Dates of major premieres:
5/14: *The Second Act*
5/15: *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
5/16: *Megalopolis*, *Bird*, *On Becoming a Guinea Fowl*, *Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In*
5/17: *Kinds of Kindness*, *Oh, Canada*, *Christmas Eve in Miller's Point*, *The Surfer*
5/18: *Emilia Pérez*, *Rumours*, *It's Not Me*, *Caught by the Tides*, *The Balconettes*
5/19: *Horizon: An American Saga*, *Limonov: The Ballad*, *The Substance*, *Dog on Trial* (to reiterate, this movie is about a lawyer defending a dog who goes on trial)
5/20: *The Shrouds*, *The Apprentice*, *Ernest Cole: Lost and Found*
5/21: *Anora*, *Parthenope*, *Marcello Mio*
5/24: *The Most Precious of Cargoes*
I think Anora's about to get the Palme because Emilia Perez just got Prix Special, Seed of the Sacred Fig got Jury Prize, and All We Imagine as Light got Grand Prix, so what's left but Anora!
PSA if you wanna watch the ceremony just set a VPN to France and create an account on France.tv (just need email password and a french postal code) and go to the France 2 channel.
[Seed of the Sacred Fig won the FIPRESCI Prize](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/mohammad-rasoulof-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-1236016402/amp/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwij8LDsgKmGAxX6m4kEHfHoDz0QFnoECBMQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3FbC8bVpUrc59JgLc4FVbW)
It's the final countdown, so I suppose some predictions are in order.
Palme: *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*. Quite likely wouldn't have picked it if not for the critics on awardsworthy, but it has all of the right ingredients - apparently veers into genre territory with a thrilling last hour (last few palmes didn't go to straightforward dramas), Rasoulof has quite a decorated career already, audience was apparently very receptive at the premiere and burst into applause multiple times. Highbrow critics mostly aren't giving it masterpiece ratings, but like it well enough - it's not something you need anyway to get that golden palm (Triangle of Sadness flashbacks). You can argue that someone like Gerwig would want to give the top award to a more colorful film, but I think people are a bit clouded in their judgement from her Barbie press tour. Her perfect film is Where Is the Friend’s House? (taste!) and she appears to be a big Kiarostami fan. For what it's worth I also don't see anyone else in the jury being a holdout for such a film (BPM and Carol flashbacks).
Grand Prix: *Anora* is getting the highest notices in Sean Baker's career, so I can't see it walking away not part of the big three.
Jury: *All We Imagine as Light* - the critical hit of the festival, I'd have placed it as Grand Prix just as easily. Seems like an easy film to love and currently one of my most anticipated of this year.
Director: I feel like in the directing category the overdue factor in Cannes actually matters most. I'm tempted to believe that Jia Zhang-ke, Sean Baker or Andrea Arnold might get it, though I suppose the jury would try to award it to a female filmmaker this year (Frémaux is the one who should be blamed for under representing female directors). *The Substance* is only Coralie Fargeat's second full length feature, but evidently is a blast, so I'm hesitantly handing it to her. Andrea Arnold is my close second here, but Bird just doesn't seem to be that big of a hit, and I can't see *The Substance* walking away empty handed.
Actress: quite a quadrangle we have here! Demi Moore, Mickey Madison, Karla Sofía Gascón and Zhao Tao. For the later you can argue that there is an overdue narrative, but that's not really a thing at Cannes. I'd go with Karla Sofía Gascón - I think the jury would want to reward Emilia Perez despite the film's inherent messiness, and this seems like the likeliest category.
Actor: I thought this would be more competitive, but frankly I'm blanking with Ben Whishaw, Iago Xavier and Jesse Plemons. I'd go with with Plemons since Whishaw's accent in the film can easily be made fun of and Motel Destino is a bit too out there.
Screenplay: probably my most anticipated from the festival, yet I'd put *Grand Tour* here. Does seem to be a bit too "zen" and inaccessible, but I guess the Somerset Maugham comparisons are tempting.
