The Best Films of All-Time at the Cannes Film Festival
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The Best Films of All-Time at the Cannes Film Festival
Most recently, one of the main events in the world of cinema took place on the Cote d'Azur - the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which ended on May 28.
For actors, directors, and other industry figures, this event is one of the main events of the year - all because among the nominees for the most famous film awards - the Oscar or the Golden Globe - there are films that were first shown in Cannes. In this article, we will talk about the best films of the Cannes Film Festival in the past.
"Sweet Life" (1960)
Cult comedy-drama by Federico Fellini. Journalist Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) is an observer and participant in all the episodes of the life of the Italian elite of the late 50s, whose feelings are not hurt even by the American film star Sylvia (Anita Ekberg).
"Blowup" (1966)
The dramatic thriller by Michelangelo Antonioni is about a famous young photographer who notices a crime in a random photo of a kissing couple.
"Taxi Driver" (1976)
Drama thriller by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro. In the center of the plot is a Vietnam War veteran, watching from the window of his taxi a gloomy panorama of human sins.
"Apocalypse Now" (1979)
Marlon Brando in Francis Ford Coppola's military drama. During the Vietnam War, a captain is sent upriver to Cambodia on a special mission: to find and kill a crazy colonel who has created something like his own cult in a remote area. The madness and horrors of war await him along the way.
"All That Jazz" (1979)
A musical by Bob Fossey, who gave us "Chicago", about the creative career of Joe Gideon, his relationships with women, his ex-wife Audrey and daughter Michelle, where he is shown as an egocentric workaholic who brings himself to a heart attack.
"Kagemusha: Shadow of a Warrior" (1980)
Japanese war drama by Akira Kurosawa, set in the 16th century. A petty thief is sentenced to death, but suddenly he is given life - all because of his resemblance to the local ruler, a powerful and strong man who recently died.
"Paris, Texas" (1984)
Drama by Wim Wenders ("City of Angels"). In the desert near the Mexican border, an elderly man appears who does not talk or sleep - he disappeared four years ago and is now looking for himself in the American outback.
"The Piano" (1992)
A musical melodrama about a mute girl who, together with her little daughter and her beloved piano that replaces her voice, leaves her native Scotland and moves to the other side of the world - to New Zealand, where her future husband is waiting for her. True, he definitely did not expect a "guest" in the form of a piano in his house and still does not suspect how it will change their whole life.
"Pulp Fiction" (1994)
One of Quentin Tarantino's most famous and career-changing works, with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman. Two gangsters have philosophical conversations in between showdowns and solving problems with the debtors of their crime boss.
"My King" (2015)
A French melodrama with Vincent Cassel about how a chance meeting at a party and a slight infatuation develop into a real passion. Ten years of all-consuming love, full of boundless happiness and blinding jealousy. Where did this relationship lead them?
"Parasite" (2019)
The story of a Korean family that lives in a dirty semi-basement, steals the Internet from their neighbors, and works odd jobs. Everything changes when the son of the family is offered to work as a tutor for a high school student from a wealthy family.
If you want to keep abreast of all the events in the film industry, you should definitely watch the above films. It was they who in different years caused stormy delight among the audience and film critics. Their relevance remains high to this day. And if you don't have enough movie experiences, you can also bet on bookmakers' websites - for example, you can use the PlayAmo app. In addition to entertainment, you can also earn money.
