The Cannes Film Festival began – a report
From May 13 to May 24, the world’s largest film festival is held in the French city of Cannes. Traditionally, it will be remembered by disappointments, new discoveries and glamorous photos from red carpet.
Road to the event of a movie critic of UP. Culture Sonya All -loving describes from which notes the Cannes-78 starts, lists the most anticipated premieres and tells how on Film Festivals Ukraine is presented.
The Cannes Film Festival, the most important film event of the year, begins on the Azure Coast. Cinema professionals from all over the world overload the transport connections of the region, reach their incredibly expensive rented housing.
Guests are greeted by a tiny town whose infrastructure is a complete readiness to accept at least 40,000 guests. The epicenter of all this is a huge hall with the same red carpet. There you can see the giant poster of the 78th edition-a frame from the movie French author Claude Lelush « Man and Woman ».
Preparing for the Cannes Festival
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Then, in 1966, this movie won the « golden palm branch », but, according to the festival figures, all the awards « fade before the beauty of their love ».
For the first time in history, the festival decided to present a double official poster reflected in this gender dichotomy. Cannes use the intensity of passionate love as a tool of unity: at a time when everything wants us to divide and subjugate us, the festival seeks to do the opposite – They say in steatm.
However, you should be careful with such exceptional French courtesy, as it can hide violent escapism. Such judgments can be justified, given the fact that the jury’s president became Juliet Binos, which we are good remembered for ultrasolidarity with all and immediately during the ceremony of the European Academy. However, it’s big honor For the actress, because in 1985 she first walked in the Cannes stairs at the premiere of the movie « Rendezv » – and 40 years later returned here in this status.
The preparation is ongoing
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Innovation and film criticism
This year, it is especially felt that time is not in place. The current edition already promises to be remembered by various technical innovations. As well as the fact that the legitimate rules are shaky. From the most pleasant – in the same hall Lumiery installed an immersive sound technology Dolby. The organizers in detail reportedHow many speakers and cables were built in, and indicate that this is an important technological step.
The festival’s protection is already patrolling the city
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Innovations also creeped from an unexpected side. The day before the start of the Cannes Festival decided Update Dress code rules. From now on it is forbidden to appear on the track in « bare » dresses and in volumetric outfits with plumes – because they interfere with both on the track and in the hall. You can only imagine what panic the star stylists now cover.
Instead, there is an area in which the updates are not looking for, and the state of affairs regresses in a dangerous direction. Similarly a day before the start of the Hollywood Reporter festival Published An open letter of international journalists who complain about the extremely limited opportunities for the festival.
At his classical press conference, on the eve of the Film Festival, Director Tierry Fermo spoke a lot about the invaluable work of those who write about the movie, noting that Cannes are successful only thanks to them.
In response, film journalists have prepared a letter of reasonable image signed by more than a hundred people. Colleagues complain about how it has now become almost impossible to get an interview with a star at a large festival. This fact is especially annoying this year, because the current edition is one of the most starry in the last decade.
The hall of a golden palm branch
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It is not only about luxury publication for professional squeeze. It also weighs that in star interviews, journalists receive good fees, which compensate for a considerable part of their costs of staying at the movie Fest.
Today, the emergence of large movie stars is limited only by a compulsory press conference, which is broadcast on YouTube, and their studios and PR agents carefully choose a narrow circle of the most desirable media that will provide them with a brilliant swamping. This indicates a crisis that is characteristic of modern world movie criticism – mixing advertising and independent thought.
That will look
This year’s breeding of the main competition looks not only exclusively star, but also extremely interesting. Basically, 22 films are collected, which combine little -known intriguing names of European directors with the prime ministers of Hollywood giants.
Among the world’s most anticipated premieres: Well Anderson with another visually verified ironic drama « The Phoenician Scheme »; Postgorors Astri Azter with the KOVid drama « Eddington »; romantic Richard Lincleter with the movie about Godard « Nouvelle Vague »; The owner of the branch of 2021 Julia Ducorno with the new Bodigor « Alpha ».
Already today on the red sidewalk will appear world stars and directors
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The main program also reminds you of its tradition again and again to invite your favorite directors. At a press conference to Fermo, a claim was made that the Darden brothers were selected for the main competition for the ninth time, to which he replied that such loyalty was a festival trait: it was always with Bergman.
Cannes are also loyal to the director of Belarusian origin with Ukrainian citizenship Sergey Loznitsa. At the Loznitsa festival, the tenth, anniversary. Last year, the out -of -competition section showed his movie « Invasion » – a documentary about a full -scale war in Ukraine, which he had removed remotely.
