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Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Nour Films Takes French Rights to Lav Diaz's ‘Magellan' Ahead of Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales agency Luxbox has closed a distribution deal for France with Nour Films on Lav Diaz's 'Magellan,' starring Gael García Bernal, which has its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the Cannes Film Festival. The film, set in the 16th century, follows Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator. He rebels against the power of the King of Portugal, who doesn't support his dream of discovering the world, and persuades the Spanish monarchy to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. More from Variety Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller Join James Gray's 'Paper Tiger,' Replacing Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong Mario Martone Talks Cannes-Bound 'Fuori' Starring Valeria Golino Who 'Was Imbued With the Spirit of Goliarda Sapienza' as First Clip Is Revealed (EXCLUSIVE) Variety Celebrates French Cinema at Pre-Cannes Dinner Hosted at Parisian Landmark Restaurant Laperouse The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan's mind changes. He becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control. The Nour Films team said in a joint statement: 'With rare evocative power, 'Magellan' stands out as a new masterpiece by Lav Diaz. The Filipino filmmaker delivers a pictorial fresco of the 16th century, at once a sensory immersion and an uncompromising political perspective on colonial violence. 'Gael García Bernal plays an unsettling Magellan, full of contradictions. His magnetic, restrained performance gives flesh to this mythical character, without ever sanctifying him. A monumental film that Nour Films is proud to support.' Nour Films was the distributor of Berlinale 2018 Golden Bear winner 'Touch Me Not,' Cannes 2023 Caméra d'Or winner 'Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,' Berlinale 2023 documentary 'Seven Winters in Tehran' and Berlinale 2024 Teddy Award winner 'All Shall Be Well.' The producer of 'Magellan' is Joaquim Sapinho at Rosa Filmes in Portugal. The co-producers are Andergraun Films (Spain), Black Cap Pictures (Philippines), Ten17P (Philippines), El Viaje Filmes (Spain), Volos Films (Taiwan), Lib Films (France) and AKP21 (France). Diaz's previous films include 'The Woman Who Left,' which won Venice's Golden Lion in 2016, and 'From What Is Before,' which won Locarno's Golden Leopard in 2014. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Cannes 2025: Magellan movie review – Gael García Bernal plays explorer in engrossing epic
4.5/5 stars The Cannes Film Festival may be hosting yet another virtual-reality programme this year, but the most immersive event on the Croisette in the French seaside city so far has been the premiere of an old-school, two-dimensional, three-hour movie filmed in the classic 4:3 aspect ratio. Revolving around its titular Portuguese explorer's expeditions to Southeast Asia in the early 16th century, Magellan is relentlessly engrossing – an epic in which viewers witness the distress, death and destruction brought about by one man's delusions of colonial conquest. By presenting Ferdinand Magellan as a dogmatic, slave-owning colonialist who brooks no dissent from his quixotic mission, Filipino auteur Lav Diaz and his Mexican lead actor Gael García Bernal have delivered a subversive portrait of a complicated figure who has long been mythologised as a benign bringer of enlightenment. Play Interestingly, Magellan also sets out to undermine the narrative about the explorer's misdeeds in Diaz's home country as well. Rather than sticking to the orthodox view of Magellan's death in the Philippines as a glorious victory against colonialism, Diaz depicts indigenous chieftains as scheming manipulators who use this pigheaded white man as a pawn for their own politicking.
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Sophie Nyweide dies at 24: What was the cause of former child star's death?
Sophie Nyweide, who played the daughter of Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams in the love drama Mammoth (2009), passed away at the age of 24. Nyweide, the former child artist, died on April 14, her family confirmed in a paid obituary. She appeared in at least seven movies by the age of 10. As for the cause of her death, her family wrote: 'Sophie was a kind and trusting girl. Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas." 'Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her, are heartbroken their efforts couldn't save her from her fate. She self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death. She repeatedly said she would 'handle it' on her own and was compelled to reject the treatment that might possibly have saved her life.'
