David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart on the red carpet. Photo EFE
David Cronenberg’s new film, Future Crimesshook the Croisette with pictures of blood and organs on Monday, in the middle of the contest, as some films that could point to the Palme d’Or began to come out. Viggo MortensenLea Seydoux at Kristen Stewart star in this story where an actor shows his own internal living organs.
“My interest is not to be surprised and my goal is not for people to leave the room, but it can happen”recognized the Canadian director.
Especially considering that at the festival, the audience is “not only made up of moviegoers, but also people who want to be on the red carpet or see Léa Seydoux, people who may not be ready for a disturbing film, “he explained to AFP before the premiere on Monday night.
David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart on the red carpet. Photo EFE
Cronenberg was well aware of the subject. The first time he competed for the top award, in 1996, included Fallena story of sex and car accident, won the Special Jury Prize.
And surely this controversial film is one of those that inspired French director Julia Ducournau, who last year won the Palme d’Or along with Titanmixed gender and vehicles.
But history may never repeat itself, Cronenberg admits: “Back then, chairs made noise … We knew when people were leaving, and how many were there.”
Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart posed at the premiere. Photo by AP
Sa Future Crimes this is the sixth time this cult filmmaker has sought the Palme d’Or. The last time included star dust (Map of the Stars2014), about the craze for popularity and starring Julianne Moore, who won the award for best female performance.
This time he is back with his favorite actor, Viggo Mortensen, whom he met in Cannes in 2005. a violent story.
Another one of the competition
Before Cronenberg’s bloody film, the other film in the competition released on Monday was Decision to Leaveby Park Chan-Wook.
Actress Tang Wei, director Park Chan-Wook and actor Park Hae-Il arrived at the Palais des festivals. Photo by AFP
The director of South Korea, who shone in the ultraviolent old man in 2003, now presents a complex and elegant thriller, which includes a romance between a police officer and a suspect in a crime.
Of the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or, half have already been released and some of them are starting to stand out.
For some, Triangle of Sadnessa fierce satire in the world today, by Swedish Ruben Ostlund, who has already won the Palme d’Or for The square (2017).
Anne Hathaway co-stars in “Armageddon Time”, which is in competition for the Palme d’Or. Photo EFE
Or the James Gray movie, Time of Armageddona photograph of 1980s New York through the eyes of a boy and his friendship with a black classmate.
Tchaikovsky’s wifeby Kirill Serebrennikov, was exciting at the start of the competition, but overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the presence of the Russian director, which was highly criticized by Ukrainian filmmakers.Holy Spiderof Iranian director Ali Abbasi, was shocked by its rudeness, when describing violence against women in that country.
And the surprise of the contest is included Yes, by veteran Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski, starring … a donkey. In this ode to defending animals and against ill -treatment, the horse travels to some unusual places for him and discovers human violence.
French actor Vincent Lindon posed for the photographers. He is the President of the Jury. Photo EFE
However, there is still a long way to go in the festival, where several cinema heavyweights have already won the top awards.
This is the case of Tori and Lokita, by the Dardenne brothers, about the friendship of two teenagers deported to Belgium from Africa. Y brokerby Japanese Hirokazu Kore-eda, crowned in 2018 by a family affair.
The jury, led by French actor Vincent Lindon, will reveal the winner on Saturday May 28th.
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Source: Clarin
