As a new day dawns on the Croisette, festival-goers and the press were finally able to discover Megalopolis, an event film by Francis Ford Coppola.
14:03 – What is “Kinds of Kindness” about?
Yorgos Lanthimos presents his latest film, Kinds of Kindness, at the Cannes Film Festival this evening. But what is this new film about, presented just a few months later? Poor creatures ? The film presents itself as a “triptych fable”. We will follow several characters, the synopsis of the film tells us: “a man without choices who tries to take control of his own life; a police officer worried because his wife who disappeared at sea is back and she seems a different person and a woman determined to find a specific person with a special power, destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.”
1:36 p.m. – Stair climb times this Friday
Who says films screened in Cannes, says climbing steps to follow live on the Cannes Festival YouTube channel. First, festival-goers can follow the red carpet of Three kilometers to the end of the world by Emanuel Parvu from 2 p.m. That of Kinds of Kindness begins at 5 p.m., before the film crew takes the steps Oh Canada, from 9 p.m. A final climb of the steps will take place this Friday in midnight sessions, that of The Surfer by Lorcan Finnecan.
12:38 – Emanuel Parvu comes to present his latest film at Cannes
Third film presented in competition this Friday, Three kilometers to the end of the world can be discovered from 2 p.m. Directed by Romanian filmmaker Emanuel Parvu, this feature film follows the story of Adi, 17, who spends the summer in his native village nestled in the Danube Delta. One evening, he is violently attacked in the street. The next day, his world is completely turned upside down. His parents no longer look at him as they used to and the apparent tranquility of the village begins to crumble.
12:06 – Paul Schrader, this other Hollywood monument in competition
Another recognized filmmaker will take the steps of the Cannes Film Festival this Friday evening. This is Paul Schrader, who is presenting his latest film in competition, Oh Canada, with Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in the cast. This 77-year-old American screenwriter and director is known for having collaborated with the greatest on films that have become cult: it was he who wrote the screenplay for Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ And Raging Bull by Martin Scorsese or evenObsession by Brian de Palma. As a director, we owe him Blue Collar, American Gigolo, Affliction On the Path to Redemption, or more recently The Card Counter Or Master Gardener.
11:30 – Who is Yórgos Lánthimos, who is presenting his latest film at Cannes?
This evening from 7 p.m., festival-goers will be able to preview the latest film by Yórgos Lánthimos, Kinds of Kindness. It must be said that the 50-year-old Greek director is a regular at the Cannes Film Festival. He has already won several prizes on the Croisette: that of Un certain regard for Caninethe Jury Prize for The Lobster and that of the scenario for Killing of the sacred deer. Since then, the filmmaker has distinguished himself at the Oscars with The favorite for which he was nominated (but not awarded) in the Best Film and Best Direction categories, and was talked about with Poor creatures at the start of the year. For this last feature film, he won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy film and Emma Stone was crowned Best Actress at the Oscars.
11:00 – Emma Stone expected on the Croisette
The red carpet this Friday, May 17 will be particularly glamorous. Festival-goers will be able to follow the rise of the steps of Kinds of Kindnessthe last film by Yorgos Lanthimos which was released just a few months later Poor creatures. The cast includes Emma Stone (who recently received her second Oscar) and Willem Dafoe, who played in the latter, but also Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn.
10:34 – What is the program for this Friday, May 17?
The competition resumes this Friday, May 17 with two films expected in competition. First, festival-goers will be able to discover Kinds of Kindness, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film with Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Jesse Plemons. But also Oh Canada, Paul Schrader’s latest production, with Jacob Elordi and Richard Gere. It will also be possible to follow the press conference of Megalopolis and of Bird in the morning.
10:07 – Linternaute’s review of Megalopolis
We were present at the screening of Megalopolis at the Cannes Film Festival. And if we were impatient to discover the new film by Francis Ford Coppola which sincerely aroused our curiosity, we were extremely disappointed. The writing is pompous, the direction heavy and sometimes frankly out of date (despite some flashes here and there), the writing of the characters, especially female, archaic, to the point that for a film which claims to be futuristic, it is already dated. Our full review can be found below.
09:33 – Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film divides critics
Expected to be the event film of this 77th edition, Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film, did not receive the unanimous and enthusiastic reception that one might have expected. Many critics said they were extremely “disappointed” (20 minutes) by the proposal from the filmmaker who had been carrying out this project for almost 40 years. For Jérôme Lachasse of BFM TV, “it’s a disaster”, when Le Figaro says “fall asleep standing up” in front of the film. The specialized media Cinemateaser sees the film as “already out of date. A bloated and bloated film whose rare flashes never save a company totally reclusive in itself and without safeguards”. Some media are however won over, like Le Monde which is more lenient and describes the film as “an overflowing fresco, an incredible civilizational treatise on town planning, history, philosophy, politics, at the same time as a pulp serial led with a beating drum. For Deadline, it is a “crazy and modern masterpiece”.
09:02 – New day on the Croisette
After the screening of the very controversial Megalopolis last night, the Cannes Film Festival slowly recovered from its emotions to begin a new day of competition. The jury chaired by Greta Gerwig will discover two new films in competition today, and many stars are once again expected to parade on the Croisette during the day.