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Q&A This filmmaking thing is working out for Charles Ferguson. SEE PAGE 6

Monday dailyMay 17, 2010 THR.com/cannes 6 Walken ready to sow some Focus,Sonyhit‘Hanna’ Sierrashows‘Money’;TMG,Medusahave‘Passengers’

‘Wild Oats’ By Stuart Kemp and Scott Roxborough By Jay A. Fernandez ocus Features and Sony Pic- hristopher Walken is tures Worldwide Acquisi- negotiating to join the tions Group sliced and

LE SEGRETAIN/GETTY IMAGES F Caction-comedy “Wild diced rights to Joe Wright’s Oats,”from writer Claudia Saoirse Ronan-starring teenage Myers and director Scott assassin thriller “Hanna” as Marshall. high profile pre-sales during Shirley Cannes began to pick up. MacLaine, The deal for “Hanna,”which Maria Bello, also stars Cate Blanchett and Christina Eric Bana, sees hefty coopera- Ricci, John tion between the two studios Corbett and with Focus retaining rights in Walken Bill Pullman North America, the U.K., Aus- already are tralia/New Zealand, Greece, aboard the project about a Israel, Middle East, and CIS, widow who finds herself while SPWAG acquires territo- heading to Las Vegas with her ries in continental Europe, Asia granddaughter after a pile of continued on page 36 money falls in her lap. Blythe Frank and Agathe David-Weill are producing the film; Michael Mailer is an executive producer. SHOOTING BACK Landisturnsto Toronto-based Peace Arch “ThePrincessofMontpensier”actorsGregoireLeprince-Ringuet Entertainment is repping andMelanieThierryturnthetablesonthephotographersat pre-sales of the project at the theirgalapremiereSundaynightatthePalais. U.K.forbacking Marche de Film. Shooting is scheduled to begin in Con- By Stuart Kemp necticut and Nevada in August. CAA and ICM pack- ohn Landis says he aged the film. RebornEalingrampsup can’t get the movies he continued on page 37 Jwants to make Hoffman, Cattaneo board projects at studio bankrolled in Hollywood so he came to the U.K. to By Stuart Kemp Thompson said find one. WHAT’S INSIDE Hoffman brought It worked out well for > he roster of talent lining up Irwin Shaw's him as he is putting the Reviews PAGE 10, 11, 27, to make movies with Eal- novel "Night- final touches to “Burke 28, 30, 32, 33, 34 Ting Studios, the reborn work" to Ealing and Hare,”starring Simon >Screening Guides. British production, finance, with a view to the Pegg, Andy Serkis and Isla PAGE 18, 22, 24, 26 sales and studio facility opera- U.K.banner put- Fisher. > tor, includes Peter Cattaneo, Thompson ting it together. Landis said his wife, the About Town Dustin Hoffman and writers Will Davies,one of Oscar-nominated cos- PAGE 40, 41 Richard Warlow and Will Davis. the scribes behind "How to Train continued on page 37 Ealing Studios chief Barnaby continued on page 37 day6_p2,35,38 n2_b.qxd:002THRD6_n2 5/16/10 7:43 PM Page 1

THR.com/cannes news Monday, May 17, 2010 Dubai fest ties up with Beirut DC Partnershipdesignedtosupportindie,localdocumentaryfilmmaking

By Elizabeth Guider nection, the co-production film testament to the strong com- theminrealizingtheirdream.” market hosted at DIFF 2010, for munity outreach of the festival. Eliane Raheb of Beirut DC he Dubai International potential financial backing and “Oneofthefoundingobjec- added that Beirut DC has been Film Festival has inked technical support to execute a tivesofDIFFistopromote focused on hosting training a strategic partnership full-fledged doc. regionalfilmmakingtalent,”she workshops “to encourage doc- with Beirut DC, a At a luncheon in Cannes on said.“Throughcollaborations umentary filmmaking in the Lebanon-based Sunday,DIFF managing direc- withcommittedorganizations Arab world.” organizationT that promotes tor Shivani Pandya said that the likeBeirutDC,wecanreachoutto As a partner in Documentary independent filmmaking, to partnership with Beirut DC is a thecreativecommunityandassist continued on page 38 strengthen local documentary filmmaking skills. DIFF will provide a financial incubating fund of $10,000 to Beirut DC’sDocumentary ‘Tattoo’star Course, which is aimed at inspir- ing young film professionals to moving onto refine and showcase their skills. The selected project will be presented at Dubai Film Con- FRANCOIS DURAND/GETTY IMAGES freshterritory

By Scott Roxborough

Noomi Rapace, the star of Swedish hit “The Girl With the Frenchfilmfocus Dragon Tattoo,”will not reprise her role as goth hacker Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s atVietnamfest English-language adaptation By Jay A. Fernandez ‘World’ travelers of the Stieg Lars- Martin Scorsese, Olivia Harrison and Nigel Sinclair hit Antibes on Saturday to talk about son best-seller. A day after holding a Fes- their George Harrison documentary “Living in the Material World: George Harrison.” Speaking to tival de Cannes party to THR in Cannes, celebrate the launch of the Rapace said after Vietnam International Film Endoflong,windingroad two years shoot- Rapace Festival, organizers added a ing the Larsson few new details at an Inter- Scorsese doc focuses on former Beatle’s journey “Millennium”trilogy in Swedish, national Village press con- she has had enough of Salander ference Sunday. By Jay A. Fernandez lar and successful band. Pro- and would not accept the role The first annual VNIFF, ducer Nigel Sinclair of Exclu- even if Fincher offered it to her. announced at the Pusan fes- Martin Scorsese swept into sive was Media Group, home of “No, I’m done with her (Lis- tival last year,will take place the Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel the Spitfire Pictures label that beth), and it’s up to somebody October 17-21 in Hanoi. Per- down the coast from Cannes on will release the doc, also on else to step into her shoes,” haps reflecting the Cannes Saturday afternoon with hand to provide background Rapace said. “I don’t like to locale (and the countries’ George Harrison’s widow, and perspective on the forth- repeat myself. So it’s better if colonial history), fest pro- Olivia. The two have been col- coming project. someone else does it.” grammers are looking to laborating on a documentary “His music is very important ButRapacedidsuggestthat UniFrance, which hosted about the famous songwriter to me,”Scorsese said of Harri- FincherandproducerScottRudin Sunday’spresser,to help for the past three years and son. “So I was interested in the expandtheircastingcallbeyond them select five to seven finally have the end in sight. journey that he took as an theA-listers(NataliePortman, French films for a special Titled “Living in the Material artist. The film is an explo- KeiraKnightleyandCareyMulli- sidebar to the 60-film pro- World: George Harrison,”the ration. We don’t know.We’re ganareamongthosethoughtto gram. Vietnamese filmmak- documentary will take on the just feeling our way through.” bevyingforthepart)toinclude ers also will be showcased. whole of the Beatles guitarist’s Among other things, Scors- somelesser-knownnames. continued on page 35 life before, during and after his ese says he related to Harrison’s “I hope they won’t take, you time in the world’s most popu- continued on page 35 continued on page 38

THR.com/cannes news Monday, May 17, 2010 Reeves populates ‘Passengers’ Big-budget‘Adam&Eve’talehighlightsMorganCreekfocus Cannes Daily Edition EDITORIAL OFFICE: By Elizabeth Guider still being sought for what the gan Creek founder James Hotel Montaigne, producers short-handed as Robinson put the accent on his newly reinvigorated Mor- “Adam & Eve in Space.”Pic also company’s new focus on big- 4 rue Montaigne gan Creek has licensed its will have a couple of comedic ger-budget projects that have Alatest project, “Passen- roles and set designs created by global appeal; his son Brian, TERRACE: gers,”to be directed by Italo some of the wizards who who is senior vp worldwide Hotel Palais Stephanie, auteur Gabriele worked on “Avatar.” marketing, also emphasized the Boulevard de la Croisette Muccino, to At a brunch for press and importance of responding to Medusa in Italy international buyers Sunday at the needs of international buy- Elizabeth Guider and to Herbert the Moulin des Mougins, Mor- continued on page 39 Editor Kloiber’s Tele- David Morgan Munchen in Deputy Editor Germany.Other deals in key ter- EDITORIAL Robinson Gregg Kilday (Film Editor), ritories are Chad Williams (Deputy Editor, Dailies), pending on the $90 million pic, Patrick Hipes (Copy Chief) which will go out domestically REPORTERS through Universal. Stuart Kemp (UK Bureau Chief), KARL WALTER/GETTY IMAGES Keanu Reeves already has Scott Roxborough (Germany Bureau Chief), Jay Fernandez (Senior Film Reporter ), been locked up as the male lead, Rebecca Leffler (France correspondent) while his female love interest is REVIEWS Kirk Honeycutt (Chief Film Critic), Ray Bennett (UK Critic), Deborah Young, Peter Brunette, Duane Byrge, Maggie Lee and Natasha Senjanovic ‘Money’talks (Film Critics)

ART forTrustNordisk Jackie Rubi (Senior Designer) THR.COM Karen Nicoletti (Senior News Editor), By Scott Roxborough Mira Advani Honeycutt (contributor)

ADVERTISING Scandi sales outfit Trust- Tommaso Campione (International Nordisk has cashed in with Executive Director), Alison Smith (International Sales Director), Swedish crime thriller Lauren Marani (Independent Film Account “Easy Money” (Snabba Writer-director Michael Haneke had a little help from Juliette Binoche on Sunday as he Manager), Ivy Lam (Hong Kong Sales), received his Commander in the Order of Arts and Literature medal at the Palais. Damjana Finci (International Cash), selling Daniel Advertising Sales Executive) Espinosa’s actioner about a young man who becomes a OPERATIONS + IT Kelly Jones, Production Director, runner for a drug dealer to Haneke gets French honor Gregg Edwards (Senior Production Manager), Icon in the U.K. and Mad- Armen Sarkisian (Network Administrator) man in Australia. By Rebecca Leffler highest arts honor,Commander Trust said it also is of the Order of Arts and Letters. beginning presales on Michael Haneke, director of “Last year, right here in Espinosa’s two sequels in last year’s Palme d’Or winning Cannes where you’ve been e5 Global Media LLC the “Snabba Cash” fran- “White Ribbon,”added a medal celebrated many times, you chise, set to begin shooting of honor to his trophy case have received the supreme JAMES A. FINKELSTEIN in summer 2011 and feature Sunday as French Cultural distinction of shall I say the Chairman the same cast. Trust already Minister Frederic Mitterrand ‘Republic of Cinema,’and has sold the original “Snab- inducted the Austrian director now,in the way that one spoke RICHARD D. BECKMAN Chief Executive Officer ba Cash” to more than 20 into the French legion of honor during the Renaissance, of the countries. TWC took U.S., at a ceremony in Cannes. ‘Republic of Letters,’” Mit- HOWARD APPELBAUM German and Italian rights Festival de Cannes President terand told Haneke before giv- Chief Operating Officer for “Easy Money” after a Gilles Jacob and actress Juliette ing him the medal. bidding war at the Euro- Binoche joined the celebration “I thank you from the bottom continued on page 39 at the Cafe des Palmes as of my heart,”Haneke told the Haneke was given the country’s crowd in perfect French. ∂

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CHARLES FERGUSON early 1980s, it became a criminal industry.The film goes into that in the most literal sense. That wasn’t just one event. That happened over chooledinpoliticalscience,Fergusonservedasaconsultantto time, and it was permitted to occur because, in part, as this industry bothgovernmentandthehigh-techindustrybeforefounding grew in wealth and power,it progressively corrupted the institutions SsoftwarecompanyVermeerTechnologiesin1994.Fromthere,he and people and systems who ... should have, restrained it. sequedintothelifeofavisitingscholaratMITandBerkelyandalso How easy was it to find interview subjects who would go on camera? spentthreeyearsasaseniorfellowattheBrookingsInstituteinWash- Ferguson:The people most directly responsible at the most senior levels ingtonD.C.beforemakinghisfirstfilm,“NoEndinSight,”which actually and intelligently refused to be interviewed.None of the CEOs exploredkeydecisionsintheIraqWarandearnedhimanOscarnomi- of the major investment banks agreed to be interviewed.Larry Sum- nation.Ferguson,whohasnowturnedhiscameraonthefinancialcri- mers (director of the National Economic Council) declined to be inter- sis,talkedwithTHR’sGreggKildayabouthissophomoremovieexperi- viewed.(Secretary of the Treasury) Tim Geithner declined to be interviewed.(Former Treasury Secretary) Rubin declined,etc.But people in ence,capturingeconomicsonfilmandmakinghisfirsttriptoCannes. foreign countries,even very senior people,and also people at levels just below them and people who have independent security were very will- Even after “No End in Sight” was released, you remained involved in the ing to be interviewed.George Soros,very direct and open and critical in debate about Iraq. Was it difficult to move on to another film subject? film,had no problem at all.Christine Lagarde,the finance Ferguson: No. It was not. It would have been hard to put it aside if I minister of France.The most surprising in that category, had put it aside instantly,but I didn’t. I did stay with it as a film and who I thought would be much more circumspect and also as an issue. I’ve been involved in public policity debates about much more closed and diplomatic — my jaw was on Iraq for a while. But I’m a filmmaker now,and I want to keep mak- the floor when he was saying the things that he was ing films. And just as the world unfortunately provided an obvi- saying — was Dominique Strauss-Kahn,the ously important subject with the war in Iraq, it provided anoth- director of the IMF.He’spretty out there. er equally important subject with the financial crisis. As soon as it became clear how deep this crisis was going to be, it seemed Are you hoping the film has some political impact? an obvious thing to do. The people at Sony Pictures Classics Ferguson: If the film is widely watched, I think it agreed virtually instantly. will have a polticial impact. What I would like to see happen is real reform and real sanc- What attracted you to your subject this time? tions, where appropriate, and, where Ferguson: As with Iraq, I had several friends who were appropriate, criminial prosecution for the involved in analyzing it early — two of whom are in the people who are responsible. film, actually.One of them is (economist) Nouriel Roubini and the other is Charles Morris. Charley was one of the very Have you been to Cannes before? first people to see this, and he wrote a book in 2007,which Ferguson: Never, I’ve never been to Cannes, was published in very early 2008, before Bear Sterns. The title and I have to say this is a pretty good way to of the book was “The Trillion Dollar Meltdown.”I read the book go. I am just completely bolled over. It’s an in manuscript form in late 2007.I had not been looking at the amazing opportunity.It’s very unusual for financial world at all, partially because I was involved with Iraq. documentaries to go to Previously in my life, I had a lot of dealings with the financial Cannes, and this is just world, but for the prior five years, I had nothing to do with finance. my second film, and they When I read Charley’sbook, I called him and said,“Charley,this is accepted it on the basis of a For more Q&A really extreme.”He said,“Charles, just wait.”And boy was he right. rough cut and my descrip- with Charles And then September,2008 happened and everybody got the joke. tion of what the finished Ferguson, go to film would look like. I was THR.com/cannes Economics can be fairly abstract. Was it difficult making that inter- very surprised. esting on film? Ferguson:It’sfairtosay;thefilmcontainsalotoftalkingheads. Butwhattheyhavetosayisinteresting,andit’saboutsome- thingthathasverydirectlyaffectedalmosteveryoneonthe vital stats planet.Ifthereisn’tsignificiantpopularinterestinthe Festival entry: “Inside Job” film,it’sbecauseIhaven’tdonemyjobwell.It’snot (Special Screening) becausethesubjectdoesn’tpermitit. Nationality: American Born:: March 23, 1955 “No End in Sight” revolved around a couple of key Filmography: “No End in Sight” decisions, like disbanding the Iraqi Army. Is there a (2007); executive producer, similar overriding decision that the new film looks at “Between Earth & Sky” (2009) or is it more about a series of decisions? Notable awards: Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. best documen- Ferguson: The latter.What the film is about — and I tary, Sundance Film Festival spe- wouldn’t say this is an exaggeration — what the cial jury award, WGA documentary film is about is the emergence and the cancerous screenplay nomination and growth of a criminal industry.The American Academy Award documentary financial system, particularly American invest- nomination for “No End in Sight”

ment banking since deregulation began in the ILLUSTRATION: CHRIS MORRIS

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Kamen Kalev Katie Holly Tamás Liszka Bulgaria Ireland Hungary selected by National Film Center Bulgaria selected by Irish Film Board selected by Magyar Filmunió/Hungary Waterfront Film Bl!nder Films LTD. SzimplaFilm Kft. Bacho Kiro 39, 1202 Sofi a The Barracks, 76 Irishtown Road, Kertész Utca 48, 1073 Budapest cell +359887581559, cell Cannes +33 6 729 908 93 Ringsend, Dublin 4 phone +36 1 321 5880 kamen@waterfrontfi lm.net phone +353 1 667 8066 [email protected] www.waterfrontfi lm.net [email protected], www.blinderfi lms.com www.cine.hu

A graduate from La Fémis Katie Holly entered the fi lm Tamás Liszka studied National Academy for Film industry in 2001 when she Philosophy and Film at Art in Paris in 2002, Kamen joined Treasure Entertainment university in his home Kalev had previously studied as a production executive town of Budapest. After at the National Academy for and associate producer on teaching Epistemology Theatre and Film Art and such fi lms as Ape, Man for fi ve years in Hungary the Cyril and Methodius University in Sofi a. His About Dog, The Mighty Celt and Shrooms. and Norway, he co-founded the Anilogue student fi lms Orphee and Maltonius Olbren A graduate of the EAVE producer training animation festival, initially known as AniFest received awards at many international fi lm programme, Katie joined Bl!nder Films in early and now the largest annual animation event festivals, including Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand 2006 as a producer and head of development in Hungary and Austria, and the fi lm company and Locarno. His short Get The Rabbit Back and now co-owns the company with director SzimplaFilm Ltd in 2003 with a remit to release (co-directed with Dimitar Mitovski) was in Kieron J. Walsh. She has produced a number of foreign arthouse fi lms at home and promote competition in Cannes in 2005. award-winning short fi lms (The Basket Case, Hungarian animation worldwide. Since 2004, Two years later, his last short Rabbit Troubles Lowland Fell, Mea Culpa), programmes for SzimplaFilm‘s projects have included the (also co-directed with Mitovski) was again Irish television, and three feature fi lms. Her fi rst international licensing of the Annecy winner selected by the Critics‘ Week. Last year, feature production One Hundred Mornings District! and the Academy Award nominated Kamen‘s feature debut Eastern Plays – which had its world premiere at this year‘s Slamdance short Maestro. Igor Lazin‘s short Reportrait, he also wrote and produced – had its world Film Festival where it won a Special Jury prize, SzimplaFilm’s latest animated fi lm, is now on premiere in the Directors‘ Fortnight at Cannes and DoP Suzie Lavelle has since received an Irish general release in Hungarian cinemas. and went on to win prizes at many festivals, Film & Television Award for her cinematography Tamás is currently working on the eighth including Angers, Estoril, Warsaw, Sofi a, on the fi lm. edition of the Anilogue festival, Áron Gauder‘s Sarajevo, and Tokyo. Katie currently has two features in post- next animated feature Egill, with Michael He is now in pre-production on his second production: Tom Hall‘s Sensation and writer- Madsen and Adrian Paul, as well as Szabolcs feature The Island which will again be co- director Finola Geraghty‘s Come On Eileen, Tolnai’s feature project Strange Forest which produced by Sweden‘s Chimney Pot. and is fi nancing the psychological horror won the Cinelink‘s CNC award in 2008 in fi l m Citadel to shoot later this year as a co- Sarajevo as promising new script. production with Sigma Films.

Selected Films Selected Films Selected Films as producer, director and screenwriter: Come On Eileen, 2010 Egill, The Last Pagan The Island, 2010 by Finola Geraghty (in post-production) by Áron Gauder (in production) by Kamen Kalev (in pre-production) Sensation, 2010 Strange Forest Eastern Plays, 2009 by Tom Hall (in post-production) by Szabolcs Tolnai (in production) by Kamen Kalev One Hundred Mornings, 2009 Reportait (Riportré – Kovásznai), 2010 by Conor Horgan by Igor Lazin (short) as director and screenwriter: Mea Culpa, 2009 Daily Tomorrow, 2009 Rabbit Troubles, 2007 by Virginia Gilbert (short) by Kai Bessenyei (short) by Kamen Kalev, Dimitar Mitovski (short) Lowland Fell, 2008 Maestro, 2007 Get The Rabbit Back, 2005 by Michael Kinirons (short) by Geza M. Toth (short) by Kamen Kalev, Dimitar Mitovski (short) The Basket Case, 2007 District! (Nyócker!), 2004 by Owen O‘Neill (short) by Áron Gauder (licensing management)

with the support of the EU MEDIA Programme EFP is supported by fi nancial partner project partners

EFP Producers D6 051710.indd 1 5/7/10 12:58 PM Silvia Panáková Simone Bachini Lizette Jonjic Slovak Republic Italy Sweden selected by Slovak Film Institute selected by Cinecittà Luce-Filmitalia selected by Swedish Film Institute ARINA s.r.o. Aranciaﬁ lm Migma Film AB Sibírska 3, 831 02 Bratislava Via Castiglione, 4, 40124 Bologna Norra Allégatan 7, 413 01 Gothenburg cell +421 90 7787 945 cell +39 338 5080 731 cell +46 709 1700 10 silvia@arinafi lm.sk simone@aranciafi lm.com lizette@migmafi lm.se www.arinafi lm.sk www.aranciafi lm.com www.migmafi lm.se

Silvia Panáková graduated A graduate in Molecular Lizette Jonjic has been from the Academy of Biology, Simone Bachini was working in the Swedish Performing Arts in Bratislava working as an editor from movie industry for eleven in 2003 and set up the 2000 to 2002 when he met years and is a co-owner of independent production fi lm director Giorgio Diritti on the Stockholm/Gothenburg- company ARINA s.r.o. with a set and decided to join him based production company her husband Erik Panák a year later. and Mario Brenta in setting up the production Migma Film AB. She started freelancing as Her feature fi lm debut as a majority company Aranciafi lm, in 2003. Simone co- production manager and co-ordinator before producer was the co-production My produced Diritti‘s documentary With My Own fi nally becoming a producer herself. Lizette Husband‘s Women, directed by Ivan Eyes and followed this in 2005 with The Wind took on the career of the young and promising Vojnár, which had its world premiere at the Blows Round. Diritti‘s feature debut later won the director, Håkon Liu, with the short Phantom 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival. Best Producer Award at the Italian Film Festival in Pain in 2005. Their collaboration continued Silvia‘s second production was Juraj Herz‘s St. Louis/USA and was nominated for Best Film in 2007 with Lucky Blue which won the Best T.M.A., premiered in Karlovy Vary, which and Best Producer at the David di Donatello Short Story Award in Gothenburg and was won the awards for Best Director and Best Awards. Simone served as the co-producer on nominated for Sweden‘s answer to the Oscar, Cinematographer at the 2009 HORRORFEST David Cocchi‘s 2006 documentary The Man Who the Guldbagge. In 2009, Lizette produced her Film Festival in South Africa. Defeated The Boogie-Woogie and was the fi rst feature fi lm with Liu‘s low-budget debut, She is currently producing Peter Dimitrov‘s producer and co-writer of Diritti‘s documentary Miss Kicki, shot in Taiwan with Pernilla August docu-drama Time Of Grimaces about Kids For Rent in 2008. Diritti‘s second fi ction in the lead. So far, this fi lm has received awards the life of the 18th sculptor Frank Xavier feature The Man Who Will Come had its world at festivals in Pusan, Mannheim-Heidelberg Messerschmidt. In addition, Silvia has been premiere at last year‘s Italian Screenings and won and Stockholm. organising the Slovak national “Tibor Vichta three prizes – the Silver Marc‘Aurelio Grand Jury Selected last year for the EAVE training Award“ script competition for young authors Award, the Golden Marc‘Aurelio Audience Award programme, Lizette has a slate of projects aged up to 35 years since 2002. for Best Film, and ‘La Meglio Gioventù‘ Award for in development including Håkon Liu‘s next Best Film – in Rome. The Man Who Will Come feature with the working title Kill Me, Fuck has now been nominated for Best Film and Best Me, Hug Me, a passionate youth love story Producer at this year‘s David di Donatello Awards. set in the north of Sweden.

