us director todd haynes had wonderstruck in competition. told two parallel stories of two deaf children from different time periods. and then there was the was the well—received neurotic new york family comedy, the meyerowitz stories, by director noah baumbach, whose sharp writing was praised by his cast. he truly is the best. and we do say his dialogue word for word. whether we like it or not. these are politically charged, tumultuous times, and several films at cannes this year, dealt with political issues, or pressing concerns — whether it be climate change, animal exploitation or refugees. at the forefront of films addressing the refugee crisis was 80—year—old legendary actress, vanessa redgrave, making her debut as a film director. poor people living here... the plight of the world's refugees weighs heavily on vanessa redgrave. to explore the refugee crisis, her documentary draws on a range of media — video of her visits to a refugee camp, individual testimonies, news footage, a dramatised excerpt from shakespeare's play the tempest. t

this is seen as a triumphant return for director todd haynes.e directed his 2015 film carol at the festival. it was a word-of-mouth sensation and it won an oscar. there is also a russian film screening tonight. it is called loveless and the critics are expecting great things from that. the director's previous film, leviathan, was very well-received in 2014. genie: let's take a look at today's headlines. emmanuel macron held his first ministerial meeting today with his newly named cabinet. the independent french president giving top spots to conservatives, socialists and political newcomers. departmentstice names a former fbi director as special counsel to oversee the investigation into possible ties between russia and donald trump. the latest twist since the last fbi director was fired last week. to hold its first presidential election since the nuclear deal with the west came into play. the moderate president is going head-to-head with a hard-line cleric. time for our business news with stephen carroll. some good news on unemployment in france.

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