes in search of her pet dog.

(Country: Hungary, Germany, Sweden; Year: 2014; Director: Kornél Mundruczó; Writer: Kornél Mundruczó, Viktória Petrányi, Kata Wéber; Stars: Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Lili Monori, Gergely Bánki, Tamás Polgár, Orsolya Tóth, Kornél Mundruczó, Natasa Stork, János Derzsi, Péter Gothár, Ervin Nagy, Alexandra Gallusz, László Gálffi)

Xenia

Two teenagers go on the hunt for their Greek father after their Albanian mother dies.

(Country: Greece, France, Belgium; Year: 2014; Director: Panos H Koutras; Writer: Panagiotis Evangelidis, Panos H Koutras; Stars: Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Yannis Stankoglou, Marissa Triandafyllidou, Aggelos Papadimitriou, Romanna Lobats, Patty Pravo, Electra Leda Koutra)