La Dolce Vita plays out with Italian films at Cannes
CANNES (Reuters) - Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," a nostalgic, melancholic ode to the eternal city Rome, is one of several films that touch on the unraveling of contemporary Italy...
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Week two of Cannes film festival gets off to explosive start
CANNES (Reuters) - Japanese director Takashi Miike got the final week of the Cannes film festival off to an explosive start on Monday, with big budget cop thriller "Shield of...
Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film
CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of...
Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders...
France struggles to fight radical Islam in its jails
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - In France, the path to radical Islam often begins with a minor offence that throws a young man into an overcrowded, violent jail and produces a...
Chanel conquers globe, Valentino channels art for Paris fashion
PARIS (Reuters) - An enormous globe rotated slowly in the middle of a circular catwalk at Chanel's ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris on Tuesday, with flags bearing the brand logo...
Chanel conquers globe, Valentino channels art for Paris fashion
PARIS (Reuters) - An enormous globe rotated slowly in the middle of a circular catwalk at Chanel's ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris on Tuesday, with flags bearing the brand logo...
Gaultier variety show presents rocker runway chic in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Jean Paul Gaultier served up a fun, funky patchwork of outfits for his ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris on Saturday where a heavy emphasis on leather and...
Gaultier variety show presents rocker runway chic in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Jean Paul Gaultier served up a fun, funky patchwork of outfits for his ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris on Saturday where a heavy emphasis on leather and...
France plays down report of ransom paid for Niger hostages
PARIS (Reuters) - France brushed off an allegation by a U.S. ex-diplomat that it paid a $17 million ransom, in vain, for the release of four hostages abducted in 2010...