Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Is A Sensationally Effective Take On The Class Divide
Plus, Shahrbanoo Sadat’s ‘The Orphanage’, which worships Bachchan. And Arnaud Desplechin’s cop drama, ‘Oh Mercy’
Film Festivals
Cannes 2019: Ira Sachs’s ‘Frankie’, With Isabelle Huppert, Is An Underwhelming Family-reunion Tale
Plus, ‘The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão’, by Karim Aïnouz. And ‘La belle époque’, by Nicolas Bedos
Cannes 2019: Werner Herzog On Shooting His New Film In Japanese And Starring In The Star Wars Series
If a burglar is coming at me swinging an axe, I’d better deal with that one first, says the director on how he picks his projects
Cannes 2019: Deepika Padukone On What It Took To Pull Off The Neon Green Dress On The Red Carpet
Tune into The Cannes Connection On Hotstar for the full conversation
Cannes 2019: ‘Nick Understands What It Takes To Have The Careers We Do,’ Says Priyanka Chopra
Tune into The Cannes Connection on Hotstar where the actress speaks about her incredible global career
Cannes 2019: ‘Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut’ Is The Definitive Version Coppola Wants You To See
Plus, Kantemir Balagov’s ‘Beanpole’, about women during wartime. And Corneliu Porumboiu’s ‘The Whistlers’
Cannes 2019: In The Affecting ‘A Hidden Life’, Terrence Malick’s Style Finds A Worthy Subject
Where another filmmaker might have focused on the dramatic twists of a life, Malick composes a hymn about suffering
Cannes 2019: Almodóvar’s Exquisite ‘Pain And Glory’, Plus ‘Little Joe’
The first half plants the seeds that bloom beautifully in the second, which contains one astonishing scene after another
Cannes 2019: The Ho-Hum ‘Rocketman’, Plus Mati Diop’s Haunting ‘Atlantique’
Instead of focusing on one track, this biopic wants it all. The man is blotted out by all the bling
Cannes 2019: A Parisian Incarnation of Pa. Ranjith, Plus ‘A Brother’s Love’
Clashes between police and public aren’t new, but like in Pa. Ranjith’s films, the divide is also that of class and what passes for a caste hierarchy
Cannes 2019: Jim Jarmusch Makes A Zombie Movie, Plus Fighting Words From The Jury President
Despite the George Romero name-drop and the genre trappings, The Dead Don’t Die is not exactly a genre film. It’s more a wry meditation on death
Cannes 2019: 10 Films By Not-So-Famous Filmmakers
Cinephiles will recognise these names, but these filmmakers deserve to be known in the circles beyond. Here’s my list of hotly anticipated less-than-mega films