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Fernando Meirelles' uncompromising, if repetitive, adaptation of Blindness employs grueling social scenarios, stylish visuals and Julianne Moore's best work in a decade.

Blindness is an overwhelming sensory experience, with a dark, bleak tone. Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore deliver spot-on performances.

Fernando Meirelles's controversial new film made an impression on the Cannes audience this year but was it positive or negative?

City of God is the story of two boys growing up in one of the toughest slums in Brazil, where to survive one must live a life of crime and gangsterism.

The Constant Gardner is an adaptation of the novel by the same name. It is a completely fictional story yet one that you can almost believe would be real.

Fernando Meirelles cast non-actors, Alexandre Rodrigues & Leandro Firmino da Hora as soccer-playing kids trying to survive Rio de Janeiro's deadly slums in City of God.

Demand for copies of Elite Squad caused a frenzy of pirate videos to flood Brazil, and on release director Padilha was arrested for daring to tarnish the image of BOPE.

The 61st Annual Film Festival began May 14th and will run through May 25th.

Laurent Cantet's French film The Class is hailed a masterpiece by the 2008 Palme d'Or Jury at Cannes.

The film that is shocking audiences, dividing critics, and snatching awards needs to be viewed in the proper context; namely, that is has all been done before.

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