sun 15/06/2025

Cannes

Thai Film Takes the Top Prize in Cannes

A scene from Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Uncle Boonmee, Who Can Recall His Past Lives, which won the Palme D'Or in Cannes tonight

At last, some good news for this beleaguered country: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, by the Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, took the Palme D'Or in Cannes tonight. Hailed as one of the most striking and unusual films in...

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The Cannes Film Festival: Stormy Weather

This slot is always one of the trickiest to fill satisfactorily, though last year’s choice – Pixar’s delightful animation Up – was inspired. Coming on the same day as the film’s release date, alas, Robin’s rain-lashed, Ridley-less premiere felt like...

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Brit has her first feature selected for Cannes

Alicia Duffy's feature debut, All Good Children

Cheering news for Brits in Cannes (always assuming anyone is actually able to travel there this year). Originally rumoured to be in line for the Critics' Week, a young British filmmaker, Alicia Duffy, has now secured an even better berth: her first...

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Cannes Film Festival line-up unveiled

New films by Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears and Sophie Fiennes figure in the line-up of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, which was announced at a press conference in Paris this morning. As expected, Leigh's Another Year will vie for the Palme d'Or, the...

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