Selected Films Selected Films Selected Films Time of Grimaces (Cas Grimas), 2010 The Man Who Will Come (L‘Uomo Che Verrà), 2009 Kill Me, Fuck Me, Hug Me, 2011 by Peter Dimitrov by Giorgio Diritti by Håkon Liu (in development) (docu-drama, in production) Kids For Rent (Piazzàti), 2008 Miss Kicki, 2009 T.M.A., 2009 by Giorgio Diritti (documentary) by Håkon Liu by Juraj Herz (co-produced) The Man Who Defeated The Boogie-Woogie Wolf, 2008 My Husband‘s Women (Zeny mojho muza), 2009 (L‘Uomo Che Sconfi sse Il Boogie), 2006 by Daniel Alfredson (prod. management) by Ivan Vojnár by David Cocchi (documentary, co-produced) Lucky Blue, 2007 Before Film Is Over (Kým sa skonči tento fi lm), 2009 The Wind Blows Round (Il Vento Fa Il Suo Giro), 2005 by Håkon Liu (short) by Tomáš Hučko (documentary) by Giorgio Diritti Phantom Pain (Fantomsmärta), 2005 With My Own Eyes (Con I Miei Occhi), 2003 by Håkon Liu (short) by Giorgio Diritti (documentary, co-produced)

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THR.com/cannes reviews Monday, May 17, 2010

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BOTTOM LINE Vivid depiction of love and war in 16th century France. PRODUCTION: A Paradis Films, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinema, Pandora Filmproduktion co- production. CAST: Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphael Personnaz, Michel Vuillermoz. DIRECTOR: Bertrand Tavernier. SCREENWRITER: Jean Cosmos, Francois-Olivier Rousseau, Bertrand Tavernier. BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Madame de la Fayette. PRODUCER: Eric Heumann. SALES: StudioCanal. No rating, 139 minutes.

restoring them to flesh-and- blood creatures who, no doubt, nurtured petty grievances even as they butchered innocents. Amid a cast of mostly young actors,the male protagonist is actually the veteran Wilson, whose Chabannes swallows his pride and love for the princess to ‘The Princess of Montpensier’ counsel her on how to negotiate her place at court.Wilson wears By Kirk Honeycutt have a solid following there. Their wedding night makes the mantle of sagacity well.He In adapting Madame de la one of the great anti-romantic uses face and body to depict a ixteenth-centuryFrance Fayette’s 17th-century novel, scenes in movie history: With man weary onto death of blood- isalousytimeandplace Tavernier and fellow writers fathers playing chess in the shed and intrigue,a man wanting tofallinloveinveteran Jean Cosmos and Francois- next room and lady attendants to retire from public life into a directorBertrandTav- Olivier Rousseau may have perched near the bed to bring dreamy world where passion and ernier’srobustnewfilm intended something more tra- the bloody sheet to the men, emotion can fuel art and poetry. “ThePrincessofMontpensier.”IfS ditional. You sense they are the couple’s consummation is Thierry is a lovely and talent- the interminable wars of reli- invested in their heroine’s fool- seen for what is it — a business ed actress but never quite sug- gions don’t grind you down,then ish love for a dashing though transaction. gests the sexual charisma that marriages of convenience and unspeakably ambitious ruffian The next morning, her hus- causes so many men to fall for palace intrigue can snuff out the just as they admire her very band rides off to war and her.She is better at playing the strongest of passion’sflames. modern desire to read and write “glory,”leaving her in the hands 16th-century feminist, ques- With this film,Tavernier pokes a and control her own destiny. of a tutor, the Comte de Cha- tioning all male authority and real hole in costumed romance. Yettheyrefusetodenythat bannes (Lambert Wilson), the determined to follow her heart. Everything feels all too real here. foolishness.Noraretheyabove Protestant deserter he protects. The film re-imagines French There is little room for grand showingthederangedpassionsin Chabannes is the next man to historical figures in new ways. gestures or noble sentiments. manyofthemovie’smalecharac- fall madly for the princess,to be Personnaz is allowed to bring Combat is nasty and obscene.A ters,stirred,quiteunconsciously, followed by the heir to the much more wisdom and grace to wife cheating on her husband is bytheirheroine.It’samostcon- throne,the Duc d’Anjou (Raphael Anjou than is usually the case. sordid.And when a man truly vincingmessofemotions. Personnaz); her own husband; Ulliel’sGuise is less a black vil- loves and respects a young Young Marie de Mezieres and when he drifts back into her lain than a man truly in love with woman,that love is not returned. (Melanie Thierry), heiress to life,Henri all over again. the princess but much more in Despite this — or perhaps great lands and fortune, loves Amid all the bloodshed, as a love with power and wealth. because of it — “The Princess of Henri (Gaspard Ulliel), the Duc kingdom tears itself apart over Leprince-Ringuet is quite Montpensier” is one of the finest de Guise, a hothead in a family religious affiliation and, of good as the man who tragically costume dramas in a long while. of Catholic hotheads that course, power, the movie falls in love with his own wife. The film should do well with would rule the kingdom if they chooses to focus on the jeal- He, in fact, is the only one whose adult audiences in Europe fol- could. But her father marries ousies and easily outraged pain is palpable, so he comes off lowing its November release in her off to the Prince de Mont- honor of these influential men. a much more wronged character France. Its story may be a little pensier (Gregoire Leprince- No doubt this is an historical than the princess. too buried in history for domes- Ringuet), whom she meets after distortion, but it does human- The production elements are tic audiences, but Tavernier does the decision is already made. ize names from history books, uniformly superb.∂

The Hollywood Reporter | Monday, May 17, 2010 | review ‘AScreamingMan’

By Peter Brunette

he heartfelt yet very modest film “A Screaming TMan” (Un Homme qui crie), set in perennially war- torn Chad, probably doesn’t really belong in the Cannes competition, but it’s good to see it there anyway. A simple tale of the love between a father and a son, and the way political, social and economic pressures threaten that love, the film provides a welcome wake-up call about concerningtheadvancingguer- what’s going on in the rest of the rillas,andteemingrefugees. world while festivalgoers gorge ButHarounisuninterestedin themselves on elaborate hors bigwarscenesandisbestat d’oeuvres and Provençal rosé. evokingthelittledetailsoflife,as Alas,filmsthataregoodfor whenAdamandhiswife,Mari- people,likespinach,aren’talways am,sensuouslyshareadripping (orever)popularattheboxoffice, pieceofwatermelonwhile hencecommercialprospectsfor watchingtheincreasinglyfright- ChadiandirectorMahamet- eningnewsreportsonthetelevi- SalehHaroun’sfilmaredim. sion.Another,morehaunting Nevertheless,festivalprogram- imagecomesashedriveshis mersshouldgivethisquietly motorcycledownapitch-black powerfulfilmaseriouslook. alleyashislittleheadlight Adam, the protagonist, is a becomestinierandtinieragainst fifty-something former swim- thenight.Haroun’scameratech- ming champion, known to niquesaren’tflashy,butrather everyone as “Champ,”who hap- quietlypowerfulwhen,forexam- pily reigns, as pool boy,over the ple,heoh-so-slowlyzoomsinon swimming pool at a local resort Adam’sstrickenfaceorwhenhe which has been taken over by showsadeadbodyfloatingdown the Chinese. When manage- theriverintheeveninglight. ment decides to downsize, he is A bit of much-needed humor laid off from the beloved job is provided by colorful minor that has given so much status characters like the resort’scook and meaning to his life (reminis- who “cooks from the heart” and cent of the doorman in Mur- puts in too much salt only when nau’s 1924 silent classic “The he’sin love, and the gatekeeper Last Laugh”). When his equally who dreams of winning the lot- beloved son Abdel takes his tery.An emotional high point place, jealousy is created where occurs when Abdel’s17-year-old once there was only love. pregnant girlfriend, who comes In the meantime, Adam is to live with Adam and Miriam being pressured by local author- once Abdel is abducted, sings a ities to contribute to the govern- song of woe in untranslated (and ment’swar effort against the probably untranslatable) but ever-present rebels, and because immensely sorrowful lyrics. he has no money to give them, they “draft” (kidnap) Abdel into >COMPETITION the army.Torn by conflicting desires, Adam doesn’t try to BOTTOM LINE Modest but quietly protect his son and is slowly but powerful story of love between irrevocably overwhelmed by a father and son set in war- torn Chad. guilt. But rather than “scream,” PRODUCTION: Pili Films, Goï-Goï Adam suffers in silence, a psy- Prods. CAST: Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc chological state powerfully ren- Koma, Emile Abossolo M'Bo, Hadjé dered by director Haroun. Fatimé N'Goua, Djénéba Koné. Wariseverywhere,inthe DIRECTOR: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. soundofthejetsheardoverhead SCREENWRITER: Mahamat-Saleh (adevicethatrecallsTranAnh Haroun. PRODUCER: Florence Stern. Hung’s“TheScentofGreen DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Papaya”),intheconstant, Laurent Brunet.SALES: Pyramide increasinglyfreneticradioreports International. No rating, 92 minutes.

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In Competition

8:30 Biutiful, Spain, 105 mins, Focus Features International (ticket required) 9:30 A Screaming Man, France, 92 mins, Pyramide International, Riviera 4 12:00 The Princess of Montpensier, France, 135 mins, StudioCanal, Salle du 60eme; Outrage, Japan, “10 to 11” 109 mins, Celluloid Dreams (ticket required) 15:00 9:30 St Trinians 2: The mins, Salt, Olympia 6; Sympathy Thief, Directors’ Fortnight, Biutiful, Spain, Legend Of Frittons Gold, for Delicious, USA, 98 mins, Kyrgystan, 80 mins, Match 105 mins, Focus United Kingdom, 105 mins, Sierra Pictures, Olympia 7; Factory, Star 4; Madrid en Features International Ealing Studios International, Boogie, Argentina, 85 mins, Corto 2010, Short Film Corner, (ticket required) Arcades 1; 8 Times Up, France, Vision Films / Vision Music, Palais Spain, Palais F; King Of Devil’s 102 mins, Films Boutique, I; Waste Land, United Kingdom, Island, Norway, 145 mins, Les 16:00 Riviera 2; Apart Together, 99 mins, E1 Entertainment Films Du Losange, Riviera 4; The The Housemaid, China, 93 mins, Celluloid International, Lerins 2; Life Wire, Con Artist, USA, 88 mins, Korea, 104 mins, Dreams, Star 4; Friendship, Germany, 90 mins, Aktis Film Myriad Pictures, Palais H; Mein Mirovision, Star 1 Germany, 108 mins, Bavaria International Gmbh, Palais E; Kampf, Germany, 109 mins, 19:00 Film International, Arcades 3; Winter’s Bone, USA, 100 mins, Telepool Gmbh, Arcades 3; The Biutiful, Spain, Lisanka, Cuba, 113 mins, Icaic - Fortissimo Films, Olympia 5; Last Harbor, USA, 95 mins, 105 mins, Focus Productora Internacional, Palais Sweatshop, USA, 89 mins, Media 8 Entertainment, Lerins 1; Features International D; Ana, Mexico, 90 mins, Lo Screen Media, Gray 3; 10’ To 11, 108, Spain, 95 mins, Umedia, (ticket required) Coloco Films, Lerins 2; Turkey, 110 mins, Colifilms Palais D; Sister Welsh’s Nights, Knucklehead (WWE Diffusion, Palais G; Kooky, Czech France, 78 mins, Filmsharks Int’l, 21:30 Theatrical Film Series), USA, Republic, 93 mins, Fandango Riviera 2; Grandfather A Screaming Man, 102 mins, IM Global, Gray 2; The Portobello Sales, Olympia 1; Best Mountain, Italy, 95 mins, Visual France, 92 mins, Heir, Italy, 87 mins, Panoramic Friends Forever, France, 91 mins, Factory, Palais B; Maria, Puerto Pyramide International, Film, Palais F; Mami Blue, Gaumont, Arcades 2; Eagle Rico, 90 mins, Kevin Williams Salle du 60eme Spain, 90 mins, Deaplaneta, Path, USA, 100 mins, Rodin Associates (KWA S.L.), Gray 4 22:30 Lerins 1; Bezerra De Menezes: A Entertainment, Ltd., Olympia 2 Outrage, Japan, Spirit’s Diary, Brazil, 75 mins, 11:45 Hands Up, Out of 109 mins, Celluloid Cinema Do Brasil, Gray 4 11:00 Everything Will Be Competition, France, 90 mins, Dreams (ticket required) Fine, Directors’ Fortnight, Les Films du Losange, Riviera 4 10:00 Kaboom, Out of Denmark, 90 mins, Match 12:00 The Counsel, France, 95 Competition, U.S., 88 mins, Factory, Theatre Croisette; mins, Snd Groupe M6 - Int’l Wild Bunch, Palais K; Illegal, Adrienn Pal, Un Certain Sales, Star 1; The Shock >TODAY Directors’ Fornight, Belgium, 95 Regard, Hungary, 136 mins, Elle Labyrinth: Extreme, Japan, 95 mins, Films Distribution, 8:30 Armadillo, Critics Week, Driver, Bazin; The Myth of the mins, Fortissimo Films, Palais K; Olympia 4 (no press, buyers Denmark, 100 mins, American Sleepover, Critics Marpiccolo, Italy, 87 mins, only); Armadillo, Critics Week, TrustNordisk, Bunuel Week, U.S., 97 mins, Miramar Intramovies, Riviera 3; Swinging Denmark, 100 mins, With The Finkels (buyers only), TrustNordisk, Star 2; Crying 9:00 Ha’meshotet, Directors’ 11:15 Film Socialism, Un United Kingdom, 105 mins, SC Out, Canada, 114 mins, Max Films Films International, Palais I; Fortnight, Israel, 86 mins, Inc., Riviera 1; The Tempest (invi- Certain Regard, France, 101 Theatre Croisette mins, Wild Bunch, Debussy Paris Express, France, 90 mins, tation only, no press), United Europacorp, Olympia 3; The Kingdom, 110 mins, Icon 9:15 Portrait of a Fighter as a Irishman (no press), USA, 110 Entertainment International, 11:30 Cameraman: The Life mins, Lightning Entertainment, Young Man, Romania, 120 mins, Olympia 9; Bagman Aka Casino and Work of Jack Cardiff, Lerins 2; Living On Love Alone, Coach 14, Palais J; 10 1/2, Canada, Jack, Canada, 106 mins, Hannibal Cannes Classics, U.K., 90 mins, France, 90 mins, Bac Films, 116 mins, Telefilm Canada, Palais Pictures, Palais C; Trader Games High Point Media Group, Gray Riviera 1; All That I Love, Poland, H; Trick, the Movie: Psychic (buyers only), France, 95 mins, 2; Shit Year, Directors’ 95 mins, Wide Management Battle Royale, Japan, 119 mins, TF1 International, Olympia 3; The Fortnight, U.S., 96 mins, Match Toho Co., Ltd., Palais B Infidel, United Kingdom, 105 Factory, Arcades 1; The Light continued on page 22

