Moore film 'won Cannes on merit' (allegedly)

The BBC ^ | May 24, 2004

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Cannes jury head Quentin Tarantino has said Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or on merit alone.

The documentary alleges links between US President George Bush and top Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens.

But Kill Bill director Tarantino insisted Moore's overt political themes did not influence his jury's choice.

"I knew all this politics crap would be brought up," he said. "We all agreed that Fahrenheit 9/11 was the best movie of the competition."

Tarantino said when he was on stage with Moore on Saturday night to present the award, he told the director politics had nothing to do with the choice.

Tarantino denied the film's choice was a political decision

"I just whispered in his ear and said, 'I just want you to know it was not because of the politics that you won this award, you won it because we thought it was the best film that we saw.'"

Moore has made no secret of his wish that the film will turn US voters against Mr Bush in this autumn's presidential election.

It was the first documentary to win the top prize since Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World in 1956.

The film uses Moore's customary satirical style to accuse Mr Bush of stealing the presidential election in 2000, ignoring terrorism warnings before 11 September 2001 and fuelling fears of more attacks to secure Americans' support for the war in Iraq.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

But of course! How could anyone on Earth think that the reception this film got had anything to do with politics?

[Reactionary]

Merit? As a documentary, huh?

What brainless little fanatics liberals are these days.

[Mo1]

"I knew all this politics crap would be brought up," he said. "We all agreed that Fahrenheit 9/11 was the best movie of the competition."


That's funny .. the critics seem to disagree about it being the best movie


http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/24315.htm

As a critic who awarded Moore's Oscar-winning "Bowling for Columbine" four stars, I was particularly disappointed with "Fahrenheit 9/11."



http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000512305

So the real question is not how good a film is "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- it is undoubtedly Moore's weakest -- but will a film help to get a president fired?



http://movies.yahoo.com/news/va/20040523/108531357700.html
The influential trade paper Variety called the deftly edited movie "a blatant cinematic 2004 campaign pamphlet" and the Hollywood Reporter agreed, dubbing it "an election year device."

[lilylangtree]

Wasn't it shown as a freebie at Cannes? If so then Moore didn't earn anything. He's still got a financial problem if Disney or Miramax won't show the picture. Hats off to both Disney and Miramax. The more ruckus that Moore can raise to get the public's attention the more people will want to see what's up with all the fanfare. Gosh, the worm is so transparent.

[Always Right]

Just like Hillary recieves all kinds of awards for books she doesn't even write. What idiot believes politics are not involved?

[Howlin]

Main Entry: ¹mer·it
Pronunciation: 'mer-&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French merite, from Latin meritum, from neuter of meritus, past participle of merEre to deserve, earn; akin to Greek meiresthai to receive as one's portion, meros part
1 a obsolete : reward or punishment due b : the qualities or actions that constitute the basis of one's deserts c : a praiseworthy quality : VIRTUE d : character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem; also : ACHIEVEMENT
2 : spiritual credit held to be earned by performance of righteous acts and to ensure future benefits
3 a plural : the intrinsic nature of a legal case apart from considerations of circumstance, jurisdiction, or procedure b : individual significance or justification

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

The notion that Disney and Mirimax are "refusing to distribute" the film is a fantasy invented by Michael Moore to give his film publicity.

To paraphrase one of the last French Philosophers who actually sometimes made sense, "if the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy did not exist, it would be necessary to invent it."

[JOE6PAK]

[BurbankKarl]

Tarantino works for Miramax, which owns the film.

Not biased at all.

ha!

[WHBates]

Well will anyone in this country outside NY(the city), Chicago (the west side), LA, SF and Seattle actually go see this film? I really don't know.

[Imal]

It used to be about the art, man!

[fat city]

Wow! Thanks, Rastus-- my kids just ran out of .22 targets and this will fit the bill nicely-- though those belly shots seem to be way overvalued.

[JOE6PAK]

What idiot believes politics are not involved?

I can name about a thousand?

[Rastus]

I saw it on Rachel Lucas's blog. Is there any law against having a target of a public figure? I know the guys at the range would love that in any case.

[Mo1]

Tarantino works for Miramax, which owns the film

Wasn't Joe Lockheart, Chris Lehane and a few other of Hellary's thugs just sent over there for spin control??

[Prime Choice]

[Mo1]

Yep .. here it is

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/5/19/134418.shtml
Top Clintonistas Rush to Rescue Michael Moore

Top spinmeisters for Bill and Hillary Clinton have been dispatched to the Cannes Film Festival to help fend off anticipated Republican attacks on conspiracy-minded filmmaker Michael Moore, whose latest production, "Fahrenheit 9/11," accuses President Bush of conspiring with Osama bin Laden.

[unsycophant]

I acutally did laugh out loud a little when I read earlier tonite that Moore's movie is not 'political'. Disney told Moore last year they would not support a political movie in an election year.

They (Disney) apparently did not have the facts that the committee had. Sure, that's it.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

Disney told Moore last year they would not support a political movie in an election year.

Well, then it's a good thing this movie is not political.