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Cannes Film Festival Highlights: 'Gentle Monster' Premieres, Travolta Honored

The Cannes Film Festival featured the premiere and positive reception of 'Gentle Monster,' starring Léa Seydoux, and an honorary Palme d'Or for John Travolta. Various other films also debuted, receiving ovations and critical attention.

15 May, 15:50 — 16 May, 00:30
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APVery High8h ago

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival - AP News

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival  AP News

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The GuardianMostly Factual3h ago

Gentle Monster review – disquieting drama about two women facing the truth about the men they love

Cannes film festival: Léa Seydoux is a wife and mother whose life unravels when police arrive to quiz her husband; Jella Haase is a detective dealing with her ailing father’s misdeeds Marie Kreutzer is the Austrian director who created impressive and stylish pictures such as the psychological thriller The Ground Beneath My Feet and the Habsburg biopic Corsage. Now she brings us this coldly eloquent and disquieting Franco-German drama about two women who find themselves imprisoned by a duty of...

By Peter Bradshaw

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SCMPMostly Factual4h ago

Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’

Hollywood star John Travolta was given a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival Friday as he premiered the first movie he has ever directed. The man who became an icon overnight with Saturday Night Fever was visibly moved as he accepted the honorary Palme d’Or before the screening of Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which is based on a book about his first experience in an airliner. “I just can’t believe it. This is beyond the Oscar, really,” he said as he accepted the...

By Agence France-Presse

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France 24High7h ago

Marion Cotillard reunites with Ex, Guillaume Canet, in new Cannes film

It's a big day at the Cannes Film Festival. Marion Cotillard stars in "Karma", the new psychological thriller from her former partner Guillaume Canet – their first film together since the couple split, and their ninth collaboration overall. Cotillard plays a woman whose life collapses when her young godson mysteriously disappears. Also on the Croisette is John Travolta presenting his directorial debut "Propeller One-Way Night Coach to Los Angeles", based on a children's novel he wrote for his...

By FRANCE24

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The IndependentMostly Factual8h ago

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut

By Via AP news wire

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varietyMostly Factual1h ago

‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho on AI, Individuality and Why Zombies Still Matter

Yeon Sang-ho’s “Colony” premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking the “Train to Busan” director’s return to the zombie genre. This time, he infuses it a distinctly contemporary twist that reflects anxieties about artificial intelligence, collective behavior and the erosion of human individuality. “All along my works, I […]

By Naman Ramachandran

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual1h ago

Cannes: ‘Gentle Monster’ Cheered at Premiere, Catapults Léa Seydoux Into Race for Fest’s Best Actress Prize and Oscar

Marie Kreutzer's follow-up to 'Corsage' could also factor in to the best international feature Oscar competition, though it remains to be seen which country would have the strongest claim on it.

By Scott Feinberg

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deadlineMostly Factual3h ago

‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Gives A Committed Performance In The Cluttered Story Of A Family Torn Apart – Cannes Film Festival

In 2022, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer released Corsage, the excellent feminist re-reading of the life of 19th century Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi, with Vicki Krieps as the eccentric, anorexic empress and Florian Teichtmeister as her philandering husband, Franz Joseph 1. The following year, Teichtmeister was arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography: […]

By Erik Pedersen

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ignMostly Factual4h ago

In the Grey Review

Director Guy Ritchie has hit a career low point with his new film In the Grey, featuring Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal.

By Scott Collura

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tmzMixed6h ago

John Travolta Shows Off New Look at Cannes Film Festival

John Travolta looks like he's leaning into French fashion at a famous film festival in France ... because he's rocking a French hat as part of a new look over in Cannes. The actor popped up Friday at the Cannes Film Festival and he ... well, looked…

By TMZ Staff

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enewsMixed5h ago

John Travolta Debuts New Look During Cannes Outing With Daughter Ella

Welcome back to the Cannes Film Festival, John Travolta. And the Saturday Night Fever star stepped out with a noticeably different style this time around, donning circular eyeglasses and a white...

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nmeMostly Factual10h ago

‘Obsession’ review: the year’s most terrifying horror film so far

Put your hands over your face and clamp your popcorn bucket between your knees The post ‘Obsession’ review: the year’s most terrifying horror film so far appeared first on NME.

By Alex Flood

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screen-rantMixed4h ago

Guy Ritchie & Henry Cavill's New R-Rated Action Thriller In The Grey Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Record

Guy Ritchie and Henry Cavill reunite for their third movie together, with the new R-rated action thriller setting a Rotten Tomatoes record.

