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by Eliana Resnick and Patrick Fey
Cannesversations is a film podcast in which Eliana and Patrick (Twitter) deep-dive each episode into one film that has played at some point during the Cannes Film Festival.During the festival, we loop you into the most recent discussions from the festival site, giving you a first impression of the variety of films that splash across the Croisette.
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- May 27, 202655 min
Cannes 79: Red Rocks | Everytime | L'Inconnue | Notre Salut | The Dreamed Adventure
Welcome back to our coverage of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. In episode 4 Eliana and Patrick (Twitter) discuss the following films with Jakob Jurisch of Moviebreak.de:Red Rocks by Bruno DumontEverytime by Sandra WollnerL'Inconnue | The Unknown by Arthur HarariNotre Salut by Emmanuel MarreМечтаното приключение | Das Geträumte Abenteuer | The Dreamed Adventure by Valeska Grisebach | Валеска ГризебахCredits:Sound:EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Former Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric FortunyManipulated cover:79th Cannes festival poster, Everytime Screenshot, Unsplash
- May 23, 202642 min
Cannes 79: Virages | Fjord | La Gradiva
Welcome back to our coverage of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, episode three!In this episode, we (Patrick and Eliana) discuss our first impressions of the following films:Virages | Summer Drift by Aline Suter and Céline CarridroitFjord by Christian MungiuLa Gradiva by Marine AtlanCredits:Sound:EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Former Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric FortunyManipulated cover:79th Cannes festival poster, Virages | Summer Drift Image, Unsplash
- May 20, 202644 min
Cannes 79: Fatherland | Forever your Maternal Animal | Double Freeedom
Welcome back to our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival episode 2! This year is the 79th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival and marks our ( Eliana and Patrick (Twitter)) fourth time covering it.In episode two, we discuss:Fatherland by Pawel PawlikowskiSiempre soy tu animal materno | Forever Your Maternal Animal by Valentina MaurelDouble Freedom | La libertad doble by Lisandro ALONSOCredits:Sound:EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Former Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric FortunyManipulated cover:79th Cannes festival poster, Double Freedom Screenshot, Unsplash
- May 16, 202642 min
Cannes 79: Opening Remarks | A Woman's Life | Butterfly Jam | I can't Sleep
Welcome back to our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival! This year is the 79th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival and marks our ( Eliana and Patrick (Twitter)) fourth time covering it.In this episode, we discuss:The opening ceremonyA Woman's Life | La vie d'une femme dir. Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet (Competition)Butterfly Jam dir. Kantemir Balagov (QdC)I can't Sleep | J'ai pas sommeil dir Claire Denis (Carrosse d'or récipient 2026) --Credits:Sound: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Former Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric FortunyManipulated cover: 79th Cannes festival poster, J'ai pas sommeil poster, Unsplash
- Feb 19, 20262h 4m
Our Top Five Films of 2025
Eliana and Patrick (X | LB) are joined by Öykü Sofuoğlu and Lawrence Garcia to look back at our top 5 favorite films of 2025.Follow Öykü (X | LB) & Lawrence (X | LB) on Twitter/X or LetterboxdFind Öykü's work with Emitaï, and as co-host of new film podcast Outskirts& Hong Sang-Soo Die-hard Lawrence's review on What Does that Nature Say to You, as well as Ways of Worldmaking: Hong Sang-soo’s Late Period, and more notes on Hong's 'Late Period' Double TakesLawrenceThe Currents (Las corrientes) | Milagros MumenthalerPeter Hujar’s Day | Ira SachsBugonia | Yorgos Lanthimos Γιώργος ΛάνθιμοςWhat Does That Nature Say to You? (그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니) | Hong Sang Soo 홍상수Dry Leaf (ხმელი ფოთოლი) | Alexandre Koberidze ალექსანდრე კობერიძეÖyküThe Love that Remains (Ástin Sem Eftir Er) | Hlynur PálmasonSecret Agent (O Agente Secret) | Kleber Mendonça FilhoThe Mastermind | Kelly ReichardtRemake | Ross McElweeDry LeafPatrickPeter Hujar’s DayResurrection 狂野时代 | Bi Gan 毕赣Dry LeafI Only Rest in the Storm (O Riso e a Faca) |Pedro PinhoAfternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) | Albert SerraElianaWhat Does That Nature Say to You?Sirat | Olivier LaxeLandmarks (Nuestra Tierra) | Lucrecia MartelPeter Hujar’s DayI Only Rest in the StormHappy Year of the Fire Horse!~Credits:Sound:Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Extract Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric Fortuny
- Jun 17, 20251h 49m
