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TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Toronto International Film Festival made way for some Cannes heavyweights Thursday, unveiling Special Presentation slots for Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner "The Class" and Matteo Garrone's Grand Prix winner "Gomorrah" among a group of about two dozen North American premieres. Arnaud Desplechin's "Un conte de Noel" and Canadian helmer Atom Egoyan's "Adoration" -- both Cannes Competition titles...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Film News: Film festival unveils most of slate -- Cannes pics, including Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or-winning "Entre les murs," dominate the first major programming announcement from the 33rd Toronto Intl. Film Festival.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
By Hoberman, J Che Wins Cannes! Or at least the only Cannes award that really matters: ours CANNES, France- The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, yet the red carpet has been rolled up as you read.
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DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Highly Recommended The Movie: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a harrowing, starkly told tale of abortion and rape in the waning years of Romania during the oppressive Ceauşescu regime Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Film News: Studio snaps up Cannes champ -- Sony Pictures Classics has acquired domestic rights and three international territories for Laurent Cantet's "The Class," the Palme d'Or winner at this year's Cannes fest.
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Shooting Down Pictures (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
screened Monday June 3 2008 on VHS recording of TV broadcast in Brooklyn, NY TSPDT rank #821 IMDb Wiki The third and final collaboration between director Joseph Losey and screenwriter Harold Pinter nabbed the 1971 Cannes Palme d’Or at the expense of such films as Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice (TSPDT #207), Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout (TSPDT #611) [...]
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GalliaWatch (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
If you follow the Cannes Film Festival you may know that this year's Palme d'Or went to a French film for the first time in many years. Entre les Murs (lit. "within the walls," but called in English The Class ), made in the style of a documentary, takes place inside a multi-culti 9th grade classroom where a harried young teacher tries to induce his pupils to speak French correctly, but ends up using...
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Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Singapore had its first film competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Eric Khoo's My Magic . And though the Straits Times did a nice story about the film before it went to the festival, it still seems like it's taken forever for the local media to take note of Khoo's achievement. Finally, Channel NewsAsia worked up a piece about the film . Here's an excerpt: It was a proud...
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BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
What's your favorite education-themed movie? A) Mr. Holland's Opus B) Stand and Deliver C) Lean on Me D) Dead Poet's Society E) All of the Above Now there's a new one to add to the list. The Class ( Entre les murs ), a French film, recently won the Palme d'Or (the top prize) at the Cannes Film Festival. Sean Penn called it an "an amazing, amazing film." But why should BoardBuzz (and you) care? The...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
A film with a cast of inexperienced actors emerged to win the coveted Palme d'Or, providing a touch of magic at the end of the 61st Festival de Cannes
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http://www.cinemarealm.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival closed on Sunday, when the jury, with Sean Penn presiding, announced the winners. Here they are: PALME D'OR FOR BEST FILM The Class (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet In The Class, Cantet portrays a Paris junior high school teacher and his students over the period of one year. Starring François [...]
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Biz (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
by Steve Ramos (May 27, 2008) With the 61st Cannes Film Festival coming to a close and the French drama " The Class ," set during a year in a junior high classroom, winning the Palme d'Or, the political comedy " War Inc. " shot to the number one spot on the specialty charts with debut earnings of $50,700 for First Look Studio from exclusive runs in New York and Los Angeles. " The Edge of Heaven ,"...
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http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Stuff French film takes top Cannes prize The Class (Entre les murs) is the first French film in 21 years to scoop the coveted Palme d'Or prize for best picture at the Cannes Film Festival. Read the full article here
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FilmStew.com (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Although foreign-language Palme d'Or winners often tend to find very little traction with American audiences and Oscar voters, this year’s Best Actor recipient at Cannes looks to be an early lock for similar stateside honors.
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