Tag: Directors’ Fortnight
Cannes 2009 Fortnight Opener Coppola’s Tetro Trailer
UPDATE May, 18, 2009 – REVIEW
Francis Ford Coppola turned down Cannes’ non-competing slot, but his latest “Tetro” will open Directors’ Fortnight program at Cannes Film Festival.
We’ve got today the first official trailer for “Tetro” which stars newcomer Alden Ehrenreich as Bennie and Vincent Gallo as his brother Tetro. The movie is both written and directed by Academy Award winning Coppola.
Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight And Short Films Lineup
Lineup for Cannes’ 41st edition of Directors’ Fortnight has been fully announced Friday in Paris.
Francis Ford Coppola turned down Cannes’ non-competing slot, but his latest “Tetro” will open the program. “After Coppola announced that he wouldn’t show “Tetro” out of competition, we asked to screen it for the Quinzaine. We loved it! And our enthusiasm convinced Coppola that an opening Fortnight slot would be the ideal place to debut his film,” Fortnight topper Olivier Pere said.
Cannes Film Festival – 40th Directors’ Fortnight
The Cannes Film Festival‘s 40th Directors’ Fortnight, announced Friday in Paris. Twelve of the 22 films are either French pics or co-productions. There is also a good showing from Spain and Latin America, with five films. Just one U.S. pic will be presented at the Directors’ Fortnight, “The Pleasure of Being Robbed,” which closes the section. Like the Official Selection and Critics’ Week, the section focuses on rising talent, with a particular emphasis on European filmmaking. Directors’ Fortnight opens with “Four Nights With Anna,” the return to filmmaking of celebrated Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski. International rights on the film, Skolimowski’s first since 1991′s “30 Door Key,” have been taken by Paris-based sales company Elle Driver.
