No, my problem with your statement was you saying it was 'a bunch of snobs (most of them european)'  Which is amazingly dumb, and slightly xenophobic. I just checked the list of who has been president of the jury, and since 2000, 6 out of 14 has been American. That's almost half. Saying Cannes is anti-American is…

So otm in the second paragraph.

An important difference between Romania and the US: In Romania abortion is legal, but only until week 14. This would make the situation in the film - which must be about week 19 - illegal, even today. It is really more of an anti-totalitarian film than a pro-abortion one, I think. Though pro-choice, in the widest…

Yeah, those snobs would never recognize Fincher! I mean, what would be next? Giving the Palm to the director os Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester? Or to a young director of glorified gangster b-movies? Or how about a surrealist weirdo, recently known for directing a TV-show? I mean, where would it end?

American winners the century in 2003 (Elephant), 2004 (Farhenheit 9/11) and 2011 (Tree of Life) Other english language winners in 2000 (Dancer in the Dark) 2002 (The Pianist) and 2006 (The Wind That Shakes the Barley)

Wait, how do we know it's rape? He seduces her throughout the film. If it has something to do with age, then keep in mind laws are different throughout the world. Age of consent in Denmark is 15 years.

Re-watching this, I was extremely reminded of school in Denmark. We watched the film, read later parts of the book, and quite a lot of the look of the film is inspired by late 19th century Danish painters, which we constantly saw. It's perhaps the danest of all the important danish pictures.

The best August is his earlier stuff. He used to make movies for young people, like Zappa and Buster's World, which are classics of Danish cinema as well. Pelle can almost be called a children's movie as well, but then he decided he should make prestigious pictures, and it never became good again.

I think this analysis misses an important point, hidden right in the shows title: Chemistry-genius Walter White wants the world to be a 'clockwork universe', but for the first several seasons, the world kept struggling back. Nothing ever turned out as expected, in chemistry terms, it broke bad. There was always some…

I liked it, though it is stuff to stomach. It is very true that there are no real human beings in the film, but I liked how the central characterss were pictured as these almost demonic creatures. The way he cuts the film together, it seems as if they move through space in an unreal way.

And you just set a world-record for going the longest period of time after an election without being able to form a government! Way to go Belgium!

I think if you're a big enough director, you will probably get a pass. Like, even if the next Haneke is sub-par, he will probably be invited back. But sometimes they do watch them first. I think I remember reading an interview with Thomas Vinterberg, who sent It's All About Love to the festival after having premiered…

Well, it's at the same time, so hopefully :) Though looking at the slate, 1990 seems like a pretty dire year for the competition. But wow, that must have been great two months for David Lynch!

Read the piece. Rosetta changed the world, yes, because it directly caused better labor laws in Belgium. Also, this series could very well become a really interesting place to discuss the whims and developments of the art-house world, even though a lot of the films will be less than masterful (case in point: Pelle the…

Well, though I like The Straight Story, it would be really weird if Lynch ended up winning two palmes for Wild at Heart and The Straight Story. Not Blue Velvet, not Mulhulland Drive, not Twin Peaks or Inland Empire (his actual most significant achievement) Wild at Heart and Straight Story. I would have given the prize…

Uhm, Koldskål. I'll get that the next time the weather is warm again (which, since I'm in Denmark, will probably be august)

Yeah. English is what everyone learns. In Denmark, everyone takes English as the second language, then chooses between German and French as the third. Then, if they focus on language in High School, they can choose several others like Russian, Spanish or Chinese as the fourth, depending on the high school and so…

Yeah. I don't really have a problem with van Sant copying Tarr. In a way, it's the way it should be, with someone taking an uncompromising style and softening it up and broadening the apeal. But it seems wrong that the softened version should win the Palm. An Oscar, yeah, oscar-winners are second-rate every year. But…

Well, not neccesarily. Grand Prix winners will at times be less consensus, more weird. At least in theory.

Yeah, but Pather Pachali was only discovered at Cannes in 56. Of course, there were other good films like Lola Montes, but still seems kinda slow to me.