To Each His Own Cinema (French: Chacun son cinéma : une déclaration d'amour au grand écran) is a 2007 French comedy-dramaanthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of 34 short films, each 3 minutes in length, by 36 acclaimed directors. Representing five continents and 25 countries, the filmmakers were invited to express "their state of mind of the moment as inspired by the motion picture theatre".[1]
The film's subtitle reads "a declaration of love to the big screen". Many of the shorts share similar subjects, including homage to classic European art cinema, the death of the filmgoing experience, memories of childhood wonder, the transporting power of cinema, and activities performed during a movie screening, including talking, stealing, crying, and having sex.
Two DVD versions of the film are available, both Region 2: one released by StudioCanal on 25 May 2007,[2][4] the other released by Pyramide Distribution on 31 October 2007.[5]World Cinema by Joel and Ethan Coen is not included on the StudioCanal DVD[6] nor listed on the Pyramide DVD. David Lynch's Absurda is also not present on the StudioCanal DVD.
Short filmsedit
Raymond Depardon – Cinéma d'été (Open-Air Cinema): A small crowd attends a makeshift movie theatre.
Takeshi Kitano – One Fine Day: An older gentleman deals with an incompetent projectionist (Kitano).
Theo Angelopoulos – Trois minutes (Three Minutes): A woman (Jeanne Moreau) confesses her love to a fellow filmgoer who doesn't reciprocate.
Andrei Konchalovsky – Dans le noir (In the Dark): An aged cinema owner (Ela Sanko) attempts to watch 8½, while sex-crazed youths make out behind her.
Nanni Moretti – Diario di uno spettatore (Diary of a Moviegoer): Moretti himself recounts treasured movie memories.
Hou Hsiao-hsien – The Electric Princess Picture House: A family in 1940s Taiwan goes to see a film in a suddenly abandoned or decrepit theatre.
Olivier Assayas – Recrudescence (Upsurge): A thief with an ambiguous relationship to a young woman (Deniz Gamze Ergüven) steals her purse during a screening.
Youssef Chahine – 47 ans après (47 Years Later): A young Chahine (Karim Kassem) and his lead actress (Yosra El Lozy) commiserate over the critical failure of their movie at Cannes.
Tsai Ming-liang – It's a Dream: A man (Lee Kang-sheng) remembers bonding with his family and the small audience at a theatre in Kuala Lumpur.
Lars von Trier – Occupations: Von Trier plays himself, berating and violently hammering a loudmouthed businessman (Jacques Frantz) to death during the premiere of Manderlay.
Claude Lelouch – Cinéma de boulevard (The Cinema Around the Corner): A memoir of how the movie Top Hat impacted the director's family throughout the years.
Gus Van Sant – First Kiss: A young projectionist falls in love with a girl in a film.
Roman Polanski – Cinéma érotique: A middle aged couple watching Emmanuelle are annoyed by an apparent masturbator.
Michael Cimino – No Translation Needed: An obnoxious theatre owner and amateur filmmaker (Cimino) makes a music video for a Cuban band.
Bille August – The Last Dating Show: A man (Frank Hvam) translating a Danish movie for his non-fluent date (Anne-Marie Curry) runs afoul of aggressive audience members.
Elia Suleiman – Irtebak (Awkward): A Palestinian director (Suleiman) is uncomfortable at a film festival.
Walter Salles – À 8 944 km de Cannes (5,557 Miles from Cannes): In front of a marquee for The 400 Blows, two Brazilian singers trade songs about visiting the Cannes Film Festival.
Chen Kaige – Zhanxiou Village: Small children rig up a projector to watch a Charlie Chaplin film, only to be scared off by a nosy adult.
Ken Loach – Happy Ending: A father (Bradley Walsh) and son argue about the screenings at a multiplex, ultimately deciding to go watch football instead.
David Lynch – Absurda: A sinister projectionist shows a group of teens a nightmarish vision of a murder. As he rolls the film, the teens appear to be compelled to commit it.