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a great film based on the novel “Le Amazzoni” by Vincent Leroy

For the first time a novel and a film Will tell the complete epic Of the fascinating women warriors, The Amazons, From myth and legend To the modern world. Beautiful, never separated from their fiery horses, Proud to affirm their force and to be able To do without men. Or so they believed. Because great is the mystery of women. Yesterday and today.

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A major motion picture in pre-production

“MEMOIRS OF HADRIAN”

From the literary masterpiece by Marguerite Yourcenar

* * * An associated production

OLYMPUS FILM INTERNATIONAL and RAI CINEMA

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To be directed by JOHN BOORMAN

****

The glory and loves of the most modern Roman Emperor who prized freedom, peace and beauty More highly than his immense power

His inspired vision of a world peaceful and united in its diversity Is as relevant today as it was then Hadrian would be the perfect ruler of today’s world. ***

2010: 30th Anniversary of Marguerite Yourcenar’s election to the Accadémie Française. «Now we feel confident that we have a nascent film that will be worthy of her great book» - John Boorman

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mins, Bavaria Film International, Kingdom, 100 mins, Intandem International Gmbh, Arcades 3 Screenings Riviera 4; Marilyn & Me, Italy, Films, Olympia 4; The Bang Butterfly Crush, New Zealand, continued from page 18 104 mins, Rai Trade, Palais H; My Bang Club, Canada, 113 mins, E1 89 mins, Artmedia, Palais J; Suicide, USA, 110 mins, Bleiberg Entertainment International, Bonded Parallels, Armenia, 91 Entertainment LLC, Gray 4; Kino Olympia 8; Open Sky, France, 94 mins, National Cinema Center Enterprise, Palais C; Gide In Caravan, Romania, 100 mins, mins, Wide Management Of Armenia, Palais B; Mad Cow, Love, Italy, 85 mins, Adriana Aktis Film International Gmbh, Enterprise, Palais E; Shadow, Italy, South Africa, 90 mins, Funny Chiesa Enterprises, Olympia 6; Palais D; A Proper Violence, 80 mins, Jinga Films, Palais G; How Films, Palais F; Patient X, Student Services, France, 101 USA, 103 mins, Red Wolf Films, L’Italien, France, 105 mins, Pathe Philippines, 90 mins, Eleven mins, Films Distribution, Gray 3; Palais J; Psalm 21, Sweden, 93 International, Arcades 2; The Arts, Inc., Gray 2; Farewell Cafe Du Pont, France, 105 mins, mins, Nonstop Sales Ab, Palais B; Crocodiles Strike Back, Baghdad, Iran, 100 mins, Le Pacte, Arcades 2; Thelma, Ce N’est Qu’un Debut, France, Germany, 92 mins, Delphis Films Documentary And Experimental Louise Et Chantal, France, 90 97 mins, Le Pacte, Lerins 1; Rock Inc., Palais C; Mind of the Film Center, Palais D; Genius 0f mins, Other Angle Pictures, It!, Germany, 99 mins, German Demon, USA, 85 mins, Shoreline Beauty, Singapore, 102 mins, Olympia 7; The Dead, USA, 100 Films Service & Marketing Gmbh, Entertainment, Gray 1; Imagical Arts Pte Ltd, Lerins 1; mins, Tricoast Worldwide LLC, Arcades 3 Brotherhood, USA, 82 mins, December, Iceland, 90 mins, Gray 1; Aal, Iran, 97 mins, Farabi Cinema Management Group LLC, Icelandic Film Centre, Gray 4 Cinema Foundation, Palais E; 14:00 Lily Sometimes, Lerins 2; Circus Fantasticus How Much Does Your Building Directors’ Fortnight, France, 110 (invitation only), Slovenia, 74 15:30 Dear Prudence, Critics Weigh, Mr. Foster?, United mins, SND Groupe M6, Riviera 1 mins, Slovenian Film Fund, Riviera Week, France, 80 mins, Kingdom, 78 mins, Latido, (invite only, no press); 3; Sebbe, Sweden, 80 mins, Pyramide International, Palais Olympia 4 Carancho, Un Certain Regard, Garagefilm International Ab, H; Picco, Directors’ Fortnight, Argentina, 110 mins, Finecut, Olympia 7; Underground, USA, Germany, 104 mins, Rezo, Star 13:30 Nostalgia for the Light, Debussy; Copacabana, Critics 110 mins, Tricoast Worldwide LLC, 3 (no press, buyers only); Out of Competition, Chile, 90 Week, France, 105 mins, Palais I; Barry Munday, USA, 83 Cleveland vs. Wall Street, mins, Pyramide International, Kinology, Olympia 3; Ano mins, Voltage Pictures, Gray 3 Directors’ Fortnight, Riviera 2; Best of the 48 Hour Bisiesto, Directors’ Fortnight, Switzerland, 98 mins, Films Film Project, Short Film Mexico, 92 mins, Pyramide 14:45 LA 317eme Section, Distribution, Riviera 2; Corner, Palais F; Somos Lo International, Theatre Croisette; Cannes Classics, France, 94 Draquila: L’Italia Che Trema, Que Hay, Directors’ Fortnight, I Wish I Knew, Un Certain mins, Salle du 60eme Out of Competition, Italy, 90 Mexico, 99 mins, Wild Bunch, Regard, China, 138 mins, MK2, mins, Wild Bunch, Star 4 Star 4; Think Global, Act Bazin; Frankie and Alice (buyers 15:30 Oceans, France, 103 Rural, France, 110 mins, only), Canada, 102 mins, mins, Pathe International, Memento Films International, Cinesavvy, Inc., Olympia 5; Arcades 1; Au Revoir Taipei, 16:00 Chatroom, Un Certain Star 3; Mother’s Day, USA, 106 Taxiphone, Switzerland, 94 Taiwan, 85 mins, Beta Cinema, Regard, U.K., 97 mins, Westend mins, Sierra Pictures, Arcades 1; mins, Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, Riviera 4; Boxhagener Platz, It’s Your Fault, Argentina, 90 Olympia 6; The Kid, United Germany, 100 mins, Aktis Film continued on page 24

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96 mins, National Film Screenings Development Corporation Nfdc, continued from page 22 Riviera 4; The Game of Death, France, 90 mins, Rezo, Lerins 1; Films, Arcades 2; Rubber, Beautiful Darling, USA, 86 Critics Week, U.S., 85 mins, mins, House Of Film LLC, Palais Elle Driver, Olympia 5; Benda J; BTS - Bangkok Traffic Bilili!, Directors’ Fortnight, (Love) Story, Thailand, 127 Congo, 85 mins, Funny mins, Gmm Tai Hub Company Balloons, Star 2; The Silent Limited (Gth), Palais B; Elixir House, Directors’ Fortnight, And Dust, Iran, 87 mins, Farabi Uruguay, 79 mins, Elle Driver, Cinema Foundation, Palais D; Palais K; Hybrid, USA, 98 mins, One Life Maybe Two, Italy, 88 Voltage Pictures, Olympia 1; mins, Intramovies, Star 3; Round Trip, Mexico, 115 mins, Bróder, Brazil, 92 mins, Cinema Mexican Film Institute (Imcine), Do Brasil, Gray 4; Coach 14 Palais G; Gigola, France, 102 Private Screening (no press, mins, Wide Management buyers only), 80 mins, Coach 14, Enterprise, Palais E; David’s Star 4 Birthday, Italy, 106 mins, Nonstop Sales Ab, Gray 1; Bank 18:00, Black Heaven, Out of Robbery (Pangarööv), Competition, France, 100 Estonia, 93 mins, Estonian Film mins, Memento Films Foundation, Palais C; Love, International, Star 1; The City Bitter, Turkey, 98 mins, Global Below, Un Certain Regard, Agency, Riviera 3; Baghdad Germany, 100 mins, Match Texas, USA, 90 mins, Factory, Olympia 3; My Own Hollywood Wizard, Gray 3; Wolf, Love Song, USA, 105 mins, Sweden, 86 mins, Eastwest Kinology, Olympia 6; Ocean Filmdistribution Gmbh, Olympia Heaven (buyers only), China, 6; Jermal, Indonesia, 90 mins, 110 mins, Edko Films Ltd, Elixir Entertainment Pte Ltd., Olympia 5; About Her Brother, Olympia 7; At Home By Myself Japan, 126 mins, Shochiku Co., ... With You, Canada, 83 mins, Ltd, Palais I; Corridor, Sweden, Pocket Change Films Ltd., Palais 80 mins, Eastwest I; Nuummioq, Greenland, 95 Filmdistribution Gmbh, Palais G; mins, The Works International, The Wedding Cake, France, 93 Olympia 4; Tuesday After mins, Films Distribution, Riviera Christmas, Romania, 99 mins, 1; Five Brothers, France, 120 Films Boutique, Olympia 3; The mins, Other Angle Pictures, Freebie, USA, 78 mins, Visit Olympia 7; The Roundup, Films, Lerins 2 France, 125 mins, Gaumont, Palais K; Expecting Mary, 16:30 Film Socialism, Un USA, 97 mins, Echo Bridge Certain Regard, France, 101 Entertainment, Gray 1; How I mins, Wild Bunch, Debussy; R Ended This Summer, Russia, U There, Un Certain Regard, 124 mins, Bavaria Film Netherlands, 87 mins, Films International, Riviera 3; Stricken, Netherlands, 119 Boutique, Bazin mins, Goldcrest Films, Olympia 17:00 ... But Film Is My 4; Tropics of Blood, Mistress, Cannes Classics, Dominican Republic, 117 mins, Sweden, 65 mins, Svensk Kemasi Films, Gray 3; The Filmindustri, Bunuel; Chameleon, Canada, 105 mins, Lightning Entertainment, Ha’meshotet, Directors’ Arcades 2; Blades of Blood, Fortnight, Israel, 86 mins, South Korea , 110 mins, M-Line Theatre Croisette; Gilles Distribution, Palais C; Toei Jacob: L’Arpenteur de la Classic Promo Reels, Japan, Croisette, Out of 123 mins, Toei Company, Ltd., Competition, France, 67 mins, Palais E; William Vincent, Salle du 60eme USA, 104 mins, Peace Arch Entertainment, Lerins 2 17:30 The Myth of the American Sleepover, Critics 9:15 Le Tambour, Cannes Week, U.S., 97 mins, Miramar; Classics, Germany, Bunuel Habermann (invitation only), Germany, 104 mins, Enter - tainment Value Associates 19:30, Everything Will Be Gmbh, Arcades 3; The Kids Are Fine, Directors’ Fortnight, All Right (invitation only), USA, Denmark, 90 mins, Match 104 mins, Inferno Entertainment, Factory, Theatre Croisette; Gray 2; A Day of Violence, Countdown to Zero, Out of United Kingdom, 91 mins, Jinga Competition, U.S., 91 mins, Films, Palais F; The Man Who The Works International, Will Come, Italy, 117 mins, Salle du 60eme The Perfect Intramovies, Riviera 2; Father Date, France, 100 mins, And Guns, Canada, 107 mins, Studiocanal, Star 3; Electro Delphis Films Inc., Palais H; The Ghetto, Germany, 94 mins, Man Beyond the Bridge, India, continued on page 26

