Posts Tagged ‘Cannes’

Films to Watch For

Monday, May 24th, 2010

For all you film fans who think this spring has been particularly dismal in the local movie houses, there are some interesting titles coming out of the Cannes Film Festival — assuming they get distribution here in the U.S.

From Manohla Dargis:

On Sunday evening the 63rd Cannes Film Festival came to a shocking, exhilarating close with the Palme d’Or going to “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” from the Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. …a fantastical tale about a dying man whose past lives — and ghostly relatives… (more…)