^Jacob, Gilles. "To Each His Own Cinema, The 60th Anniversary Film of the Festival de Cannes". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 28 December 2007. [dead link]
^ abMcCarthy, Todd (20 May 2007). "To Each His Own Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
^James, Alison; Gray, Timothy M. (16 May 2007). "Cannes rolls out red carpet". Variety. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
^"Chacun son cinéma – DVD – StudioCanal" (in French). StudioCanal. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
^"Chacun son cinéma" (in French). allocine.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
^Thompson, Anne (31 May 2007). "Chacun Son Cinema". Thompson on Hollywood. Variety. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
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To Each His Own Cinema French Chacun son cinema une declaration d amour au grand ecran is a 2007 French comedy drama anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival The film is a collection of 34 short films each 3 minutes in length by 36 acclaimed directors Representing five continents and 25 countries the filmmakers were invited to express their state of mind of the moment as inspired by the motion picture theatre 1 To Each His Own CinemaDVD cover of To Each His Own CinemaDirected bysee belowProduced byGilles JacobStarringBeat Takeshi Jeanne Moreau Ela Sanko Nanni Moretti Emilie Dequenne Josh Brolin Grant Heslov Luisa Williams Li Man Wang Liang Clayton Jacobson Genevieve Lemon Carl Erik Calamnius Deniz Gamze Erguven Karim Kassem Yosra El Lozy Lee Kang sheng Lars von Trier Jacques Frantz Michael Lonsdale Zinedine Soualem Juliana Munoz Michael Cimino David Cronenberg Fan Chih Wei Golshifteh Farahani Hamideh Kheirabadi Pegah Ahangarani Setareh Eskandari Frank Hvam Anne Marie Curry Casper Christensen Elia Suleiman Michel Piccoli Duarte d Almeida Caju Castanha Bradley WalshMusic byMark Bradshaw Mychael Danna Eleni Karaindrou Howard ShoreRelease dates20 May 2007 2007 05 20 Cannes 31 October 2007 2007 10 31 Running time119 minutesCountryFranceLanguagesMandarin English French Spanish Danish Finnish Hebrew Italian Japanese Portuguese Russian Yiddish Arabic Persian The film s subtitle reads a declaration of love to the big screen Many of the shorts share similar subjects including homage to classic European art cinema the death of the filmgoing experience memories of childhood wonder the transporting power of cinema and activities performed during a movie screening including talking stealing crying and having sex Contents 1 Distribution 1 1 Premiere 1 2 DVD release 2 Short films 3 References 4 External linksDistribution editPremiere edit To Each His Own Cinema premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May and was televised on the same night in France on Canal 2 David Lynch s contribution Absurda was not ready in time and was instead shown before Wong Kar wai s My Blueberry Nights on the festival s opening night 3 DVD release edit Two DVD versions of the film are available both Region 2 one released by StudioCanal on 25 May 2007 2 4 the other released by Pyramide Distribution on 31 October 2007 5 World Cinema by Joel and Ethan Coen is not included on the StudioCanal DVD 6 nor listed on the Pyramide DVD David Lynch s Absurda is also not present on the StudioCanal DVD Short films editRaymond Depardon Cinema d ete Open Air Cinema A small crowd attends a makeshift movie theatre Takeshi Kitano One Fine Day An older gentleman deals with an incompetent projectionist Kitano Theo Angelopoulos Trois minutes Three Minutes A woman Jeanne Moreau confesses her love to a fellow filmgoer who doesn t reciprocate Andrei Konchalovsky Dans le noir In the Dark An aged cinema owner Ela Sanko attempts to watch 8 while sex crazed youths make out behind her Nanni Moretti Diario di uno spettatore Diary of a Moviegoer Moretti himself recounts treasured movie memories Hou Hsiao hsien The Electric Princess Picture House A family in 1940s Taiwan goes to see a film in a suddenly abandoned or decrepit theatre Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne Dans l obscurite Darkness A pickpocket in a screening of Au hasard Balthazar accidentally connects with an audience member Emilie Dequenne Joel and Ethan Coen World Cinema A cowboy resembling Llewellyn Moss Josh Brolin decides between art films at the Aero Theatre Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Anna A blind woman Luisa Williams is profoundly moved listening to her boyfriend interpret the end of Contempt Zhang Yimou En regardant