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Il a ete applaudi par tout le monde, c un film documentaire anti-bush
Chapeau a ce courageux realisateur Michael Moore
FAHRENHEIT 911
(FAHRENHEIT 911)
USA
directed by
Michael MOORE
Flashback to Monday, May 17
© NICOLAS GIRAUD
The screening in competition of Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 was the event of the day. This inquiry into the Bush government's foeign policy was joined in the race for the Palme d'Or by Woman is the Future of Man, an intimate tale directed by Hong Sang-soo and Hans Weingartner's Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators), a film that marked the return of German cinema to the competition 11 years after Wim Wender's In weiter Ferne, so nah! (Faraway, so Close!).
The celebrated composer Lalo Schifrin held a Leçon de Musique (Music Masterclass) revealing the secrets behind the music to films such as Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke and Bullitt. Later in the day, 20 European culture ministers and Mrs. Viviane Reding, the European Education and Culture Commissioner, walked up the red carpet for the screening of The Edukators.
Sean Penn made the trip to Cannes in support of The Assassination of Richard Nixon, a drama directed by Niels Mueller screening in Un Certain Regard. Also showing in the section was Hotel, Austrian director Jessica Hausner's third film that reinvents the thriller.
Michael Moore walks up the Red Carpet for "Fahrenheit 9/11"
© NICOLAS GIRAUD
Accompanied by his wife and producer Kathleen Glynn, filmmaker Michael Moore graced the red carpet before the screening in competition of Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary that denounces the errors of the Bush government's policies. It was the Moore's second time in competition at the Palais des Festivals; his previous film, Bowling for Columbine, was screened in 2002.
Competition: "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Michael Moore
© FABIENNE BUEHLER
Two years after his Cannes 55th Anniversary Prix for Bowling For Columbine, Michael Moore is back on the Croisette with Fahrenheit 9/11, screening in competition. The documentary opens with the contested presidential election in the year 2000, and moves on to 9/11 exposing relations between the Bush and the Bin Laden families, how the American leaders have instilled an overriding climate of false fear, the witch hunt spirit of the Patriot Act, the armed forces in Afghanistan and the “non-justified??? war in Iraq.
Interspersed with footage never seen before, with comments from experts and from those who are the backbone of America, Michael Moore presents his latest investigation into the rise of the “failed Texas oilman to leader of the free world.??? Only Michael Moore could find the full irony in such sombre terrain, by turns determinedly truthful, scathingly humorous, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining.
Press Conference: "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Michael Moore
Michael Moore took on a full house of journalists single-handed after the competition screening of his documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, this morning. He fielded questions during a full hour. Here are a few excerpts.
On his intentions: ???When I make a movie, it's a movie I'd like to see on a Friday night [...] I wanted to say something about post-9/11 in America: What's happened to us as a people. This time I was the straight man and Bush had all the jokes [...] And I hope it will influence people leaving the theatre, encourage them to be good citizens [...]???
On what is going to shock people: ???There is footage they have never seen. They will see that things never seen before, starting with Bush's military record, both the year 2000 original document and the 2004 document that has the name James R. Bath blackened [...] You saw the first abuse segments of Iraqi detainees outside of prison walls; you were the first to see that today [...] The American people don't like things being kept from them and this film will pull back the curtain on what is going on and they will respond accordingly.???
On the theatrical release: ???No, it will not be first seen on television; it was made for the screen...It will be released in the US before the election. I am confident that Miramax will make sure they see this film [...] Miramax has made available the funds and money – before the film comes out - to update it if needed in the next six weeks. It is however a finished film.???
If you were President: ???We have a president asleep at the wheel [...] If you have the role of commander in chief, you should pay more attention. I would have tracked down the people responsible for 9/11 and I would bring them down. Why hold back Special Forces for two months? What's going on????
Il a ete applaudi par tout le monde, c un film documentaire anti-bush
Chapeau a ce courageux realisateur Michael Moore
;)
FAHRENHEIT 911
(FAHRENHEIT 911)
USA
directed by
Michael MOORE
Flashback to Monday, May 17© NICOLAS GIRAUD
The screening in competition of Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 was the event of the day. This inquiry into the Bush government's foeign policy was joined in the race for the Palme d'Or by Woman is the Future of Man, an intimate tale directed by Hong Sang-soo and Hans Weingartner's Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators), a film that marked the return of German cinema to the competition 11 years after Wim Wender's In weiter Ferne, so nah! (Faraway, so Close!).
The celebrated composer Lalo Schifrin held a Leçon de Musique (Music Masterclass) revealing the secrets behind the music to films such as Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke and Bullitt. Later in the day, 20 European culture ministers and Mrs. Viviane Reding, the European Education and Culture Commissioner, walked up the red carpet for the screening of The Edukators.
Sean Penn made the trip to Cannes in support of The Assassination of Richard Nixon, a drama directed by Niels Mueller screening in Un Certain Regard. Also showing in the section was Hotel, Austrian director Jessica Hausner's third film that reinvents the thriller.
Michael Moore walks up the Red Carpet for "Fahrenheit 9/11"© NICOLAS GIRAUD
Accompanied by his wife and producer Kathleen Glynn, filmmaker Michael Moore graced the red carpet before the screening in competition of Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary that denounces the errors of the Bush government's policies. It was the Moore's second time in competition at the Palais des Festivals; his previous film, Bowling for Columbine, was screened in 2002.
Competition: "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Michael Moore© FABIENNE BUEHLER
Two years after his Cannes 55th Anniversary Prix for Bowling For Columbine, Michael Moore is back on the Croisette with Fahrenheit 9/11, screening in competition. The documentary opens with the contested presidential election in the year 2000, and moves on to 9/11 exposing relations between the Bush and the Bin Laden families, how the American leaders have instilled an overriding climate of false fear, the witch hunt spirit of the Patriot Act, the armed forces in Afghanistan and the “non-justified??? war in Iraq.
Interspersed with footage never seen before, with comments from experts and from those who are the backbone of America, Michael Moore presents his latest investigation into the rise of the “failed Texas oilman to leader of the free world.??? Only Michael Moore could find the full irony in such sombre terrain, by turns determinedly truthful, scathingly humorous, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining.
Press Conference: "Fahrenheit 9/11" by Michael MooreMichael Moore took on a full house of journalists single-handed after the competition screening of his documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, this morning. He fielded questions during a full hour. Here are a few excerpts.
On his intentions: ???When I make a movie, it's a movie I'd like to see on a Friday night [...] I wanted to say something about post-9/11 in America: What's happened to us as a people. This time I was the straight man and Bush had all the jokes [...] And I hope it will influence people leaving the theatre, encourage them to be good citizens [...]???
On what is going to shock people: ???There is footage they have never seen. They will see that things never seen before, starting with Bush's military record, both the year 2000 original document and the 2004 document that has the name James R. Bath blackened [...] You saw the first abuse segments of Iraqi detainees outside of prison walls; you were the first to see that today [...] The American people don't like things being kept from them and this film will pull back the curtain on what is going on and they will respond accordingly.???
On the theatrical release: ???No, it will not be first seen on television; it was made for the screen...It will be released in the US before the election. I am confident that Miramax will make sure they see this film [...] Miramax has made available the funds and money – before the film comes out - to update it if needed in the next six weeks. It is however a finished film.???
If you were President: ???We have a president asleep at the wheel [...] If you have the role of commander in chief, you should pay more attention. I would have tracked down the people responsible for 9/11 and I would bring them down. Why hold back Special Forces for two months? What's going on????
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