Cannes 2023: Sahra Mani’s documentary ‘Bread and Roses’ records Afghan women’s resistance under Taliban’s oppressive regime

Cannes 2023: Sahra Mani’s documentary ‘Bread and Roses’ records Afghan women’s resistance under Taliban’s oppressive regime

Chaotic scenes unfolded in Kabul when America withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021 and the Taliban marched into the streets of the city and captured it without resistance. While the world watched with horror, desperate Afghans, who suddenly lost their last hope of freedom, tried to flee the city to safety. Amidst this bedlam, a nascent […]

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Cannes 2023: Helen Mirren’s blue hair, Michael Douglas receives an honorary Palme d’Or, and more

Cannes 2023: Helen Mirren’s blue hair, Michael Douglas receives an honorary Palme d’Or, and more

Helen Mirren poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film ‘Jeanne du Barry’ at the 76th international film festival, Cannes | Photo Credit: Scott Garfitt The Cannes Film Festival opened its 76th edition with a parade of stars, including the much-debated return of Johnny Depp. Depp’s prominence on […]

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Cannes 2023: Sara Ali Khan makes red carpet debut, says she’s always been proud of her ‘Indianness’

Cannes 2023: Sara Ali Khan makes red carpet debut, says she’s always been proud of her ‘Indianness’

Actor Sara Ali Khan made her debut appearance on the international red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival 2023 on Tuesday. Representing Indian culture on an international platform, the actor went for a desi way with an off-white lehenga at the opening ceremony of the Cannes market. While speaking to the press present on […]

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South African Indian-origin filmmaker Anant Singh’s ‘Sarafina!’ selected for Cannes again three decades later

South African Indian-origin filmmaker Anant Singh’s ‘Sarafina!’ selected for Cannes again three decades later

Anant Singh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement South African Indian-origin filmmaker’s Sarafina!, a classic film about the role of young women in the country’s freedom struggle has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival again 30 years after it first premiered there to a 20-minute standing ovation. This time Sarafina! has been selected for the […]

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Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

The Cannes Film Festival, which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. It’s a showcase of the world’s best cinema. It’s a red-carpet spectacular. It’s a French Riviera hive of dealmaking. But by at least some metrics, Cannes — following a cancelled […]

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Mammoth action movie led by Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal to open at Cannes

Mammoth action movie led by Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal to open at Cannes

Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal WGA strike has definitely impacted a lot of projects in Hollywood but still adding up to the spice of the Cannes Film Festival scheduled for May, a big action movie featuring Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal is expected to be announced. According to Deadline, a U.S.-based media house, the untitled movie […]

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Mammoth action movie led by Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal to open at Cannes

Mammoth action movie led by Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal to open at Cannes

Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal WGA strike has definitely impacted a lot of projects in Hollywood but still adding up to the spice of the Cannes Film Festival scheduled for May, a big action movie featuring Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal is expected to be announced. According to Deadline, a U.S.-based media house, the untitled movie […]

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Cannes 2023: Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau feature on nine-member jury list

Cannes 2023: Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau feature on nine-member jury list

Brie Larson at The Daily Front Row’s Seventh Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards; Paul Dano, promoting the movie Dumb Money, attends a Sony Pictures presentation during CinemaCon | Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP and Steve Marcus/REUTERS The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have unveiled the members of the main competition jury for the upcoming 76th […]

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Cannes 2023: A look at the film festival’s line-up

Cannes 2023: A look at the film festival’s line-up

Cannes Film festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux and Cannes Film festival President Iris Knobloch attend the presentation of the official selection of the 76th Cannes International Film Festival in Paris, France, April 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters New films by Wes Anderson, Wim Wenders and Ken Loach are in the lineup announced on April […]

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Cannes 2023: Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ to have a Midnight Screening

Cannes 2023: Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ to have a Midnight Screening

Anurag Kashyap. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Director Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy is headed to the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival, the organisers announced on Thursday. The film will be showcased under the Midnight Screenings section of the prestigious film gala. Film distributor Iris Knobloch and Thierry Fremaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival, made […]

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