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Cannes Film Festival · 2021

Cannes Film Festival 2021

Cannes Premières

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11 films · 7 reviews

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Cow

Review preview for Cow

Arnold’s camera observes the gait of the animals so that right from the start we understand how they are constrained by their distorted bodies.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A close-up portrait of the daily lives of two cows.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Andrea Arnold)

Full review See: Andrea Arnold on her documentary Cow in Cannes

Deception (Tromperie)

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Desplechin eases us into the goings-on without sacrificing any of Roth’s complicated and thorny subject matter.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
An American novelist living for a time in London converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up.

(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Arnaud Desplechin; Writer: Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr, based on the book by Philip Roth; Stars: Denis Podalydès, Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos, Anouk Grinberg, Miglen Mirtchev, Rebecca Marder, Madalina Constantin)

Full review See: Arnaud Desplechin in conversation on Denis Podalydès and Emmanuelle Devos in Deception (Tromperie), Janet Hobhouse and Philip Roth , Arnaud Desplechin on Deception and a call from Philip Roth

Evolution

The story of three generations of a family, asking if we repeat the mistakes of those who have gone before us.

(Country: Hungary; Year: 2021; Director: Kornél Mundruczo; Writer: Kornél Mundruczo, based on his own play.)

Hold Me Tight (Serre Moi Fort)

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Hold Me Tight [has] the sensorial acuteness to abduct us straight to the place where, providentially or not, poignant life decisions are being forged and the creations of new realities begin when the world around seems to collapse.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
A woman leaves her family - or does she?

(Country: France, Germany; Year: 2021; Director: Mathieu Amalric; Writer: Mathieu Amalric; Stars: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter, Juliette Benveniste, Aurèle Grzesik, Anne-Sophie Bowen-Chatet, Sacha Ardilly, Victor Abadia, Aurélia Petit, Sylvain Micard, Siméon Micard)

Full review See: Vicky Krieps in conversation on Hold Me Tight (Serre moi fort), Mathieu Amalric, and being between dream and reality , Mathieu Amalric in conversation on Hold Me Tight (Serre Moi Fort), Claudine Galéa’s play, and Vicky Krieps

In Front Of Your Face

After years of living abroad, a middle-aged former actress returns to South Korea to reconnect with her past.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2021; Director: Hong Sang-soo; Writer: Hong Sang-soo; Stars: Cho Yunhee, Lee Hye-yeong, Kwon Hae-hyo)

Jane By Charlotte (Jane par Charlotte)

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The closer and more personal this documentary gets, the more it opens up to the largest of issues.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
The director's portrait of her mother.

(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Charlotte Gainsbourg; Stars: Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg)

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JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass

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It’s quite a maze to pick your way through as a viewer and Stone does his best ease the path.

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
Thirty years after his film JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey through recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Oliver Stone; Writer: James DiEugenio; Stars: Donald Sutherland, Whoopi Goldberg)

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Love Songs For Tough Guys (Cette Musique Ne Joue Pour Personne)

In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, love and tenderness are the driving forces that help these characters to be themselves and give meaning to their lives.

(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Samuel Benchetrit; Writer: Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov; Stars: Vanessa Paradis, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, JoeyStarr, Ramzy Bedia)

Marx Can Wait (Marx Puo Aspettare)

Review preview for Marx Can Wait

The family portrait is devastating.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
Camillo died in 1968. Almost 50 years later, Marco gathers his whole family for a lunch. With his family he wonders about Camillo, his twin, and life.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2021; Director: Marco Bellocchio; Writer: Marco Bellocchio; Stars: Marco Bellocchio)

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Mothering Sunday

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The façade of a happy picnic shows all the cracks, despite the lovely geese flying overhead.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman.

(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Eva Husson; Writer: Alice Birch, based on the book by Graham Swift; Stars: Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Josh O'Connor, Odessa Young, Glenda Jackson, Sopé Dìrísù, Patsy Ferran, Emma D'Arcy, Simon Shepherd, Caroline Harke, Emily Woof, Craig Crosbie)

Full review See: Eva Husson and Odessa Young in conversation on Mothering Sunday

Val

Documentary portrait of the actor Val Kilmer.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Ting Poo, Leo Scott; Stars: Val Kilmer)