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Cannes 2019: Young Ahmed, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Adam
A dispatch on new films by the Dardennes and Celine Sciamma.
Barbara Scharres is the former Director of Programming at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a public program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
In this capacity she was the artistic director for one of the largest cultural exhibition programs of world cinema in North America. She has published articles and criticism in film magazines and journals including American Cinematographer, Film Comment, Chicago Reader, Variety, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and has contributed to books including Hong Kong Babylon, edited by Fred Dannen.
Scharres was named a "Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts" by the Chicago Tribune three times, in 1989, 1991, and 1999. In 2006, the French government awarded her one of its highest honors by designating her a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her role in advancing French culture through cinema.
A dispatch on new films by the Dardennes and Celine Sciamma.
A review of new films by Terrence Malick and Corneliu Porumboiu.
On two more world premieres from Cannes 2019.
On two competition films from Cannes 2019.
A review of the new Ken Loach movie.
A dispatch on three premieres from the Cannes Film Festival.
A report from Cannes on two premieres.
A review of Jim Jarmusch's new film with Bill Murray and Adam Driver.
A preview of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Our annual report on the best cat performances from Cannes 2018.
