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Alexandre Desplat Celebrates Wes Anderson and Tarik Saleh at Cannes

Double highlight at this year's Cannes festival: Alexandre Desplat. The Oscar-winning composer has made the music for both the Swedish competition entry "Eagles of the Republic" and the American "The Phoenician scheme".

Alexandre Desplat Celebrates Wes Anderson and Tarik Saleh at Cannes

Juliette Binoche will lead the jury in Cannes

The French film star Juliette Binoche will be the one leading the jury in this year's edition of the film festival in Cannes, which takes place in May. The 60-year-old veteran with films like "The English Patient" and Lasse Hallström-directed "Chocolat" on her CV takes over the baton after "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig, who acted as jury president last year.

Juliette Binoche will lead the jury in Cannes

The Honorary Award to Lasse Hallström

A merit list containing Abbas music videos, "My Life as a Dog" and a long Hollywood career was honored at the Guldbagge Awards. Lasse Hallström received the honorary award.

The Honorary Award to Lasse Hallström

Lena Olin wins success in inheritance dispute

Lena Olin is perhaps one of Sweden's most well-known actresses and has appeared in many Hollywood films and TV series. .

Lena Olin wins success in inheritance dispute

Hilma af Klint works found at the Natural History Museum

Seven previously unknown illustrations of Hilma af Klint have been found at the Natural History Museum. They depict various mushrooms and were found in a box for plant storage.

Hilma af Klint works found at the Natural History Museum

This week's film and series – Family in dissolution

Josephine Bornebusch's film "Let Go" premieres on Netflix and Lasse Hallström is behind the new thriller "The Darkness" on SkyShowtime. Here are this week's films and series.

This week's film and series – Family in dissolution

Lena Olin: We try to work our way out of grief

She traveled to Iceland and found a kindred spirit in a tough police commissioner on the verge of collapse. It's premiere day for "The Darkness" – her husband Lasse Hallström's new Icelandic TV thriller in English.

Lena Olin: We try to work our way out of grief

Then Lasse Hallström's TV series premieres

Lasse Hallström's new TV series premieres on Sky Showtime on November 1, announces the streaming service. The English-language "The Darkness" is based on Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson's crime novels about Commissioner Hulda Hermannsdóttir, who, just before she is about to retire, becomes embroiled in a shocking murder investigation.

Then Lasse Hallström's TV series premieres