Italian director Paolo Sorrentino presented a lush portrait of decadence and excess in contemporary Rome at Cannes Tuesday in a film reviewers said echoed the classic “La Dolce Vita”.
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“Behind the Candelabra,” the biopic of flamboyant entertainer Liberace that may be director Steven Soderbergh’s swansong, turned the spotlight on homosexuality on Tuesday in a landmark year for gay rights.
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A Coen brothers comedy, a daring Chinese expose of exploitation and moral rot, and a divorce drama by an Iranian Oscar winner emerged as the breakout favourites as the Cannes Film Festival hit the halfway mark Tuesday.
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Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and her partner, French actor and director Guillaume Canet, teamed up for the all-star “Blood Ties” premiering Monday in Cannes but faced audiences’ stony silence after high hopes for the picture.
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A blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Monday, with critics savaging a “risible” parade of cliches.
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