The Cannes film festival has awarded its top prize to a French classroom drama with a cast of amateurs in a banner year for movies with a conscience.
In a popular choice, the jury led by US actor-director Sean Penn gave the festival's coveted Palme d'Or to "The Class", featuring a multicultural cast of first-time teenage actors all plucked from the same Parisian secondary school.
The picture, shot in documentary style and based on the bestselling memoir of French teacher...
Captain Ahab
Scene Photo French filmmaker Philippe Ramos imagines the backstory of Moby Dick's most famous character in five chapters, from his escape from a...
Phillipe Grimbert: Q&A and Book Signing
Author Philippe Grimbert will participate in a Q&A session and book signing after screenings of director Claude Miller's A Secret, a film based on...
46th New York Film Festival
The North American premiere of Clint Eastwood's Changeling will be featured as Centerpiece of the 46th New York Film Festival and Darren Aronofsky's...
Cannes Prize-Winner Delannoy Dies Aged 100
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy has died at the age of 100. His 1946 film "La symphonie pastorale" earned him the first Grand Prix of the Cannes Film...
The French Embassy Offers You 2 Free Tickets For The Directors'...
We are glad to offer you 2 free tickets for the Opening Night of the festival La Quinzaine des réalisateurs | The Directors' Fortnight! Write to...
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