Tag: Michel Franco
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Jessica Chastain to Preside Over Marrakech Film Festival
Jessica Chastain is set to preside over the jury of the Marrakech Film Festival which will take place Nov. 24-Dec. 2.The festival, which generates thousands of local jobs and represents a source of pride for Moroccan people, was maintained in the wake of the earthquake that hit the country in September. As such, the 20th…
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Jessica Chastain’s ‘Memory’ Director Was Warned She’d Be a ‘Nightmare and a Diva’ After Oscar Win: ‘She Is Going to Leave Your Film’
Jessica Chastain earned stellar reviews out of the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals for her performance in Michel Franco’s “Memory,” but the role might have never materialized for the actor had Franco listened to some wrongful advice. Speaking to IndieWire, Chastain and Franco revealed that he was warned she’d be “a nightmare and a diva”…
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People Told ‘Memory’ Director Michel Franco Jessica Chastain ‘Would Be a Nightmare’ After Her Oscar Win: ‘She’s the Opposite’
In her latest film “Memory,” Jessica Chastain is out of the prosthetics and wigs and off the awards circuit (for now) required by playing two Tammys — Wynette and Faye Bakker — for Showtime’s “George & Tammy” and her Oscar-winning “Eyes of Tammy Faye.”To play Sylvia, a recovering alcoholic grappling with childhood trauma for Michel…
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Michel Franco Embraces His Outsider Status: ‘I Would Never Work in Hollywood’
Three years after polarizing the Venice Film Festival with his controversial class warfare drama “New Order,” Mexican director Michel Franco returned to the Lido this week to debut his latest movie, “Memory.” The film, which stars Jessica Chastain as an adult caretaker who forms a romantic connection with a dementia patient, was hailed by critics…
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‘Memory’ Review – Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Devastate
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.About midway through Memory, the latest drama from writer-director Michel Franco that stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, there is a moment that lightly calls attention to…
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Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Wipe Away Tears as ‘Memory’ Earns 8-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice
Michel Franco’s heartbreaking drama “Memory” earned a strong eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Friday night as stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard wiped away tears.Franco, Chastain and Sarsgaard embraced as the audience cheered them on, with each taking their turn in the spotlight to accept the applause. After the crowd clapped…
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Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos
The Venice Film Festival looks a little different this year, as the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes mean there are fewer celebrities strolling down the red carpet. Working under approved interim agreements from their guild, Adam Driver is expected to promote “Ferrari,” while Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi will be coming for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,”…
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How the Writers and Actors Strikes Will Impact the Fall Film Festivals
Ordinarily, Jessica Chastain would be launching her Phase 2 Emmy campaign for her first Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series in “George & Tammy” (Showtime), in which she stars as country singer Tammy Wynette. I spoke to her on the phone just before the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee released a formal announcement of…
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Venice 2023: Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ With Adam Driver, New Jessica Chastain and Pablo Larraín Films Eyed for Competition (Exclusive)
Roughly a month before Venice Film Festival’s 2023 lineup announcement, the buzz around the competition is heating up with several star-studded films by heavyweight directors in the mix, including Pablo Larrain (“El Conde”), Michael Mann (“Ferrari“), Sofia Coppola (“Priscilla“), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”) and Michel Franco (“Memory”).These titles are believed to have been officially invited…