le film Movie Night A young boy is enchanted by the arrival of a travelling movie show in his village Amos Gitai Le Dibbouk de Haifa The Dybbuk of Haifa Movie houses in 1930s Poland and present day Israel are attacked Jane Campion The Lady Bug A theatre janitor Clayton Jacobson fights a playful dancing human sized insect Genevieve Lemon Atom Egoyan Artaud Double Bill Vapid young people are more concerned with texting each other than the films they are nominally watching The Passion of Joan of Arc Vivre Sa Vie and a porno Aki Kaurismaki La Fonderie The Foundry Factory workers on lunch break sit down to enjoy a Lumiere silent film of workers on lunch break Olivier Assayas Recrudescence Upsurge A thief with an ambiguous relationship to a young woman Deniz Gamze Erguven steals her purse during a screening Youssef Chahine 47 ans apres 47 Years Later A young Chahine Karim Kassem and his lead actress Yosra El Lozy commiserate over the critical failure of their movie at Cannes Tsai Ming liang It s a Dream A man Lee Kang sheng remembers bonding with his family and the small audience at a theatre in Kuala Lumpur Lars von Trier Occupations Von Trier plays himself berating and violently hammering a loudmouthed businessman Jacques Frantz to death during the premiere of Manderlay Raoul Ruiz Le Don The Gift A blind man Michael Lonsdale tells his niece about the time he screened Casablanca to a rural village Claude Lelouch Cinema de boulevard The Cinema Around the Corner A memoir of how the movie Top Hat impacted the director s family throughout the years Gus Van Sant First Kiss A young projectionist falls in love with a girl in a film Roman Polanski Cinema erotique A middle aged couple watching Emmanuelle are annoyed by an apparent masturbator Michael Cimino No Translation Needed An obnoxious theatre owner and amateur filmmaker Cimino makes a music video for a Cuban band David Cronenberg At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World In a dystopian future the horrific act of the title character Cronenberg and its societal implications are the subject of bland media obsession Wong Kar wai I Travelled 9000 km to Give It to You A young man eating fruit Fan Chih Wei thinks of his lover Abbas Kiarostami Where Is My Romeo Various Iranian women including Golshifteh Farahani Hamideh Kheirabadi and Pegah Ahangarani watch Romeo and Juliet and cry This short is similar to Kiarostami s 2008 film Shirin Bille August The Last Dating Show A man Frank Hvam translating a Danish movie for his non fluent date Anne Marie Curry runs afoul of aggressive audience members Elia Suleiman Irtebak Awkward A Palestinian director Suleiman is uncomfortable at a film festival Manoel de Oliveira Rencontre unique Sole Meeting A silent film depicting a meeting between Nikita Khrushchev Michel Piccoli and Pope John XXIII Duarte d Almeida is screened Walter Salles A 8 944 km de Cannes 5 557 Miles from Cannes In front of a marquee for The 400 Blows two Brazilian singers trade songs about visiting the Cannes Film Festival Wim Wenders War in Peace The inhabitants of a Congo village watch and discuss Black Hawk Down Chen Kaige Zhanxiou Village Small children rig up a projector to watch a Charlie Chaplin film only to be scared off by a nosy adult Ken Loach Happy Ending A father Bradley Walsh and son argue about the screenings at a multiplex ultimately deciding to go watch football instead David Lynch Absurda A sinister projectionist shows a group of teens a nightmarish vision of a murder As he rolls the film the teens appear to be compelled to commit it The epilogue is taken from the film Le silence est d or by Rene Clair References edit Jacob Gilles To Each His Own Cinema The 60th Anniversary Film of the Festival de Cannes Cannes Film Festival Retrieved 28 December 2007 dead link a b McCarthy Todd 20 May 2007 To Each His Own Cinema Variety Retrieved 28 December 2007 James Alison Gray Timothy M 16 May 2007 Cannes rolls out red carpet Variety Retrieved 30 December 2007 Chacun son cinema DVD StudioCanal in French StudioCanal Archived from the original on 30 June 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2008 Chacun son cinema in French allocine fr Retrieved 1 January 2008 Thompson Anne 31 May 2007 Chacun Son Cinema Thompson on Hollywood Variety Retrieved 1 January 2008 External links editTo Each His Own Cinema at IMDb nbsp To Each His Own Cinema at Rotten Tomatoes To Each His Own Cinema at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title To Each His Own Cinema amp oldid 1223946447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
