29: 1983 - The Ballad of Narayama

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

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

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

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

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