quick Cannes report

[Christophe CRISON]

Cannes prizes were announced yesterday without the usual frenzy
this year, because no movie created sensation like usual

French journalist considered the jury prize given to a technician of HOU 
SIAN SIEN'movie an insult...

as for the rest, it is 'policatilly correct' : americans (Lynch, and (again) 
the Coen bros.) were given two prizes so that USA does not complain like 
last year, and come back next year with more important movies,
the winner is Austria's Michael Haeneke The pianist, a french production, 
two leading actors got the prizes

the palme d'or goes to Nanni Moretti's the Son's room, probably the only 
movie on which everybody (i mean the french and foreign press) were able to 
agree

as for Asia, although the new picture by Shoei Immamura was well received, 
not major prize

Shinji O?AMA's movie was considered too long and boring, Kurosawa's was the 
type of movie that shouldn't be in Cannes

Mamuro Oshii's Avalon was panned 
(www.premiere.fr/cannes2001/videos/avalon_ba_vo_320.mov) for the trailer

http://www.avalon-net.com/index.html#

Ka?ro is premiering in France this week, i'll give you more info

christophe
paris, france


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