A high end prostitution ring supplied women to wealthy Middle Eastern clients at the Cannes Film Festival and had ties to the Gaddafi family, a French court heard on Monday.
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Films from Libya, Syria and Egypt bring the Arab Spring to Cannes Film Festival
Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: JILL LAWLESS , AP CANNES, France – The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened … |
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Films from Libya, Syria and Egypt bring the Arab Spring to Cannes Film Festival
Washington Post CANNES, France — The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the … |
The 65th Cannes Film Festival opened on Wednesday with a gala premiere of Wes Anderson’s teen elopement fantasy “Moonrise Kingdom.”
“The Artist” star Berenice Bejo officially declared the French Riviera showcase open together with the US director and the star-studded cast of his film, the first of 22 vying for the Palme d’Or top prize.
Starring Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and
The Cannes Film Festival opens later with US director Wes Anderson’s film Moonrise Kingdom.
His movie, which stars Bill Murray, is one of the 22 movies selected to compete for the festival’s biggest prize, the Palme d’Or.
However, the celebrations have been marred by criticism that no female directors will be in competition.
The only woman to have won the prestigious award was Jane Campion in
The lineup for the 65th Cannes Film Festival has been announced and since most of us won’t be going to the Croisette to attend, here’s why you should care. Last year’s festival, with film’s like Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, Terence Malick’s Tree of Life (which won Cannes’ highest honor, the Palme d’Or) and Lars von Trier’s Melanch
The 65th Cannes Film Festival will kick off on May 16 and run until May 27.
The Italian actor and director, Nanni Moretti, has been appointed president of the jury for this year’s edition. 2012 lineup includes Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and more.
The Cannes Film Festival will open with Wes Anderson’s new film “Moonrise Kingdom”and feature the latest work from David Cronenbe
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