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Cannes Film Festival 2021

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Bloody Oranges and The Velvet Underground
Aline (Country: Canada, France; Year: 2020; Director: Valérie Lemercier; Writer: Brigitte Buc, Valérie Lemercier; Stars: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc Lafortune, Dylan Raffin, Antoine Vézina, Pascale Desrochers, Jean-Noël Brouté, Victoria Sio, Sonia Vachon, Alain Zouvi, Marc Béland, Christian Bordeleau, Yves Jacques, Jennie Anne Walker)
The life story of Canadian singing sensation Aline Dieu.
Authentik (Suprêmes) (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Audrey Estrougo)
Biopic about French rap group ever : Suprême NTM.
Bac Nord (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Cédric Jimenez; Writer: Benjamin Charbit, Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez; Stars: Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, Karim Leklou, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli, Cyril Lecomte, Michaël Abiteboul, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Jacques Kounta, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Moussa Fomba, Hannil Ghilas, Rocco Narva)
Marseille’s north suburbs hold the record of France’s highest crime rate. Greg, Yass and Antoine’s police brigade faces strong pressure from their bosses to improve their arrest and drug seizure stats. In this high-risk environment, where the law of the jungle reigns.
Bloody Oranges (Oranges Sanguines) (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Jean-Christophe Meurisse; Writer: Yohann Gloaguen, Jean-Christophe Meurisse, Amélie Philippe; Stars: Lorella Cravotta, Olivier Saladin, Christophe Paou, Alexandre Steiger, Lilith Grasmug, Fred Blin, Denis Podalydes)
A retired couple entering a dance contest, a corrupt politician, a girl eager to lose her virginity, and a young lawyer obsessed with social status - a seemingly benign look into these daily lives goes haywire in this shocking black comedy.
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Emergency Declaration (Country: South Korea; Year: 2021; Director: Han Jae-rim; Writer: Han Jae-rim; Stars: Song Kang-ho, Byung-hun Lee, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil)
Plane thriller.
Stillwater Stillwater
Stillwater and Tralala
OSS 117: From Africa With Love (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Nicolas Bedos; Writer: Jean Bruce, Jean-François Halin; Stars: Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney, Melodie Casta, Natacha Lindinger, Wladimir Yordanoff, Fatou N'Diaye, Pol White, Ricky Tribord, Hersi Abdirizak)
Spy spoof sees the secret agent forced to team up with a young colleague.
Peaceful (De Son Vivant) (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Emmanuelle Bercot; Writer: Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano; Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Gabriel Sara, Cécile de France, Oscar Morgan, Lou Lampros, Melissa George, Julie Arnold, M.D. Gabriel A. Sara, Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Gabriel Sara, Cécile de France, Oscar Morgan, Lou Lampros)
A doctor tries to bring a mother and son to acceptance of the mother's illness.
Stillwater (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Tom McCarthy; Writer: Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré, Marcus Hinchey, Tom McCarthy; Stars: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin, Deanna Dunagan, Ginifer Ree, Robert Peters, Lena Harmon, Ryan Music, Moussa Maaskri, Dustin Wilson, Justin France, Thomas Rivas, April Warren, Gary Sievers, Lisandro Boccacci)
An American oil rig worker attempts to clear his daughter's name in France, where she is imprisoned.
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Tralala (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu; Writer: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu; Stars: Maïwenn, Mathieu Amalric, Mélanie Thierry, Denis Lavant, Josiane Balasko, Jalil Lespert, Galatéa Bellugi, Bertrand Belin)
Musical about a musician who takes on a new identity.
The Velvet Underground (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Todd Haynes; Writer: Todd Haynes; Stars: Lou Reed, John Cale, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison)
Cinematic collage that is as much about New York of the period as it is about the rise and fall of the seminal band.
Full Review See: Interview with Ed Lachman about Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, and shooting the interviews for The Velvet Underground
, Ed Lachman in conversation on Songs For Drella, Lou Reed, John Cale, and The Velvet Underground
Where Is Anne Frank? (Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Israel; Year: 2021; Director: Ari Folman; Writer: Anne Frank; Stars: Emily Carey, Ruby Stokes, Nell Barlow, Skye Bennett, Sebastian Croft, Stewart Scudamore, Emily Carey, Ruby Stokes, Nell Barlow, Skye Bennett, Sebastian Croft, Stewart Scudamore)
Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend and who her diary was dedicated, wakes up in the near future and embarks on a journey to find Anne, who she believes is still alive.
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