Mendoza to Compete AGAIN in Cannes
Brillante Mendoza (Masahista, Foster Child) is back at the most prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival. His foray into bagging the festival’s top plum, the Palme d’Or, did not stop with last year’s “Serbis” amid the mixed reviews and intrigues that surrounded it. He is once again invited to participate in the Main Competition where he is joined by celebrated auteurs such as Lars Von Trier (Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves, Dogville), Michael Haneke (Funny Games, Cache), Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy), Pedro Almodovar (Volver, All About My Mother), Johnnie To (Sparrow), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill), and Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain). Now, that is some serious competition right there.
Just by the title alone of Mendoza’s new film, you will know that his penchant for graphic and gritty storytelling does not stop with highly sexual, rundown moviehouse film “Serbis”. His new film entitled “Kinatay (The Execution of P)” is about hitmen who dismember their victims. Sounds like a Haneke or Chan-Wook film to me. “Kinatay” stars Coco Martin, John Regala, Julio Diaz, Jhong Hilario, Lauren Novero, and Maria Isabel Lopez.
Aside from Mendoza, two other Filipino filmmakers will grace the coastal city of France, namely: Raya Martin (Now Showing, Autohystoria) and Adolfo Alix, Jr. (Adela, Donsol). Their collaborative work, “Manila”, is said to be a tribute to two of the country’s greatest directors: Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. It’s a two-part movie divided into day and night starring Piolo Pascual (Yes, Piolo, I’m not kidding!).
Meanwhile, Martin’s solo effort entitled “Independencia” will be screened in the Un Certain Regard section, a parallel competition dedicated to “young talent, innovative, and audacious works”. This period film shot in stark black and white is topbilled by Sid Lucero, Alessandra de Rossi, and Tetchie Agbayani.
Also to watch out for is the opening film of the festival, Pixar’s “Up”. In addition, Heath Ledger’s final film (not “The Dark Knight”) will also make its premiere at Cannes. “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” also stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. Other notable filmmakers who will be in exhibition include Cristian Mungiu (4 Weeks, 3 Days, and 2 Days), Sam Raimi (Spider Man), and Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep).
http://failed.multiply.com/journal/item/163/Mendoza_to_Compete_AGAIN_in_Cannes
Brillante Mendoza (Masahista, Foster Child) is back at the most prestigious film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival. His foray into bagging the festival’s top plum, the Palme d’Or, did not stop with last year’s “Serbis” amid the mixed reviews and intrigues that surrounded it. He is once again invited to participate in the Main Competition where he is joined by celebrated auteurs such as Lars Von Trier (Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves, Dogville), Michael Haneke (Funny Games, Cache), Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy), Pedro Almodovar (Volver, All About My Mother), Johnnie To (Sparrow), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill), and Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain). Now, that is some serious competition right there.
Just by the title alone of Mendoza’s new film, you will know that his penchant for graphic and gritty storytelling does not stop with highly sexual, rundown moviehouse film “Serbis”. His new film entitled “Kinatay (The Execution of P)” is about hitmen who dismember their victims. Sounds like a Haneke or Chan-Wook film to me. “Kinatay” stars Coco Martin, John Regala, Julio Diaz, Jhong Hilario, Lauren Novero, and Maria Isabel Lopez.
Aside from Mendoza, two other Filipino filmmakers will grace the coastal city of France, namely: Raya Martin (Now Showing, Autohystoria) and Adolfo Alix, Jr. (Adela, Donsol). Their collaborative work, “Manila”, is said to be a tribute to two of the country’s greatest directors: Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. It’s a two-part movie divided into day and night starring Piolo Pascual (Yes, Piolo, I’m not kidding!).
Meanwhile, Martin’s solo effort entitled “Independencia” will be screened in the Un Certain Regard section, a parallel competition dedicated to “young talent, innovative, and audacious works”. This period film shot in stark black and white is topbilled by Sid Lucero, Alessandra de Rossi, and Tetchie Agbayani.
Also to watch out for is the opening film of the festival, Pixar’s “Up”. In addition, Heath Ledger’s final film (not “The Dark Knight”) will also make its premiere at Cannes. “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” also stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. Other notable filmmakers who will be in exhibition include Cristian Mungiu (4 Weeks, 3 Days, and 2 Days), Sam Raimi (Spider Man), and Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep).
http://failed.multiply.com/journal/item/163/Mendoza_to_Compete_AGAIN_in_Cannes