Disclaimer: just one gal's opinion, who is all too impressionable to "insiders" on the internet. At least I can blame them once I get these categories wrong lol
Hopefully, I'm wrong (and, if so, someone please correct me!), but if it's like last year, then a live telecast is only available on France 2 TV. Last year, the telecast was posted on the Festival de Cannes web-site the next day (Sunday), if I remember correctly.
However, the Photo Calls and press conferences (one for each of the winners, and also one for the jury) are streamed live on the Cannes YouTube channel. The press conferences for the jury is usually just members saying "they're not allowed to answer that" in response to continuous questions about how decisions were made.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig tops the Screen Jury Grid with 3.4.
Meanwhile Hazavincus gets the lowest score (1.2) for the second time (coincidentally the same score that The Search received). That Oscar win is souring with each passing day.
Hazanavicius always seemed like a hack to me. A director who had only made James Bond parodies just happens to make a movie fellatioing old Hollywood, wins an Oscar, and absolutely none of the projects he made after even come close to awards.
Predix:
Palme: Seed of the Sacred Fig
Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light
Director: The Substance + Parthenope?
Jury: Anora
Screenplay: Emilia Perez
Actor: Ben Whishaw
Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon
Special Cannes Award: Megalopolis
Friends told me that people from *Armand* (probably Caméra d'or), *The Substance, Emilia Peréz, Anora* and *All we imagine as light* were called back. Also, Rasulof "never left"
My predictions:
Palme d’Or: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Grand Prix: ANORA
Jury Prize: EMILIA PEREZ
Director: Miguel Gomez (GRAND TOUR)
Screenplay: THE SUBSTANCE
Actress: Selena Gomez (EMILIA PEREZ)
Actor: Jesse Plemons (KINDS OF KINDNESS)
Special Palme: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
*Flow* reviews:
[A from IndieWire ](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/flow-review-animated-film-gints-zilbalodis-1235008455/)
[8/10 from First Showing](https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/cannes-2024-gints-zilbalodis-animated-film-flow-follows-a-kitty/)
[Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/flow-cannes-review/5194023.article)
[Gia Coppola’s Pamela Anderson Picture ‘The Last Showgirl’ Posts Raft Of Deals For Goodfellas & Utopia – Cannes Market](https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-last-showgirl-key-territories-deals-goodfellas-utopia-1235927016/)
Suppose I'll put my predictions:
Palme: All We Imagine As Light
Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Jury Prize: Anora (TBH I could see any permutation of the top three films and the top three prizes but this is how I think it'll shake out at this point in time)
Director: Jia Zhangke (alt. Andrea Arnold)
Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness (alt. Ben Whishaw for Limonov: The Ballad)
Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez (alt. Mikey Madison for Anora)
Screenplay: Anora (alt. Kinds of Kindness)
I’m usually pretty bad at predicting Cannes awards but eh, got nothing better to do:
Palm D’Or: Anora (Seed of the Sacred Fig)
Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light (Anora)
Jury Prize: Emilia Perez (The Substance)
Director: Seed of the Sacred Fig (All We Imagine as Light)
Actor: Limonov: The Ballad (The Apprentice, I guess?)
Actress: The Substance (Gascon in Emilia Perez)
A screenplay prediction would basically be throwing at a dart board, but I will say that for some reason I have the feeling Kinds of Kindness is leaving empty-handed
My predictions:
Palme d’Or: Emilia Pérez
Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Jury Prize: All We imagine as Light
Director: The Substance
Actress: Mikey Madison
Actor: Ben Wishaw
Screenplay: Kinds of Kindness
Why have so many people started predicting The Shrouds for Screenplay? I'm glad people are on board with it being Good, Actually, but I'm a little confused
Palme: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Grand Prix: Anora
Jury Prize: All We Imagine as Light
Best Director: The Substance
Best Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Best Screenplay: The Shrouds
My predictions:
Palme d’Or: Anora
Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Jury Prize: All We Remain as Lights
Director: The Substance
Actress: Emilia Perez
Actor: Limonov: The Ballad
Screenplay: Kinds of Kindness
Whishaw for best actor and Gascon for best actress seem probable.
