The iconic Jean-Paul Belmondo with Jean Seberg in "Breathless"
More than 50 years after “Breathless” Cannes finally gave Jean-Paul Belmondo a Palme d’Or.
Belmondo, one the biggest stars of The French New Wave was awarded the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor Tuesday during a special evening devoted to his legacy, which included a screening of “Belmondo, The Career,” a documentary by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech.
“I am very moved by this Palme d’or which has touched my heart,” Belmondo said. “I’d like to thank all those here today, people I know or don’t know. A big thank-you from the bottom of my heart.”
The celebrated actor gained international fame in the 1960s with his cocky, charming performances in Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal New Wave films “Breathless” and “Pierott Le Fou,” and Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Leon Morin,” “Priest” and “The Fingerman.”
“The international photographers had laid...
More than 50 years after “Breathless” Cannes finally gave Jean-Paul Belmondo a Palme d’Or.
Belmondo, one the biggest stars of The French New Wave was awarded the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor Tuesday during a special evening devoted to his legacy, which included a screening of “Belmondo, The Career,” a documentary by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech.
“I am very moved by this Palme d’or which has touched my heart,” Belmondo said. “I’d like to thank all those here today, people I know or don’t know. A big thank-you from the bottom of my heart.”
The celebrated actor gained international fame in the 1960s with his cocky, charming performances in Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal New Wave films “Breathless” and “Pierott Le Fou,” and Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Leon Morin,” “Priest” and “The Fingerman.”
“The international photographers had laid...
- 5/19/2011
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Jean-Paul Belmondo has been given a Palme d'Or by the Cannes Film Festival. The French New Wave star was presented with the award last night during a special evening dedicated to him, which also included the screening of documentary Belmondo: The Career by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech. Belmondo said: "I am very moved by this Palme d'or which has touched my heart. "I'd like to thank all those here today, people I know or don't know. A big thank-you from the bottom of my heart." Festival director Thierry Frémaux said: "The (more)...
- 5/18/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
With each day that passes, Cannes is becoming closer and closer, and now, for those looking forward to seeing a few, let’s say, more classic features, your sidebar has just been announced.
Cannes has announced their Classics Sidebar lineup, and what a lineup it is. A few Criterion directors have found their way onto the list, including Roberto Rossellini (The Machine To Kill Bad People), Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Despair). And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The most interesting additions are both Georges Melies’ classic 1902 silent film, A Trip To The Moon, as well as Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The festival’s jury head, Robert De Niro, will also be focused on in this sidebar, as his film A Bronx Tale will also be showing during the festival.
Personally, the film that I’m most excited to see would have...
Cannes has announced their Classics Sidebar lineup, and what a lineup it is. A few Criterion directors have found their way onto the list, including Roberto Rossellini (The Machine To Kill Bad People), Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Despair). And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The most interesting additions are both Georges Melies’ classic 1902 silent film, A Trip To The Moon, as well as Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The festival’s jury head, Robert De Niro, will also be focused on in this sidebar, as his film A Bronx Tale will also be showing during the festival.
Personally, the film that I’m most excited to see would have...
- 4/29/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
The 2011 Cannes Classics program was unveiled, and five new documentaries centered around film history are to be screened as part of the bill, which includes newly restored 35 mm or HD prints of A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick, The Conformist (Il Conformista) by Bernardo Bertolucci, and Despair by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, among eleven other classics. The documentaries scheduled to run are as follows: The Look by Angelica Maccarone (Germany / France, 2011, 95') The film chronicles the life of long time actress Charlotte Rampling, who looks to have collaborated on the project with Maccarone. She's been working in the industry since the mid-60s, and is still going strong today with notable roles in last year's Never Let Me Go, and Lars Von Trier's latest, Melancholia.Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel by Alex Stapleton (USA, 2011, 125') Stapleton's doc looks back at the life of the legendary producer-director Roger Corman,...
- 4/27/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The Cinema de la Plage where screenings of classic films are held at 9:30 each night; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet I already mentioned how Warner Home Video would be releasing a *new* Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray collection, this time including high definition versions of Lolita and Barry Lyndon with previously released HD versions of Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut and a new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange. That set hits Blu-ray on May 31, but Kubrick's now-40-year-old A Clockwork Orange will be hitting the Cannes Croisette a little bit earlier than that.
Another, late night look at the Cinema de la Plage; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet It had been previously announced, but yesterday the Cannes Film Festival made it official that A Clockwork Orange would be part of the...
Photo: Brad Brevet I already mentioned how Warner Home Video would be releasing a *new* Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray collection, this time including high definition versions of Lolita and Barry Lyndon with previously released HD versions of Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut and a new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange. That set hits Blu-ray on May 31, but Kubrick's now-40-year-old A Clockwork Orange will be hitting the Cannes Croisette a little bit earlier than that.
Another, late night look at the Cinema de la Plage; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet It had been previously announced, but yesterday the Cannes Film Festival made it official that A Clockwork Orange would be part of the...
- 4/27/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Cannes Film Festival's unveiled its Classics program today: "Fourteen films, five documentaries, surprises, a Masterclass (Malcolm McDowell), new or restored prints: The program is based on proposals from national archives, cinematheques, studios, producers and distributors. Rare classics to discover or re-discover, they will be presented in 35mm or high definition digital prints."
The Films
The first round of descriptions comes straight from the Festival.
A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16'). "The color version of Georges Méliès most famous film, A Trip to the Moon (1902) is visible again 109 years after its release: having been long considered lost, this version was found in 1993 in Barcelona. In 2010, a full restoration is initiated by Lobster Films, Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Heritage Cinema. The digital tools of today allows them to re-assemble the fragments of 13 375 images from the film and restore them one by one.
