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India Today
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
French filmmaker Amelie Bonnin's 'Leave One Day' scripts history at Cannes
The 78th Cannes International Film Festival witnessed history as French filmmaker Amelie Bonnin's romantic dramedy 'Leave One Day' received a five-minute-plus ovation from the audience, reported by Deadline. Bonnin became the first female director to open Cannes since 1987, according to the portal.'Leave One Day' is based on the filmmaker's 2023 Cesar-winning short film of the same name. The film narrates the story of Cecile, played by Juliette Armanet, who is about to fulfil a lifelong ambition of opening her own signature gourmet restaurant in Paris. She is later forced to put the project on hold when her father suffers a heart attack and is called back to her being cut off from her bustling life in Paris, Cecile reconnects with a teenage crush, Raphal, portrayed by Bastien Bouillon. The meeting leads to long-buried memories and makes Cecile question her past choices and the current phase of her life. Co-written by Dimitri Lucas, 'Leave One Day' is produced by Topshot Films and Les Films du Worso. Path and France 3 Cinma have co-produced the film. Path International and Path Films are handling the world sales and French rights respectively. While keeping with the Cannes protocol, Path Films released 'Leave One Day' in France at the same time as the world premiere at the Croisette premiere was followed by an opening ceremony that had Robert De Niro giving a speech on democracy and the arts amid US President Donald Trump's sweeping funding cuts and proposed film Reel
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Leave One Day by first-time French filmmaker Amelie Bonnin serving as the opening-night pic. This year's lineup includes major Hollywood premieres including Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme starring Benicio del Toro and Michael Cera, Richard Linklater's Paris-shot Breathless homage Nouvelle Vague, Jochim Trier's Sentimental Value and Titane Palme d'Or winner Julia Ducournau's Alpha to name a few. More from Deadline Cannes Film Festival 2025 In Photos: Opening Ceremony, 'Leave One Day' Premiere & Palme d'Or Honoree Robert De Niro Full List Of Cannes Palme d'Or Winners Through The Years: Photo Gallery Cannes One To Watch: How German Filmmaker Mascha Schilinski's Debut 'Sound Of Falling' Is Rooted In Reality They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including horrormeister Ari Aster's buzzy A24 feature Eddington, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's In Simple Accident and Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has landed in Un Certain Regard with her first directorial effort, Eleanor the Great. Croisette regulars Kirill Serebrennikov, Raoul Peck and Sebestian Lelio will debut new works in the Cannes Premiere section. RELATED: Standing Ovations At Cannes: How We Clock Those Claps, Which Movie Holds The Record and Why The Industry Loves To Hate The Ritual Read all of Deadline's takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 13-24 on the French Riviera. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list. Section: Out of Competition (Opening-night film)Director: Amélie BonninCast: Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, Dominique Blanc, François RollinDeadline's takeaway: Leave One Day is a very particular kind of crowd-pleaser that doesn't do anything especially new, and, even then, doesn't really do it in a very distinctive way. Crucially, though, it has heart, capturing a sense of time having passed and an optimism for the time to come (DW). Best of Deadline Broadway's 2024-2025 Season: All Of Deadline's Reviews Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Winners Through The Years Deadline Studio At Sundance Film Festival Photo Gallery: Dylan O'Brien, Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Lopez, Lily Gladstone, Benedict Cumberbatch & More
The Star
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Female director's debut film opens 78th Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday in the southern French resort town of Cannes. For the first time in its history, the festival's opening film is a debut feature directed by a female filmmaker. The selected film, Partir un Jour (Leave One Day), is featured in the Out of Competition section and directed by French filmmaker Amelie Bonnin. Speaking to organizers of the festival, Bonnin shared that her film explores the theme of father-daughter relationships. "I felt there was an opportunity to talk about this generation of men who have not been taught to communicate," she said. This year, 20 films are competing in the Un Certain Regard section, which highlights bold and innovative work by emerging directors from around the world. At last year's 77th Cannes Film Festival, Chinese director Guan Hu's Black Dog took home the award in this category. A total of 22 feature films are in contention for the festival's highest honor, the Palme d'Or. Among them is Resurrection (Kuang Ye Shi Dai), a science fiction detective film directed by Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. A nine-member jury, chaired by the renowned French actress Juliette Binoche, will determine the winners across all award categories. The results will be announced at the festival's closing ceremony on May 24.
Reuters
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Cannes Film Festival director wants more details on Trump tariff plans
CANNES, France, May 12 (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux wants more details before discussing President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on films made outside the United States, he said on Monday. Fremaux, speaking to journalists one day before the festival is due to start, was asked what he might say to Trump about a threatened 100% tariff. "It's quite difficult to answer this question, which is based on the announcement by the American president, who we're getting used to over the last three months saying something and then contradicting himself etc. So I don't know what to say." Fremaux is not the only one, with many studio executives alarmed and baffled following Trump's statement earlier this month. Few details have been issued about how such a levy would work. However, Trump's reasoning - that the U.S. film industry is dying a "very fast death" due to incentives that other countries are offering to lure filmmakers - could be a starting point, he said. "The idea that American cinema would be penalised by foreign countries, I think it's a topic that's worth discussing," he said. The 78th Cannes Film Festival is due to kick off on Tuesday evening with Amelie Bonnin's comedy "Leave One Day" as the opening feature - the first time the festival has been opened by a first-time filmmaker, according to Fremaux.
