Filmmaker Nanni Moretti will lead the jury at the Cannes Film Festival from May 16-27. Moretti's "Habemus Papam" (We Have a Pope) was shown at Cannes last year while his "La Stanza del Figlio" (The Son's Room) won the Palme d'Or in 2001.
High on its trio of Golden Globe awards, “The Artist” looks more than ever like an Oscar favourite. France24.com takes a closer look at how a black-and-white, silent French film charmed Hollywood into submission.
Eve Jackson gets up close and personal with director Gus Van Sant about his new release, "Restless". She also finds the funny side in a film about a stressed-out pope.
It has been 30 years since François Mitterrand came to power. We take a look at modern France's only socialist president. Also, investigators ask whether a man suspected of murdering his family was inspired by a similar case that took place in the United States 40 years ago. Finally, the Cannes film festival kicks off. We offer a sneak peek of the most talked about movies.
Jessica Michault is taking you to the most prestigious Festival of Fashion and Photography dedicated to young talents in France, the Festival of Hyères. Plus Mélanie Laurent, named the Master of Ceremonies for the 64th Cannes film festival, talks about her fashion sensibilities. And, Lanvin has announced that it is launching a children's collection.
FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 15/04/11. Libération attempts to clear up controversy surrounding France’s role in Laurent Gbagbo’s arrest. According to the newspaper, French troops never entered the former president’s residence, but they did pave the way militarily for pro-Ouattara troops. Meanwhile, Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni could make an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.
FRENCH PAPERS, Thurs., 14/4/2011: Dominique de Villepin unveils his political manifesto for 2012; France may criminalise men who pay for sex; OECD statistics say the French get most sleep; and the selection for this year's Cannes film festival is unveiled today.
Veteran US actor Robert de Niro has been chosen to chair the Cannes film festival jury this year. He will be the third American in four years to head the jury, following fellow nationals Sean Penn and Tim Burton.
What happens when a small, devastated city in the US takes on the big banks of Wall Street? In Jean-Stephane Bron’s documentary “Cleveland Versus Wall Street”, we find out. Eve Jackson talks to him about who was to blame for the subprime crisis that led to millions losing their homes.
Mathieu Amalric always intended to direct films but got sidetracked
into a successful career as an actor. "On Tour," his fourth film as
writer-director, won the Mise-en-scene (Best Director) prize at the
Cannes film festival. Our film critic, Lisa Nesselson, talks about
Amalric's free-wheeling portrait of the uninhibited strippers of the New Burlesque movement
