FRED Film Radio - English Channel

Ida Panahandeh – Director and writer – Nahid

Ida Panahandeh, talks about the artistic efforts that are behind the completion of Nahid, her first feature, here at Cannes in Un Certain Regard’s official selection.

Plot: A young divorcee living with her son in a small northern city of Iran, wants to marry the man she has fallen in in love with. According to the current rules, the father has the custody of children, however her ex husband has granted her that right on the condition that she doesn’t remarry.

Struggling to keep both of her beloved ones, she has to think about the third option: temporary marriage (Sighe). However, this will get her into a predicament, as despite it being legal, Sighe is not well-received by the society.

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John C. Reilly and Ben Whishaw – Actors – The lobster

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets John C. Reilly and Ben Whishaw, actors in Yorgos Lanthimos film The Lobster, in competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.

They talk with us about the atmosphere of the production and share with us their opinion on the perspective of filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.

They also share with us their opinion on the theme of the film, which revolves around relationships and paranoia in a (not too distant) future world, and reveal to us the decisions they would have made had they found themselves in the same situation in which the characters they portray are in.

THE LOBSTER: A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods. A desperate Man escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live and falls in love, although it is against their rules.

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Emmanuelle Bercot – Director – Standing Tall (La tete haute)

Emmanuelle Bercot tells us about the origin of the story of Standing Tall, the opening film of the 68th edition of the Festival de Cannes.

She also talks with us about her approach on working with actors, especially non-professional ones, and her search for truthfulness, without ever judging her characters or confining them to clichés.

STANDING TALL (LA TETE HAUTE): Standing Tall is the intense and profoundly moving account of the difficult path of rehabilitation of a violent juvenile delinquent wonderfully embodied by debutant actor Rod Paradot.

This character is surrounded by his loving but unfit mother (Sara Forestier), as well as a devoted judge for minors (Catherine Deneuve) and an educator (Benoît Magimel) who are determined not to abandon the boy to his seemingly desperate situation.

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Wilfried Van Baelen – CEO Aurotechnologies

The classic 5.1 audio system now is implemented and “pimped” by Audio Techonolgies and tehir brand new Auro 3D system.

You won’t believe your ears and your senses when you experienced it. It will be soon in a theatre near you and can be set up in your home. Hear form the entousiastic and satysfied voice of its inventor how it works and why it is the ultimate frontier of quality audio, for theatre cinema and music too.

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Oh Seung Uk – Director – The Shameless (Mu roe han)

Oh Seung-Uk talks to FRED about the journey in the making of the Shameless, his second feature, fourteen years away from his debut Kilimanjaro.

Plot: In order to capture a mob enforcer, homicide detective Jung befriends his girlfriend, Hye-kyung, only to fall in love with her.

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Naomi Kawase – Filmmaker – An (Sweet red bean paste)

FRED’s Matt Micucci interviews filmmaker Naomi Kawase, who presented her latest work An (Sweet Red Bean Paste) in the Un Certain Regard section of the 68th Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes Film Festival regular Naomi Kawase is also regarded as one of the main female exponents of Japanese cinema in the world. This year, she has perhaps presented her most sentimental and sweetest work to date.

Naomi Kavase talks with us about what it was about the original Tetsuya Akikawa that inspired her to make the movie version. She also shares with us her views on the rhythm of nature and how she believes that nature symbolizes the impact humanity had on history. On top of that, she gives us a little insight in why she believes this type of film is becoming so prominent in Japan, and how much creative freedom she is allowed in her filmmaking projects.

AN (SWEET RED BEAN PASTE): Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis – pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making “an”.

Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes… And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.

An – Sweet Red Bean Paste (2015) (Trailer) (HD) from FILMARTI Film on Vimeo.

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Nancy Buirski – Director and Producer – By Sidney Lumet

Nancy Buirski tells FRED about the journey in Sidney Lumet’s life and accomplishments. Lumet’s need of expression, and his joy of doing it through Moviemaking, are still an invaluable source of inspiration for today’s filmmakers.

Plot: By Sidney Lumet, the documentary film, is a portrait of the work and life of one of the most accomplished and influential directors in the history of cinema. His strongly moral tales captured the dilemmas and concerns of a society struggling with essentials – how does one behave to others and to oneself? Though spiritual and ethical lessons are at the core of his work, they are not didactic. His films are both powerfully dramatic and wildly entertaining for Mr. Lumet was first and foremost a storyteller. In a rare never-before-seen interview, we are privileged to have Sidney Lumet tell his own story just a few years before his death. With candor, humor and grace, he reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being.

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Sarah Forestier, Actress, Standing Tall.

Sarah Forestier reveals what being a troubled mother meant for her on set of Standing Tall, Emmanuelle Bercot’s last film.

STANDING TALL (LA TETE HAUTE): The itinerary of Malony, from age six to eighteen, through the juvenile justice system, and the tireless efforts of a judge and a counselor to save him.

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