Documentary Highlights Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds at Cannes

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With Star Wars: The Force Awakens behind us, we look towards the as-yet-to-be-titled Star Wars: Episode VIII. Filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII, the next chapter of the legendary saga, has commenced and it will be in theaters December 2017. Actress Carrie Fisher played a huge part in making ‘The Force Awakens’ become the highest-grossing film domestically of all time. However, many fans may not know the entire story behind the personal life of Carrie and her legendary mother Debbie Reynolds. This year, the 69th Cannes Film Festival is approaching and the lineup of films has been announced. Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds will highlight a documentary at the Cannes Film Festival exploring the lives of the famous mother-daughter acting duo.

 

Though the Cannes Film Festival made some additions to its Competition, In Certain Regard and special screenings this morning, absolutely zero of them are films made by women. So we turn instead to the selections for its Cannes Classics sidebar, which, through its documentary section, ironically highlights just how involved women are in the film industry and the history of the medium.

 

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Films by or about women are most represented in the documentary section, which specifically focuses on films that explore filmmaking or revisit cinema. Out of nine documentaries, five are female-directed or co-directed. Highlights of the section include “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fischer and Debbie Reynolds,” a documentary co-directed by Alexis Bloom exploring the lives of the famous mother-daughter acting duo. “Women Who Run Hollywood,” helmed by Clara and Julia Kuperberg, examines the almost-forgotten women of the early silent era and golden age of cinema such as Lois Weber, Mary Pickford and Dorothy Arzner. The rest of the documentaries made by women are listed below, synopses courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival.

 

“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fischer and Debbie Reynolds” by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens (2016, 1h35, USA): The life and intimate relationship of two actresses: Carrie Fischer, the heroine of “Star Wars,” and Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds who starred in “Singing in the Rain.” The big story and the small story unfold before our eyes. A tender documentary on two golden ages of American cinema.

 

Festivals like Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival bring many new movies to the eyes of people who probably otherwise would not have seen them, and that in itself is an amazing thing. I’m sure no one will be disappointed this year either. I look forward to catching this documentary in hopes of finding more about why Carrie removed herself from Hollywood in recent years.

 

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May the Force be with you…

 

Source: Indiewire

 

 

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2 thoughts on “Documentary Highlights Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds at Cannes

  • April 23, 2016 at 6:35 pm
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    Between Molly Brown and Leia, they’re pioneers. Pretty cool.

  • April 24, 2016 at 6:31 pm
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    Who’s “Carrie Fischer”? – That’s right, the internet chose me to be “that” guy today.

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