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    "Tree of Life" Wins Palme d'Or in Cannes

    by Brian Brooks on May 22, 2011

    Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" took the Palme d'Or Sunday night in Cannes, though the notoriously shy director did not take to the stage to accept the prize. The Dardennes' "The Kid with a Bike" shared the Grand Prix with "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Nicolas Winding...

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    Bruno Dumont's "Outside Satan" Lacks Inspiration

    by Eric Kohn on May 22, 2011

    Editor's note: A version of this review originally ran during the Cannes Film Festival. "Outside Satan" opens Thursday in limited release.

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    CANNES REVIEW | Un Certain Regard Closer "Elena" Features Glacial Pace and Intriguing Philosophy

    by Eric Kohn on May 22, 2011

    Andrei Zvyaguintsev starts and ends his third feature, "Elena," with the symbolic image of a barren tree, an accurate reflection of the dreary narrative sandwiched between those two shots. All three of the Russian director's features - alongside "Elena," he directed "The Return" and "The Banishment"...

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    CANNES FUTURES | Rookie Director Mikael Schleinzer Wants to Provoke With "Michael"

    by Eric Kohn on May 21, 2011

    Fun Facts Although Schleinzer has made his directorial debut with the divisive Cannes competition entry "Michael," he has more than 60 credits as a casting director working with some of Austrian's biggest names, including Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl.

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    CANNES REVIEW | Christophe Honoré's "Beloved" Closes the Festival with the Familiar

    by Eric Kohn on May 21, 2011

    With "Beloved" ("Les bien-aimés"), the closing night selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, prolific French director Christophe Honoré returns to the postmodern musical turf he first explored in 2007's acclaimed "Love Songs." Here, he covers 45 years over 150 minutes and gives the impression of...

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    Kim Ki-Duk, Andreas Dresen Share Un Certain Regard

    by Indiewire Staff on May 21, 2011

    Kim Ki-Duk's "Arirang" and Andreas Dresen's "Stopped on Track" tied for the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes this year, a jury headed by Emir Kusturica announced Saturday.

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    CANNES INTERVIEW | "Drive" Director Nicolas Winding Refn: "Lars von Trier is getting old"

    by Eric Kohn on May 21, 2011

    By the middle of last week, everyone was talking about Lars von Trier. Then another Danish filmmaker came to town and stole some of his thunder: Nicholas Winding Refn, in competition with the ultra-violent Ryan Gosling vehicle "Drive," premiered his crowdpleasing action pastiche on Thursday and rece...

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    Sundance Selects Acquires Cannes' "Poliss"

    by Peter Knegt on May 21, 2011

    Continuing to prove a big player at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Selects announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Maiwenn's competition title "Poliss" from Wild Bunch. That's the fourth competition title the distributor has picked up out the festival, after "Sleeping Beauty," ...

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    IFC Midnight Takes North American Rights to "Snowtown" at Cannes

    by Nigel M Smith on May 20, 2011

    IFC Midnight today took North American rights to the psychological thriller "Snowtown" in Cannes. The film marks the directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel.

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    "Atmen," "Geants" Lead Director's Fortnight Winners In Cannes

    by Peter Knegt on May 20, 2011

    Karl Markovics' "Atmen" (Breathing) and Bouli Lanners' "Les géants" led the winners of Cannes' Director's Fortnight section, which were announced this evening.

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