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Audrey Diwan's Happening opened to an estimated $34k on four screens in NY and LA this weekend for a PTA of $8,500. The locations on both coasts — IFC Center/AMC Lincoln Square and The Landmark/AMC The Grove — while limited showed the abortion drama set in 1968 France competing successfully in commercial crossover…

Vortex — which opened this weekend to a full house at NYC’s IFC Center — has an unusual star, Dario Argento. Here’s how the film’s helmer Gaspar Noe convinced the iconic Italian horror movie director into his first lead acting role. "There were three reasons" he said yes, Noe told Deadline. "The first one, he said…

Born in Argentina and an honorary Frenchman since his family moved there in 1976, director Gaspar Noé is the Cannes film festival's artist-in-residence, bringing all of his features to the event since his 1998 debut Seul contre tous (AKA I Stand Alone). Noé's films always provoke a strong reaction—many festivalgoers…

"It would be better if I were dead," the old lady laments to her even older husband in Gaspar Noé's startling new film Vortex, and he makes no effort to disagree. Even though its title might have worked just fine for one of the perennially youth-obsessed director's previous films, here it serves as an indicator of…

As expected, the Cannes Film Festival has made several additions to its lineup for the 74th edition which runs July 6-17. Among the major new titles are the latest from Gaspar Noé and Ari Folman, as well as a concert film starring Bill Murray who will be present in Cannes. Noé’s Vortex, starring Dario Argento…

France has shortlisted its potential entries for the Foreign Language Oscar race. Stepping away from the traditional fare, Gaspar Noé’s Climax made the cut. The latest from the Irreversible director scooped the Directors' Fortnight top prize in Cannes after it blew away critics and was acquired by A24. The story…

Most people run for the hills when French provocateur Gaspar Noé comes calling, but French-Algerian dancer, model and actress Sofia Boutella welcomed his advances. "I have a lot of respect for Gaspar," she said when she stopped by the Deadline studio. "He's a true artist—he has a vision and he goes for it." Boutella…

Following in the slipstream of his 2015 3D porno Love, Gaspar Noé's latest film, Climax, didn't disappoint fans of the famous iconoclast, who presented it outside the official selection in the Directors’ Fortnight. Set in Paris, it tells the story of a rag-tag group of street dancers who gather in a church hall to…

After the triumphant Directors' Fortnight world premiere of his Climax, Gaspar Noé‘s latest descent into hell has taken the section's top prize. The Cicae Art Cinema Award was presented this evening to the film which features a group of mesmerizing young dancers who fall into madness after drinking a bowl of LSD-laced…

EXCLUSIVE: A24 just landed one of the hot titles of the Cannes Film Festival, buying domestic rights to Gaspar Noe's Climax. The widely acclaimed Directors’ Fortnight film blew away critics and audiences. Written and directed by Noé, the film stars Sofia Boutella and follows a young street dance troupe who gather in a…

Gaspar Noé is back in Cannes with his first French-language film since Irréversible. The Love director is appearing in the Official Selection for the first time with Climax, a secretive film about dancers. You can watch the first trailer above. The film is based around a group of young, street dancers who come…

UPDATE: Outgoing Directors’ Fortnight chief Edouard Waintrop revealed a 20-strong 50th anniversary lineup today that includes a return engagement for some, and a surprise inclusion for one of the most controversial filmmakers ever to hit the Croisette. Gaspar Noé will world premiere his Climax, appearing for the first…