CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - even as the competition begins to show signs of life as the Festival de Cannes moved through his first week end and the fourth full day, the 64th Edition more famous cinematic gathering place planet was most notable as a year of breakthrough for women filmmakers. So far, no fewer than 12 of the important features for his debut in various categories were directed by women, something of certainly unprecedented in the history of this lady still great reign of international festivals.
In no case were all films these women was roundly applauded, but then, neither those by men, which means that both sexes are also responsible for the generally poor state of affairs visible on the screens of Cannes until now have. But there were a few titles attract here and there at least a measure of critical favour, a number of them by the directors for the festival.
After a film opening night that could hardly have been better designed with this in mind particular function, "Midnight in Paris from Woody Allen," the competition began with three films by women: Australian novelist Julia Leigh sexually dicey and especially evil received first "Sleeping Beauty" Cannes Lynne Ramsay of the powerfully made veteran but frankly obvious look at a teen-mass-murderer-in-the-making, "We need to talk about Kevin," and French actress-Director of Ma?wenn first appearance of Cannes with the turbulent special unit, TV-like cop melodrama "Polish."
Nor did the three subsequent competition offers give full take-off: less that satisfying the Vatican insider tale Nanni Moretti "habemus papam", pushed, uneven Cedar Josef account a fascinating academic world of father-son conflict "reference" and the Austrian first director Markus Schleinzer divisive blow of eye to molest children long term, "Michael".
Improvement came with Jean-Pierre and "The Kid with a bike of Luc Dardenne," a bracing, strongly observed account of redemption of a lost boy, whose only arguments will be fair, where it ranks in the cannon, small but distinguished brothersfollowed by of "French artist Director Michel Hazanavicius' Los Angeles-shot" a silent film in black and white delicious so light on the decline of a leader of the Hollywood of the 1920s man and stardom outbreak of a young actress.
After the launch of Gus Van Sant tropical dedicated teen romance "Love", the only real news of the section Un Certain Regard, of the official selection was "Miss Bala de Gerardo Naranjo," an inventive look at the terrible violence that has won the Mexico in recent years.
Another Mexican effort, "The watchman of Natalia Almada (El Velador)", was one of the notable titles in the 15 directors until now. "Runar Rnarsson volcano" also received some reactions approves, as were five other entries in the section by women: "Corpo Celeste of Alice Rohrwacher" of Italy, "The Other Side of Sleep of Rebecca Daly" of Ireland, "Iris flowers of Valerie Mrejen" of the France, The United States "Return of Liza Johnson" and "Code Blue of Urszula elevations" of the Netherlands.
"Within a week of criticism, the greatest reaction, but mostly pro some strongly con, gone conte Valerie Donzelli"Declaration of war"cancer of the France, but women were also heard in this box in Delphine and Muriel Coulin"17 girls"on a group of teenagers who decide to become pregnant at the same time and"The Slut of Hagar Ben Asher, on a hen Israeli goalie who never met a man she doesn't like.
Some real heavyweights began arriving shortly, starting with of Terrence Malick "the tree of life" Monday.
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