Yahoo
06-04-2025
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Lav Diaz Hints At Cannes Premiere For Ferdinand Magellan Film Starring Gael García Bernal
Filipino director Lav Diaz has hinted that a shortened cut of his long-awaited feature starring Gael García Bernal as 16th Century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan could premiere in Cannes this May. Speaking in a masterclass at the Doha Film Festival's Qumra event on Sunday, Diaz said he had just finished cutting a two hour, 45-minute version of the film, even though his long-term plan is for a nine-hour movie. More from Deadline Walter Salles Talks Gael García Bernal Reunion; Sócrates Soccer Doc & 'I'm Still Here' Oscar Triumph: 'The Film Had To Speak For Itself' - Qumra Darius Khondji Says A24's 'Eddington' Is Headed To Cannes Film Festival Darius Khondji Appeals To Camera Makers To Revive Discontinued Film Models As Directors Re-Embrace Celluloid - Qumra Quizzed on whether it might be bound for Venice, where he won the Golden Lion in 2016 for The Woman Who Left and has also debut another five films, the director replied that rather it was aiming for a debut in 'an important festival in France'. Diaz was last in Cannes Official Selection with Norte, the End of History, which premiered in Un Certain Regard in 2013, while his film The Halt (Ang Hupa) premiered in Directors' Fortnight in 2019. Produced by Andergraun Films (Spain), Rosa Filmes (Portugal) and Epicmedia Productions (Philippines), the film follows Beatrice Barbosa de Magallanes who fights for her survival and that of her children, while her navigator husband tries to carry out an impossible maritime expedition. The feature, shot in Portugal, Spain and the Philippines, was first announced in 2019, but mystery has swirled around the status of the film and when it was likely to surface at a festival. The Cannes Film Festival will reveal the bulk of its Official Selection in a press conference in Paris on Thursday, while Directors' Fortnight will unveil its line-up on April 15. Best of Deadline '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far
Yahoo
06-04-2025
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Lav Diaz Hints At Cannes Premiere For Ferdinand Magellan Film Starring Gael García Bernal
Filipino director Lav Diaz has revealed that a shortened cut of his long-awaited feature Beatrice, The Wife, starring Gael García Bernal as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, could premiere in Cannes this May. Speaking in a masterclass at the Doha Film Festival's Qumra event on Sunday, Diaz said he had just finished cutting a two hour, 45-minute version of the film, even though his long-term plan is for a nine-hour movie. More from Deadline Walter Salles Talks Gael García Bernal Reunion; Sócrates Soccer Doc & 'I'm Still Here' Oscar Triumph: 'The Film Had To Speak For Itself' - Qumra Darius Khondji Says A24's 'Eddington' Is Headed To Cannes Film Festival Darius Khondji Appeals To Camera Makers To Revive Discontinued Film Models As Directors Re-Embrace Celluloid - Qumra Quizzed on whether it might be Venice-bound, where his last film Phantosmia played Out of Competition in 2024, the director replied that rather it was aiming for a debut in 'an important festival in France'. Diaz was last in Cannes Official Selection with Norte, the End of History, which premiered in Un Certain Regard in 2013, while his film Ang Hupa (The Halt) premiered in Directors' Fortnight in 2019. Per a synopsis released by the films producers Andergraun Films (Spain), Rosa Filmes (Portugal) and Epicmedia Productions (Philippines), the film follows Beatrice Barbosa de Magallanes who fights her survival and that of her children, while her navigator husband tries to carry out an impossible maritime expedition. The feature, shot in Portugal, Spain and the Philippines, was first announced in 2019, but mystery has swirled around the status of the film and when it was likely to surface at a festival. The Cannes Film Festival will reveal the bulk of its Official Selection in a press conference in Paris on Thursday, while Directors' Fortnight will unveil its line-up on April 15. Best of Deadline '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far
