Cannes Film Festival

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  The Little Prince

  Review preview for The Little Prince

  Mark Osborne's gently unfolding palimpsest of a film is a sweet tribute to generations of readers who have been enchanted by the prince.

  A girl's life is transformed when she learns the story of a pilot who once crashed in the desert and met a little boy from a distant planet.
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  Lamb

  Review preview for Lamb

  Amare's performance is a real gem.

  A boy's bond with his pet sheep strengthens after the loss of his mother... but trouble with his relatives brews.
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  Happy End

  Review preview for Happy End

  Repeated viewings also reveal the beautiful circularity of the film that begins at more than one end.

  A black comedy animation about death with a happy ending.
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  Neither Heaven Nor Earth

  Review preview for Neither Heaven Nor Earth

  It is when Neither Heaven Nor Earth ventures into the unexplainable that it brings us closest to the concrete battlefield.

  French soldiers in Afghanistan are faced with unexpected circumstances.
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  Our Little Sister

  Review preview for Our Little Sister

  It is in the women's emotions that the heart of the matter lies and Kore-eda, as always, handles them with an elegant lightness of touch.

  Three sisters take their 15-year-old half sister into their home and hearts.
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  Journey To The Shore

  Review preview for Journey To The Shore

  There's a wonderful flexibility to Fukatsu's performance as a woman who bears endless slights as she struggles to retain her decorum.

  A devoted wife lets her husband, who drowned at sea three years ago, take her on a journey.
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  Arabian Nights

  Review preview for Arabian Nights

  Mixes observations on capitalism, society and storytelling.

  Stories based on the 1001 Nights but transplanted to the present day. The film is split into three parts.
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  Embrace Of The Serpent

  Review preview for Embrace Of The Serpent

  Structurally illustrates how the indigenous people don't see time as being a chronological straight line but as multiple realities existing simultaneously.

  The story of the relationship between an Amazonian shaman and two scientists who, decades apart, search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
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  Ran

  Review preview for Ran

  One of the greatest works of art in cinematic history.

  A warlord splits his kingdom between his sons only to see the older two cause chaos as they battle for supremacy in this vivid Japanese reworking of King Lear.
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  Valley Of Love

  Review preview for Valley Of Love

  The natural wonders of the desert can be read as an invitation to reach into the vast barrenness inside.

  Two estranged parents are brought together by a request from their son who committed suicide.

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Features

• King of hearts
  Maïwenn and Louis Garrel on strategy, truth, destructive love and My King.
• The last waltz
  Thomas Bidegain on the dynamics in Les Cowboys and more.
• Waltzing with the West
  Thomas Bidegain on Les Cowboys.
• Friends, foes and lovers
  Louis Garrel talks about his work on Two Friends and My King.
• Tall order
  Emmanuelle Bercot on Standing Tall and the kids who fall through the cracks.
• Keeping score
  Grégoire Hetzel on his compositions for Mathieu Amalric and Arnaud Desplechin.
• Music of the ancestors
  Atli Örvarsson on his family connection to Rams, a move to Europe and drawing on tradition.
• Maiwenn on the rocky road of romance
  Director talking relationships, falling in love, and passion.
• When the signs and the stories are gone
  László Nemes on organisation and chaos in Son Of Saul.
• Still breathing
  László Nemes on Auschwitz, language, religion and Son Of Saul.
• Taking stock
  Grímur Hákonarson on shooting Rams, running for the Oscars and Icelandic co-operation.
• The Price Of Salt and Carol
  Christine Vachon and Elizabeth Karlsen on Todd Haynes, Cate Blanchett and women in the Fifties.
• Down to her last cigarette
  Todd Haynes, Phyllis Nagy and Cate Blanchett on Carol.
• Memories of Ingrid
  Stig Björkman and Pia Lindström on family, dogs, home movies and Ingrid Bergman.
• Picturing Ingrid
  Stig Björkman and Stina Gardell on Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
• All about My Mother
  Nanni Moretti on the Pope, Wings Of Desire and Mia Madre.
• Clash of the titans through a lens
  Rough ride for Oscar-nod documentary The Salt Of The Earth.
• Keitel - a man for all seasons
  Youth star Harvey on Sorrentino, Campion and Scorsese.
• Exploring science
  Marion Cotillard and Luc Jacquet on how film can promote understanding.
• Visions of Antarctica
  Luc Jacquet on Ice And The Sky, Wild-Touch and introducing young film-makers to nature.
• A funny thing happened...
  Lizzie Brown on Love Is Blind and an unexpected call from Cannes.
• John Boorman in flashback
  The director reflects on his career and his sequel to Hope And Glory.
• The real world of Vincent Lindon
  Cannes best actor on career and causes.
• Back to the roots of Macbeth
  Cotillard, Fassbender and Kurzel on the Scottish play.
• McDormand’s rallying cry for women in film
  Time to seize the moment - and stop complaining.
• Coming soon - Cannes sex extravaganza
  Love director Gaspar Noé reveals all in 3D.
• Caine candid in Cannes
  Youth star talks age and virility with Jane Fonda, Paolo Sorrentino, Paul Dano, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz.
• Family ties for Huppert and Byrne
  Trier takes a bow in Cannes Competition.
• Blanchett reveals naked truth
  Cate and Carol co-star Rooney Mara on why nudity holds no fears.
• The wit and wisdom of Woody in Cannes
  Allen on moral crises, TV series, distractions and ageing in Irrational Man.
• Mad Max roars into Cannes
  Miller explains why it took him so long.

