Victor Hugo’s novel "Les Misérables" takes him to the Croisette: Director Ladj Ly has just climbed the steps of the Cannes Film Festival for his first feature film. A cry of alarm about the fate of the suburbs turned in Montfermeil the city of Seine Saint Denis that saw it grow.
Brief in pictures. On the occasion of the opening of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, discovery of the ascent of the steps of the couple formed by the actors Penelope CRUZ and Javier BARDEM on the screen of the film "Everybody Knows" by Asghar FARHADI. Commentary on factual images.
[Source: France 3 Regions]: Ladj Ly (director of the film Les Misérables) chose Marseille to open a training school for the "Kourtrajmé" cinema professions. Indeed, for the fall of 2020, the free school will train new film technicians. The will is that after the training, they can integrate directly into the professional environment and start working.
On the occasion of the first screening in Sweden, in Stockholm, of the film "Millenium" adapted from the eponymous book of Stieg Larsson, reaction of the journalist to the JDD Carlos GOMEZ and a Swedish spectator and interview of the Swedish actress Noomi RAPACE, on how she interpreted the role of Lisbeth Salander.
On the occasion of the release of Woody Allen’s new film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". Meeting with one of the actresses of the film, Rebecca HALL evoking the humour of this film despite very unfortunate characters. Interview with American actress Rebecca HALL
Interview of the Iranian director Asghar FARHADI on his film "The separation" of Asghar FARHADI rewarded with a Golden Bear in Berlin with Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini. It is a story of divorce in Iran, which takes a social and religious turn, when the husband takes a caregiver to take care of his father with Alzheimer’s disease. The director describes the roots of Iranian society through the conflicts of two couples, two families, two social classes.
Report on the film "The town" directed by and with the American actor Ben AFFLECK, a black thriller that takes place in a hot Boston neighborhood that tells the hunt of a gang of robbers by the police. Interview of the American actress Rebecca HALL about her character alternating with images of the shooting of the film by Ben AFFLECK.
Tahar RAHIM is in Cannes for the film "The Past" directed by the Iranian Asghar FARHADI. He plays in the film with Bérénice BEJO. The commentary on the climb of the steps of the team of the film "The past" alternates with the interview of Tahar RAHIM.
Presentation of the film "Millenium" inspired by the novel of Stieg LARSSON, marked by the discovery of an unknown Swedish actress Noomi RAPACE. Interview with Niels ARDEN OPLEV, director on the choice of the actress to play the role of Lisbeth Salander and then Noomi RAPACE, actress on how she approached this role. Reaction of a spectator to the exit of a cinema.
Report on the presentation in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival of Woody ALLEN’s new film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" with Rebecca HALL and Penelope CRUZ. Comment on images of Woody ALLEN’s film team including Penelope CRUZ and Rebecca HALL,
Report on the shooting of the film "Mud" of the director Jeff NICHOLS with as principal actor, Matthew McConaughey, on the occasion of its release in France. Commentary on images of the film’s shooting alternating with the interview of director Jeff NICHOLS.
Interview of the Iranian director Asghar FARHADI on his film "The separation" of Asghar FARHADI rewarded with a Golden Bear in Berlin with Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini. The director explains how to tell a story without clashing with the censorship of the Iranian regime.
Report. Fabien GAFFEZ, the General Delegate of the Amiens Film Festival is also a critic for the film magazine Positif. At the Cannes Film Festival, he was one of the 5 selectors for the Critics' Week (for 2 years). He met on this occasion the director Jeff NICHOLS for his film "Take shelter" with the actress Jessica CHASTAIN. Interview with Jeff NICHOLS.
Report. The Norwegian Joachim TRIER arrives in Competition at the international film festival of Cannes with his new film "Stronger than Bombs", his first film in English with the actress Isabelle HUPPERT, the actor Gabriel BYRNE and Jesse EISENBERG. Interview with Isabelle HUPPERT on her role and then with the Swedish director Joachim TRIER on her meeting with Isabelle HUPPERT
Report. The young Italian actress Jasmine TRINCA is the guest of the festival "Rencontres du cinéma italien" which is currently taking place in Bastia. The opportunity for the actress to visit the city at night before presenting the film of Nanni MORETTI, "The son’s room" in which she plays the role of the daughter and sister. She is accompanied in her visit of bastia by isabelle MANZI, collaborator of the "Rencontres du cinéma italien". Interview with Jasmine TRINCA alternating with images of Bastia and the festival.
In Clichy sous Bois, the Kourtrajmé collective has opened a free film school for young people from the suburbs. Young people share their experience and satisfaction. Thomas Gayrand, trainer, explains how the school works. As for Ladj LY, director and co-founder of the school, he tells what is at the initiative of this school.