Rodrigo Sorogoyen's The Beloved premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, showcasing Javier Bardem as a demanding film director reconnecting with his estranged daughter.
The film centers on Esteban Martinez, a celebrated Spanish director played by Bardem, who casts his daughter Emilia in his latest project set in the western Sahara desert. Their reunion unfolds through tense conversations that reveal past conflicts and Esteban's controlling nature on set.
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The first Spanish film in competition at Cannes, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, premiered Saturday with Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo in the lead roles. The movie explores the reunion of a father and daughter after 13 years apart.
Javier Bardem will make his stage debut in the play ‘¡Chéjov, Chéjov!’, directed by his mentor Juan Carlos Corazza. The show will run in Madrid from November 5, 2026, to January 31, 2027.
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Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi received the best direction prize at the Cannes Film Festival for their film 'La bola negra', shared with Pawel Pawlikowski.
Cristian Mungiu's Fjord claimed the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. The win marks the director's second top prize and extends Neon's streak of consecutive victories to seven. Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star in the English-language drama about a Romanian-Norwegian immigrant family.
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Ira Sachs' drama The Man I Love, starring Rami Malek, premiered Wednesday in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and earned an extended standing ovation. The 1980s-set film follows a New York performance artist confronting an AIDS diagnosis.
Chilean filmmaker Manuela Martelli premiered her second feature film El deshielo on Thursday at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The movie received a warm ovation from the audience in the Debussy Hall.
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The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on Saturday evening with the Palme d'Or awarded to Cristian Mungiu for Fjord.