This time – for the first time in a long time – his movie game. Picture « Two Prosecutors » is based on the same novel George Demidov, prisoner of Gulag. The tape will talk about a graduate of Corneev’s Lawyau, who, starting to work as a prosecutor, is faced with the horrific reality of Stalinism. In general, when announcing the program, Fermo emphasized that they sought to collect movies that would reflect the present in a common picture – so it is interesting to which Loznitsa would show it.
Director Sergey Loznitsa
In non -competition programs, according to classics, there are loud premieres and unknown French directors, whom the press jokingly calls the quotas. From the loudest – the new part of « Mission is impossible », and tomorrow, Tom Cruise will personally pass on the track.
Out-of-competition also presents American director Spike Lee, who decided to adapt the Japanese film Akira Kurosawa « High and Low » in modern New York scenery, inviting a rapper a $ ap Rocky.
But really interesting is the « special look » section, which is intended to open full -length debuts and new styles of young cinema. Usually it is filled with licuine, but this time the festival has crossed and added several super -star names.
A reward of a golden palm branch
These are three directorial debuts from very well -known actors who have long stated the desire to try themselves in directing. Kristen Stuart will present the movie « The Chronology of Water » – a female drama about past injuries that he treats writing, and Scarlett Johansson will present the « Eleanor the Great » tape about an elderly woman who decides to change her life.
However, the most intriguing among the debuts is Harrison Dicinson’s Uurchin. In recent years, the young British actor has gained varying popularity after hits such as a « good girl » or « blitz », but always sought to create her own. His directorial debut tells about the adventures of a self -destructive man.
By the way, the film also starred in the Ukrainian actress Karina Kimchuk – for her it is only the third big ribbon after « Do you love me? » and « rap kings. » Karina shared her expectations from the Great Premiere:
”Exactly a year ago, I was sitting in the Paris subway with my colleague and I said how cool it would be to go to the Cannes Film Festival now. And then I say, « No, you need to go there with a movie, not just like that. » A year has passed – and here I am not just. This is undoubtedly a personal little victory for me. It is a sign that I do everything right and everything goes as it should. Step by step.
Very exciting – see the movie for the first time. You never know how the movie is eventually mounted and what role you play. This is my first role in English, so I worry even more! It is important for me as Ukrainians to represent Ukrainian actors at a high level and show that we are no worse« .
How Ukraine is presented
Shortly before the beginning, the festival presented improvised documentary shows about the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian media have already been betrayed and news that Ukraine is dedicated to the festival all day. However, not everything is so joyful. In fact, it is a rather strange event that is difficult to classify within the classic festival.
In one of the festival palace will show three films about the war in Ukraine: « Zelensky » – a biographical tape about the President, « Our War » about Pokrovsk and Sumy region and « 2000 meters to Andreevka » – a high -profile film by Mstislav Chernov. If the powerful reputation of Chernov is of interest, then the rest is real « dark horses ».
Frame from the movie « 2000 meters to Andreevka »
Ukrainian Truth would be glad to visit all the shows, but the problem was that the festival decided to put them on May 13 – the day of opening, when the vast majority of the press did not even have time to come to the airport, and for those who already in place and want to watch the movie, there is a difficulty: there are no tickets on the site of booking.
However, there are those who are already in locations and were able to get to the show. It turned out that the documentary about Zelensky is shown in French without subtitles. ”Therefore, I just look at the panorama of Kryvyi Rih and excerpts of the performances of the Quarter-95 with a melodious but incomprehensible French voystor. Many people came out right away« , – the Kazakh movie critic of Oraz Kerebayev reports.
The open -air hall is placed on the beach
In the student short cinema section for the award will compete the film of Ukrainian Pauline Poddubna « My grandmother is a parachute ». It is a film produced by Babelsberg Conrad Wolf’s filmivoresite is a hybrid of documentary and animation, and explores generations and identity issues.
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Yet, the greatest achievement of Ukraine in these Cannes is the movie « Militantropos » – director’s triptych from Alina Gorlova, Lisa Smith and Semyon Mozgovoy. It is a documentary that watches how the war affects the Ukrainian person. It is a long-time film that has long been funding on powerful documentary platforms and received its premiere in the Quinzaine des Cinéastes.
In general, in recent years after the outrage towards the quality of the main program, the trend has intensified among international journalists – to watch parallel sections with greater attention. Therefore, the film will be noticed – there is no doubt.
By the way, « Militantropos » It will compete with such names as Lapid and Christian Petzold, and this is the only documentary in this competition. Ukrainian Truth has already watched the tape and is reviewing a review for the world premiere, which will take place on May 21.
