Tag: Everybody Knows
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Focus Features picks up Cannes opener ‘Everybody Knows’
Focus Features has acquired the Us, UK and multiple territories to Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes opening night film Everybody Knows.Focus Features has acquired the Us, UK and multiple territories to Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes opening night film Everybody Knows.Focus pounced after Tuesday night’s premiere and has picked up the Us, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa,…
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Cannes Opener ‘Everybody Knows’ Goes to Focus Features
Focus Features kicked off the Cannes 2018 market by acquiring opening night Competition entry “Everybody Knows,” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. The solid Spanish-language melodrama from Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi played well Tuesday night to mixed response from critics. UTA and Memento fielded multiple bids for the film — which did not go to…
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Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ Starring Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz [Cannes Review]
Early on in Asghar Farhadi‘s “Everybody Knows,” the film chosen to open the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, there’s a quick succession of shots that give us a brief burr of neo-realism. Laura (Penélope Cruz) has flown from Argentina to her small Spanish hometown for the wedding of her sister, with pretty, wild…
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Spanish Star Power And Oscar Winners Get 71st Cannes Film Festival Launched In Style
The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival got off to a strong start Tuesday night with the world premiere of two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s familial kidnapping mystery drama Everybody Knows, with stars Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Ricardo Darin walking the fabled red-carpeted Grand Theatre Lumiere steps along with the Iran-born director. The…
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‘Everybody Knows’ Review: Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz Star in Riveting Kidnapping Thriller — Cannes 2018
There’s a twist that arrives an hour into “Everybody Knows” that wouldn’t feel out of place in a telenovela. However, under the guidance of Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi, it’s just another piece of a beguiling puzzle. As with all the riveting dramas he’s produced over the past decade — “A Separation,” “The Past,” and “The…
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Cannes Opening Night: Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem Walk Selfie-Free Red Carpet
A-list actors, studio executives and celebrity-watchers descended on the Cannes Film Festival on opening night to see Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” a thriller starring Oscar-winning couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Typically the kickoff is a spirited occasion, but it’s the festival-imposed ban on selfies that seemed to keep the party outside the Palais slightly…
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Netflix Eyes Cannes Loophole, Could Buy ‘Everybody Knows’ and More Palme d’Or Contenders — Report
The drama between Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival might not be over. According to a Variety report, the streaming giant is eyeing major acquisition deals at the 2018 festival and is reportedly interesting in picking up Asghar Farhadi’s opener “Everybody Knows,” starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.Cannes reinstated a rule for the 2018 festival…
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Hot Titles at Cannes Film Festival 2018
Here are some projects and packages expected to make a splash on the Cannes sales market.Everybody KnowsCast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Ricardo DarinPremise: Asghar Farhadi’s opening night drama involves a woman returning to her native Madrid to uncover secrets from her past.Agents: UTA, Memento FilmsThe Burnt Orange HeresyCast: Christopher Walken, Elizabeth Debicki, Claes BangPremise: The…
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2018 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard, and More to Compete for Palme d’Or
The 71st Cannes Film Festival has announced its official lineup in a morning press conference. The festival revealed the films in this year’s Competition lineup, as well as in sidebars such as Un Certain Regard, Midnight Section, and Special Screenings.Read More: Asghar Farhadi to Open Cannes 2018 With ‘Everybody Knows,’ Starring Penélope Cruz and Javier…
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Cannes Film Festival 2018 Lineup Announcement (Watch Live)
The 71st Cannes Film Festival is announcing the films being screened at the prestigious festival in a press conference Thursday starting at 11 a.m. in Paris.The livestream of the press conference is available here.Variety exclusively revealed that psychological thriller “Everybody Knows” starring Javier Barden, Penelope Cruz, and Ricardo Darin will open the festival. The film…