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By Duane Byrge maps the conflict-of-interest Director Sophie Fiennes in conversation 9.00-10.00 Director Sophie Fiennes discusses her new film Over Your Cities rampant throughout top busi- Grass Will Grow about German artist Anselm Kiefer he global financial melt- ness schools, such as Harvard down of 2008 resulted in and Columbia, whose profes- In the Spotlight: Alison Owen 10.30-11.30 millions of people losing sors garner huge consulting fees Kate Kinninmont, Chief Executive, Women in Film and TV, in T conversation with one of the UK's most successful film producers jobs and homes.It had some- by the very firms perpetrating Alison Owen who has two films in official selection in Cannes thing to do with brokerage the de-regulation mantra. this year: Chatroom directed by Hideo Nakata and Tamara Drewe firms, banks and lending com- Rooting the crisis in the move directed by Stephen Frears. panies. That’s about all most of toward de-regulation begun Accessing Film Finance 11.45-13.30 us know and comprehend, but during the Reagan administra- This session will explore the current commercial marketplace for independent films and will address key sales, distribution and this Sony Pictures Classics tion and now continuing under financing challenges facing EU producers. release documents the crimi- Obama, “Inside Job” illumi- nal fraud and greed of the nates how the Wall Street cul- Selecting Films for Festivals: Science or Serendipity? 13.45-14.45 financial services industry. prits who caused the crisis have A panel of festival directors will look at how, why and from what Most impressively, it makes it moved through to the other side elements a festival line-up is forged. Speakers include John understandable to those of us of the fence. Such financial Cooper, Director, Sundance Film Festival and Sandra Hebron, who don’t know much at all services honchos/culprits as Artistic Director, London Film Festival about economics. Bush appointee Hank Paulson What Next for Microbudget Movies? 15.00-16.00 “Inside Job” presents a stun- and Obama-men Timothy Gei- Shane Meadow’s producer Mark Herbert, Le Donk and Scor-Zay- ning array of interviews with a thner and Larry Summers have Zee, This is England, join us to discuss how to produce the best possible film within budget, marketability, profit potential, and broad range of participants and held or now hold high presiden- reach audiences. commentators: hedge fund tial advisory posts. managers, business-school fac- As a farmer might say,“It Promos, Pitching and ulty,Justice Department offi- was the foxes getting in the hen Packaging your Film 16.15-17.15 It's important to get your pitch right before approaching potential cials, Federal Reserve chairmen, house,”referring to the finan- financiers for the first time. Industry professionals will discuss congressmen and even a Wall cial services execs/crooks who promos, pitching, and advice on packaging and financing. Street “Madam.”However, have crossed over into high reg- “Inside Job” is no talking-heads ulatory capacities. TODAY’S 1-2-1 SURGERIES: drone. It’s a lively,droll and Narrated by Matt Damon and How to qualify as a British film: acidic shakedown of the insid- illuminated by the film’s reveal- the Cultural Test or Co-production 11.00-13.00 Finance advice with RSM Tenon 11.00-13.00 ers who perpetrated this crisis. ing interview questions, “Inside Seats for events are not bookable in advance - just come along. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson Job” deserves, in stock terms, a The 1-2-1 surgeries are bookable in person through the Events exposes a level of greed that triple-A rating. and Services desk. All international and UK delegates are would make even Gordon welcome to all events and to register for 1-2-1 surgeries. Gekko cringe as such entities as > TUESDAY 18 MAY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Goldman Sachs actually made SPECIAL SCREENINGS Director Mike Leigh in conversation 9.00-10.00 money by selling their clients Dawn of the Documentary 10.00-11.00 worthless financial products BOTTOM LINE Powerful takedown of the financial Working with the UK 11.15-12.15 and then betting against them. services industry and Wall In the Spotlight: Alicia Duffy 12.30-13.30 Most pointedly,“Inside Job” Street greed. The Making of a Rock-umentary: clearly illuminates the collusion PRODUCTION: Representational Stones in Exile 14.00-15.00 between governmental agencies, Pictures in association with Screen Pass Have you got what it takes? the giant financial service com- Pictures. CAST: Matt Damon (narrator). International Co-Production Pitching 15.15-16.15 Virgin Media in the Short Film Corner panies and the hordes of insiders Director: Charles Ferguson. PRODUCER: 16.00-16.30 Audrey Marrs. DIRECTORS OF The Brit Pack: A Showcase of who slopped at both sides of the UK directors 16.30-17.30 trough. In short,“Inside Job” PHOTOGRAPHY: Kalyanee Mam, exposes the conflicts of interest Svetlana Cvetko. EDITORS: Chad Beck, Adam Bolt. MUSIC: Alex Heffes. UK Film Centre Pavilion No 121, Village International Telephone: 04 93 99 86 17. Open 09:00 - 18:00 between brokerages, regulation SALES: Sony Pictures Classics No and government. rating, 110 minutes. Further,“Inside Job” also www.ukfilmcentre.org.uk

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‘Kaboom’ By Kirk Honeycutt ing him up half the night on an end-of-the-world website, trange is the new normal, only for all links to disappear by one character says in Gregg morning. Meanwhile, Lorelei SAraki’s “Kaboom,”which is begins to stalk Stella through a case of a movie giving itself a voodoo and body possession, little too much credit. This is you know,the usual witch stuff. mostly a sophomoric exercise in Ah, but what’s real here? And black comedy,supernatural what’s not? Is there a conspira- excess and apocalyptic silliness cy from out of Smith’s past? mixed in with straight/gay/bi Does any of this really matter? soft-core porn. All that’s truly Araki himself doesn’t seem to strange here though is that think so as his mind wanders Araki gets so few jolts or laughs back to sex every few scenes. from this hodge-podge of gen- Smith eventually beds down res. Looks like “Kaboom” will with just about every character play to Araki’s fans without sig- in the movie except for those nificantly expanding his base. guys in animal masks. The sex The movie starts out in col- never has much to do with the lege-life mode with a freshman story,but at least these scenes named Smith (Thomas Dekker) beat the lame sci-fi/horror getting used to his surfer-dude sequences for pure vitality. roommate (Chris Zylka) while Shot on a modest budget with majoring in partying and actors who are game but no exploratory sex, indeed doing match for unrelenting silliness, everything but hit the books. “Kaboom” plays more like an At one memorable party,his extremely polished student film best friend Stella (Haley Bennett) than a movie by a veteran. hooks up with a lesbian witch named Lorelei (Roxane Mesqui- > da) while he winds up with Lon- OUT OF COMPETITION don (Juno Temple),another sex- BOTTOM LINE A genre mix that ual adventurer.Coming home never coalesces into anything that night and apparently trip- more than sheer nonsense. ping on a hallucinogenic cookie, PRODUCTION: Why Not U.S. Prods./ he thinks he sees a redhead being Desperate Pictures in association with chased and murdered by guys in Wild Bunch and Super Crispy. CAST: ƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďǇ ŶƚŽŝŶĞ ƌĂǇ animal masks. Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Investigating this “incident” Zylka, Roxane Mesquida, Juno Temple, with Stella, and sometimes Kelly Lynch. DIRECTOR/ London, Smith plunges into a SCREENWRITER/EDITOR: Gregg ǁ ǁ ǁ͘ Đ Ă ŶŶĞƐ Ă Ě Ě ŝ Đ ƚ ͘ Đ Ž ŵ Araki. PRODUCERS: Andrea Sperling, world where the real and unreal Gregg Araki. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: WZ ŝŶĞŵĂ ͗ DŝĐŚĞů ZĞďŝĐŚŽŶ get increasingly mixed up. Sebastien K. Lemercier, Pascal ĞƐŝŐŶ͗ůŝƐ Ă Ŷ Ő Ğ ů ŝ Horrific things happen and Caucheteux, Jonathan Schwartz. then Smith wakes up. Oh, it’s SALES: Wild Bunch. No rating, 86 Z^Zsd/KE^ ͗ Ϭϰ ϵϯ ϵϰ Ϯϰ ϮϮ only a dream. Or messages flash minutes. on his computer screen, keep-

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‘The City Below’ By Natasha Senjanovic The very nature of Roland’s job implies he is hard-nosed and Christoph Hochhausler scheming, but the story’smain makes his second appearance in problem is that Svenja is never Un Certain Regard with the dis- particularly likeable. She comes passionate “The City Below,”an across as even more cunning and artsy cross between “Wall manipulative than Roland. Street” and “Fatal Attraction.” Moreover, Svenja seems only The filmmaker takes advantage nominally troubled about her of the current crisis to use the adultery,which is at odds with a banking world as shorthand for relentless sense of forced angst emotional nefariousness, but that the somber soundtrack his auteur approach renders it drives home. Yet Svenja is much almost absurdly simplistic. more upset to find out that Which is fine, because “The Roland lied about certain City Below” wears its formal- details of his past, for reasons ism proudly on its sleeve and that are negligible to the story will be received as an intellec- and certainly less consequential tual infidelity tale. As such, it than her own unfaithfulness. can enjoy a happy run at festi- All of this leads to an unfortu- vals and arthouse cinemas. nately clumsy climax. When The film opens with images of Svenja confronts Roland with revolving doors and distorted the truth about her husband’s reflections in the windows of transfer,he answers that now skyscrapers,establishing the she finally knows how dangerous murky goings-on that take place he is. Yet the menace he musters in these glass towers.Financial up is nothing compared to that wunderkind Oliver (Mark which Krebitz oozes constantly Waschke) moves to start a new in her character’sambiguity. job in Frankfurt with his pretty young wife Svenja (Nicolette > Krebitz).From the moment she UN CERTAIN REGARD lays eyes on her husband’ssteely BOTTOM LINE Formalized tale boss Roland (Robert Hunger- of infidelity in love and high Buhler),sparks fly,so to speak. finance sheds no new light This is a German take on the irra- on either. tionality of raw emotion,so pro- PRODUCTION: Heimatfilm. CAST: ceedings are deliberate,muted Nicolette Krebitz, Robert Hunger- and even non sequitur at times. Buhler, Mark Waschke, Corinna The next time Svenja and Kirchhoff, Van-Lam Vissay, Wolfgang Roland meet they end up in a Bock, Paul Faßnacht, Oliver Broumis. hotel room together,but she Director: Christoph Hochhausler. SCREENWRITERS: Ulrich Peltzer, can’t go through with it. So Hochhausler. Producer: Bettina Roland conveniently has Oliver Brokemper. DIRECTOR OF “promoted” to Indonesia — to PHOTOGRAPHY: Bernhard Keller. replace a banker whose busi- PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Tim Pannen. ness-related murder was hushed Music: Benedikt Schiefer. EDITOR: up by the bank — and thus pre- Stephan Stabenow. SALES: The Match sumably to his death. After that, Factory. No rating, 107 minutes. their affair flourishes.

