Riviera Rats

Bil Antoniou, Gregory Rosebrugh
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Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh go through every edition of the Cannes Film Festival to decide if the Palme D'Or was the right choice.

  1. Sep 1

    36: 1953 - The Wages of Fear

    Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 6th Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival: 1 April 2000 by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Awaara by Raj Kapoor The Bandit of Brazil by Lima Barreto Barabbas by Alf Sjöberg Bongolo by André Cauvin Call Me Madam by Walter Lang Children of Hiroshima by Kaneto Shindo Come Back, Little Sheba by Daniel Mann Dedication of the Great Buddha by Teinosuke Kinugasa Doña Francisquita by Ladislao Vajda Él by Luis Buñuel Emergency Ward by Tulio Demicheli Endless Horizons (opening film) by Jean Dréville Flamenco by Edgar Neville For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth by Arne Mattsson Gendai-jin by Minoru Shibuya Green Magic by Gian Gaspare Napolitano The Heart of the Matter by George More O'Ferrall I Confess by Alfred Hitchcock Intimate Relations by Charles Frank Light in the High Plains by Víctor Urruchúa Lili by Charles Walters Monsieur Hulot's Holiday by Jacques Tati Perfidy by Vladimir Pogačić Peter Pan by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson Rossana by Emilio Fernández The Sun Shines Bright by John Ford Terminal Station by Vittorio De Sica The Three Perfect Wives by Roberto Gavaldón La vie passionnée de Clémenceau by Gilbert Prouteau The Village by Leopold Lindtberg The Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot The Wayward Wife by Mario Soldati Welcome Mr. Marshall! by Luis García Berlanga The White Reindeer by Erik Blomberg Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    36: 1953 - The Wages of Fear

  2. Aug 1

    35: 1990 - Wild At Heart

    Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 43rd Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival: Captive of the Desert (La captive du desert), Raymond Depardon, France Come See the Paradise, Alan Parker, United States Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France, Hungary Daddy Nostalgie, Bertrand Tavernier, France The Ear (Ucho), Karel Kachyňa, Czechoslovakia Everybody's Fine (Stanno tutti bene), Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy, France Hidden Agenda, Ken Loach, United Kingdom Interrogation (Przesłuchanie), Ryszard Bugajski, Poland Ju Dou, Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang, China, Japan The King's Whore (La putain du roi), Axel Corti, France, Italy, United Kingdom Mother (Мать), Gleb Panfilov, Soviet Union, Italy Nouvelle Vague, Jean-Luc Godard, France, Switzerland Rodrigo D: No Future (Rodrigo D: No futuro), Víctor Gaviria, Colombia The Sting of Death, Kōhei Oguri, Japan Taxi Blues (Такси-блюз), Pavel Lungin, Soviet Union Tilaï, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France, Germany, United Kingdom White Hunter Black Heart, Clint Eastwood, United States Wild at Heart, David Lynch, United States Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    35: 1990 - Wild At Heart

  3. May 30 ·  Bonus

    34: BONUS - The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Recap with special guest Nicholas Bell

    The 79th Festival has concluded, the awards have been handed out and we're so excited to let Nicholas Bell tell us what we should be excited about! Listen to us talk to him about the Official Competition, which he saw in its entirety, and then follow him on Instagram @ragingbells, find his podcast and Youtube channel FishJelly, read his reviews on Ion Cinema and check out his appearances on the Cinema Italia podcast. Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    34: BONUS - The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Recap with special guest Nicholas Bell

  4. May 6 ·  Bonus

    33: BONUS - 2026 Jury Announcement

    The jury has been announced for the Official Competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, and we took a moment to react to the selections! Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    33: BONUS - 2026 Jury Announcement