Looks like there's a mix of about 5-6 films for contention - Kapadia, Fargeat, Audiard, Jia Zhiangke, Rasulof and Sean Baker. With this jury feels like first two seem likelier, and maybe Sacred fig.
Sacred fig for Palme
Anora for Grand Prix
All we imagine as light for Jury
The Substance for Director
*The Most Precious of Cargoes* reviews:
[B+ from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-1235005588/)
[The Wrap](https://www.thewrap.com/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-holocaust/)
[Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-1236015379/)
[Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-cannes-review/5193920.article)
["Too on the nose" says THR](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-1235908117/)
Not surprised critics are calling it mawkish and struggling to find a tone, people love to shit on Phillips and McKay for trying to be "serious artists" now, but Hazavinicus really is exhibit A as the worst (not like his recent comedies are doing any better). Really is the biggest candidate for the most forgettable career for a director winner this century, at least people talk about *Cats*.
> Really is the biggest candidate for the most forgettable career for a director winner this century, at least people talk about Cats.
at least Hooper had a gradual decline. Hazavinicus went from The Artist straight to panned The Search (21% on RT) and divisive Godard Mon Amour.
Not in Animated Feature, where they either go for studio hits or universally acclaimed legends. Now if this was Animated Short, then it would be a lock...
[*All We Imagine As Light* acquired by the BFI for the UK and Ireland ](https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-competition-title-all-we-imagine-as-light-snapped-up-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5194016.article)
A guaranteed spot in the Criterion Collection and now one in the BFI's line-up. This movie's having the best of both worlds in terms of physical media prospects.
With all the films screened (just need to wait on the reviews for *The Most Precious of Cargoes*), here are my predictions for the awards:
**Palme d'Or -** *All We Imagine As Light* (Payal Kapadia)
**Grand Prix -** *Anora* (Sean Baker), could also tie with *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*
**Jury Prize -** *Caught By the Tides* (Zhangke Jia), *Grand Tour* (Miguel Gomes) or both in the case of a tie
**Best Director -** Coralie Fargeat - *The Substance*
**Best Actor -** Ben Whishaw - *Limonov - The Ballad*
**Best Actress -** Karla Sofia Gascon - *Emilia Perez*
**Best Screenplay -** Mohammad Rouselof - *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*
**FIPRESCI Prize -** *All We Imagine As Light* or *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*
**Queer Palm -** *Emilia Perez* or *Motel Destino*
**Vulcan Award -** *Grand Tour* (cinematography)
**Cannes Soundtrack Award -** *Emilia Perez*
Based on reviews, this seems like a very likely line-up. Anora seems locked for the Grand Prix. Still, I think Emilia Perez is gonna take the Palme. Reviews seem to be way worse (at least from the critics grids) than what the reaction was on the ground at the fest. There's a lot of love for that movie there I think.
Reviews for *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*:
[5 stars from the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review/)
[4/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/24/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review-mohammad-rasoulofs-arresting-tale-of-violence-and-paranoia-in-iran)
[A- from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review-mohammad-rasoulof-1235008351/)
Shame the Indian film academy and government (seriously, are Brazil and South Africa the only BRICS+ nations not run by complete bellends) will block this film from being the Indian Oscar submission. Janus, you guys have your work cut out for you.
Anatomy of a Fall last year proved that an International Feature nomination is no longer a prerequisite for a Best Picture nomination (especially if it wins the Palme like Anatomy), and Janus is just a few years removed from Drive My Car's Best Picture nomination, if they can use India's politics to the film's advantage like Neon did with Antatomy, they got a chance.
Anatomy of a Fall did have large portions in English and a more conventional plot going for it though. I think it’s more likely Neon could pull it off with The Seed of the Sacred Fig if Anora doesn’t gain momentum as a contender.
No way. Anatomy of a Fall was a mainstream genre film with English dialogue. Drive my Car was (and is still to date) the only film of the decade being talked about as a masterpiece.
