The Blonde Ambition: cannes2012

Tonight, during the Closing Ceremony of this 65th Festival de Cannes, the official Jury presided over by Nanni Moretti revealed the award winners.

Bérénice Bejo hosted Audrey Tautou and Adrien Brody on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to the Best film among the 22 in Competition.

Michael Haneke has won his second Palme d'Or in just three years as his "Amour" led the winners of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

The film -- which stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva -- focus on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers. One day Anne suffers a stroke which paralyses her on one side of the body.

Claude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueyroux starring Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche and Anaïs Demoustier, was screened at the end of the ceremony.

FEATURE FILMS

Palme d'Or

AMOUR (Love) by Michael HANEKE

Grand Prix

REALITY by Matteo GARRONE

Award for Best Director

Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX

Jury Prize

THE ANGELS’ SHARE by Ken LOACH

Award for Best Actor

Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (The Hunt) by Thomas VINTERBERG

Award for Best Actress

Cristina FLUTUR & Cosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU

Award for Best Screenplay

Cristian MUNGIU for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)

SHORT FILMS

Palme d'Or

SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan YESILBAS

CAMERA D'OR

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection

more info

www.festival-cannes.fr

65th Festival de Cannes: the winners!

By MavyDesign

Tonight, during the Closing Ceremony of this 65th Festival de Cannes , t he official Jury presided over by Nanni Moretti revealed the...

Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Juliette Binoche, Emily Hampshire and Paul Giamatti joined director David Cronenberg and ‘Cosmopolis’ author Don DeLillo on the red carpet at Cannes.

Pattinson will replace Colin Farrell in the Canadian director's forthcoming adaptation of Don DeLillo's 2003 novel, which is set over the course of one day and played out for the main part in the back of a stretch limo as it winds its way through New York. The Twilight star will play 28-year-old asset manager Eric Packer, whose trip to get a haircut (during which he bets against the rise of the yen) is interrupted by a presidential visit to the city, a funeral procession for a Sufi rap star and a fully-fledged riot.

The match may not be as strange as it would appear, as Cronenberg has been moving towards more orthodox territory in recent years with the gangland thriller Eastern Promises and graphic novel adaptation A History of Violence. Pattinson has mostly featured in teen-oriented fare, but must surely be keen to prove his acting chops in more cerebral territory.

Farrell opted out of Cosmopolis to film Underworld director Len Wiseman's forthcoming remake of sci-fi romp Total Recall, but Cronenberg's project retains a strong cast including Paul Giamatti and Marion Cotillard. Cronenberg plans to begin shooting the film in Toronto in May, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis"

By MavyDesign

Robert Pattinson , Sarah Gadon , Juliette Binoche , Emily Hampshire and Paul Giamatti joined director David Cronenberg and ‘ Cosmopoli...

Friday, May. 25, 2012

By MavyDesign

All eyes were on Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst at Cannes last night as they stepped out at the premiere of their new film, On The Road.

It was no surprise that Kristen wore Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière - she is the face of the fashion house's fragrance, after all - while Kirsten brought a flash of colour to the red carpet in a hot pink Christian Dior belted gown.

But it wasn't only about the girls - Sam Riley, Tom Sturridge and Garrett Hedlund joined their glamorous co-stars, while Robert Pattinson caused a flashbulb frenzy when he arrived to support his leading lady girlfriend.

The premiere of Brad Pitt's new film, Killing Them Softly, was the event to be seen at last night, despite the actor walking the red carpet without fiancée Angelina Jolie. Diane Kruger swept down the red carpet in one of the festival's prettiest looks to date - a romantic cutom-made Nina Ricci gown - while Karolina Kurkova and Irina Shayk competed for the evening's most glamorous look, both dressed in Roberto Cavalli.

Cannes party circuit is never quiet and last night saw both Chopard and the IWC Filmmakers throwing glamorous soirées. Anja Rubik, Kelly Brook and Caroline Sieber graced Chopard's glittering event, while Ewan McGregor and wife Eve, Bonnie Wright and Petra Nemcova sat down for the IWC dinner.

Cheryl Cole swept into the premiere of Amour wearing a Stéphane Rolland couture gown, with full ostrich feather train, while Salma Hayek graced the Madagascar 3 screening in a plunging Gucci Première dress.
Continuing her run of glamorous looks, Cannes juror Diane Kruger looked to Vivienne Westwood and Jason Wu for her weekend appearances.

Marion Cotillard was the belle of the ball at the Cannes Film Festival last night, sweeping down the red carpet for the premiere of her new film in a dramatic Christian Dior couture gown.
Also wearing couture, Freida Pinto chose an Atelier Versace neon green number for the evening premiere.