Cannes 2009 Day 8 Offerings: Tarantino, Resnais and Ratanaruang

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Day 8 Cannes IONCINEMA.com

IONCINEMA.com Schedule: Starting off the day with QT and his Basterds roster, followed by Nymph from Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, checking out a new pic from Axelle Ropert (La Famille Wolberg) and closing the day and practicing my German with the advance screening of Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon.

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Main Comp: The most hyped film of the fest: Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds and the least hyped film of the fest: Alain Resnais‘ Wild Grass. Out of comp: Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell. Hating myself for missing the Cannes Classic screening for Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura. Lesson de Cinema given by the Dardenne Bros. (which I would normally see in a different context – but these type of event gets packed.

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Un Certain Regard: Eyes Wide Open from Haim Tabakman and Nymph from Pen-Ek Ratanaruang.

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Director’s Fortnight: Doc film La Terre de La Folie from Luc Moullet, La Famille Wolberg from first time director Axelle Ropert and Here from Ho Tzu Nyen.

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Critic’s Week: Altiplano from Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth is the final film before tomorrow which sees the section close.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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