Cannes 78: Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or It was just an Accident, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, Nadav Lapid's Yes!, Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind & End Festival Thoughts
It's a wrap!In the final episode of this year's Cannes Film Festival, Eliana and Patrick are once again joined by Öykü Sofuoğlu. Together, they discuss: Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف سادهJoachim Trier's Grand Jury Prize-winner Sentimental Value | AffeksjonsverdiNadav Lapid's Yes or Yes! | כןKelly Reichardt's The Mastermind (which, alas, did not win any award)Kristen Stewart's The Chronology of WaterSimón Mesa Soto's A Poet | Un PoetaDiego Céspedes | Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamencoand in passing : Alice Douard's Love Letters | Les preuves d'amours, Anna Cazenave Cambet's Love me Tender, Harris Dickinson's Urchin + Scarlett Johansson's Eleanor the GreatFor more of Öykü's work, check out her reviews on Sentimental Value, Christian Petzold's Mirrors No. 3, or Hafsia Herzi's The Little Sister for InReview Online.For those interested in more thoughts on one of our festival favorites, Pauline Loquès’, Nino, read Patrick's review or listen to one of our previous episodes.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Credits:Image: It Was Just an Acccident Film PosterFrame by Kumiko Shimuzu - Free to use under the Unsplash LicenseSound:Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: La Bouche - Be My Lover
- May 27, 20251h 21m
Cannes 78: Renoir | Left-Handed Girl | A Useful Ghost | Brand New Landscape | Love on Trial | Bi Gan's Resurrection
Welcome back to our coverage of the 78th Cannes Film Festival!For episode five, Łukasz Mańkowski join us (Patrick and Eliana) to discuss programming for Five Flavors film festival and the following films on day eleven of twelve:Renoir ルノワール by Chie Hayakawa 早川千絵 (Competition)Left-Handed Girl 左撇子女孩 by Shih-Ching Tsou 鄒時擎 (Semaine)A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke รัชฏ์ภูมิ บุญบัญชาโชค (Semaine de la Critique * Winner)Brand New Landscape 見はらし世代 by Yuiga Danzuka 団塚唯我 (Quinzaine)Love on Trial 恋愛裁判 by Kōji Fukada 深田晃司 (Cannes Première)Resurrection 狂野时代 by Bi Gan 畢贛 (Competition)Łukasz Mańkowski is a film scholar, film critic, and film programmer for the annual Five Flavours Asian Film Festival which will be taking place in November this year in Warsaw. You can follow him on Twitter/X here!Thanks for listening!If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to get in touch: cannesversations@proton.meCredits:Image: Resurrection Film PosterOfficiel du 78e Festival de Cannes : © Les Films 13 – Un homme et une femme de Claude Lelouch (1966) / Création graphique © Hartland VillaFrame by Kumiko Shimuzu - Free to use under the Unsplash LicenseSound:Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Extract Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric Fortuny
- May 25, 202535 min
Cannes 78: The History of Sound | Sterne | Magellan | Only I Rest in the Storm | Renoir
Welcome back to our coverage of the 78th Cannes Film Festival!For episode four, Maja Korbecka and Jakob Jurisch join us (Patrick and Eliana) to discuss the following films on day nine of twelve:The History of Sound by Oliver Hermanus (Competition)Sterne by Konrad Wolf (Cannes Classics)Magellan (Drifting Laurent) by Lav Diaz (Cannes Première)O Riso e a Faca (Only I Rest in the Storm) by Pedro Pinho (Un Certain Regard)Renoir ルノワール by Chie Hayakawa 早川千絵 (Competition)Maja Korbecka is a film studies researcher and film critic who focuses on Sinophone and Southeast Asian cinemas. She has contributed to Senses of Cinema, The China Project, Easternkicks, Frameland, and EKRANy magazine. This year, she will write for the Chinese Print Film Magazine Da Zhong Dian Ying 大衆電影.Jakob Jurisch is a Hessen-born Berlin-based film critic who writes for moviebreak.de. For German speakers, Jakob and Patrick's German-language cover of Cannes is also available on moviebreak.de. You can listen to their German-language podcast coverage here.Thanks for listening!If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to get in touch: cannesversations@proton.meCredits:Image: O Riso e a Faca Film StillOfficiel du 78e Festival de Cannes : © Les Films 13 – Un homme et une femme de Claude Lelouch (1966) / Création graphique © Hartland VillaFrame by Kumiko Shimuzu - Free to use under the Unsplash LicenseSound:Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Extract Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric Fortuny
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Cannesversations is a film podcast in which Eliana and Patrick (Twitter) deep-dive each episode into one film that has played at some point during the Cannes Film Festival.During the festival, we loop you into the most recent discussions from the festival site, giving you a first impression of the variety of films that splash across the Croisette.
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