Heavyweight Directors At 2011 Cannes Festival

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Thu, 04/14/2011 - 3:37am

Cannes Film Festival organizers say new movies by superstar directors Terrence Malick and Pedro Almodovar are among 19 films in the running for this year's top prize, the Palme d'Or.

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Topics: cannes film festival film festival palme d'or pedro almodovar terrence malick

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