59th Cannes Film Festival

[Grimfarrow]

STOP ANSWERING THE GUY! This is the CANNES thread - please discuss Bresson somewhere else.

[HerrSchreck]

Balloons, slide whistles, bell-ding.

I was answering Dave, who has one post over the past 2 wrecked pages.

[Michael]

Sorrentino's L'Amico di Famiglia is pretty strong as well.

That one looks REALLY good. Right up my alley. Has anyone seen this film yet?

[franco]

Michael, have you seen his previous work, The Consequences of Love?

[Michael]

No, I hadn't heard anything about Paolo Sorrentino until just now after reading this thread. How's the film, franco?

How was Volver received at Cannes, by the way?

[Noir of the Night]

Quite enthusiastically.

[franco]

No, Michael, I am still waiting for the Artificial Eye DVD to get a discount. I don't know how much longer I can wait. Perhaps I'll just get it from CD-WOW.

Roger Ebert likes Volver and compares it to Amarcord. By the way, that's quite a lovely picture he took.

[Noir of the Night]

Updated predictions: (5/24/06)

Palmes D'Or: Volver-Pedro Almodovar
Grand Prix du Jury: Indigenes-Rachid Bouchareb
Jury Prize: L'Amico di Famiglia-Paolo Sorrentino
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, for Babel
Camera D'Or: Red Road-Andrea Arnold

More to come.

[Michael]

Palmes D'Or: Volver-Pedro Almodovar

I hope so.

[zone_resident]

The FIPRESCI prize goes to "Iklimler" (Climates) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

[Noir of the Night]

Palmes D'Or: Volver-Pedro Almodovar

I hope so.

Me too. Almodovar is probably my favorite filmmaker in this year's Official Selection.

[FilmFanSea]

Is the awards ceremony being televised in the US? I don't see it on IFC's schedule for tomorrow.

[Noir of the Night]

Roger Ebert writes:

"No, the Cannes awards will not be seen on American TV this year. IFC, which carried them live, and Bravo, which repeated them in the evening, have dropped their coverage. That means you will not be able to hear my commentary with its spectacular mispronunciations, and the patient Annette Insdorf correcting me in six languages."

It's a shame, it's been a tradition for me to watch the closing ceremony in the morning on IFC for 4 years now.

[Grimfarrow]

First, congrats to Julia Loktev for her win for DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT. Well deserved.

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Top prize: 'Luxury Car', Wang Chao

Special prize: 'Ten Canoes' Rolf de Heer


FIPRESCI PRIZE

Competition: 'Climates', Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Critics Week: 'Bug', William Friedkin

Un Certain Regard: 'Hamaca Paraguaya', Paz Encina

ECUMENICAL JURY PRIZE

Babel, Alejandro González Iñárritu

QUINZAINE

Prix remis à des longs métrages :

Prix "Regard Jeune"
remis à un long métrage (1ère ou 2ème oeuvre)
"Day Night Day Night" de Julia Loktev

Prix Art & Essai - Cicae
"Anche libero va bene" de Kim Rossi Stuart

Label Europa Cinéma
remis au meilleur film européen de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
"A Fost sau n-a fost ?" de Corneliu Porumboiu

CRITICS' WEEK

Grand Prix:
Poison Friends by Emmanuel Bourdieu (FR)

SACD Award:
Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt (DE)
Poison Friends by Emmanuel Bourdieu (FR)

ACID Award:
The Bothersome Man by Jens Lien (NO)

OFAJ (Very) Young Critic Award:
Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt (DE)

Grand Rail d'Or for Best Feature Film:
Poison Friends by Emmanuel Bourdieu (FR)

[rs98762001]

Sorry to be so dumb, but what exactly does the "Ecumenical Jury Prize" signify?

[FilmFanSea]

From indieWIRE:

Palme d'Or:
The Wind That Shakes The Barley by Ken Loach

Grand Prix (runner-up):
Flandres / Flanders by Bruno Dumont

Prix de la Mise en Scene (Best Director):
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel

Prix du Scenario (Best Screenplay Award):
Pedro Almodóvar for Volver

Camera d'Or (For best first feature):
A Fost sau n-a fost? / 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumbolu

Prix du Jury (Jury Prize):
Red Road by Adrea Arnold

Prix d'interpretation feminine (Best Actress):
Ensemble female cast of Volver by Pedro Almodovar (Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave)

Prix d'interpretation masculine (Best Actor):
Ensemble male cast of Indigenes by Rachid Bouchareb (Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan)

Court-Metrage (Short Film):
Palme d'Or (short film): Sniffer by Bobby Peers
Special Mention: Conte de quartier by Florence Miaihe
Prix Du Jury: Prmiera Nieve by Pablo Aguero

