Cannes 2022

[Mister Tee]

By definition, we always comment blindly on Cannes, since none of us have seen any of the films in question. This year, for whatever reason, I feel even more distant than usual from the outcomes -- plus, it was widely seen as a weak vintage. But I did watch the ceremony on YouTube. Thoughts:

Ostlund didn't seem the likeliest multi-Palme guy, but he apparently chose the right year for the second time, as nothing had overwhelming support without countervailing opposition.

Case in point: the reception for Close's runner-up prize was FAR more enthusiastic -- but there are also people out there who find that film hideously manipulative. It might, however, be the movie that has greater impact in the American/Oscar market later this year.

Of course I haven't seen Broker, but, as a fan of both Kore-eda and Song Kang-ho, I was very happy about the best actor choice.

If you didn't watch, you can't imagine how long the winning actress from Holy Spider spoke. They played walk-off music at least 3-4 times, and each time she simply picked back up. We know (from Damien's reporting) that the Greer Garson speech length was wildly exaggerated. This one, I think, was the it-really-did-happen version of that myth.

[Sabin]

COMPETITION
Palme d’Or: 'Triangle of Sadness' by Ruben Ostlund

Grand Prix: (TIE) 'Stars at Noon’ by Claire Denis
‘Close’ by Lukas Dhont

Jury Prize: (TIE)"The Eight Mountains,” Félix Van Groeningen
Charlotte Vandermeersch &“EO,” Jerzy Skolimowski

Best Actor: "Broker,” Song Kang-ho

Best Actress: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, “Holy Spider”

Best Director: Park Chan-wook, “Decision to Leave”

Best Screenplay: Tarik Saleh, “Boy From Heaven”

75th Anniversary Special Award: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, “Tori & Lokita”


OTHER PRIZES
Camera d’Or: “Plan 75,” Hayakawa Chie
Short Films Palme d’Or:“The Water Murmurs,” Jianying Chen
Short Films Special Mention:“Lori,” Abinash Bikram Shah
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: “All That Breathes,” Shaunak Sen
Queer Palm: “Joyland”

UN CERTAIN REGARD
Un Certain Regard Award: “The Worst Ones,” Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Jury Prize: “Joyland,” Saim Sadiq
Best Director Prize: Alexandru Belc, “Metronom”
Best Performance Prize — TIE: Vicky Krieps, “Corsage” and Adam Bessa, “Harka”
Best Screenplay Prize: Maha Haj, “Mediterranean Fever”
Coup de Coeur Award: “Rodeo,” Lola Quivoron

DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
Europa Cinemas Label: “One Fine Morning,” Mia Hansen-Løve
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: “The Mountain,” Thomas Salvador

CRITICS’ WEEK
Nespresso Grand Prize: “La Jauria,” Andres Ramirez Pulido
French Touch Prize: “Aftersun,” Charlotte Wells
GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Urban Distribution, “The Woodcutter Story”
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Zelda Samson, “Love According to Dalva”

CINÉFONDATION
First Prize: A Conspiracy Man,” Valerio Ferrara
Second Prize: “Somewhere,” Li Jiahe
Third Prize — TIE: “Glorious Revolution,” Masha Novikova AND “Humans Are Dumber When Crammed Up Together,” Laurène Fernandez

[Sabin]

No idea what's going to win. It sounds like Close is a late in the game favorite.

(Aw, screw it)

Palme d'Or: Close
Grand Prize: Armageddon Time
Jury Prize: Tori and Lokita
Best Actor: Song Kang-ho, Broker
Best Actress: Tang Wei, Decision to Leave
Best Director: Cristian Mingui, R.M.N.
Best Screenplay: Holy Spider

[anonymous1980]

My predictions for the awards:

Palme d'Or – Broker, Hirokazu Koreeda
Grand Prix – Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt
Prix du Jury – Tori and Lokita, Jean Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Prix de la mise en scène – Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Prix d'interprétation masculine – Pierfrancisco Favino, Nostalgia
Prix d'interprétation féminine – Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Prix du scénario – Ali Abassi and Afshin Kalyan Bahrami, Holy Spider

[Sabin]

Strong reviews for the latest Park Chan-Wook. Has it really been six years since The Handmaiden?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235152464/

https://deadline.com/2022/05/cannes-rev ... 235030449/

https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/d ... 235275058/

https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/decis ... 234727459/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/m ... widow-noir

[Sabin]

Mia Hansen-Love's latest (One Fine Morning) is getting good reviews. Poss. Best Actress win for Lea Seydoux.

https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/one-f ... 234726170/
https://deadline.com/2022/05/one-fine-m ... 235029342/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235148186/

[OscarGuy]

I'm really surprised that they would let Farhadi on the jury this year, especially since he's been credibly accused of plagiarism.

