Cannes 2008: Which film will get Palmed?

Hint: http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2008/05/cannes_08_noteb.html

Oh, a Desplechin Palme would be sweet!

I think the Eastwood has good buzz too. He hasn't won yet.

ye gods the drudge headline when sean penn gives it to a che biopic

the rumor is that the prize is reserved for Eastwood, which is no surprise when Penn is man in charge.

is Blindness an adaptation of Saramago?

really curious about the french movies here (DESPLECHIN and GARREL - both made great movies before this one)

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Cannes 2008 - who will win?

Yeah, maybe Desplechin gets the grand prix and Eastwood gets the palme.

Was that thread in ILF?

no, ILE.
anyway, it actually depends if the Desplechin film is actullay good (though chances are low that it isnt a good one), while Eastwood will probably win weather he made a good movie or a mediocre one

uhhh... I believe Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is debuting at Cannes. Surely this is the hands-down favorite to win, no?

"is Blindness an adaptation of Saramago?"

it is apparently, with Julian Moore and Mark Ruffalo.

LINHA DE PASSE directed by Walter SALLES, Daniela THOMAS - got great reviews after its screeninf

it's not on the contest.
(the general opinion is that it was good btw)

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naively rooting for Kaufman.

here is a review of the Arnaud Desplechin's film.
looks like it's a sort of a Kings and queen sort of a movie yet again, which is great.

"This could have been an emotionally wrenching film, but Desplechin keeps the tone light, infusing the drama with humor in the most unexpected places, and offers Henri's girlfriend, Faunia (frequent Desplechin actress Emmanuelle Devos), as the amused Shakespearean witness to the whole affair to lighten the heavy load. Performances by all the cast are excellent. "
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/16/cannes-review-un-conte-de-noel-a-christmas-tale/

also, it seems Vicky Cristina Barcelona,the Woody Allen film, gets good reviews, (no nudity though, despite the rumors)

Yeah, the Desplechin film is supposed to be good. Will be seeing it in the next few days as it opens wed. I'm willing to bet that no French movies get the Palme d'or. Or if one does, then I hope it's Desplechin and not Garrel whose movies I cannot stand.

i've never heard of Desplechin! i'm tipping Garrel ftw based on... absolutely nothing.

Desplechin - Almodovar meets Woody Allen and Cassavetes in France

i would avoid based on that description to be honest.

Kings & Queen is probably a little bit more Robert Altman than Woody Allen.

And, yeah, clearly Indiana Jones is the favorite to win.

I can't even theoretically give a damn.

That's too bad, because at least you live in a city where more than two or three of these movies might see the light of day.

yes, like last year's Cannes script winner, the mediocre Edge of Heaven.

I'm interested in a lot of those, which comes with the gold has nothing to do with it!

(also, seen Wind That Shakes the Barley yet?)

I think Rivette is the more obvious Desplechin than any of those other guys.

Well, maybe Cassavetes. But Woody Allen? Really?

"4 months" won last year and is superb

Woody Allen: think about Mathieu Amalric neurotic character on "kinks and Queen"

Jed, based on nothing more than that we had identical favourite films of 2007, I think you'd love Kings and Queen. (I oughta thank Tracey Hand some time for turning me on to it.)

I'm also keen to see the Terence Davies Liverpool film...

yeah, the Davies sounds possibly great.

but yeah, that 9/11 documetary also won. this poll is jsut an excuse to talk about the films i guess.

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looking forward to a few of these... kinda intrigued by the james gray.

also the desplechin.

Stevie T, i may give Desplechin a look based on that alone. i will actually have a chance to see the Terence Davies at the edinburgh film festival next month. really excited for that and the arthur russell doc.

"is Blindness an adaptation of Saramago?"

it is apparently, with Julian Moore and Mark Ruffalo.

Holy shit, I want to see this! The Saramago book is one my favourite novels ever.

i can't imagine i'd be excited to see a film of one of my favourite novels. especially not if it was directed by Fernando Meirelles.

I never had much interest in reading the book, since I'm allergic to allegories, but I was excited about the movie since it seemed it could work on a purely showy, suspenseful basis. Then I read the Manohla Dargis pan.

I don't know who he is, to be honest. But I think the book's premise could make for a great film, like a philosophical post-apocalypse movie. Don't know how a movie could capture Saramago's unique narrative tone though.

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sorry, i'm exhausted and grumpy. i did hate "city of god" though.

Dargis was funny on Meirelles ... City of God had "lots of bullets and no brains."

(I actually thot it was a good Dead End Kids movie, nothing more)

ya for sure. not a masterpiece but i liked it.

blindness looks like it sucks ass, thank you self-important canadian screenwriting.

and i'm a fan of the book.

Palme 2008: Which film will get Canned?

http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/4854/cannes-2008-diary-of-time-and-the-city.html

^^^ out of competition but intriguing. would probably make a good double-bill with my winnipeg.

I could see Jia Zhangkhe win the Palme. He's a festival favourite everytime by now and his film appears to good from what I've heard.
Another festival favourite who you hear might win every time, the Dardenne bros. who've already won twice in less than ten years (can't remember the exact date when Rosetta won, 1999?) but the one right now is not rumoured to be very good and it'd be awkward to see them win 3 times in 10 years. The Waltz with Bachir movie is apparently quite good. And after last year's cartoon favorite, Persepolis, who knows it might just happen...

yes, i'm really surprised it's not in competition. i wonder why?