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fingerinhisstomach,thecoroner >DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT cynicallycommentstothepolice, “You’dbesurprisedhowmany BOTTOM LINE A dysfunctional peopleeateachotherinthiscity.” cannibal family in Mexico City Foodforthought,indeed. takes a bite into the quality The deceased, leaves behind a horror genre. PRODUCTION: Centro de Capacitacion widow and three children, Cinematografica, Fondo para la slowly revealed to be a family of Produccion Cinematografica de Calidad cannibals. With their bread- Mexico. CAST: Francisco Barreiro, Alan winner gone, the wild-eyed Chavez, Paulina Gaitan, Carmen Beato, mother and her handsome ado- Jorge Zarate, Esteban Soberanes. lescent brood are in a quandary: DIRECTOR: Jorge Michel Grau. where to find their next meal. SCREENWRITER: Jorge Michel Grau. ‘WeAreWhatWeAre’ Sabina (Paulina Gaitan) Producer: Nicolas Celis. SALES: Wild decides that her older brother Bunch No rating, 89 minutes. must become the family’s new By Deborah Young the film is an interesting fusion “leader,”but Alfredo (Francisco Like young lions out on their of horror and psychodrama, Barreiro) is immature and inse- first hunts,the brothers are awk- e Are What WeAre,” buoyed by a striking teen cast. cure in the role. He is challenged ward at the game.When street the soberly told story This first feature, confidently both by his violent brother kids elude them,they turn to the “Wof a family of hapless directed by Jorge Michel Grau, is Julian (Alan Chavez) and his sex trade for their prey.In des- cannibals,falls into the category perhaps too dark and relentlessly half-crazed mother (Carmen peration,Alfredo picks up a boy of quality horror that embraces humorless to find wide interna- Beato), the clan’s Ma Barker. in a gay disco.Is Alfredo secretly titles like“Let the Right One In” tional audiences; another limit- The mother, who seems to gay? Or is he just using himself as and other modern genre- ing factor is the difficulty of have more than a few screws bait to draw his pickup into a stretchers.Though less intrigu- identifying with the characters, loose, is fixated on “whores,” mortal trap? And is there some- ing than the Swedish vampire who are played expressively but and refuses to perform the ritu- thing incestuous going on tale,this Mexican film still has remain abstract and alien. al when Alfredo and Julian between Julian and Sabina? the chops to nibble a small piece Amanstaggersdownacity bring home a local streetwalker These and other questions add a out of the over-saturated vam- streetanddiesinfrontofashop- as their first catch. “We’re spicy note but remain unsolved pire market.Toying with grue- pingmall.Whentheautopsy monsters, Julian,”she remarks in Grau’sarty script and,in the some violence and sexual taboos, turnsupawoman’smanicured in a lucid moment. end,seem immaterial.∂

The Hollywood Reporter | Monday, May 17, 2010 | reviews ‘Black Heaven’

By Ray Bennett >OUT OF COMPETITION he potential perils of anonymity on the Internet BOTTOM LINE Satisfying thriller involving the sinister games are employed for sinister T people play in life and in effect in Gilles Marchand’s videogames. “Black Heaven” (L’Autre PRODUCTION: Haut et Court. CAST: Monde), an intelligent thriller in Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Louise which the suspense takes its Bourgoin, Melvil Poupard, Pauline time but pays off well at the end. Etienne. Director: Gilles Marchand. The tale of a decent French kid SCREENWRITER: Gilles Marchand, caught up in a dangerously Dominik Moll. DIRECTOR OF seductive interactive online PHOTOGRAPHY: Celine Bozon. PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jeremie Sfez. game, with many scenes set Music: Anthony Gonzales. COSTUME inside the game itself, should DESIGNER: Joana George-Rossi. prosper in French-speaking ter- EDITOR: Nelly Quettier. SALES: ritories and is well worth a look Memento Films International. for an English-language remake. No rating, 100 minutes. Things start off slowly with youthful lovers Gaspard (Gré- goire Leprince-Ringuet) and vehicle. Viewing it alone, he Marion (Pauline Etienne) discovers that the blonde, enjoying the summer by the named Sam (Louise Bourgoin), beach. Finding a lost mobile plays an avatar videogame phone, their curiosity is piqued called “Black Hole” and quickly by images on it of a beautiful obtains a copy and goes inside. blonde and text messages by Through a somewhat con- the man who presumably owns trived coincidence, Gaspard also the phone that suggest intrigue meets the hot-blooded and and a secret assignation. tempting blonde in real life. As a lark, the youngsters go to Despite his affection for Marion the appointed meeting place, and a warning from the woman’s spot the couple and follow brother,Vincent (Melvil tor and co-writer Marchand effective in making Vincent them into the woods where, to Poupard), that she is not well knows what he’s doing and both sympathetic and poten- their horror, the pair attempts and was only just released from where he’s going. The twists, tially threatening. suicide having tied a pipe to hospital, he falls under her spell. when they come, are riveting. It is Bourgoin that most their car’s exhaust. The man With sequences alternating Leprince-Ringuet and Eti- moviegoers will remember, dies, but Gaspard and Marion between real events and the enne are fresh-faced and however,with a peachy sex save the blonde. artificiality of the world of the appealing as the youngsters appeal that she makes electric Gaspard also pockets a video videogame, the picture appears and they handle the early inno- but also with the capacity to camera placed on the dash- to lose its way in the middle sec- cence and growing alarm with demonstrate great inner turmoil board of the suicidal couple’s tion, but it turns out that direc- assurance, while Poupard is and inconsolable sadness. ∂

>DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT

‘ShitYear’ BOTTOM LINE An obscure indulgence in black and white. By Ray Bennett

llen Barkin looks pretty good either“I don’t in black and white but that’s know”or“I’m about all that can be said for not sure.” E For more California director Cam Archer’s Walks in the vacuous “Shit Year,”which prac- sparse woods reviews and a tically demands the observation with a chatty full list of cast that the title is one word too long neighbor and credits to be strictly accurate. (Melora Wal- Slim, blonde and sardonically ters) who apparently doesn’t go expressive, Barkin loiters about mostly from the occasional festi- woman having flashbacks,flash to the movies so doesn’t recog- elegantly in a series of val and art house,however many forwards and merely flashes as nize the star; imagined conver- sequences having something to fans Barkin has these days,and she contemplates the long and sations with an analyst (There- do with a famous actress named those who are for some reason successful career she’swalked sa Randle) in some kind of Colleen West getting lost in the captivated by meaningless black away from.She also toys with a limbo facility; and reminis- woods and her own delusions and white images on a big screen. pretty boy (Luke Grimes) who cences with the actress’s older after deciding to retire. Surrealistic and impenetrable, looks a bit like the young Elvis brother (Bob Einstein) serve to Interest in the picture will be the film shows the languid but when invited to speak says make things no clearer. ∂

The Hollywood Reporter | Monday, May 17, 2010 | review ‘OverYourCitiestheGrassWillGrow’ By Maggie Lee creative process. Fiennes follows Kiefer to uring an interview in Barjac, a derelict backwater in Sophie Fiennes’ documen- France, where he constructs Dtary on German artist massive, coarse-looking archi- Anselm Kiefer, Kiefer pontifi- tecture to house the work he is cates on Heidegger and asserts about to create. She focuses on that “boredom is the basis of about half a dozen works and existence.”Viewers who don’t shows the eye-opening care for contemporary art and processes in which he works know nothing about philosophy wonders with concrete, will be plunged into this said cement, gravel, stone, metal “basis of existence” for most of and other coarse materials. its trying 105 minutes as The most visually exciting for ‘The Light Thief’ Fiennes records Kiefer making art lovers is the creation of “The his elemental installations in Ardeche,”during which he By Natasha Senjanovic Progress,good and bad,is per- the most straightforward of sprinkles gray powder (possibly sonified by Bekzat (Askat slow pans, long tracking or still ground from concrete) over a he Light Thief”by Aktan Sulaimanov),a dubious young shots, with no narration. black and white painting of the Arym Kubat is a bumpy tycoon who has returned to his Not that this matters as this forest before hoisting the giant “Tmix of poetry,naiveté village to buy land and go into little film of austere beauty is painting up so the powder cas- and documentary (for what it business with shady Chinese aimed at a small elite of art con- cades like a rain of sand. Another shows us of the little-known investors.He promises to finance noisseurs and cineastes. Thus, it sculpture display sees him bring Kyrgyzstan and its customs) that Svet-ake’ssurprisingly modern will hang like a prized painting in pane after pane of glass and works thanks to the director- windmills if the latter works for in experimental festivals and smash them as carpeting for the actor’sprofound humanity — him.Initially trusting of Bekzat, audio-visual-related educa- floor.The film concludes haunt- even when the story falls into one the electrician soon realizes that tional channels or campus or ingly with the piece de resistance of many narrative holes,or sub- the changes he is bringing go museum shows. — an imposing open air installa- plots and images recur or disap- hand in hand with the death of For admirers of the artist and tion of towers piled from con- pear without explanation. ancient traditions.The long,sus- the open-minded,“Over Your crete slabs, inspired by the Bibli- Arthouse sales powerhouse tained pitches of traditional Kyr- Cities the Grass Will Grow” cal story of Lilith living among the Match Factory can count on gyz music add to the nostalgia for actually presents the ideal way the ruins, and whose words positive reactions from Western this disappearing history. of appreciating Kiefer’s extraor- became the film’stitle. audiences who often enjoy this Kabut is irresistible. His Mr. dinary work, which is insepara- Other parts are harder to stay kind of pastoral work from the Light may be an innocent in ble from the far-flung, cav- attentive for,such as disjointed developing world. The lengthy terms of the so-called civilized ernous or primeval venues in shots of bulldozers raking the standing ovation after the offi- world but his intuitive perspi- which they are exhibited, and earth in murky tunnels or cranes cial screening that brought cacity,mix of humility and the Herculean manual labor he dancing around half-built stu- Kubat to tears bodes well for life pride and unabashed desire for puts into the preparations, dios alternating with enigmatic on the festival circuit. his beautiful neighbor make which become organic to his actions that may or may not be Played by the director,Svet- him complex and human. part of the art. Or Kiefer solder- ake (the film’s original title, The same goes for the sup- ing the walls of an underground which literally means “Mr. porting characters, almost all > OUT OF COMPETITION labyrinth, ritualistically setting Light”) is the electrician of a non-professionals with incredi- a book on fire or plates being remote, impoverished village in ble faces and little self-con- BOTTOM LINE Portraits of the artist as construction worker — smashed in a storeroom neatly the Kyrgyz mountains. The vil- sciousness before the camera. aimed at the cultural elite. lined with shelved drawers. lagers turn to him for help with What the film lacks in technical PRODUCTION: Amoeba Film, Except for the aforemen- their constantly short-circuit- structure it makes up for here. Kasander, Sciapode production. tioned interview in which he ing electricity and personal Never portrayed as yokels, the DIRECTOR-PRODUCER: Sophie expounds academically about problems. For his part, the kind, villagers may be cut off from the Fiennes. PRODUCERS: Kees Kasander, ideas and philosophies that spirited father of four daughters world but they are astutely aware Emilie Blezat. DIRECTOR OF inform his work, little back- has two dreams: to have a son of their position in society. ∂ PHOTOGRAPHY: Remko Schnorr. ground is given about the artist. and to bring cheap, wind-pow- EDITOR: Ethel Shepherd. SALES: One is expected to either know ered energy to the valley. >DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT Sciapode. No rating, 105 minutes. it all, or not give a toss. ∂ The endless, mountainous landscapes beautifully comple- BOTTOM LINE Irresistible actor- ment the pride and desolation of director wins over audiences in the people struggling to survive uneven story about dying among them. As the town’s traditions in rural Kyrgyzstan. PRODUCTION:PallasFilm,OyArt, mayor says,“This land isn’t bar- A.S.A.PFilms,VolyaFilms.CAST:Aktan ren: it has been giving life to ArymKubat,TaalaikanAbazova,Askat children forever.” Sulaimanov,AsanAmanov,Stanbek Although not specified, the Toichubaev.DIRECTOR:AktanArym film is set in early 2005, during Kubat.SCREENWRITERS:Kubat,Talip the Tulip Revolution that over- Ibraimov.PRODUCERS:Altynai threw the government. There are Koichumanova,CedomirKolar,Thanassis no demonstrations in Svet-ake’s Karathanos,MarcBaschet,Karl little village, but the changing Baumgartner,DenisVaslin.SALES:The MatchFactory.Norating,80minutes. times are felt nonetheless.