[tavernier]

From indieWIRE:

Palme d'Or:
The Wind That Shakes The Barley by Ken Loach

Grand Prix (runner-up):
Flandres / Flanders by Bruno Dumont

Prix de la Mise en Scene (Best Director):
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel

Prix du Scenario (Best Screenplay Award):
Pedro Almodóvar for Volver

Camera d'Or (For best first feature):
A Fost sau n-a fost? / 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumbolu

Prix du Jury (Jury Prize):
Red Road by Adrea Arnold

Prix d'interpretation feminine (Best Actress):
Ensemble female cast of Volver by Pedro Almodovar (Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave)

Prix d'interpretation masculine (Best Actor):
Ensemble male cast of Indigenes by Rachid Bouchareb (Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan)

Court-Metrage (Short Film):
Palme d'Or (short film): Sniffer by Bobby Peers
Special Mention: Conte de quartier by Florence Miaihe
Prix Du Jury: Prmiera Nieve by Pablo Aguero

Is that Loach's first Palme d'Or? That's great news!

[FilmFanSea]

The Wind That Shakes The Barley by Ken Loach???

As usual, the Cannes jury defies the critics and the oddsmakers--just one reason that I find this festival so compelling.

Ken Loach has had tremendous success at Cannes through the years, though this is his first Palme d'Or. From IMDb:

Cannes Film Festival
2006
• [Won], Golden Palm
for The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

2004
• Won, 30th Anniversary Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
• For his entire body of work.

2002
• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Sweet Sixteen (2002)

2000
• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Bread and Roses (2000)

1998
• Nominated, Golden Palm
for My Name Is Joe (1998)

1995
• Won, FIPRESCI Prize
for Land and Freedom (1995)
• Tied with Vlemma tou Odyssea, To.

• Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
for Land and Freedom (1995)

• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Land and Freedom (1995)

1993
• Won, Jury Prize
for Raining Stones (1993)

• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Raining Stones (1993)

1991
• Won, FIPRESCI Prize
for Riff-Raff (1990)

1990
• Won, Jury Prize
for Hidden Agenda (1990)

• Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
for Hidden Agenda (1990)

• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Hidden Agenda (1990)

1981
• Won, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
for Looks and Smiles (1981)

• Won, Young Cinema Award
for Looks and Smiles (1981)
• Tied with Neige.

• Nominated, Golden Palm
for Looks and Smiles (1981)

1979
• Won, FIPRESCI Prize
Parallel Section for Black Jack (1979)

[Noir of the Night]

Wow, was not expecting that. It's too bad Almodovar was snubbed yet again. Happy for Loach, but slightly annoyed that Flandres got recognized, if only because we'll have to hear about from ugetsu for Lord knows how long.

[Anonymous]

hmmmmmmm..... well Flandres won the Grand Prix, so I was closer than anyone else here. I always thought it would get something, given the presence of intelligent directors like Suleiman and Martel on the Jury... but I guess some of the bubblehead actors balanced things out. The Loach sound like a compromise decision, a film everyone could agree on. It must have been CLOSE.

If the bet had been on, I would have bet a chunk on Red Road to win the Jury prize and not the Camera d'Or. Practically inevitable.

Sigh... I would have made a MINT if Flandres had edged one step further and got the Palme d'Or - odds of 27 to 1!!!!! &$%£*%@£&%£%$£^^%....

[Alyosha]

Wow! Great! I love Loach's work, but didn't think he had a chance with this one. Has it at all been mentioned as a strong candidate by anyone? Terrific anyhow!

[Noir of the Night]

hmmmmmmm..... well Flandres won the Grand Prix, so I was closer than anyone else here. I always thought it would get something, given the presence of the intelligent directors like Suleiman and Martel on the Jury... but I guess some of the bubblehead actors balanced things out. The Loach sound like a compromise decision, a film everyone could agree on. It must have been CLOSE.

How were you closer? I correctly called Best Director.

[Anonymous]

Best Director is a sop. The Grand Prix is second prize. I would have said Babel for Best Director too, if I'd cared /thought about it for two seconds.

[Noir of the Night]

The point is, you can't say that you were closer to being right for saying Flandres will get something out of the entire range of awards, whereas I correctly predicted the recipient of a specific award. How important the award is in your eyes has no bearing on this.

I would have said Babel for Best Director too, if I'd cared /thought about it for two seconds.

Yeah right.

[ellipsis7]

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, directed by Briton Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, is the first Irish made and themed (and Irish funded and coproduced) movie to win the Palme D'Or... A great fillip from the native film culture & industry...