Arts24 in Cannes: Helen Mirren on why swagger is better than beauty
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren talks to Eve Jackson about her Cannes memories, being the face of L'Oréal Paris at age 78 and why she prefers swagger to beauty. We also…
Women at the helm as Indian films make a big splash in Cannes
Indian cinema has enjoyed a bumper year in Cannes, with seven films from the country screening across the festival’s various strands. FRANCE 24 spoke to filmmaker Payal Kapadia, India's first…
Sean Baker’s sex-worker romance ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or in Cannes
Sean Baker’s “Anora”, a whirlwind Brooklyn odyssey about an erotic dancer who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Palme d’Or on Saturday as female-focused stories dominated…
Arts24 in Cannes: Elle Fanning on her female role models in the film industry
Elle Fanning spoke to FRANCE 24 at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The actress was in town to present L'Oréal's "Lights on Women's Worth" award, an initiative to…
Arts24 in Cannes: Sean Baker’s sex worker comedy ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or
It’s been political, it’s been sexy, it’s been gasp-out-loud surprising. The winners of this year's Cannes Film Festival competition have been announced. The top prize, the Palme d’Or, has been awarded to "Anora" from American independent filmmaker Sean…
Erotic dancer comedy-drama ‘Anora’ wins top prize at Cannes
"Anora", a raw, highly explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. One of…
Music show: Irish singer Liv Monaghan on enjoying the fluidity of jazz
Irish native Liv Monaghan embraced Paris a dozen years ago where she fell headfirst into the local jazz scene. She's just released her second folk-tinted new album "First Light" and…
“How to say Babylon”: Safiya Sinclair’s memories of a Rastafari childhood
Jamaica’s beaches, gentle Rastas and uplifting reggae music make up the postcard version of an idyllic island nation – an image Safiya Sinclair says she wanted to flesh out in…
