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Tough love.(Cannes)
It was a year with plenty of firsts: French triple threat Agnes Jaoui co-wrote, co-starred in, and directed the first decent Woody Allen movie in 20 years. Wong Karwai unveiled his first Lewis Klahr film. Michael Moore gave us the first motion picture that will certainly influence a U.S. election. And for the first time in long while, opening night featured a superior film by a major auteur.
That would be Pedro Almodovar; who takes a bold leap sideways with the uncharacteristically somber; intricately structured Bad Education, which played out of competition. This…
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