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Park Chan-wook's 'The Handmaiden' hits the big screen

‘The Handmaiden’ is the latest movie by South Korean master Park Chan-wook, best known for his 2004 Cannes Grand Prix winner ‘Old Boy’.

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'Divines': girl power in a Paris suburb

This week Cinema Box brings you ‘Divines’, laureate of the Golden Camera in Cannes, which rewards first feature films.

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'In Bed with Victoria': French Hollywood-style comedy

Belgian actress Virginie Efira delivers an oustanding performance as Victoria Spick, a criminal lawyer who is as shrewd in the courtroom as she is a disaster in her private life.

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'Aquarius': an extraordinary woman's battle against unscrupulous real estate developers

Aquarius was one of the most critically acclaimed films in Cannes this year.

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Beauty obsessed, cruel and dark 'The Neon Demon' chills

'The Neon Demon' made a noise at this years Cannes Film Festival and is due to go on worldwide release.

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Twenty-five years of MEDIA programme

It has supported the development of thousands of films and their international distribution.

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Highlights from the Cannes Film Festival

As the glitter settles on the Croisette, let’s take a look at some of the films that left an impression at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes: the winners

Quietly stunned is how British director Ken Loach described winning the coveted Palme d’Or for a second time with his social drama I, Daniel…

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Ken Loach wins Cannes Palme d'Or for I, Daniel Blake

Veteran British film director Ken Loach has won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film Festival.

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Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes

Britain’s Ken Loach has taken the Palme d’Or at Cannes for ‘I, Daniel Blake’.

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From tatami to the red carpet - Cannes 'in the shadow' of Teddy Riner

Where football has Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among others, judo has Teddy Riner.

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Mortifying and hysterical 'Toni Erdmann' wins critics prize at Cannes

The winner of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival is 'Toni Erdmann' by the German Film director Maren Ade.

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Revenge films on the red carpet and Un Certain Regard winners in Cannes

Two revenge films close out the competition for the top prize, while The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki won Un Certain Regard.

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'Inversion' a film that reflects life in Iran

Iran presented two films at Cannes this year 'The Salesman' by Asghar Farhardi in competition for the Palme d'Or and 'Inversion' by Behnam Behzadi in Un Certain Regard.

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It's only rock 'n' roll or The End of the World in Cannes

Cannes got the rockstar treatment as Iggy Pop stepped out for the Midnight Screening of Gimme Danger, director Jim Jarmusch’s take on the proto-punk icon and his band The…

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Rithy Panh's 'Exile': a glimpse at life under the Khmer Rouge regime

‘Exile’ is a visionary narration of the exile of Cambodians during the Red Khmer regime, during which the country was renamed Democratic…

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“Neruda” : an unconventional take on Chilean Nobel Prize-winning poet

For his latest film, “Neruda”, Chilean director, Pablo Larrain, has once again teamed up with the Mexican star, Gael Garcia Bernal. The film follows

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As it happened: Euronews launches new-look TV channel and website

Euronews has unveiled a brand new look and strategic vision. The new on-air visual identity and website (in beta) were unveiled live at the

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Cannes' iconic hotel reveals tricks of the trade to make VIPs feel at home

After striking poses on the red carpet, giving interviews, attending long ceremonies and parties, celebrities deserve to stay at Cannes’ best

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Spielberg's The BFG opens to critical acclaim in Cannes

Based on Roal Dahl’s novel of the same name, ‘The Big Friendly Giant’ marks a return for Steven Spielberg to the family film genre. It also reunited