It’s a success ! The Jury of the 48th edition of the Deauville Festival chaired by Arnaud Desplechin rewarded several of our favorites. He awarded his Grand Prize to Atfersun by Charlotte Wells discovered at Cannes Critics’ Week, also winner of the Critics’ Prize.
The Jury Prize was awarded to Palm Trees and Power Lines by Jamie Dack while war pony by Gina Gammell & Riley Keough, Camera d’or 2022 in Cannes also received the Jury Prize and the Revelation Prize, chaired by Elodie Bouchez. Emily the Cirminal by John Paton Ford received the audience award.
As pointed out to 20 minutes Andréa Bescond and Eddy de Pretto, members of the Révélation jury, adolescence is at the center of many selected and distinguished works. This theme ruled the event as one of the difficult lives of America’s outcasts.
When America loses its glitter
The upsetting aftersun delicately evokes the vague memories of a young woman during a vacation with her father when she was a child. war pony shows the life of kids struggling against poverty on an Indian reservation and Palm Trees and Power Lines paints the portrait of a high school girl who has fallen under the influence of an adult. This trio of very successful works shows that America is moving away from the dream with which it has long been associated. It is the same for attaching Emily the Criminal which reveals the misdeeds of a scam artist forging credit cards to pay off her huge student loan.
Last night, the Dream Factory also showed its underwear in front of a crowded room with Blonde hair by Andrew Dominic, Netflix production revealing the dark side of Marilyn Monroe’s life. Ana De Palmas received the ‘New Hollywood’ trophy for her star-inspired portrayal. During the week, Jesse Eisenberg and Thandiwe Newton were also presented with career trophies in front of cheering fans.
France well represented
Deauville is also open to the great moments of the Cannes Film Festival and to French cinema. We particularly remember the touching ghost story Falcon Lakefirst feature film by Charlotte Le Bon, the horror film Towersigned Guillaume Nicloux and The Great Magicbewitching tale by Noémie Lvovsky.
The Deauville Festival has reserved some great French and American surprises for this solidly structured 2022 edition which confirms the love of the event for all genres of cinema.