By Fariba Rezwan

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vanguard-ngMixed2h ago

NFVCB classifies 304 films in 2026, records growth over same period in 2025

By Benjamin Njoku The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) approved and classified 304 films between January and April 2026, marking continued growth in Nigeria’s film industry and reinforcing the Board’s commitment to effective regulation. The figure represents an increase from the 267 films classified during the same period in 2025. In the first […] The post NFVCB classifies 304 films in 2026, records growth over same period in 2025 appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

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Coverage Timeline

First report: nme · 15 May, 15:50Full coverage: 32 · 9hWindow: 9h
nme15 May, 15:50First to report

‘Obsession’ review: the year’s most terrifying horror film so far

index-hr15 May, 16:28

Cara Delevingne s novom frizurom izgleda gotovo neprepoznatljivo

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AP15 May, 17:38

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival - AP News

The Independent15 May, 17:38

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

berlingske15 May, 17:42

John Travolta modtager særlig ærespalme i Cannes

le-figaro15 May, 17:42

« C’est mieux qu’un Oscar ! » : le festival de Cannes remet une palme d’or d’honneur surprise à John Travolta

France 2415 May, 18:04

Marion Cotillard reunites with Ex, Guillaume Canet, in new Cannes film

orf15 May, 18:13

Travolta überraschend mit Ehrenpalme in Cannes ausgezeichnet

geo-news15 May, 18:36

Sanam Saeed set to make debut at Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Geo News

delfi-lt15 May, 18:53

Johnui Travoltai Kanų kino festivalyje įteiktas apdovanojimas už viso gyvenimo nuopelnus

la-vanguardia15 May, 19:02

John Travolta recibe una Palma de Oro de honor por sorpresa: “Esto es más que un Oscar”

newsbeast15 May, 19:02

Τα δάκρυα του Τζον Τραβόλτα με το βραβείο του Χρυσού Φοίνικα στις Κάννες

svenska-dagbladet15 May, 19:06

Travolta överraskad med hedersguldpalm

hotnews15 May, 19:19

John Travolta, în extaz după ce a fost distins cu un premiu neașteptat la Cannes: „Pur și simplu nu îmi vine să cred. Este dincolo de Oscar”

la-repubblica15 May, 19:23

Cannes, John Travolta debutta come regista: “Il mio film romantico dedicato a chi amo”

vg15 May, 19:27

– Dette er over Oscar

tmz15 May, 19:31

John Travolta Shows Off New Look at Cannes Film Festival

publico15 May, 19:32

Pela última vez, parece ter vindo Alain Cavalier dizer ao Festival de Cannes

iefimerida15 May, 20:01

Η έκπληξη στον Τζον Τραβόλτα και τα δάκρυα -Τον τίμησαν στο Φεστιβάλ Καννών με Χρυσό Φοίνικα

klix-ba15 May, 20:14

Glumac Vincent Macaigne privukao pažnju na crvenom tepihu u Cannesu, u naručju nosio francusku manekenku

enews15 May, 20:44

John Travolta Debuts New Look During Cannes Outing With Daughter Ella

ign15 May, 21:30

In the Grey Review

SCMP15 May, 21:39

Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’

screen-rant15 May, 21:42

Guy Ritchie & Henry Cavill's New R-Rated Action Thriller In The Grey Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Record

el-mundo15 May, 21:47

John Travolta recibe una Palma de Oro honorífica en Cannes antes de estrenar su primera película como director

The Guardian15 May, 21:56

Gentle Monster review – disquieting drama about two women facing the truth about the men they love

deadline15 May, 22:20

‘Gentle Monster’ Review: Léa Seydoux Gives A Committed Performance In The Cluttered Story Of A Family Torn Apart – Cannes Film Festival

20-minuten15 May, 23:01

Überraschend: John Travolta erhält Ehrenpalme

vanguard-ng15 May, 23:11

NFVCB classifies 304 films in 2026, records growth over same period in 2025

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hollywood-reporter16 May, 00:25

Cannes: ‘Gentle Monster’ Cheered at Premiere, Catapults Léa Seydoux Into Race for Fest’s Best Actress Prize and Oscar

variety16 May, 00:30

‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho on AI, Individuality and Why Zombies Still Matter

indian-express16 May, 00:30Latest update

Pyjamas, ring dips, resistance bands: Take a look at Alia Bhatt’s intense Cannes fitness prep