The Films
The first round of descriptions comes straight from the Festival.
A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16'). "The color version of Georges Méliès most famous film, A Trip to the Moon (1902) is visible again 109 years after its release: having been long considered lost, this version was found in 1993 in Barcelona. In 2010, a full restoration is initiated by Lobster Films, Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Heritage Cinema. The digital tools of today allows them to re-assemble the fragments of 13 375 images from the film and restore them one by one.
- 4/26/2011
- MUBI
The 64th festival de Cannes announced the selection for Cannes Classics on Tuesday. The selection will present fourteen films which includes the colour version of Georges Méliès famous A Trip to the Moon. The programme also comprises five documentaries and a Masterclass by actor Malcolm McDowell.
Established in 2004, the selection showcases heritage cinema, re-discovered films, restored prints and theatrical, television or DVD releases of the great works of the past.
Mrinal Sen s Khandahar and Ritwik Ghatak’s Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titas) were presented in this section in the 2010 edition of the festival.
Cannes Classics: The Films
1. A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16′)
2. Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (USA, 1971, 137′)
3. The Machine to Kill Bad People (La Macchina Ammazzacattivi) by Roberto Rossellini (Italy, 1952, 80′)
4. A Bronx Tale by Robert De Niro (USA, 1993, 121′).
5. The Conformist (Il Conformista) by Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy,...
Established in 2004, the selection showcases heritage cinema, re-discovered films, restored prints and theatrical, television or DVD releases of the great works of the past.
Mrinal Sen s Khandahar and Ritwik Ghatak’s Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titas) were presented in this section in the 2010 edition of the festival.
Cannes Classics: The Films
1. A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16′)
2. Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (USA, 1971, 137′)
3. The Machine to Kill Bad People (La Macchina Ammazzacattivi) by Roberto Rossellini (Italy, 1952, 80′)
4. A Bronx Tale by Robert De Niro (USA, 1993, 121′).
5. The Conformist (Il Conformista) by Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy,...
- 4/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Cannes Classics is a recent addition to the festival, and will enjoy its 8th instalment this year. Part of the line-up of this section of the fest is screened at Ceinema de la Plage, that’s right, on the beach. You’ve got to admit that it’s pretty cool – an open-aired screening of a classic film on the French Riviera, away from the exclusivity of the Palais, and able to be enjoyed by Panini-eating passers-by on the Croisette. There should be more of this at the festival, it’s good for the soul.
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
- 4/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Cannes Classics is a recent addition to the festival, and will enjoy its 8th instalment this year. Part of the line-up of this section of the fest is screened at Ceinema de la Plage, that’s right, on the beach. You’ve got to admit that it’s pretty cool – an open-aired screening of a classic film on the French Riviera, away from the exclusivity of the Palais, and able to be enjoyed by Panini-eating passers-by on the Croisette. There should be more of this at the festival, it’s good for the soul.
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
- 4/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Arguably one of the biggest names in French cinema, actor Jean-Paul Belmondo was not only the most distinctive face in the country’s New Wave movement, but also one of its most storied thespians. And now, thanks to the debut of a new film, the actor will be feted at the country’s biggest festival.
The Cannes Film Festival has announced that the upcoming documentary, Belmondo, The Career, will be hitting the Croisette this year.
The film is directed by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech, and will look at the life and career of the man himself, and will be followed by a dinner and party held for and in the honor of the man himself.
Including films like Pierrot le fou, A Woman Is A Woman and Le doulos, Belmondo may be best known for his iconic turn as the Humphrey Bogart inspired lead in Jean-Luc Godard’s brilliant Breathless.
The Cannes Film Festival has announced that the upcoming documentary, Belmondo, The Career, will be hitting the Croisette this year.
The film is directed by Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech, and will look at the life and career of the man himself, and will be followed by a dinner and party held for and in the honor of the man himself.
Including films like Pierrot le fou, A Woman Is A Woman and Le doulos, Belmondo may be best known for his iconic turn as the Humphrey Bogart inspired lead in Jean-Luc Godard’s brilliant Breathless.
- 4/4/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
We are here to continue with news from Cannes. We just learned that The Festival de Cannes will welcome Jean-Paul Belmondo on Tuesday 17 May with a special evening held in his honour. That definitely sounds great, and if anybody deserves to have a special night at this year’s Cannes, it’s Mr. Belmondo, I hope you all agree.
Since the late 1950s, Jean-Paul Belmondo has encapsulated the very best of popular cinema (Philippe de Broca, Henri Verneuil, Gérard Oury, Georges Lautner, Jacques Deray), ably blending this with the glorious art-house cinema of the ‘60s and ‘70s. (Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, François Truffaut, Claude Lelouch and Alain Resnais, not to mention Vittorio Sica and Alberto Lattuada).
That Man from Rio, Breathless, Pierrot le Fou, Léon Morin,Priest, Mississippi Mermaid, Le Magnifique, Stavisky and Borsalino are just a few examples of his extraordinary range.
Or, as Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux...
Since the late 1950s, Jean-Paul Belmondo has encapsulated the very best of popular cinema (Philippe de Broca, Henri Verneuil, Gérard Oury, Georges Lautner, Jacques Deray), ably blending this with the glorious art-house cinema of the ‘60s and ‘70s. (Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, François Truffaut, Claude Lelouch and Alain Resnais, not to mention Vittorio Sica and Alberto Lattuada).
That Man from Rio, Breathless, Pierrot le Fou, Léon Morin,Priest, Mississippi Mermaid, Le Magnifique, Stavisky and Borsalino are just a few examples of his extraordinary range.
Or, as Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux...
- 4/1/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
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