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The Venerable W. (2017)

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The Venerable W.

Santiago Mitre
Cannes adds Roman Polanski, Ruben Östlund to line-up
Santiago Mitre
Santiago Mitre’s La Cordillera, Li Ruijun’s Walking Past The Future join Ucr.

Roman Polanski’s Based On A True Story is one of several additions to the Cannes line-up announced on Thursday.

The film will play out of competition and stars Eva Green, Emmanuelle Seigner and Vincent Perez and tells of a writer who gets involved with an obsessive fan.

Meanwhile Ruben Östlund’s The Square lands a competition slot. Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West star in the drama about a city square where there are no rules. Östlund’s last film, Force Majeure, won the Un Certain Regard jury prize in 2014.

There are two additions to Un Certain Regard. Political drama La Cordillera stars Ricardo Darin and is Argentinian director Santiago Mitre’s follow-up to his Cannes Critics’ Week 2015 Nespresso Grand Prize-winner Paulina. The other new selection is Walking Past The Future from Li Ruijun.

Joiing the Special Screenings roster are Barbet Schroeder’s [link...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 4/27/2017
  • ScreenDaily
Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Cannes Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup
Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the addition of seven new films to the 2017 lineup, including Roman Polanski’s “D’après une histoire vraie” (“Based on a True Story”). Written by Polanski and French filmmaker Olivier Assayas and based on the novel by Delphine de Vigan, the film will screen in the Out of Competition section. Other filmmakers whose work has been added include Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund, Argentinian writer-director Santiago Mitre and Iranian-born Swiss filmmaker Barbet Schroeder.

Read More: Cannes: How to Get a Sales Agent or Distributor for Your Unfinished Film

The full list of the new additions are below.

Competition

“The Square,” directed by Ruben Östlund

Out of Competition

“D’après une histoire vraie,” directed by Roman Polanski

Un Certain Regard

“La Cordillera,” directed by Santiago Mitre

“Walking Past the Future,” directed by Li Ruijun

Special Screenings

“Le Vénérable W.,” directed by Barbet Schroeder

“Carré 35,” directed by...
See full article at Indiewire
  • 4/27/2017
  • by Graham Winfrey
  • Indiewire
Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Cannes Film Festival Adds Roman Polanski Film to Lineup
Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has added seven more films to its lineup, including Roman Polanski‘s “D’après une histoire vraie,” Cannes organizers announced on Monday.

Other additions include films by Ruben Ostlund, Santiago Mitre and Barbet Schroeder.

The new additions:

Main Competition: “The Square” by Ruben Ostlund

Out of Competition: “D’après une histoire vraie” by Roman Polanski

Un Certain Regard: “La Cordillera” by Santiago Mitre “Walking Past the Future” by Li Ruijun

Special Screenings: “Le Vénérable W.” by Barbet Schroeder “Carré 35” by Éric Caravaca

Children’s Screening: “Zombillénium” by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord

The bulk of...
See full article at The Wrap
  • 4/27/2017
  • by Steve Pond
  • The Wrap
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