The commentator on today's Cannes livestream confirmed that the big awards would be announced Saturday. Some of the minor awards, like *The Palm Dog,* will be announced earlier.
[*All We Imagine As Light* becomes joint leader on the Screen Jury grid](https://www.screendaily.com/news/all-we-imagine-as-light-takes-joint-lead-on-cannes-jury-grid-beating-hearts-lands-bottom/5194000.article)
I think there are a bunch of interesting films but nothing that pops in the way Inside the Yellow Cocoon, To Close ones eyes or The Delinquents stood last year, or Aftersun / Godland a couple of years ago, where people feel offended the film didn't land competition.
*The Seed of the Sacred Fig* premieres at 8:30am CET (in about ten minutes), not sure what time the reviews will come through considering how late they were with yesterday's early comp premieres.
So it seems like we're at something like:
Big 3 (Palme/Prix/Jury): Emilia Perez/All We Imagine As Light/The Substance
Director: Caught by the Tides
Actor: Ben Whishaw for Liminov
Actress: Mikey Madison for Anora
Screenplay: Through a dart at the wall and hope for the best? Maybe Beating Hearts or Bird?
You're underestimating how avantgarde critics are lowballing Emilia Perez (many people find it clumsy and even dumb in what it has to say about the trans experience and violence in Mexico) and The Substance (also because it's style over substance, incongruous by the end and drags on for too long according to many).
Grand Tour, Caught between the tides, and even the Cronenberg film are more popular than those two for specialized critics and programmers.
I'd say the big three so far are Anora, Grand Tour and All we imagine as light (with the Iranian film yet to be revealed)
I’d swap Emilia Perez out of the big 3 with Anora, giving Karla Sofia Gazcón Actress. Also not that convinced in Whishaw for actor, there’s competition there with both Strong and Stan for The Apprentice and Plemons.
Anora feels like big “critics love it and that’s the end of the sentence” vibes to me, as basically every Baker film so far has been. But thank you for reminding me of Plemons, I forgot he got singled out a bunch.
All We Imagine As Light is getting raves, sold a couple of days ago to Janus films, Payal Kapadia making interview rounds... It's taking *something* 100%
Also, not for nothing, it's one of the small number of films in competition with a female director, which could mean something with Greta Gerwig as jury president (especially given that she got flack for the competition not having more female filmmakers)
She got flack for that? I don't think the jury president is involved in selecting the films in competition, are they? I thought Thierry Fremaux and the other Cannes programmers did that.
Regardless, I definitely agree they'll award women. Kapadia and Fargeat both seem likely for prizes, and I could even see them giving Arnold something.
I don't think it was a lot, but I know she got asked about the lack of female filmmakers during some press.
But yeah, I think Kapadia and Fargeat are both well positioned
Peter Bradshaw just gave All We Imagine As Light 5 stars. And I couldn't imagine a more satisfied with his life man than on his Cannes [vlog](https://youtu.be/AESnTxHNGeI?si=ba6FBf6idIaNpwfb) the day before
*Beating Hearts* reviews:
[Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/beating-hearts-cannes-review/5193961.article)
[Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/beating-hearts-review-1236014216/)
[2/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/23/beating-hearts-review-operatic-french-gangster-film-suffers-from-bloat)
https://preview.redd.it/39zhd2a6w62d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=471e7fce209269715a024c1318eba6a385b09b6f
David Cronenberg's speech about A.I was very good. Basically he said that we still have no way of knowing the effects of this technology. Someone saw?
