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Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 9:00AM by Elisa Giudici
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT © Cannes Film Festival
Cannes is coming to an end. In fact the closing awards ceremony begins less than four hours after this article's pubication. While we wait to finish reviewing all the films in competition and find out who will win the much-coveted Palme d'Or, it's time for A Jury of One...
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 8:00AM 
by Elisa Giudici
How does Jacques Audiard do it? Emilia Pérez would be an extraordinary film if it were directed by a 35-year-old filmmaker who had just matured and created a groundbreaking movie destined to consecrate his career. Yet Audiard is 72 years old, already has a Palme d'Or at home, and a portfolio of excellent films. He doesn't need to reinvent himself or take many risks, having reached an age and fame where some simply coast along, continuing to indulge their existing obsessions.
Instead, Audiard delivers a film that, on paper, should be disastrous and unworkable...