http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/05/29/2004/cannes_you_remember_to_see_these_a_six-pack_of_favorites_from_le_festival

Second, while the film is reported to have its own internal aesthetic integrity, it is almost unviewable to a wide audience. At Cannes the running time was 258 minutes (4 hours, 18 minutes) and the film was broken into 2 parts with an intermission during which Cannes served finger sandwiches. The two parts, I heard, mirrored the duality of the RISE and the FALL of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara life as a revolutionary. At last, I heard that there is no way this film could be viewed in theaters as one continuous screening but the second half would fail if split into two movies. Thus, it cannot be released in its Cannes edit duration.

Another film I was curious about was Charlie Kaufmann’s “Synecdoche, New York” which was produced by our Screenwriters’ Workshop guest last fall Bill Horberg. I’ve heard the film starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton and Michelle Williams will eventually get a theatrical release (Ocean Films) but, despite its interesting cast, as a non-linear 8 1/2-styled mirroring story exploring the inner-mind of main character Caden, a man in midlife seeking truth and meaning through his writing and a midlife affair, it is likely to remain on the art house circuit. Did anyone see Kaufman’s film at Cannes?

Would the Walker ever be interested in bringing Charlie Kaufman back to Minneapolis as a Regis dialogue along with his film “Synecdoche, New York”?

- not complete convincing but a film that faced much troubles in getting completed is the debut of Annemarie Jacir. Israelian authorities refused her further entrance to the country … so that she had to finish her film in france. a film which opens for sure a discussion. I hope that the selectors of WWV agree upon it.

- ‘Hunger’ by british visual artist Steve McQuin. great that the film got the camera d’or.

= ’snow’ screened at the critics week

- Alonso’s long awaited ‘liverpool’

- ‘Tulpan’ proofs that Sergei Dvortsevoy is more than just an unique documentary filmmaker

just a few titles I loved … and without doubt the palme d’or went to the right film. a special thanks for the president of the jury who was still alert until the last competition screenings. I agree as well with his comment that filmmakers or producers seems to have lost laughs … hopefully will be next years cannes a more humorous.

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This is a film I will keep track of as it makes its way to the US.