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Variety has a bunch of Cannes reviews. Sounds like Eastwood will indeed win it.

anyone written about Synecdoche?

i think it wasnt screend yet

Hoberman says Desplechin is the best of the fest so far ... or the most depressing. Can't quite tell.

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0821,shots-in-the-dark,446616,20.html

He also says the Dardennes' newest is a disappointment. Maybe I'll like it?

LEONERA directed by Pablo TRAPERO also gets some buzz as the might be winner.

"Holy shit, I want to see this! The Saramago book is one my favourite novels ever."
it's very rare that a good novel becomes a great film.
here is a quote from the Salon review about Blindness:
"It's basically "24 Days Later," with less violence, longer takes, washed-out colors and awkward passages of voiceover narration"

btw, personally i think Saramogo wrote better books than Blindness, and Camues "The Plague" is a better take on the same subject.

EH, have you seen any Dardennes besides that last one? I think The Son is great.

I saw some of Rosetta on IFC one night. Granted, that means I didn't see it, but it didn't look so radically different from The Overrated Child.

Great? Don't you use that word only about three times every decade?

on American films!

(Rosetta is prob my least favorite of theirs)

ppl getting excited about James Gray may be way too wishful.

Still need to catch We Own The Night.

or anything by James Gray.

do Elaine May first.

Can't wait to read the Che reviews.

i'm looking for that blog that collates other articles and also has its own writers as well as having top 20s (e.g. 20 best opening scenes with links to youtube etc) but i can't remember the name of the blog. it's quite active. anyone help?

any word on the egoyan film? he's one of my favorite filmmakers but his last one got panned so badly it seems like it kind of set back his career

(in fact, it got panned so badly, I never bothered watching it; I did buy the dvd for $3 though, and still haven't watched it)

haaa i didn't even know he had a new one

ppl getting excited about James Gray may be way too wishful.

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not so much excited as curious. i don't think dude is amazing but i like a lot of stuff in his movies.

Jed are you thinking of Screengrab on Nerve?

exactly that, Eric, thanks.

Variety reviews Synecdoche, makes it sound awesome while semi-panning it.

http://www.variety.com/VE1117937263.html

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

will the jury take these votes into account?

They didn't last year.

Associate of mine at the fest says the best film he's seen so far was the Egoyan.

i'm really extremely excited about the Terence Davies film.

with sean penn leading the jury and people liking it enough to want to make sure it has a commercial future, i think they'll go for che.

with sean penn leading the jury i think they'll go for che.

Or the Clint Eastwood film.

che is the commercial underdog though. maybe the jury feel like it needs the help. when is the announcement?

this evening, i think the ceremony has maybe started.

Sean Penn says Cannes jury needs anti-Oscar spirit
1 day ago
CANNES, France (AFP) — As the countdown began Saturday to the Cannes film festival's Palme d'Or prize ceremony, jury president Sean Penn said his panel should "do just the opposite" of the Oscars and crown a groundbreaking, unconventional film.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jnGAjbB073vMlFTn7waOuN9l2RJg

Man, I remember when they used to televise this live on (was it?) Bravo. Sad.

These appear to be as live as we're gonna get.

http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2008/05/cannes_08_dispa_4.html

Dardennes get screenplay. There better be one this time around.

benicio takes actor.

Steve McQueen wins the Camera D'Or.

what's the diff between the Grand Prix and the Prix du Jury?

Prix du Jury is sort of like the bronze medal, right?

Anyway, the lack of awards for Eastwood so far has me definitely sensing a Palme for him.

Prix de 61st Festival de Cannes: Catherine Deneuve ("Un Conte de noel") and Clint Eastwood ("The Exchange")

They do this crap every time, don't they?

so maybe it's Laurent Cantet after all

is that like a special consolation award for old timers?

xp

It must be, or a consolation to certain jury members.

haha!

maybe desplechin or the school teacher film will win.

yeah, unless they feel like double awarding, I'm going with the school teacher film

i mean "Entre Les Murs" (The Class).

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whaddya know?

Laurent Cantet's "Entre Les Murs" won the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival came to a close tonight in France.

Haven't read a thing about it.

interesting choice. one of the only comedies amongst the doom and gloom.

i think it was the last film screened in competition.

Results just like last year, when none of the < 10 voters picked the Romanian abortion movie FTW.

Just kidding. There were 11 voters last year.

"Entre Les Murs" isn't a comedy after all although it is supposedly funny.

review: http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2008/05/a-marvelous-fre.html

Sounds good. (Of course, I'm still more excited to see the Desplechin.)

i'm excited to see the new Kelly Reichardt film which was shown out of competition. i liked "Old Joy" a lot.

and the Che marathon still has no US distrib?

Dardennes get screenplay. There better be one this time around.

Don't count on anything as brilliantly structured as The Fury!

/gratuitous

I only expect something as reasonably well directed as Pickpocket, for the acclaim they get every time out.

they are the new Paul Schrader!

i guess this is the thread where i talk about "the class"? i spent a long time trying to find a suitable thread, and in the process found a note from the good sir dr. morbius in which he said that "the class" was the same-old while "time out" and something else were fresh. and i think that is true. like it was v. good but ultimately kind of dull? even now, i remember nothing.