Cannes Film Festival: Melancholy comes upon viewers May 19, 2011 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Day 8 of Cannes Film Festival 2011 highlighted Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, a family drama that takes place in the shadow of an imminent apocalypse. Aki Kaurismaki Le Havre, a tender, lovably campy Normandy-set comedy about a shoeshiner who aids a young north African immigrant en route to London, became the main pretender for a victory in the contest. In The Beaver, another film featured at Cannes, Mel Gibson plays Walter Black, a severely depressed family man who finds an unusual medium for expressing the thoughts he’s held inside. Director Jodie Foster - who does double duty here as Gibson’s costar - plays Meredith, Walter’s frustrated wife. The film won wide critical accalim. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |