Jornal da Mostra
The Da Vinci Code
Nº 401 > 29ª Mostra > 21/02/2006
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Renata de Almeida e Leon Cakoff
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Renata de Almeida e Leon Cakoff
Screen Magazine speculates on coming attractions at the next Cannes festival
With the 56th Berlin Festival well under way, Screen, the English magazine that describes itself as "the internationaal voice of the film business", published a listing of the films most likely to be shown in the next Cannes festival, May 17 through 28.According to Screen, the 59th Cannes Festival promises an outstanding selection. The jury is to be presided by Wong Kar-wai, the best representative of Chinese modernity, with Hong Kong as a base. For the time being, the only fact one can be sure of is that the Cannes Festival will open with the season`s most awaited film, from the U.S.: "The Da Vinci Code/ O Código Da Vinci", by Ron Howard.
The Screen pre-listing includes new films by Ari Kaurismaki ("Lights in the Dusk") and Manoel de Oliveira ("Belle Toujours", a sequence to "Belle de Jour", directed by Luis Buñuel, 36 years ago). There is talk, also, of Ken Loach`s new film ("The Wind that Shakes the Barley"), on the tragedy of the Irish civil war; from Iran, "Scream of the Ants", by Mohsen Makhmalbaf; and from South Korea, "Time", by Kim Ki-duk; from the U.S., a father and daughter twosome: "Youth Without Youth", by Francis Ford Coppola, and "Maria Antoinette", by his daughter Sophia; also, Brian De Palma`s "The Black Dahlia".
One particular attraction, quite apart, is a production consisting of 20 episodes "Paris Je t`Aime", with multinational directing, on the different districts of Paris (arrondissements), by directors such as Gus Van Sant and the Cohen brothers; Brazilian directors Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas; French directors Jean-Luc Godard (also Swiss), and Olivier Assayas.
Films such as "Volver", by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar; "Labyrinth", by Mexican Guillermo Del Toro; and "Born and Raised", by Pablo Trapero, are to be spoken in Spanish.
Speculation abounds with "Babel" - Alejandro Gonzáles Iñarritu; "The Fountain" - Darren Aronofsky; "Breaking and Entering" - Anthony Minghella; and "Scoop" - Woody Allen.
As is obvious, the list of notables is immense - almost too many films for a twelve-day festival. The dilemma is about to be the same as ever. What are the chances for newcomers and independent directors?
Translation into English: Clare Elizabeth Charity ( clarecharity@uol.com.br )