[anonymous1980]

The Jury


Vincent Lindon - President
Actor
France


Rebecca Hall
Actress, producer, screenwriter, director
United Kingdom / United States


Deepika Padukone
Actress
India


Noomi Rapace
Actress
Sweden


Jasmine Trinca
Actress, director
Italy


Asghar Farhadi
Director, producer, screenwriter
Iran


Ladj Ly
Director, screenwriter, actor, producer
France


Jeff Nichols
Director, screenwriter
United States


Joachim Trier
Director, screenwriter
Norway

[anonymous1980]

17 titles added to the lineup. Still no Lynch!

Competition
Mother and Son - Léonor Serraille
Tourment sur les îles - Albert Serra
The Eight Mountains - Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen

Cannes Première
Chronique d’une liaison passagère - Emmanuel Mouret
Don Juan - Serge Bozon
La nuit du 12 - Dominik Moll

Un Certain Regard
Harka - Lofty Nathan
More Than Ever - Emily Atef
Mediterranean Fever - Maha Haj
Le bleu du caftan - Maryam Touzani

Out of competition
L’innocent - Louis Garrel

Midnight Screenings
Rebel - Adil El Arbi, Billal Fallah

Special Screenings
Mi pais imaginario - Patricio Guzmán
Riposte féministe - Marie Perennès, Simon Depardon
Le petit Nicolas - Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour être heureux ? - Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre
The Vagabonds - Doroteya Droumeva
Restos do vento - Tiago Guedes

[Sabin]

Lots to be excited about!

[anonymous1980]

No Lynch.

Official Selection 2022

Competition

Eo, Jerzy Skolimowski
Tchaïkovski’s Wife, Kirill Serebrennikov
Boy From Heaven, Tarik Saleh
Leila’s Brothers, Saeed Roustaee
Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt
Decision To Leave, Park Chan-Wook
Triangle Of Sadness, Ruben Östlund
RMN, Cristian Mungiu
Nostalgia, Mario Martone
Broker, Kore-Eda Hirokazu
Armageddon Time, James Gray
Close, Lukas Dhont
Frère Et Sœur, Arnaud Desplechin
Stars At Noon, Claire Denis
Tori And Lokita, Jean-Pierre Et Luc Dardenne
Crimes Of The Future, David Cronenberg
Les Amandiers, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Holy Spider, Ali Abbasi

Out Of Competition

Z, Michel Hazanavicius (Opening film)
Masquerade, Nicolas Bedos
Three Thousand Years Of Longing, George Miller
Novembre, Cédric Jimenez
Elvis, Baz Luhrmann
Top Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski

Un Certain Regard

The Silent Twins, Agnieszka Smocynska
The Stranger, Thomas M Wright
Joyland, Saim Sadiq (first film)
Rodeo, Lola Quivoron (first film)
Godland, Hlynur Pálmason
Butterfly Vision, Maksim Nakonechnyi (first film)
Corsage, Marie Kreutzer
Beast, Riley Keough and Gina Gammell (first film)
Plan 75, Hayakawa Chie (first film)
Domingo And The Midst, Ariel Escalante Meza
Sick Of Myself, Kristoffer Borgli
All The People I’ll Never Be, Davy Chou
Metronom, Alexandru Belc (first film)
Burning Days, Emin Alper
Les Pires, Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret (first film)

Cannes Premiere

Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas
Dodo, Panos H. Koutras
Nightfall, Marco Bellocchio
Nos Frangins, Rachid Bouchareb

Midnight Screening

Hunt, Lee Jung-Jae
Moonage Daydream, Brett Morgen
Fumer Fait Tousser, Quentin Dupieux

Special Screenings

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind, Ethan Coen
The Natural History Of Destruction, Sergei Loznitsa
All That Breathes, Shaunak Sen