Topic: Elio Germano

Cannes 2010 awards ceremony - As It Happened

Welcome to AFP's live report of Cannes 2010 awards ceremony.As the 12-day film festival draws to a close, critics are saying that this year's event has been a lacklustre and somewhat sombre affair. But organisers are hoping to end ...
Films on dying and loss dominate 63rd edition of glitzy Cannes film festivalThe Mediterranean sun shone for most of the Cannes Film Festival, but the mood at the world's premier cinema showcase was somber, with this edition's lineup dominated by ...
Thai film 'Uncle Boonmee' wins top Cannes honor; Binoche, Bardem earn acting awardsThe hypnotic Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival, while Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem ...

Sibling rivalry - Italian-style

There's a wonderful scene in Daniele Luchetti's drama, set in the small-town Italy of the Sixties and early Seventies, when a crowd of Communists listen spellbound to a version of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, with new words that reflect ...