Our Cannes Plans
Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:00PM by Nathaniel R
© Paramount Pictures Corporation – Jim Carrey, The Truman Show by Peter Weir / Graphic design © Hartland Villa
Look! The official Cannes poster is out (see above) which uses a moment from The Truman Show (1998). About which the festival says:
The decisive scene urges viewers to not only experience the border between reality and its reprsentation but to ponder the power of fiction, between manipulation and catharsis. Just as Truman escapes falsehood as he rises, the Festival, with its famous ascending red carpet, offers viewers the truth of the artists when they enter the theater
Last year we had our most Cannes coverage ever with our favourite Italian Elisa Giudici at the festival covering the Competition lineup. Simultaneously Cláudio was doing a 'Cannes at Home' series to highlight older films by directors with new pictures at the festival. Since you liked both we're doing it again! The 75th edition of the festival runs May 17th- May 28th this year. We'll also be celebrating Cannes with an episode of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" covering Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together on May 12th. That moody gay drama took the Cannes Best Director prize 25 years ago from a jury led by the great French movie star Isabelle Adjani.
P.S. The Cannes lineup post has been updated to reflect the week later additions to the official selection.
Cannes, The Film Experience, The Truman Show
Reader Comments (1)
My Cannes marathon for last year was a disaster in terms of timing and finding space to watch films as it burned me out. I don't think July is a feasible month as I was hoping to do this year's marathon be exclusively for Palme d'Or winners but I was unable to get a couple of DVD/Blu-Rays at the most recent Criterion flash sale because they didn't accept Paypal. Right now, I have decided to do a marathon but with no plan. Instead, I will improvise.