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    Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Honor Bestowed Upon Icelandic Drama “Rams”

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    In this Friday, May 15, 2015 file photo, actor Theodor Juliusson, left, director Grimur Hakonarson, center, and Sigurdur Sigurjonsson pose for photographers during a photo call for the film Hrutar (Rams), at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

    By Jill Lawless

    CANNES, France (AP) --

    "Rams," a drama set among farmers and their sheep in a remote Icelandic valley, won the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard competition on Saturday.

    Jury president Isabella Rossellini said Grimur Hakonarson's film was being honored for "treating in a masterful, tragicomic way the undeniable bond that links all humans to animals."

    There were 19 films in the Un Certain Regard competition, which honors new directors and more offbeat films than those up for Cannes' main Palme d'Or prize.

    The second-place Jury Prize went to Croatian director Dalibor Matanic for "Zvizdan" ("The High Sun"), which explores love and ethnic hatred in the Balkans. Matanic dedicated the prize to his producer, his wife and his soon-to-be-born daughter.

    "I hope she will live in a better and far more tolerant world," he said.

    The jury bestowed the directing prize on Kiyoshi Kurosawa for "Journey to the Shore," and also gave awards to "Treasure," by Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu, "Nahid" by Iranian director Ida Panahandeh and "Masaan" by India's Neeraj Ghaywan.

    Actress-director Rossellini said serving on the jury had been "like taking a flight over the planet and seeing all its inhabitants and their emotions."

    "I think we are the envy of every anthropologist," she said.

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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