Mixed reactions for Soderbergh's 'Che'

Latest update: 23/05/2008

- Cannes Film Festival - cinema - culture

Watch our daily show about the Cannes Film Festival, featuring Steven Soderbergh's eagerly awaited "Che", "Johnny Mad Dog" from Liberia, and a Brazilian beach party.

Follow the Cannes Film Festival in FRANCE 24’s "Culture" show, at 7:45am Paris time (GMT+2). Watch the show by clicking "Play video."

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Steven Soderbergh presented his film "Che," starring Benicio del Toro, at the Cannes Film Festival. Watch the director and his team on the red carpet, plus an excerpt from the epic drama about the life of the revolutionary icon Che Guevara. (Read Arnab Banerjee's review of the film.)

Elizabeth Tchoungui talks to Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, director of "Johnny Mad Dog," the first feature shot in Liberia. The film tells the story of child soldiers trapped in a ruthless war. Watch our interviews with the director, who spent a year with the children, and producer Mathieu Kassovitz.

And don't miss "Cannes By Night" - we swing by a Brazilian party at the heart of the festival.

Watch our previous shows:

21/05/08 Clint Eastwood's Depression-era drama

20/05/08 Garrone's "Gomorra" - a punch in the face

19/05/08 The return of Indiana Jones

18/05/08 "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", Woody Allen's latest success

17/05/08 Desplechin presents "A Christmas Story"

16/05/08 "Kung Fu Panda" kicks off second day of festival

15/05/08 Cannes festival opens