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Juliette Binoche Will Lead The Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival

©Courtesy of Sundance Select, “Clouds of Sils Maria.” The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will see Juliette Binoche take over the role of jury president from Greta Gerwig. The Cannes jury will be headed by a woman for the second time in two years, marking the second time in the history of the…

Isabelle Huppert – Still Face, Broken Soul

©Elle, Isabelle Huppert In a scene in The Lacemaker (La dentellière, 1977), Isabelle Huppert’s character is led with closed eyes by her lover. He takes her closer and closer towards a steep cliff and open sea. There she opens her eyes, and he asks, “do you trust me”? “Of course,” she replies. The scene has…

Karen Cooper, Longtime Director of Film Forum to Step Down after 50 Years

Karen Cooper, left, will step down as director of Film Forum in June. Succeeding her will be Sonya Chung, right.Credit…Left: Henny Garfunkel. Right: Robin Holland. After exactly half a century (1972-2022) as Director of Film Forum, the nonprofit cinema in Lower Manhattan, Karen Cooper will step down from the position and will be succeeded by…

14 French Films To Celebrate Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the French celebration that marks the moment in history when the people uprose against the aristocracy; this revolutionary act led to the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Despite it being a quintessentially francophone feast it is heartfelt all over the world, even in the…