When Father Was Away on Business (1985; Dir.: Emir Kusturica) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes If you look at the recent history of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s pretty clear that for all of their emphasis on unique cinematic voices, there is a certain type of film that […]
Paris, Texas (1984; Dir.: Wim Wenders) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes These festivals are all about reducing my cinematic blind spots, so it is without (much) shame that I admit that Paris, Texas is the first non-documentary film I’ve seen by director Wim Wenders. That said, from my […]
The Ballad of Narayama (1983; Dir.: Shôhei Imamura) GRADE: A- By Mike Dub The opening image of Shôhei Imamura’s 1983 Palme d’Or winner The Ballad of Narayama is a somewhat anachronistic helicopter shot. We’re ushered deep into the mountainous recesses of the Japanese wilderness, a journey that reaches […]
By Daniel Barnes I have a Cannes ritual. I always wake up early the morning after I arrive, so that I can load up on the continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn. My pockets stuffed with pancakes, I step outside into the morning wind, cutting behind the Chateau […]
By Daniel Barnes and Mike Dub DANIEL: First of all, Dub, I want to thank you for honoring my “no flats” policy for this festival wrap-up – I feel like the Palme d’Or calls for a little old-school glamour. As I wrote in my review of When Father […]
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