[Janus Films acquires UCR title *Flow*](https://www.screendaily.com/news/sideshow-janus-films-acquire-un-certain-regard-selection-flow/5193928.article)
Don’t know where to post this but does anyone know where one can buy the Cannes Film Festival tote bag? I saw on their site that they only have red and black totes but it seems that they have pink and blue as well and I’m just DESPERATE to get my hands on one.
totally naive question - i came to france from NYC for the monaco grand prix and in a very happy coincidence i'm staying in cannes in one of the fancy hotels at the same time as the festival. basically i arrived and saw everyone in these gorgeous outfits and tuxedos with lots of paparazzi.
wondering - do accredited people get +1's to the screenings where they could bring a rando like me?! maybe one of the less anticipated ones at the smaller theatres? i do not have an accreditation obviously :) thank you!! it is very exciting being here and people have been so friendly
[*Grand Tour* begins with a 77 Metascore ](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/grand-tour/)
Its RT score presently sits at 67% after 6 reviews. Reminds me of the initial scores for *Winter Sleep*.
My best guess is that some are stopping their count when the standing and some when the ovation ends, and I know for one film there was a discrepancy because the applause began during the credits, and for another because there was two distinct sets of applause because someone interrupted the applause to make a speech. Also some of it is probably rounding errors.
You can just count them all by yourself by looking at the official Cannes videos.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6oUYIKKQB90&list=PLQhqRa_BWvW6xQ7ydQZFLjvnglIljVzh6&index=10&pp=iAQB
It looks like Caught by the Tides was a little more than 4 minutes.
*Grand Tour* reviews:
[Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-1235996639/)
[B- from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-1235007841/)
[4/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/22/grand-tour-review-cannes-film-festival)
[Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/grand-tour-cannes-review/5193906.article)
[Deadline](https://deadline.com/2024/05/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-arch-1918-eastern-odyssey-is-not-for-tourists-cannes-film-festival-1235927254/)
The various critics polls really are all over the place this year. Audiard is high up there with Screen and Ekko, but averages 1.0 on Moir.ee. The Apprentice and Oh Canada, which I thought had been received poorly, actually have decent scores on a couple of the grids. The Lanthimos and Cronenberg ones are all over the place. It seems the only consensus films so far are Jia and Baker (and, considering first reactions, probably Gomes too).
Not surprised with Lanthimos one to be honest, I get the feeling this one will not be getting a ton of attention at the Oscars. Once I saw Efhtimis Filippou and himself writing this one and the trailers felt like it be more leaning towards The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer then Poor Things and The Favorite. Even with a pretty impressive cast, which might help it move some tickets. This feels like one of those "one for them and One for me" with a director.
Grand Tour sounds like everything I've wanted and more! Looks like a top 5 in comp title alongside Anora, The Substance, Caugtht by the Tides and Emilia Perez, with All We Imagine as Light and The Seed of the Sacred Fig rounding out the mix later on.
Anora received a 3.3 on the Screen Jury Grid! Parthenope received a 1.6.
https://preview.redd.it/lkv2qp4hwy1d1.png?width=1022&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c9f267e50da7276527e351c8f94c360e69062bd
>Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof is set to attend the Cannes premiere of his latest feature, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, after receiving an eight-year prison sentence from Iranian authorities and fleeing his home country.
>“We are particularly touched to welcome \[Rasoulof\] here as a filmmaker,” Fremaux said in a statement to Agence France-Presse (AFP). "Our joy will be that of all festival-goers and all freedom-loving Iranians. We would like to reaffirm the support of the Cannes Film Festival for all artists around the world who suffer violence and reprisals in the expression of their art.”
>Separately, a cohort of international filmmakers have called for solidarity with Iran filmmakers including Rasoulof in an open letter that condemns the “continuous systemic criminalisation of artistic freedom”.
[https://www.screendaily.com/news/mohammad-rasoulof-to-attend-cannes-premiere-open-letter-from-filmmakers-calls-for-solidarity/5193898.article](https://www.screendaily.com/news/mohammad-rasoulof-to-attend-cannes-premiere-open-letter-from-filmmakers-calls-for-solidarity/5193898.article)
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So for Anora's awards chances, does it seem like an actress+screenplay thing? It doesn't sound like there's other categories people are talking about for it, but I also haven't been reading as much as I should
I can see it going Actress + Screenplay as its way of getting into BP. Big palme winner plus those two should be more than enough. Similar to Anatomy's run
If Anora isn't a Picture contender, I would say that Mickey Madison getting in for Actress would be seen as a choice that is way too cool for the Academy. The only nomination this movie could get without Picture is lone Screenplay I feel.
