This week we head off to the 37th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival where there was glamour and future blockbusters aplenty. However, some of the standout films this year were documentaries. "Buck" is the gentle real-life story of a horse whisperer and Chris Paine's "Revenge of the Electric Car" uncovers the fierce competition in the electric car industry.
The fall film festival season is well underway with the big guns coming to town; Venice hosts the premiere of Al Pacino's new film and Deauville is awash with stars. Also on the programme, American singer Zola Jesus talks to Eve Jackson about forging her own musical path and how she became a fully-fledged electronic pop musician.
It may not have the prestige of Venice or the glamour of Cannes but at the Deauville American Film Festival it’s the films who are the stars. Eve Jackson takes a trip to the Normandy seaside town to find out what’s hot at the event this year.
Each year a sleepy holiday town in Northern France transforms into the destination for some of America’s most popular movie stars. The 36th American Film Festival in Deauville gets underway on Friday with a tribute to film star Annette Bening.
It might not be Cannes but the Deauville American Film festival used to give the other world movie events a run for their money. So is it still up to the challenge or over time has it lost its star power? Join Eve Jackson to find out more.
Hollywood stars Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep and Robin Wright Penn have arrived in the seaside resort of Deauville, in northern France, for the 35th edition of the American Film Festival.
The France 24 culture magazine dedicates a special edition to the 34th Deauville Festival of American Cinema, which opened Friday with "Mamma Mia!", an out-of-competition film based on the eponymous Abba musical.
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