It was a strange year for cinema. The Cannes Film Festival had several really strong contenders for best movie, and bizarrely gave its Palme d'Or to Terrence Malick's ponderous "The Tree of Life". Normally I can watch Malick until the cows come home, b...
Author: David Stoyle
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French Christmas Dinner in Saint Tropez
Christmas in Provence has many fine traditions associated with it. Here is your FR2DAY guide to keeping in step with them! In Provence, as in many other regions of France, Christmas Eve is a great family occasion, and the South of France has kept the ...
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Tree of Life wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes
Terrence Malick's vastly ambitious film, "The Tree of Life" has been awarded the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2011. Other prizes went to French docu-drama "Polisse", silent movie "L'Artiste", and Kirsten Dunst for her role in Lars von Trier'...
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Tree of Life wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes
Terrence Malick's vastly ambitious film, "The Tree of Life" has been awarded the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2011. Other prizes went to French docu-drama "Polisse", silent movie "L'Artiste", and Kirsten Dunst for her role in Lars von Trier'...
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The five best moments from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
This year's Cannes Film Festival has been one of the most memorable for years. With some great movies, political scandal, and a shocking case of professional suicide at a press conference, it's been a wild fortnight. Here are some of the best moments:...
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“Rue des Cités” brings the roughest Paris suburbs to Cannes
One of the best surprises at this year's Film Festival has been a new movie that throws new light on the people of Aubervilliers, one of the most deprived and roughest districts around Paris. The film is a daringly structured mix of a series of events...
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Musiques au Coeur 2011 showcases Donizetti, Verdi, and Inva Mula
The annual Musiques au Coeur festival in Antibes this July is once again a delightful mix of great opera music and stars. "L'Elixir d'Amour" is one of the prettiest pieces of music ever written, with lovely melodies throughout. As for Verdi's "Macbeth...