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She says that during the sor a $25,000 Asia Award devot- Scorsese research period, Scorsese would ed to completing postproduction ask for something from 1945, on the best Vietnamese project, continued from page 2 she would dig something up, and a $10,000 UniFrance & K+ quest for “spirituality,”some- and then get lost in old letters, award will be presented to the thing the filmmaker has drawings, ideas and reveries. Or best French film selected by the explored his whole life, and she’d come across a lost cassette Vietnamese audience. especially in movies from from 1966 with music she had MICHAEL BUCKNER/GETTY IMAGES “The festival will showcase “Mean Streets” to “Kundun.” never heard. the old spirit of Vietnam and “That subject matter has “So that’s been wonderful, the new development of the never left me,”Scorsese said. but emotional, too,”Olivia said. country,”said head of program- “The more you’re in the materi- “But I feel really safe, I feel pro- ming Ngo Thi Bich Hanh, who al world, the more there is a tected. Marty had a connection points out that local boxoffice tendency for a search for sereni- with George, and they spent has risen 400% in the four years ty and a need to not be distract- time together. And he’s pas- that she and Sinh have been ed by physical elements that are sionate about film and music as planning the festival. around you.” George was passionate about She and Sinh revealed that “He always said he gave his music and film.” Hanoi’s French-built, turn- nervous system for the Beatles,” “This is undertaken, not Fest director Lai Van Sinh envisions new of-the-century Opera House Olivia chimed in. casually,”Scorsese said. “It’s a ties to the international film industry. will host fest screenings and “I’m an outsider on this,”said great deal of reticence and its National Convention Cen- Scorsese, taking on the project thinking.” tre, which holds 2,500 people, from the perspective of a curi- And juggling, since the direc- Vietnam will house the opening and ous fan. He tells the story of one tor was working on it as he continued from page 2 closing ceremonies. The city morning getting ready for developed and shot “Shutter happens to be celebrating its school at NYU on the Lower Island.”His editor on the Dylan “We hope that through this 1,000th anniversary (Thang East Side in the early ‘60s, when doc, David Tedeschi, has been event we can exchange more Long) this year. an AM radio DJ announced that working on the Harrison piece between Vietnam and the inter- The deadline for fest submis- he was going to play the very as well, and would forge ahead national film industry,”fest sions is Aug. 8 and the lineup first stateside single of the Bea- when Scorsese was indisposed director Lai Van Sinh said. will be revealed in early Sep- tles. Scorsese says he heard the on the fiction film. Scorsese Short films,documentaries tember. The five-person jury, song and felt it was the first notes that their work on the and narrative features all will be which will include one Viet- time U.K. pop could really hold Dylan film stretched from “The represented,with Vietnamese namese member, is being up to American pop music. Aviator” to “The Departed.” features sporting English subti- recruited now. Scorsese met Harrison sever- “ ’Shutter Island’ took a great tles and some of the most impor- “Our film industry is still new, al times: first when he, Jack deal out of me,”Scorsese said. tant local films from the past year but we believe we have good Nicholson and Robbie Robert- “This was a form of interest and included.Technicolor will spon- potential,”Sinh said. ∂ son knocked on his door in a a really good sense of ignorance frantic moment during the filming of “The Last Waltz” in “Ultimately,we’re trying to the late ‘70s, and then again in “Ultimately, we’re trying to have the have the development of his own the early ’90s. music tell the story,if we can,” Olivia finally initiated the development of his own music tell the he said.“And the images that he current project several years ago story,if we can.And the images that he shot, that (Olivia) shot, a lot of because she says she had been this is telling the story.There are approached by numerous pro- shot,that (Olivia) shot,a lot of this is some famous bits and some very duction companies, including interesting new material.” the BBC, looking to make a doc- telling the story.” Added Olivia: “I think it’s not umentary about Harrison from — director Martin Scorsese only about George Harrison, but the moment he died in 2001. about how a person moves She resisted at first because through life and deals with his Harrison had always wanted to — not knowing what you’re get- narrative freedom to them, and own life. And it was a pretty do his own documentary using ting into. I know the level is it’s something that the features intense life for a young person.” his own archive of videos. deep, and I know at some point may be going this way,and the In addition to his achieve- Eventually, she realized it there’s going to be conflicts nonfiction films are going this ments as a filmmaker and “was something that needed to between the projects. But this is way,and somehow you hope preservationist, Scorsese has be done,”and was pointed to a labor of love, it’s not some- they interweave.” now made a number of films — Sinclair, who had produced the thing that has that kind of a But at this point, Scorsese “Shine a Light,”“Last Waltz,” Scorsese-directed Bob Dylan deadline.” said they are moving toward a “No Direction Home,”“The documentary “No Direction So Scorsese spent weekends 2011 release date and nearly have Blues” (he was even an editor on Home.”But still, it was a trau- and margins looking at footage finished a final cut of the second the “Woodstock” concert film) matic experience for her to dig and cuts of the Harrison work, of the movie’s three parts. — that he is personally building back through all of that history. and doing research. “Even Olivia and Scorsese acknowl- a library of the history of rock. “Thisisadeeplypersonaljour- though it’s complex and it’s edge that their film will feature “We certainly haven’t done it neyforme,it’sbeenexcruciat- hard to do, in a very complicat- never-before-seen footage and intentionally,”Scorsese said. ing,”shesaid.“I’vebeenarchiving ed way it frees me from the personal recordings of Harri- “We never really intended to forfiveyears—35years,really. strictures of the feature and son’s, as he saved everything make a chronicle of rock music. Throwingcassettesandlettersin makes me think — I hope — a and left a ton of material. Scors- But the music inspires so much drawers,littlethingsandpiecesof little more clearly about the fea- ese said that all of that personal of what I do with my fiction paperthatyoufindthatsay, ture,”Scorsese said of the music led the way to the films that they both seem to be ‘Goatsonmyroof.’Youthink, process. “Because there’s some- nonchronological exploration blending now.They seem to be Whatdoesthatmean?” thing in these films that had a they wanted to take. interweaving.” ∂

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SHADOW Horror Bana Blanchett Howard Tyler 80 mins / Italy English Language / 2009 own as Cannes entered its sec- Sales ond week, with ink drying on a Starring: series of big ticket buys. continued from page 1 Jake Muxworthy (Borderland), Morgan Creek saw Italian Karina Testa (Frontiers), auteur Gabriele Muccino’s $90 Chris Coppola (Friday 13th) and Latin America. million sci-fi romance “Passen- Focus president of interna- gers,”featuring Keanu Reeves tional sales and distribution jet off to Medusa in Italy and to Screening: Alison Thompson and senior vp Herbert Kloiber’s Tele Munchen Today, May 17th of international sales Peter (TMG) in Germany. Kujawski said Sony was “quick TMG also dug deep for Ger- 2pm - Palais G to recognize (”Hanna’s”) inter- man rights to IM Global’s national potential.” actioner “Safe” starring Jason

“Tobehonest,withthehomestudiosproducingfewer, A SERBIAN FILM biggerfilms,theinternationaldivisionshaveslotstofill. Thriller Theycanbehappyforeverytitletheygettheirhandson.” 104 mins / Serbia / 2010 —aveteranEuropeanbuyer Starring: Srdjan Todorovic (Underground), SPE president of worldwide Statham and Lakeshore’s “One Sergej Trifunovic (War Inc) affairs Peter Schlessel is quick for the Money.” to agree. ”Audiences around Elsewhere Lionsgate U.K. Screening: the world will love this movie,” picked up local rights to Ralph he said. Fiennes’ directorial debut Today, May 17th The agreement is another “Coriolanus,”starring Gerard 8:30pm - Palais C sign that the international Butler and David Cronenberg’s releasing arms of the majors are “A Dangerous Method” with WARNING: This lm contains upping their game with more Viggo Mortensen and Keira extreme scenes which some aggressive acquisitions. Knightley. people might nd offensive “Certain studios have always Munich-based SquareOne been active in international Entertainment bounced for acquisitions. It’s not competi- “Recoil” and teetered on “The tive, but complementary,”said Ledge,”picking up the Mark A DAY OF Sierra Pictures’ Nick Meyer.” Steven Johnson-directed It’s good for the business actioner and the Terrance VIOLENCE because the business needs Howard/Liv Tyler-topped Thriller more customers.” drama from Foresight. Square- 90 mins / UK / 2009 Sierra’s slate, which includes One also took German rights for films from Sidney Kimmel SXSW hit “Monsters.” Starring: Entertainment, Lakeshore and “There are something like 10 Giovani Lombardi Radice Incentive, found buyers spark- solid commercial titles (here) (Gangs Of New York), ing to titles like the Katherine with name directors and Nick Rendell (Sudden Fury) Heigl crime thriller “One for the financing in place,”said Money” and David R. Ellis’ SquareOne president Al Screening: “Shark Night 3D.” Munteanu. “It’s a clear sign that Filling slates as the studios the indie market is recovering.” Today, May 17th scale back on output is a major German buyer Universum 5:30pm - Palais F driver for the international dis- snatched the high concept tributors looking to fill release action thriller “Medallion” star- schedules in a well running dry. ring Clive Owen from Lisa Wil- “To be honest, with the home son’s Parle Films and German studios producing fewer, bigger rights to Susanne Bier’s upcom- JINGA IN CANNES - RIVIERA E-17 films, the international divi- ing Danish-language drama “In sions have slots to fill. They can a Better World” from Trust- French Cell: +33 6 27 87 46 48 be happy for every title they get Nordisk, a deal the Munich- their hands on,”one veteran based group did without com- UK Cell: +44 7765 398 742 Euro buyer said. mercial TV partner RTL. E-Mail: info@jingalms.com But the mini-majors and key Gregg Kilday contributed to indie players are holding their this report.

The Hollywood Reporter | Monday, May 17, 2010 | news ‘Devil’ in the Ealing continued from page 1 details atARP Your Dragon," has been hired to PHOTO BY: JULES SMITH pen a script based on Shaw's tale By Park Soo-mee of a hotel security guard who discovers a dead woman with EOUL — Kim Ji-woon’s “I $100,000 lying around her room. Saw the Devil,”a hard- Hoffman is attached to star. Sboiled thriller starring a Ealingalsohasbroughtin pair of top Korean actors — Choi RichardWarlowtopena$30mil- Min-shik and Lee Byung-hun lionartworldthrillernamed"AllT — was picked up by France’s Thompson said the studio’s ARP in a presale at Cannes on plan for production is two- Thursday,according to Seoul- pronged: Bigger budget interna- based sales outfit Finecut. tional commercial projects and ARP bought the director’s smaller but glossy British tales previous kimchi Western “The with cross-border potenattaneo ‘HARE’ CLUB’S MEN: Helmer John Landis gets behind his stars Simon Pegg, left, and Good, the Bad, the Weird” at is on board to direct "What the Andy Serkis on Sunday. The trio are in town selling their Ealing pic “Burke and Hare.” Cannes in 2007 for a wide Puck," based on the true story of release in France and other art- Geoff Deane, who discovers his and Moorcroft) turned Charles house films including Wong son's dyspraxia is helped by Landis Manson into Sydney Carton,” Kar-wai’s “Happy Together.” playing ice hockey.His team continued from page 1 Landis laughed. Kim’s promo film screened in ends up being asked to compete He said he went to more than Cannes on Friday and will at the World Junior Ice Hocling tume designer Deborah Nadool- 40 production companies on the screen again Sunday. ∂ also has sealed a deal with the man, told him to check out way to finding a script he want- British chart-topping group of British indie production compa- ed to do and was greeted the Cornish locals "Fisherman's nies,“because they still take risks same way in every one. With Friends," to turn their lobsters- and make interesting movies.” suspicion. “What do you want Walken to-singing riches story into a He was having lunch at Ealing with us here,”Landis said was a movie. Piers Ashworth and Nick continued from page 1 Studios with fellow filmmaker common reaction. “We can’t Moorcroft, the team behind and friend Gurinder Chadha pay you.” The ICM-repped Walken John Landis' "Burke and Hare," when she suggested he go meet He said that while shooting most recently appeared in are scribbling. with Ealing chief Barnaby commercials and videos has “Balls of Fury,”“Hairspray” and Other highlights on the Thompson. been an exceptionally lucrative “Man of the Year.”He has Tony upcoming slate include the Penned by “St. Trinians” way of working in recent years, Vitale’s comedy “Life’s a Beach” Emma Thompson-penned scribes Piers Ashworth and Nick he loved making a tightly bud- forthcoming, and he’s starring "Effie," brought to Ealing by Moorcroft, Landis said he was geted, necessarily quick shoot. in Jonathan Hensleigh’s “The producer Gail Egan, and "St. amazed the duo had reinvented Landis and his stars Pegg and Irishman,”which Lightning Trinians 3," the third install- two down and dirty murdering Serkis landed in Cannes to help Entertainment is selling at the ment in the British school com- psychopaths into wannabe rom- Ealing Studios International flog Cannes market. edy.It also has snapped up fea- com heroes. the movie to buyers. Peace Arch alsois repping ture rights to ITV-owned It follows the travails of two Pegg and Serkis are both at sales of Alexandre Rockwell’s "Doctor in the House," starring real life Irish roustabouts pains to highlight just how dark comedy “Pete Smalls Is Dirk Bogarde in the 1954 movie. William Burke and William Hare tricky a balancing act it was to Dead,”the Heather Graham EalingStudiosInternational, who discover there’s money to portray murderous, nasty killers starrer “Three Days in Dublin” thefinanceandsalesarmtasked be made in supplying Edin- in a romantic comedy. and the indie mystery “William withputtingtogetherthetapestry burgh’s doctors with fresh bod- “Ah, they’re my evil Laurel and Vincent,”which screened at the offinancingforthetitles,aimsto ies for dissection. Hardy,”said Landis, not quite as Tribeca Film Festival last strikedealswithU.S.partnerson “It’s like they’d (Ashworth bothered as the duo. ∂ month. ∂ acase-by-casebasis.∂

