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Welcome to the Cannes Film Festival 2012!

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Editor's Note: Press Play has two critics covering the Cannes Film Festival this year. Simon Abrams and Glenn Heath Jr. are tag-teaming their way through the most anticipated collection of screenings in the film industry. This is your ticket to Cannes. Enjoy!
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  • By Glenn Heath Jr. & Simon Abrams
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  • May 20, 2012 2:08 PM
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More: Cannes Film Festival, Simon Abrams, Glenn Heath Jr., Sergio Leone, Michael Haneke, Matteo Garrone, Michel Gondry, Jacques Audiard, Yousry Nasrallah, Wes Anderson, Walter Salles, Andrew Dominik, Leos Carax, Kôji Wakamatsu

CANNES 2012: Jacques Audiard's RUST AND BONE

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Jacques Audiard only knows how to pummel us. The French director of "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" and "A Prophet" wouldn’t know a subtle musical cue or composition if it were staring him in the face.
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  • By Glenn Heath Jr.
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  • May 17, 2012 9:37 AM
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More: Glenn Heath Jr., Jacques Audiard, Rust and Bone, Marion Cotillard, Mathias Schoenaerts, Cannes Film Festival, The Beat That My Heart Skipped

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