INQUIRER.net: Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites

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Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites Apr 18th 2013, 22:55 PARIS—The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling of works by old favorites including Roman Polanski, the Coen brothers and Steven Soderbergh.   Celebrating world cinema from countries with limited freedom of expression is clearly one of this year's stories, with works from Chad, China and Iran among the 19 films competing for the Palme d'Or, one of cinema's most coveted prizes.   "The festival is a house that shelters artists in danger," said Cannes President Gilles Jacob, who announced the nominees Thursday.   Harking from Africa, "Grigris" by... Keep on reading: Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites Media files: Gilles-Jacob.jpg (image/jpeg)

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