Crying on the Croisette, Atomic Kitten and the quest for a crime story: a Cannes diary—part II
Plus: Un Certain Regard winner Frank Dillane and five stars for Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value
Crying on the croisette, Atomic Kitten and the quest for a crime story: a Cannes diary—part II
“There’s a sinister air on the Croisette today. A palm tree has fallen down and a man’s head is bleeding. A throng of people gather round to morbidly admire the scene. Someone is shouting at people who are taking photos—saying that they have no respect. Reported in The Guardian, the man is revealed to be a Japanese film producer.” Now online, Kitty Grady pens her second dispatch from the world’s most famous festival.
“I had to do his story justice”: Frank Dillane on belief systems, backache and becoming Harris Dickinson’s leading man
Last night, actor Frank Dillane took home Best Performance for his leading role as homeless man in Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut Urchin, which competed in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes Film Festival. Here he discusses how he came to embody his character Mike, working with Dickinson and why we are all just human animals.
Sentimental Value review—tenderness is punk in Joachim Trier’s miraculous family drama
Sentimental Value is about inheritance, pain and the power of cinema to elucidate the feelings we fail to express.
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Spike Lee’s remake of the Akira Kurosawa film High to Low is destined to become a New York classic.
The Phoenician Scheme review—Wes Anderson’s latest is a charming mix of his greatest hits
The Phoenician Scheme is not only a charming new addition to the Anderson universe, it’s perhaps the richest one yet.
Renoir review —a delicate vision of childhood grief
Chie Hayakawa takes inspiration from Sōmai’s masterful coming of age film Moving for her deceptively breezy sophomore feature.
The Secret Agent review—a primary-coloured exploration of violence and humanity
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s textured and suspenseful The Secret Agent brings us into the lawless and venal world of crooked Brazilian cops and their victims.
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