Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, reframes the story of Empress Elisabeth of Australia (Sissi) as one of a woman trying to live up to impossible beauty standards in a patriarchal world.
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Women at Cannes Ep. 3: Céline Sciamma at Cannes
On today’s episode, we discuss the incredible Céline Sciamma, why she’s one of the best working filmmakers, and her relationship to the Cannes film festival.
Cannes: Erige Sehiri’s Under the Fig Trees is a thoughtful day Tunisian drama
Set over the course of one day, Erige Sehiri’s narrative feature debut Under the Fig Trees (Sous les figues) is a thoughtful ensemble film about the group of workers in a Tunisian fig orchard.
Cannes Review: Céline Devaux’s Everybody Loves Jeanne is a delightful anti-rom-com
Céline Devaux’s feature debut, Everybody Loves Jeanne, is wild, hilarious, sweet, and chaotic: a delightful anti-rom-com. It screened in the Cannes sidebar Semaine de la Critique.
Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a devastatingly unsentimental triumph
Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a plea for empathy amidst broken systems that leave the most vulnerable and elderly Regard sidebar at Cannes 2022.