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June 5, 2024
A Place in the Sun: Sy’s Fascinating Debut on Ruinous Social Obligations It takes a village…to put you in your place, or so it...
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Eric Lavallée
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August 10, 2023
Last year the Contemporary World Cinema had plenty of Cannes Film Festival gems in Aftersun, Falcon Lake, R.M.N. and The Worst Ones. This year's...
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Eric Lavallée
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June 5, 2023
We arrived. We watched. We reviewed. We lost a lot of sleep and we battled the ticketing system. Combining our efforts to bring you...
Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Banel & Adama – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4
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Eric Lavallée
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May 22, 2023
It's extremely rare for a first-time filmmaker to crack the competition and this is case it is African cinema that is being feted for...
You BETcha!: Kaouther Ben Hania, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Alice Rohrwacher, Wang Bing & Glazer Top Contenders for the Palme d’Or
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Yama Rahimi
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May 17, 2023
Yesterday the Cannes Film Festival opened with Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry (marking the return of Johnny Depp in the French language no less) but...
Live from Cannes: 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel – Meet the Jury!
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Eric Lavallée
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May 16, 2023
Last year Ruben Östlund took home the big daddy of film prizes winning his second Palme d'Or and this year he gets to be...
2023 Cannes: Glazer, Ceylan, Rohrwacher, Haynes & Ramata-Toulaye Sy Competing for the Palme d’Or
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Eric Lavallée
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April 13, 2023
A surprise Wim Wenders project (Perfect Days), a rare directorial debut Ramata-Toulaye Sy (Banel et Adama) and a Wang Bing film (Jeunesse) are part...
2023 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Directors’ Fortnight
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Eric Lavallée
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March 22, 2023
The Director's Fortnight didn't simply give itself a new coat of paint but rather a heart transplant. Quinzaine des Réalisateurs is now a thing...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #88. Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Banel & Adama
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Eric Lavallée
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January 13, 2023
Banel & Adama A recent Red Sea Souk Award winner this past December, Banel & Adama is an under-the-radar buzz title and directorial debut by...
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October 27, 2022
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There is a lot of unpack here with the...