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role in promoting the various DIFF initiatives of DIFF including the Dubai Film Connection and continued from page 2 Timingjust‘Fine’ Dubai Film Market. They also Workshop: Two Sides of the will suggest a shortlist of par- Coin, DIFF will attend the final ticipants for the Producers pitch session that will take place Coaching Program for up-and- forBoecomeback during the Arab Film Festival — coming filmmakers held during Cinema Days of Beirut, which is the upcoming fest in Dubai. By Scott Roxborough The psychological drama organized by Beirut DC to select DIFF also recently inked a starring Jens Albinus and Mari- a project for the Dubai Film partnership with Jordan’s Royal started on the top and am jana Jankovic sees Boe employ- Connection. The contest offers Film Commission to promote working my way down,” ing the kind of complex and directors from as far afield as the filmmaking links between the “Ijoked Danish director self-reflective narrative struc- Levant, Maghreb, the Gulf or two orgs. The collaboration Christoffer Boe, reflecting on ture he carried off with such North Africa $120,000 in prize involves inviting four screen- his first visit to Cannes in 2003, panache in “Reconstruction.” money as well as the chance to writer graduates from the Mid- when “Reconstruction” won But “Fine” is more clearly a make industry connections. dle East Screenwriters Lab (a him the Golden Camera and Prix genre film, specifically a intel- The co-production market collaboration between Jordan’s Regard for best first feature. lectual thriller, something that also matches the short-listed Royal Film Commission and the Boe was hailed as the “next could help “Everything” sales director/producer teams with Sundance Institute) to attend agent The Match Factory. specialists in film production, DIFF and network with industry “(‘Fine’)hasmanyofthesame “It has many of the same distribution and funding to fur- professionals. aspects(as‘Reconstruction’)— aspects (as ‘Reconstruction’) — ther their projects. The seventh edition of DIFF thefracturedtimenarratives, the fractured time narratives, Beirut DC will take an active unspools Dec. 12-19. ∂ this puzzle game of moviemak- this puzzle game of ing — but has a clear thriller moviemaking — but has a plot,”Boe told THR. “I think it is new city,a new apartment and clear thriller plot. because I’m more mature as a Rapace she is trying to start a new life. director now.Technically,I’m — director Christoffer Boe continued from page 2 But she is very afraid all the able to do things I wouldn’t have time that her husband will come dared 7 years ago.” know,a big celebrity … because and, after a while, she begins to Lars von Trier” and offers The plot of “Fine” defies easy sometimes the fame makes it see things where she is not quite poured in. But his follow-ups — summation but one narrative difficult to believe in (the char- sure if they really exist. It’s a Sundance entry “Allegro” (2005) strand focuses on a man who acter), especially Lisbeth, who love story between a mother and “Offscreen,”which bowed at stumbles upon photos of Danish is very complicated and dark and child, but it’s a psychologi- Venice in 2006 — failed to match soldiers committing atrocities in and so on,”she said. “So I hope cal thriller with many levels.” “Reconstruction’s” critical and Afghanistan. Boe said the idea they take someone who is a lit- Match Factory is preselling commercial success. was inspired by a real-life inci- tle less known. Not one of the “Babycall” in Cannes. NFP in Now Boe is back at Cannes dent told to him by a friend biggest ones. We’ll see.” Germany and Norway’s SF with what could prove his working on an Afghan war doc. Rapace is leaving Lisbeth Norge already have snatched the comeback project: Directors’ “It’s not the core part of the behind for her new role in the film for local release. Fortnight entry “Everything story but it reflects on it, in-production “Babycall,”a After wrapping “Babycall,” Will Be Fine.” because the story is about a psychological thriller by Nor- Lisbeth will do her first English- man, a director who is trying to wegian director Pal Sletaune, in language film — Barthelemy find the story of his film while which she plays Anna, a young Grossmann’s“The Nazi Officer’s the Holocaust living under an he is unable to make sense of the mother on the run from her Wife,”set to begin principle pho- assumed identity and who ended story of his life,”Boe said. “And abusive husband. tography in Europe in Septem- up marrying a Nazi officer. that is like the war in Denmark. “She is very far away from ber.Rapace will star alongside PTZ International already has We are a country at war but that Lisbeth. She’s the opposite. fellow Scandi star Mads presold“Nazi Officer”to Scan- story doesn’t fit our narrative of She’s vulnerable and fragile,” Mikkelsen in the adaptation of box for Scandinavia and Seville in what it is to be a Dane. So the Rapace said. “At the beginning the Edith Hahn Beer book about Canada and is in takes for several war is a non-issue, it’s like the of the film she has come to a an Austrian Jew who survived major European territories.∂ story doesn’t even exist.”∂

The Hollywood Reporter | Monday, May 17, 2010 | news ‘Hood’No.2at Atlantic South adds $20 mil U.S. boxoffice By Stuart Kemp by Atlantic Film Group founder, “Atlantic South is a natural Alan Harris, a film producer and logical progression for the By Gregg Kilday tlantic Film Group and U.K. specialist in co-production and Atlantic Film Group brand” financier Prescience have Harris said. Despite the lavish spotlight Asealed a strategic alliance “We have worked successfully Added Prescience managing that Cannes shone on its opening that will give Atlantic Film with Alan Harris on a variety director Tim Smith:“Wehave night film, Ridley Scott’s “Robin Group’s Antipodean financing worked successfully with Alan Hood” failed to crack the top spot subsidiary,Atlantic South, of projects over the years and Harris on a variety of projects at the North American boxoffice access to a facility worth an this agreement will open up over the years and this agreement this weekend. anticipated $20 million a year, an exciting new opportunity will open up an exciting new The Universal release starring the companies said Sunday. opportunity for both companies. Russell Crowe opened to an esti- The British fund will provide for both companies. The quality and commerciality of mated $37.1 million in 3,503 the- debt, equity and bridge financing — Prescience’s Tim Smith films being produced in both aters domestically, but was via Atlantic South for Australian Australia and New Zealand is overshadowed by the second and New Zealand productions international financial structur- attractive both critically and weekend of “Iron Man 2.”The and co-productions in the $5 ing. Harris estimates that the financially and will complement Marvel sequel, released by Para- million-$15 million budget range. Atlantic/Prescience venture the U.K.and U.S.product we are mount, took in $53 million, Atlantic South, based in Syd- could provide up to 60% of a helping to finance and ...selling down 59% from its opening ney and Auckland, is headed up qualifying production’s budget. internationally.”∂ weekend. “Iron Man 2’s” worldwide tally stands at more than $450 million. nized planet in another galaxy, older character a la Tommy Lee Still, the international press Creek who becomes the first traveler to Jones and a comic humanoid that greeted the Cannes debut of experience pod hibernation fail- servant a la Eddie Izzard. (Those “Robin,”from Universal, Imagine continued from page 4 ure. Having woken up 100 years roles too have yet to be cast.) and Relativity,resulted in an ers from the get-go. too soon, he is stranded in the “I think of the picture as hav- overseas bow of $74 million from “We are like a small studio world of an interstellar space- ing the after-taste of ‘Titanic’ — 6,944 screens in 56 markets. and there are few people doing ship with only robots and but everyone lives,”he said. Internationally,“Robin” was films in this sort of budget range androids for companionship. In addition to “Passengers,” No. 1 for the weekend. ∂ outside of the Hollywood stu- A year into his journey,he (and there are apparently 5,000 dios,”the elder Robinson said. decides to wake up a fellow pas- of them “asleep” in pods at the Aside from the well-known senger,a beautiful journalist beginning of the movie), Morgan economic glitches in Greece, named Aurora. They fall in love Creek is in post with Jim Sheri- Trust Portugal and Spain, the younger but must soon deal not only with dan’s “Dreamhouse,”toplining continued from page 4 Robinson told THR that “a lot of the revelation of Jim’s misjudged Daniel Craig, and is developing a business is going on” and that all act of waking her but a major bio pic about Tupac, which has pean Film Market in Berlin. the key buyers were on hand malfunction of the ship itself not yet been cast, but in which a Trust landed a trio of presales with their wallets. Original script was penned by number of the rapper’s friends for Susanne Bier’s upcoming “In addition to the deals we screenplay by Jon Spaihts but is from the music world have Danish drama “In a Better have already closed, we expect now getting a polish and will called to say they want to play World,”with Universum taking more significant announce- begin shooting next January, themselves in it. the title for Germany,Frenetic ments within the next few days,” though exactly where is still The elder Robinson said the getting Switzerland and Cali- the company’s intl sales prexy unclear.(The worsening exchange company also is looking to boost fornia Films buying Brazilian Danny Diamond said. rate with Canada may scupper the its slate with an adult comedy,in rights. California also nabbed Set in the future, “Passen- idea of that territory.) the vein of the Farrelly Bros.’“Hall Lars Von Trier’s “Melancholia” gers” centers on Jim Preston Jim Robinson said the film is Pass,”which they were interested and David Mackenzie’s new fea- (Reeves), a mechanic on a 120- essentially a love story but with in but which eventually went to ture “Last Word” in presales year journey to a distant colo- sophisticated robotics, a crusty New Line/Warner Bros.∂ deals with TrustNordisk. ∂

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about town 1 1. “Kaboom” stars Thomas Dekker, Nicole LaLiberte and Haley Bennett feel the love at Saturday’s premiere; 2. Some small bites await TIFF director Tom Yoda and Morgan Creek boss James Robinson at the Morgan Creek International brunch; 3. Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Gaspard Ulliel and Raphael Personnaz spoke, heard and saw no evil at 5 Sunday’s “The Princess of Montpensier” photocall; 4. Meg Ryan, in town for “Countdown To Zero,” flashes her famous smile; 5. Huan-Ru Ke glams it up at the “R U There” photocall; 6. Diouc Koma and Youssouf Djaoro go head-to-head at the photocall for “A Screaming Man”; 7: Kicking down the red carpet were Suzanne Ramsey (Kitten on the Keys), Angela de Lorenzo (Evie Lovelle), Miranda Colclasure (Mimi Le Meaux), Linda Marraccini (Dirty Martini), Alexander Craven (Roky Roulette) and Julie Atlas Muz at the “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” Palais premiere; 8: Josh Brolin, far right, either flashes the peace sign or gives rabbit ears to director Woody Allen, as Lucy Punch Naomi Watts, Gemma Jones look on; 9: Evangeline Lilly and Michelle Yeoh 4

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Vanity, Vanity There was the usual back and forth at the door of the Eden Roc for the Vanity Fair/Gucci party Saturday, with a hand- ful of hopefuls doing their best to insist they were on the 400-strong guest list for the most popular AND DAVE ANDM. BENETT/VF1/WIREIMAGEDAVE annual Cannes soiree. No wonder. Inside, Meg Ryan rubbed shoulders with Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and fashion glitterati such as Tommy Hilfiger and Vanity Fair Italy stylist Ildo Damiano, who came wearing a pair of shiny gold shoes, which looked almost as VANITY FAIR PHOTOS: DANIELEPHOTOS: VANITY FAIR VENTURELLI/WIREIMAGE FOR GUCCI fabulous as the red Vanity Fair letters floating in Juliette the turquoise water of the Du Cap pool. Inside, Binoche partygoers nibbled on edible chocolate roses, while champagne galore washed down the sushi, tuna nibbles and steak tartare. — Liza Foreman

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Keeping an eye on Woody NO STRANGER to Cannes’ red-carpeted runway, Woody Allen — who did the Palais promenade just two years ago 7 with “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” — was back Saturday night with the cast of his new, British-accented < Top left, producer comedy “You Will Meet a Tall Olivia Harrison, Dark Stranger.” Though his director Martin movie’s humor is downbeat, the Scorsese and his wife Allen entourage was all smiles as Helen; bottom from they buoyed up their director. left, Vanity Fair editor Meanwhile, looking Graydon Carter, anything but “Lost,” that series’ creative director of star Evangeline Lilly caught up Gucci Frida Giannini with fellow L’Oreal face Michelle 9 and Gucci president Yeoh. And, having tasted the Patrizio di Marco; paparrazi’s love earlier in the Marc Anthony and week, the lovely ladies from Jennifer Lopez; Mathieu Amalric’s “On Tour” Catherine Deneuve; were back, nearly heels over Kate Beckinsale and head, as they walked the walk. Harvey Weinstein. — Gregg Kilday