Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People49798 People47970 Lucrecia Martel 4 Lucrecia Martel Profession Directors 2 Related People Olivier Assayas 1 Patrice Leconte 1 Helena Bonham Carter 1 Tim Roth 1 Samuel L. Jackson 1 Zhang Ziyi 1 Wong Kar-Wai 1 Events Cannes Film Festival 2 2006 Cannes Film Festival 1 2004 Cannes Film Festival 1

Hard-hitting Brazilian film opens Cannes festival Hard-hitting Brazilian film "Blindness" gets the Cannes film festival under way on Wednesday, kicking off 12 hectic days of movies, publicity and late-night revelry in the Riviera resort. 2008-05-13 People: [Lucrecia Martel] [Charlie Kaufman] [Mike Tyson] [Javier Bardem] [Joaquin Phoenix] [Philip Seymour Hoffman] [Julianne Moore] [Steven Soderbergh] [Penelope Cruz] [Clint Eastwood] [Woody Allen] [Angelina Jolie] [Steven Spielberg] [Scarlett Johansson] [Madonna] [Harrison Ford] [Gwyneth Paltrow] Activities: [2008 Cannes Film Festival] Cannes pits Hollywood against obscure arthouse Hollywood legends and obscure arthouse directors descend on Cannes from Wednesday for the world's biggest film festival that combines edgy cinema with A-list celebrities, glitzy parties and frenetic deal-making. 2008-05-11 People: [Lucrecia Martel] [Charlie Kaufman] [George Lucas] [Mike Tyson] [Javier Bardem] [Joaquin Phoenix] [Philip Seymour Hoffman] [Cate Blanchett] [Robert De Niro] [Steven Soderbergh] [Penelope Cruz] [Clint Eastwood] [Woody Allen] [Milla Jovovich] [Angelina Jolie] [Steven Spielberg] [Scarlett Johansson] [Madonna] [Harrison Ford] [Gwyneth Paltrow] Activities: [2008 Cannes Film Festival] Cannes jury a band of friends, says French director Cannes jury members are getting on like a house on fire and enjoying their task of judging some 20 films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or, jury member Patrice Leconte told AFP. 2006-05-25 People: [Zhang Ziyi] [Samuel L. Jackson] [Wong Kar-Wai] [Tim Roth] [Lucrecia Martel] [Helena Bonham Carter] [Patrice Leconte] Activities: [2006 Cannes Film Festival] Films in the 57th Cannes Film Festival PARIS - The 18 movies in competition at the 57th Cannes Film Festival as announced Wednesday, listed by director and director's nationality, followed by special out-of-compeition showings. Festival runs May 12-23. 2004-04-21 People: [Lucrecia Martel] [Olivier Assayas] Activities: [2004 Cannes Film Festival] Headlines Hard-hitting Brazilian film opens Cannes festival 2008-05-13 Cannes pits Hollywood against obscure arthouse 2008-05-11 Cannes jury a band of friends, says French director 2006-05-25 Films in the 57th Cannes Film Festival 2004-04-21 Most-viewed Cannes jury a band of friends, says French director 2006-05-25

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