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New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (Out in May 2027)

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As of 2025, Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau, and Justine Triet are the only female directors to win the Palme d’Or (for The Piano, Titane, and Anatomy of a Fall, respectively).

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Cannes Film Fest 2026: Pierre Salvadori’s Period Comedy “La Vénus électrique” is Opening Night

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New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (Out in May 2027)

As of 2025, Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau, and Justine Triet are the only female directors to win the Palme d’Or (for The Piano, Titane, and Anatomy of a Fall, respectively).

Reviews

Dangerous Animals (2025): Sean Byrne’s Survival Horror Movie (Cannes Film Fest)

Released by IFC, Dangerous Animals grossed over $9 million worldwide on a budget of $2 million.

La Commune (Paris 1871) (2000): Peter Watkins’ Epic

Watkins 2000 epic restages the rise and fall of the Paris Commune, a socialist regime in late 19th century.

Pillion: How Many Versions of Sexual Content (Skarsgard Fake Penis)

‘Pillion’: Alexander Skarsgård’s Fake Penis

New Book about Cannes Fest, President’s Cake, The (2025): First Iraqui Film to Win the Camera d’Or

The film is set in Iraq under Saddam Hussein in the 1990s, after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and during the period of economic sanctions imposed by western countries.