Quentin Tarantino, a Palme d’Or winner with Pulp Fiction, once said the following: “There’s only one list that’s more illustrious than the list of directors who won the Plame d’Or. It’s the list of directors who didn’t”. And while that might be a bit harsh, there is some truth to it: not only have directors […]
Author: Vladas Rozenas
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All 17 Cannes Palme d’Or Winners of the 21st Century Ranked
Every year, the Palme d’Or goes to a movie the Cannes jury found most worthy, and almost every year we argue over whether or not they made the right call. Here is our highly subjective ranking of all the Cannes winners this century. 17. I, Daniel Blake I, Daniel Blake is a terrible winner […]
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The 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017 Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival dictates what movies we talk about for the following year, and indeed, for many years in the future. It was here that the Romanian New Wave first came into public eye, here that directors like Michael Haneke or Lars von Trier premiered their biggest projects and here that we found the […]
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10 Movies From Berlinale 2017 That Deserve Your Attention
Every year, the Berlin Film Festival, arguably the second most important film festival in the world, hosts hundreds of movies (399 this year, to be exact) scattered through its programmes, and thousands of both professional and amateur film lovers. For years, it has been known for a highly political approach, but rest assured, there is […]
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10 Directors With Very Long Gaps Between Great Movies
It is no mean feat to make a movie from start to finish. We’ve all heard stories of Terry Gilliam’s “Don Quixote” or even Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon project, proving that you can be one of the most admired directors in history and still fall short of putting your vision in front of the cameras. And […]
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10 Great Cannes Festival Winners That Are Now Undeservingly Forgotten
It’s been well established that every auteur filmmaker in the world plans on taking La Croisette by storm at some point in their career. After all, Cannes is where the biggest directors in the world premiere their new work, and getting to screen your movie alone might open up an entire new spectrum of possibilities. […]