RIP Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf, the Swiss cult actor that died on April 8th 2026 was 95. His father was an Italian surgeon, his mother a German nurse.

He acted in over 200 films, played grand theatre, wrote bestsellers. La Piovra's Acidduzzu (for the Romanians), spaghetti westerns (Gli Specialisti/The Specialists), giallos  (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo), polizioteschi (Milano Calibro 9), but also Alfred Matzerath in Die Blechtrommel for the arthouse and posterity. Winner of the Leopard Career Award in 2016.

Cultiest movie: Deadlock (1970)

met him briefly in Cannes in 2013 after the screening of Billy Wilder's Fedora. 

https://aldmovieland.blogspot.com/2013/05/c66-mario.html

Cannes 2026 Oficial Selection

Cannes 2026 official selection includes the new Cristian Mungiu film, FJORD, his 1st International film, shot in Norway, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate  Reinsve ! The two Osccar nominated actors were together before in A Different Man (2024). I'm getting Oscar buzz already on this one...

The whole Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition here 

It also includes Nicholas Winding Refn's new film, the revenge thriller  HER PRIVATE HELL, out of competition.

Also Out of Competition is Andy Garcia's noir DIAMOND, starring Brendan Fraser, Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman.

Festival special screenings includes doc  JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW by Steven SODERBERGH

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steven-soderbergh-john-lennon-yoko-ono-documentary-1235470466/

Iron Maiden -Burning Ambition (2026)

 hell yeah, and yes a film about the Maidens

thought first it was out today, but it's next month !!!

8.05.2026. watch your cinema screens !!!

The Drama (2026)

The Drama (loved the title) has Bergmanesque, Woody Allenesque-through his Bergman love), Nouvelle Vague vibes too- and i must confess I enjoyed it more than the whole Sentimental Value thing. Or overbloated Baumbach's Marriage Story, all due to Bergman's tropes (ther is even a poster for The Passion of Anna, which the writer/director showed his actors in preparation for the shoot).  Don't foreget Borgli is a Swede too.

Liked the energy, the humor, the storytelling, the editing, Daniel Pemberton's score, the acting of the two leads-Robert Pattison and Zendaya in her best part yet- imo-they had chemistry. 

Dram Scenario was ok, Sick of You was intense, looking forward for more Kristoffer Borgli.