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Cannes Film Festival: What are the key takeaways of the 77th edition?

It's over for another year and the winners have been announced. But what were the key talking points and takeaways of 2024's Cannes Film Festival? We've narrowed them down to 10. You're welcome.

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No License to Lana: The rejected James Bond songs through the years

Lana Del Rey shared that her James Bond theme song was turned down by producers. We take a look at some of the other recording artists who shared a similar fate.

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Sean Baker's tribute to sex workers 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

The US director collected the Best Film prize that he'd 'worked for all his life' and paid tribute to sex workers around the world.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'

Mohammad Rasoulof examines Iran's contemporary tensions through the internalization of turmoil by a family of four. It's a suspenseful and bold call to arms for those who refuse to sit down and accept tyranny.

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The ideal Cannes 2024 playlist: The best needle drops of the festival

The 2024 Palme d’Or is hours away. And it's all up for grabs - with 'Anora', 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' and 'Emilia Pérez' emerging as likely contenders for Cannes' top gong. Before the winners though, time to look at this year’s festival in music...

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Cannes 2024: Which film will win this year's coveted Palme d'Or?

The Palme d'Or, the most prestigious prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, will be announced on Saturday 25 May. Here are our main contenders for the title...

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Mohammad Rasoulof outrages Iranian press with presence in Cannes

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof arrived at the Cannes Film Festival after his dramatic escape from his homeland after being sentenced to eight years in prison.

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French actor Édouard Baer accused of sexual harassment and assault

In a joint investigation by Médiapart and Cheek, six women testify that they were sexually harassed and assaulted by the French actor, who has offered his “sincerest apologies”.

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Cannes 2024 review: ‘Anora’ – Sean Baker's kinetic 'Pretty Woman'

The director of 'Tangerine', 'The Florida Project' and 'Red Rocket' delivers a brilliant rollercoaster ride - a modern fairytale that doubles as a gut-punch tragedy.

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Cannes 2024 review: ‘The Apprentice’ – Trump: The formative years

The already controversial Donald Trump origin story hits Cannes - and the Trump campaign has vowed to sue.

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Cannes 2024 review: ‘The Substance’ - A spine-cleaving triumph

Move aside, David Cronenberg – there’s a new body horror queen in town. Be warned: Weak stomachs need not apply.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'Emilia Pérez' - A bold Palme d'Or frontrunner

Following Competition titles 'A Prophet' (2009), 'Rust And Bone' (2012), 'Paris, 13th District' (2021) and, of course, his Palme d’Or winner 'Dheepan' in 2015, French director Jacques Audiard orchestrates a bold and barnstorming comeback. It's the one to beat so far.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'Kinds of Kindness'

Group sex. Cannibalism. Cults. Doppelgängers. Messiah figures. Dogs. Yórgos Lánthimos returns to his sick roots with his very own spin on The Twilight Zone. And it’s a blast.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'Bird' - Andrea Arnold finding hope in turmoil

Screening in Competition, Andrea Arnold's new film manages to fuse social and magical realism, in a harsh yet uplifting tale that will leave you ready to take flight.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'Megalopolis' - Coppola's disastrous folly

Francis Ford Coppola returns to the Croisette with one of the most anticipated films of this year's Cannes Film Festival. It has to be seen to be believed. And not in a good way.

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Cannes 2024 review: 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'

Veteran filmmaker George Miller returns to the Wasteland after his action opus 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' However, nine years later, was anyone really aching to find out Furiosa's origins?

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Cannes 2024: Coppola accused of alleged bad behaviour on set

Prior to the premiere of his latest epic 'Megalopolis', veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola ('Apocalypse Now', 'The Godfather') is facing reports that he behaved inappropriately on set.

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Cannes 2024 review: ‘Le Deuxième Acte’ (‘The Second Act’)

The world’s burning and scandals may be brewing. Time for a comedy, as this year's Cannes Film Festival opens with a meta millefeuille from beloved French absurdist Quentin Dupieux.

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Cannes 2024: Jury president Greta Gerwig on #MeToo and Trump on screen

Greta Gerwig and her jury met the press today to discuss their roles as members of the jury, the possible repercussions of the French #MeToo on the festival, and if a film on Donald Trump can be viewed objectively.

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Cannes 2024: Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe ahead of premiere

Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has left Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison on national security charges, ahead of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where his new film is in Competition.

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