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2022 Cannes Film Festival
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. The festival featured a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film ''Top Gun: Maverick'' premiered at the festival and where the actor was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or award on short notice. The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to ''The Truman Show'' (1998). The festival returned to its full spectator capacity after disruption to the previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 restrictions in France. Juries The following juries were named for the festival. Main competition * Vincent Lindon, French actor, Jury President * Asghar Farhadi, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer * Rebecca Hall, English actress, producer, director and screenwriter * Ladj Ly, French director, screenwriter, actor and producer * Jeff Nichols, American director and screenwriter * Deepika Padukone, Indian actress * Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress * Joac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truman Show
''The Truman Show'' is a 1998 American psychological satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him. The supporting cast includes Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Paul Giamatti, and Brian Delate. Unlike the finished product, Niccol's spec script was more of a science-fiction thriller, with the story set in New York City. Scott Rudin purchased the script and set up production at Paramount Pictures. Brian De Palma was to direct before Weir signed as director, making the film for $60 million—$20 million less than the original estimate. Niccol rewrote the script while the crew was waiting for Carrey to sign. The majority of film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
