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Cannes Film Festival · 2022

Cannes Film Festival 2022

Midnight Screenings

Programme

3 films · 2 reviews

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Hunt

Two national security agents - and rivals - hunt for a spy chief.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2022; Director: Lee Jung-jae; Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Heo Sung-tae, Jung Woo-sung, Hye-jin Jeon, Man-sik Jeong, Go Yoon-Jung, Derek Chouinard, Kim Jong-soo)

Moonage Daydream

Review preview for Moonage Daydream

In this kaleidoscope life, montage becomes an essential tool, illustrating not only the artist’s own work but his many influences, along with the immediate context in which he was living.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Documentary featuring a wealth of David Bowie archive.

(Year: 2022; Director: Brett Morgen; Writer: Brett Morgen; Stars: David Bowie)

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Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser, Smoking Makes You Cough)

Review preview for Smoking Causes Coughing

There is a complete disregard for any kind of consequence or continuity in this film, and you know that the rug could be pulled from under you at any second.

Nikola Jovic · 3.5 out of 5
Tobacco Force are superhero avengers, preparing for their clash with the mighty Lezardin. But what if the real horrors are the stories they tell to each other along the way?

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Quentin Dupieux; Writer: Quentin Dupieux; Stars: Oulaya Amamra, Alain Chabat, Anaïs Demoustier, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Julia Faure, Jules Dhios Francisco, Blanche Gardin, Vincent Lacoste, Gilles Lellouche, Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Jérôme Niel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Raphaël Quenard, Anthony Sonigo)

Full review See: Quentin Dupieux on Smoking Makes You Cough