News

• Mad Max director to be Cannes President
  Miller heads jury for 69th edition.
• Audiard nabs Cannes Palme d’Or
  Dheepan opens eyes to troubles of the world.
• Rams takes top prize in Un Certain Regard
  The High Sun and Journey To The Shore also celebrated.
• Critics pick their winners in Cannes
  Hungary, India and Argentina lead the way.
• Serpent scores in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
  Prizes awarded in run-up to closing weekend.
• Canine cuts it in Cannes
  Arabian Nights star takes Palm Dog.
• Film4Climate at Cannes Film Festival
  Industry heads pledge to reduce environmental impact of film.
• Paulina takes top prize at Cannes Critics' Week
  Land And Shade also celebrates double win.
• Putting their foot in it
  Cannes insists female guests wear high heels.
• The Coens start Cannes jury duty
  Looking at how to choose the winners.
• Honorary Cannes Palme for Agnès Varda
  Veteran director with “global impact”.
• Sabine becomes Madame President
  Cannes Camera d’Or jury named.
• Saving the planet in Cannes
  Closing title from Penguins director.
• Last crop of Cannes contenders
  Nicloux, Noé, Franco and Mendoza join the throng.
• Marceau, Miller and Gyllenhaal on Cannes jury
  Coens find their seven colleagues.
• Final Cannes cut from Directors’ Fortnight
  Saulnier, Garrel, Desplechin, Van Dormael, Ayouch make the mix.
• Desplechin finds a berth in Cannes
  Titles buzz at Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.
• Woody, Moretti, Van Sant and Haynes return to Cannes
  Festival unveils its diverse 2015 vintage
• Garrel’s women come out of the shadows in Cannes
  Directors’ Fortnight reveals opening film.
• Cannes: Femme to the fore
  Bercot set to open the Riviera jamboree.
• Cannes anticipation at fever pitch
  Countdown to programme launch.
• Cannes face of a free-thinker
  Critics’ Week reveals poster image.
• Mad Max set to take Cannes by storm
  Special screening for the latest in the saga.
• Bergman – the face of Cannes
  Icon chosen for her “liberty and audacity.”
• Lambert Wilson – mine host at Cannes
  Actor returns for a repeat performance.
• Sissako returns as a Cannes judge
  Timbuktu director signs for jury duty.

Galleries

• Cannes Un Certain Regard 2015 gallery
  Films screening in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2015
• Cannes Directors' Fortnight Gallery 2015
  Films screening in the La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in 2015
• Cannes 2015 Competition Gallery
  Films screening in Competition at Cannes