https://cowlpane.com/tags/film/ Recent content in Film on Cowlpane Hugo en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 11:01:00 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/lifestyle/the-must-see-foreign-language-titles-at-cannes-film-festival-2026/ Sat, 09 May 2026 11:01:00 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/lifestyle/the-must-see-foreign-language-titles-at-cannes-film-festival-2026/ <p><em>Originally published by <a href="https://monocle.com/culture/film/cannes-films-to-watch/">Monocle</a></em></p> <hr> <p>There was a particular pleasure in seeing the Cannes line-up and finding that the most anticipated conversations were not about Hollywood titles but instead about films in Spanish, Polish, Farsi, French and Flemish. The 2026 edition of the world’s most high-profile film festival feels, in the best possible sense, like a reflection of a world that is tired of buying into US exceptionalism. While there are American entries from filmmakers James Gray (Paper Tiger) and Ira Sachs (The Man I Love), Hollywood does not dominate the dialogue. The aftermath of the writers’ and actors’ strikes, a wave of controversial studio mergers, the prohibitive costs of shooting in Los Angeles, and an increasingly inhospitable climate  towards the arts in the US have collectively loosened Hollywood’s grip on cinema – and voices from elsewhere have filled the space.</p>