Cannes, France — The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.
But the world's leading film festival can transform careers – something no one knows that better than actors Berenice Bejo and Tahar Rahim, stars of director Asghar Farhadi's festival entry "The Past."
Bejo shimmered on-screen in Cannes two years ago in "The Artist," her director husband Michel Hazanavicius' vivacious silent homage to Hollywood's Golden Age. It went on to win five Academy Awards, including best picture.
Rahim was the breakout star of the 2009 festival in Jacques Audiard's poetic and brutal prison drama "A Prophet," as a youth growing to manhood behind bars.
Cannes exposure helped boost both performers onto the international stage. While once most European actors could choose between stay at home and playing Hollywood villains,...
But the world's leading film festival can transform careers – something no one knows that better than actors Berenice Bejo and Tahar Rahim, stars of director Asghar Farhadi's festival entry "The Past."
Bejo shimmered on-screen in Cannes two years ago in "The Artist," her director husband Michel Hazanavicius' vivacious silent homage to Hollywood's Golden Age. It went on to win five Academy Awards, including best picture.
Rahim was the breakout star of the 2009 festival in Jacques Audiard's poetic and brutal prison drama "A Prophet," as a youth growing to manhood behind bars.
Cannes exposure helped boost both performers onto the international stage. While once most European actors could choose between stay at home and playing Hollywood villains,...
- 5/19/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The charismatic star of Rust and Bone is Belgium's hottest acting talent, making his name playing the coldest of villains
Marion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor, has perfect recall of the first time she met Matthias Schoenaerts: "I was like, Wow. Wowww! What is that?" Now I'm sitting opposite the 34-year-old from Antwerp, it's clear why she was so awed. He's almost 6ft 2in, clear-eyed, and if you were told he was Ryan Gosling's rougher, tougher elder brother, you'd believe it. He looks sent from casting heaven to dominate Hollywood movies for the next decade. Or, as Cotillard went on, "Amazing actor, super sexy, charismatic … a real man."
If you were only familiar with the Belgian from his work on screen, then this effusive description might be confusing. His calling card to date has been brutish, unlovable outsiders with varying personality disorders. He gained 30 kgs of hard-pack muscle...
Marion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor, has perfect recall of the first time she met Matthias Schoenaerts: "I was like, Wow. Wowww! What is that?" Now I'm sitting opposite the 34-year-old from Antwerp, it's clear why she was so awed. He's almost 6ft 2in, clear-eyed, and if you were told he was Ryan Gosling's rougher, tougher elder brother, you'd believe it. He looks sent from casting heaven to dominate Hollywood movies for the next decade. Or, as Cotillard went on, "Amazing actor, super sexy, charismatic … a real man."
If you were only familiar with the Belgian from his work on screen, then this effusive description might be confusing. His calling card to date has been brutish, unlovable outsiders with varying personality disorders. He gained 30 kgs of hard-pack muscle...
- 10/27/2012
- by Tim Lewis
- The Guardian - Film News
An Oscar nomination will open up some doors, and for Michael Roskam and Matthias Schoenaerts, director and star of Best Foreign Film contender "Bullhead," that's starting to happen. Schoenaerts has lined up an intriguing slate of films including another great performance in Jacques Audiard's upcoming "Rust And Bone," along with roles in Guillaume Canet's English language debut "Blood Ties," the thriller "In Treatment" and uh, "Loft." And now, Roskam is looking to add a bit of shine to his resume. Following the path of so many filmmakers these days, the director is now headed to HBO where he'll write and direct the pilot for "Buda Bridge." The show will be set in the near feature in Brussells, and is a crime drama that will kick off when a woman is found dead on the titular landmark, leading to crime, mayhem and a bit of sci-fi, apparently. All intriguing stuff,...
- 8/9/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
One of the most anticipated features at Cannes this year is Jacques Audiard's return to the Croisette with "Rust & Bone," an adaptation of Craig Davidson's short story starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts. The last time the helmer was here for "A Prophet," he earned immense critical acclaim for himself and his film's star, Tahar Rahim, leading to the film's eventual Oscar-nomination in the Foreign Film category. From the sounds of our review this morning, "Rust & Bone" is another huge success for both the director and his lead actress.
Marion Cotillard is set to continue her amazing run of collaborations (which includes Audiard, husband Guillaume Canet, Chris Nolan, James Gray, Steven Soderbergh and Woody Allen), now teaming with Iranian helmer Asghar Farhadi, hot off his Oscar-winning family drama "A Seperation." Details about the film are being kept under wraps, but the project will be Farhadi's first shoot outside Iran,...
Marion Cotillard is set to continue her amazing run of collaborations (which includes Audiard, husband Guillaume Canet, Chris Nolan, James Gray, Steven Soderbergh and Woody Allen), now teaming with Iranian helmer Asghar Farhadi, hot off his Oscar-winning family drama "A Seperation." Details about the film are being kept under wraps, but the project will be Farhadi's first shoot outside Iran,...
- 5/17/2012
- by Simon Dang
- The Playlist
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