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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 learn more about the films up for the Queer Palm and meet the best onscreen dogs at this year's festival.

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Arts24 in Cannes: Which French films are seducing the Cannes audiences?

From the big screen treatment of one of French literature's greatest classics, "The Count of Monte Cristo", starring French favourite Pierre Niney, to "Wild Diamond", a gritty social drama about a young French woman who dreams of becoming a famous influencer, arts24's Eve Jackson looks at France's offerings at the…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Open-air fashion show on the Croisette with G. Gerwig, Demi Moore & Selena Gomez

In this edition of arts24 from the Cannes Film Festival with Eve Jackson, we explore glamorous fashion on and off the red carpet. With dresses and outfits each more stunning than the last. Greta Gerwig in Prada, Cate Blanchett in Jean-Paul Gaultier, Demi Moore in Schiaparelli and Selena Gomez in…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Eva Longoria shares her memories of 20 years of the Cannes Film festival

Today on "arts24" from the Cannes Film Festival, Eve Jackson chats to actor, director and producer Eva Longoria about her best memories of the event including wearing a 40-dollar dress for her first red carpet and her ongoing mission to give more opportunities to Latinos in the film industry.

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Richard Gere talks about his new movie at the Cannes Film Festival

In Eve Jackson's daily roundup from the Cannes Film Fesitval, we hear from actor Richard Gere and the director Paul Schrader on their film "Oh Canada", 40 years after they made "American Gigolo" together. Also on the programme a transgender crime musical starring Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Carla Sophia…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Emma Stone & Richard Gere premiere their new movies

From the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet, Eve Jackson brings us the latest on Friday's premieres, including "Kinds of Kindness" with Emma Stone and "Oh, Canada", which marks the return of Richard Gere. Also on the programme, after the Euphoria series and his role in the film "Saltburn", we take…

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Cannes chronicles: Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos brings new Emma Stone movie to the Croisette

Eve Jackson brings you the latest from the Cannes Film festival including the premiere of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness” with Emma Stone, Willem Defoe, Margaret Qualley and Jesse Plemons. His last movie “Poor Things” took four Oscars earlier this year. It’s the third time the filmmaker has…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Francis Ford Coppola premieres 'Megalopolis', most ambitious project of his career

It's said to have been re-written up to 300 times in 40 years ... Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" finally premiered in Cannes on Thursday, with star Adam Driver on the red carpet. The director won the festival's top prize – the Palme d’Or – in 1974 with "The Conversation" and…

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Cannes chronicles: A #MeToo red carpet photo to signify an end to women being silenced

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French film industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein. Godrèche and the film's collaborators walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet Thursday to take a photo with collaborators on her film…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and the premiere of the new Mad Max

Nine years after "Mad Max: Fury Road", the Australian director, screenwriter and producer George Miller’s famous saga’s is back on the Croisette. Eve Jackson tells us more about the highly anticipated "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", premiering Wednesday in the presence of the director and the cast, led by Anya…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Why this year's film festival is set to be the most dramatic yet

Film critic Lisa Nesselson and presenter Eve Jackson are live from opening night at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. They discuss France's #MeToo reckoning, the opening film "The Second Act", starring Bond girl Léa Seydoux, and some of this year's expected highlights, including "Megalopolis", a new film from "Godfather" director…

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The Venice Biennale: Redressing the post-colonial balance through art

In this episode of Arts24, Eve Jackson takes you to Italy for the oldest and largest cultural exhibition in the world – the Venice art Biennale. The breathtaking floating city hosts the Olympics of the art world every two years. It’s the original biennale on which others in the world…

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From Victorian London to a Jamaica slave plantation: Literary star Zadie Smith on her new novel

Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The…

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The rock star status of US writer Paul Auster in France

FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson tells us about the life and work of US writer Paul Auster, who has died aged 77. Best known for "The New York Trilogy" mystery novels, Auster wrote more than 30 books that were translated into 40 languages. He had a particularly big following…

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Film show: Ryan Gosling stars as stunt double in 'The Fall Guy'

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a…

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Film show: Amy Winehouse biopic tops box office

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including the Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black"; the release in France of the 1960s American independent film "Bushman", which explores one Nigerian immigrant's experience living in the US; and Israeli director Dani Rosenberg's second movie, "The…

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Émigrés, exiles and refugees: Venice Biennale welcomes foreigners

It’s the oldest, largest contemporary art show in the world: the Venice Biennale has kicked off its 60th edition under the heading "Foreigners Everywhere". Arts editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from the event, explaining why the artist and curator selected for the Israeli pavilion chose to keep it…

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Marisa Abela: 'Playing Amy Winehouse taught me about strength in vulnerability'

The film "Back to Black" has been described as a never-seen-before glimpse into Amy Winehouse's rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking album of the same name, which won five Grammys and sold 16 million copies. The pop star, who died in 2011, is played by Marisa Abela,…

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Chilling with the new Ghostbusters in Paris for 'Frozen Empire'

In this edition of arts24: Forty years on from the first episode, the original Ghostbusters team reunites in "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," blending the original cast with fresh talent. Fan favourites Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace join veterans Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Dan Aykroyd. The film…

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Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (3/3)

In the third and final part of our Rwanda series, we head into Rwanda's breathtaking countryside to discover a unique artist's residence, created by cultural changemaker Cedric Mizero. He takes Eve Jackson and the arts24 crew on a trek through a eucalyptus forest for an immersive open-air theatre experience in…

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Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (2/3)

In the second part of arts24's Rwanda series, Eve Jackson meets a fashion designer taking the country's fashion scene to the next level. Once a model, now designer, Moses Turahirwa re-imagines traditional Rwandan forms and cultural motifs into contemporary pieces. His clients include the Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba, the Nigerian…

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Special programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (1/3)

In this special programme from Kigali, Eve Jackson meets the artists rewriting Rwanda's future. Arts24 shows you just how much "the country of a thousand hills", with its population of 14 million, has transformed in the past 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsis.

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Irish artist Róisín Murphy 'Sings It Back' in Paris

She emerged in the mid-90s as one half of Moloko, the duo she formed with then-boyfriend Mark Brydon, creating iconic dance hits like "Sing It Back" and "The Time Is Now". After 30 years of pop, Irish artist Róisín Murphy is touring with her sixth solo album "Hit Parade" –…

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France names its new Michelin-starred restaurants

From this year's new Michelin-starred restaurants and a chat with cast of new glam TV series "Palm Royale", to Banksy's defaced mural and US photographer Annie Leibovitz wielding a sword in Paris in the name of art, join Eve Jackson for a roundup of this week's culture news.

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Hitting the high notes together with opera's star couple

They're among the hottest young couples in world opera. Australian soprano Nicole Car and Canadian baritone Etienne Dupuis have performed together on iconic stages in famous roles around the world. They speak to Eve Jackson about their latest show, Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra", at Paris Bastille. Nicole sings the title character's…

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