  5. May 1

    32: 1977 - Padre Padrone

    Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 30th Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival: 3 Women by Robert Altman The American Friend (Der Amerikanische Freund) by Wim Wenders An Average Little Man (Un borghese piccolo piccolo) by Mario Monicelli Backbone (Kičma) by Vlatko Gilić Bang! by Jan Troell Black Joy by Anthony Simmons Bound for Glory by Hal Ashby Budapest Tales (Budapesti mesék) by István Szabó Car Wash by Michael Schultz The Duellists by Ridley Scott Elisa, My Life (Elisa, vida mía) by Carlos Saura Group Portrait with a Lady (Gruppenbild mit Dame) by Aleksandar Petrović The Hunters (Οι Κυνηγοί) by Theo Angelopoulos Iphigenia (Ιφιγένεια) by Michael Cacoyannis J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) by Jean Beaudin The Lacemaker (La dentellière) by Claude Goretta The Lorry (Le camion) by Marguerite Duras The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani The Purple Taxi (Un taxi mauve) by Yves Boisset Solemn Communion (La Communion solennelle) by René Féret A Special Day (Una giornata particolare) by Ettore Scola Wounded Game (Подранки) by Nikolai Gubenko Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    32: 1977 - Padre Padrone

  6. Apr 12 ·  Bonus

    31: BONUS - 2026 Competition Announcement Reactions

    The full slate of the upcoming 79th Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and Bil and Greg have things to say about it! Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    31: BONUS - 2026 Competition Announcement Reactions

  7. Apr 1

    30: 2001 - The Son's Room

    Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 54th Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival: Desert Moon (月の砂漠) by Shinji Aoyama Distance by Hirokazu Kore-eda I'm Going Home (Je rentre à la maison / Vou para Casa) by Manoel de Oliveira In Praise of Love (Éloge de l'amour) by Jean-Luc Godard Kandahar (قندهار) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf The Man Who Wasn't There by Joel Coen Millennium Mambo (千禧曼波) by Hou Hsiao-hsien Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann Mulholland Drive by David Lynch No Man's Land (Ничија земља) by Danis Tanović The Officers' Ward (La Chambre des officiers) by François Dupeyron Pau and His Brother (Pau i el seu germà) by Marc Recha The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) by Michael Haneke The Pledge by Sean Penn The Profession of Arms (Il mestiere delle armi) by Ermanno Olmi Replay (La repetition) by Catherine Corsini Roberto Succo by Cédric Kahn Shrek by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Taurus (Телец) by Alexander Sokurov The Son's Room (La stanza del figlio) by Nanni Moretti Va savoir by Jacques Rivette Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (赤い橋の下のぬるい水) by Shōhei Imamura What Time Is It There? (你那邊幾點) by Tsai Ming-liang Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    30: 2001 - The Son's Room

  8. Mar 1

    29: 1983 - The Ballad of Narayama

    Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 36th Cannes Film Festival. Films screened In Competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival: L'Argent by Robert Bresson The Ballad of Narayama by Shōhei Imamura Carmen by Carlos Saura Cross Creek by Martin Ritt The Death of Mario Ricci by Claude Goretta Duvar by Yılmaz Güney Eréndira by Ruy Guerra Forbidden Relations by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács Heat and Dust by James Ivory The King of Comedy (opening film) by Martin Scorsese Kharij by Mrinal Sen Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Nagisa Ōshima Monty Python's The Meaning of Life by Terry Jones Moon in the Gutter by Jean-Jacques Beineix Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky One Deadly Summer by Jean Becker Station for Two by Eldar Ryazanov The Story of Piera by Marco Ferreri El Sur by Víctor Erice Tender Mercies by Bruce Beresford The Wounded Man by Patrice Chéreau The Year of Living Dangerously by Peter Weir Follow us on Instagram @rivierarats Write to us at ratsriviera@gmail.com and on BlueSky at @rivierarats.bsky.social Riviera Rats is hosted and produced by Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh. Theme music by Joseph Organ Artwork by Leonidas Kouvaris

    29: 1983 - The Ballad of Narayama
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Bil Antoniou and Gregory Rosebrugh go through every edition of the Cannes Film Festival to decide if the Palme D'Or was the right choice.

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  • Creator
    Bil Antoniou, Gregory Rosebrugh
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Bil Antoniou, Gregory Rosebrugh
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    Riviera Rats