but we began with a look at the annual european film awards which takes place this weekend here belin joining me is all film expert adrian kennedy who has all the details adrian some big european directors up for the big award yes roman polanski pedro almodovar and yoko said that for most of the heavyweights in the running polanski's film is historical drama about the dreyfus affair and motive oz is semi autobiographical and the most of course has this incredible restoration romp which has already won his lead actress maybe a cold one an all scar on r.k. let's have a look at those 3 top favorites for the top award. reducers in your lists you decide to have only 2 pieces you need if you don't see each did you feel. you know we will get what we need to be much stronger to commit to

someone. who could reduce bill and he could be the rock to do it for you. i thought. they were going to. bring the usenet was total to get him when he started. give a new way that said you need support. there are. literally no. so some strong contenders that there's also a german film with a chance for best film that try and dive straight into that one this is system crash directed by nora. it's. by the child

welfare system which is an amazing performance from single as any and while we're on the subject of german films there is one that has garnered a nomination in the best actor category this is going to man it's about a singer who's also a joint cold excavator operator who becomes an informant for the secret place in communist east germany alexander she has been nominated as best actor for the now big controversy centers around polanski's film an office. spy and combined with a moustache and invigorated me to confront the nomination for prince his film came the day after i knew right allegation was made against the director rape allegation relating to the in 1975 process at the premiere of the film in france where it has

the title jack cruz and protesters wielded jack polanski signs now indignation is being fired by some reviews that have suggested that clancy could be drawing parallels between himself and the falsely accused french jewish officer in his film for the best film so polanski of course is still wanted in the u.s. he pleaded guilty to start cherry rate of 14 year old schoolgirl in 977 and then fled the country because he feared a prison sentence so things could get a bit political it would serve in itself or you have to wait and see should say that there also has been a petition to have polanski's film. drawn completely from the e f a's in the best star trek to cats grey he's up against sitting. she's the only female director in the field and she has

a very good chance of winning for this. portrait of a lady on fire a brilliant lesbian romance between an 18th century painter played by no amy. the dark lady here and reluctance it's a dead end there now both of these actresses are jointly nominated for best actress and if any wins she could be expected to say something about mitsu or prevent ski's inclusion she has recently made allegations against the director of her 1st film that he subjected. to permanent sexual harassment from the ages of 12 to 15 she says that she was inspired to speak out by the me too movement scrambles can see a bit of a shadow over these years wards of course all the winners will be listed on our website at www dot com culture as always thank you very much thank you.

the pirelli calendar is the most glamorous marketing tool of a company whose main business is the production of car as it's always featured women and initially they were scantily clad although always tastefully done by top for told vs times have of course changed and this year the italian photographer paolo vast sea snaps hollywood stars like emma watson kristen stewart and claire following in a tribute to shakespeare's heroine juliet. photographer pound over n.c. and his model sparked the red carpet during the presentation of the new program the calendar and verona. for the 2020 edition the photographer was looking for a modern juliet right here and romeo and juliet hometown. paid actresses took part in a fictional audition for the lead role and shakespeare's romantic tragedy. to

complete them into this story is still relevant for young people today. that's why i was interested in that. every young woman today can very easily identify with juliet. puts you into the. 19 year old american actress jerusha he read william shakespeare's tragedies several times in school. my copy of your own has so many notes in it you can barely see the original text and so it was fun to revisit all the notes that i left and to think about what passes and then the other part of it was just like how was i going to embody juliet . joined by fellow american actress kristen stewart. and british actresses clarifying. and emma watson.

am i studied english literature and is fascinated. by romeo and juliet. for me it's so much about love and it's about how. poorly feel feelings are. can be so. tender and painful. the photo shoots took place in paris and for own up the city of romeo and juliet tourists come here from around the world couples promise each other eternal love under joyous faint balcony. of their own there was a bit of nostalgia for me homesickness for italy for verona the opera and that is music. music for the. for the 1st time a short film has been released along with the calendar it compiles interpretations of jury by the 8 actress and. the calendar itself

is a $132.00 page book illustrated with $58.00 photos. the actual dates are only printed on the book's cover the calendar function takes 2nd place leaving the stage to the many faces of the modern jury yet. the french artist 1st studied architecture but soon switched her attention to sculpture as she preferred the physicality of working with her hands today she is renowned for her elaborate forest sculptures made out of simple cardboard which can represent all sorts of emotions to the perhaps fear or danger but on the other hand maybe anneke or freedom to decide for yourself. french artist virginal spawn took the forest a magical place of myths and fairy tales and made it her own. or was it the

forest that found the artist. just because they fed today we saw my 1st work i took a picture from a newspaper it was a father teaching his son how to shoot she said in a very loving way. and behind them was a big forest so when i started working on the piece i started with the forest. full and i immediately knew no you only need the forest with out any one in it and that's how it all started so it was like to. 2 see the full bees to create landscapes and places that i'm real places that you want to get lost in and that you question at the same time and that's an extremely powerful theme with a connection to childhood and the fairy tales it's

a place where you get lost and then find yourself again to look at also a better. version of spawns forests and fantasy worlds are made from cardboard material that sustainable she found easy to work with. better to work with cardboard because i wanted to do large scale it's the nation and i was looking for foreign material that i could transform. a lot and that i didn't respect it at the same time you know you can use it and then it doesn't work you throw it away you start again try start doing this in rude or in metal or in another material it would not take me 3 months but probably 3 years . in 2016 realize to dream of hers she created an architectural artwork inspired by traditional panoramas of the 18th century inside is a 360 degree forest relief it's outside walls mirroring the 1st side of the paris

new flip it was response breakthrough as an artist. now she's made her debut in germany in the city of causes loud. but a blue monday rector of the plights gallery discovered the artist at a french gallery. by cosine on her phone found i was fascinated by her work right away the artist deals with theme that is very important to our region and also the pohlad and that's the platinum forest she uses a material that's modest and that can be recycled recycling my. eco friendly material allows irrational spawn to create landscapes that are sometimes fantastical sometimes reminiscent of ancient greece every time i have this kind of new ideas and i start drawing down i know that the cardboard 3 respond very well to all my ideas and so i'm going on with this material eventually spans worlds made of

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