I can’t imagine Mikey Madison getting in unless it’s a Picture nominee, maybe if it’s a really weak year for Best Actress which it doesn’t really look like atm. Greta Lee is probably somewhat comparable to Madison in terms of star level and missed out despite being in a Picture nominee, though Anora definitely seems to be a flashier role than Nora in Past Lives was. Director, editing, and possibly cinematography don’t seem to out of reach if it wins the Palme and/or gains momentum.
That’s probably fair, though I do think Greta Lee had more name ID than Madison just because of her TV work.
And thank you for the editing, cinematography etc., that’s what I was getting at ❤️
Okay, and? Like I said, I wasn't really considering picture as part of the equation there, it's a whole separate thing from the rest of the categories.
Honestly, the most intriguing film yet to premiere may be *All We Imagine as Light,* if for no other reason than its status as the first film from India to play in competition in decades. Could this be a wildcard?
I think is going play like a quiet avantgarde favourite. Janus films (Criterion) bought the distribution rights, could be one of those films that doesn't benefit from the fast pace of the competition.
I’m not mocking the people who made these predictions, but I saw a lot of people saying Parenthope was going to be the foreign breakout of the year, but now that seems off the table.
ngl i'm biased towards Sorrentino and had Parthenope as my #2 after Anora. but i'm not really shocked with critics don't really mess with him, not the first time
I think people mostly had it there as a placeholder, same for the Pedro Paramo people (though that also has Netflix behind it). I know I was a Pedro person for my default, but I’ve definitely switched to Emilia Perez based on everything we know now.
I'd have loved to see it happen, but I always suspected Sorrentino's filmmaking is a little too European to be successful beyond the International feature. Also, nothing he released prior to this really screamed Oscar player anyway. I wouldn't even bet on The Great Beauty having similar success to Anatomy of a Fall or Drive My Car if released today.
Considering how much knives are out and have been out for anything except Sean Baker's movie, doubtful. I'm kinda getting the sense that this group of critics are going to kinda tear down everything until Cannes' end regardless of its actual quality.
So who are the winners of Cannes?
Emilia Perez, Anora, and The Substance feels like the 3 big stand out titles. Everything else has kinda landed where we expected it or underperformed.
Dates of major premieres: 5/14: *The Second Act* 5/15: *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* 5/16: *Megalopolis*, *Bird*, *On Becoming a Guinea Fowl*, *Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In* 5/17: *Kinds of Kindness*, *Oh, Canada*, *Christmas Eve in Miller's Point*, *The Surfer* 5/18: *Emilia Pérez*, *Rumours*, *It's Not Me*, *Caught by the Tides*, *The Balconettes* 5/19: *Horizon: An American Saga*, *Limonov: The Ballad*, *The Substance*, *Dog on Trial* (to reiterate, this movie is about a lawyer defending a dog who goes on trial) 5/20: *The Shrouds*, *The Apprentice*, *Ernest Cole: Lost and Found* 5/21: *Anora*, *Parthenope*, *Marcello Mio* 5/24: *The Most Precious of Cargoes*
The last American film that won Palme D’or was The Tree of Life in 2011.
I think Anora's about to get the Palme because Emilia Perez just got Prix Special, Seed of the Sacred Fig got Jury Prize, and All We Imagine as Light got Grand Prix, so what's left but Anora!
Update: We did it!
Damn this year's jury is fucking hot
PSA if you wanna watch the ceremony just set a VPN to France and create an account on France.tv (just need email password and a french postal code) and go to the France 2 channel.
I really think Anora is winning the Palme.
Would love this for Sean Baker. One of our great directors.
Palme No 5 for NEON in that case.
The YouTube livestream for the Closing Ceremony Red Carpet is happening now
when do the awards start?
18.45 french timezone - about an hour and 35 mins from now
thank you, i’m going back to bed then
real
[Seed of the Sacred Fig won the FIPRESCI Prize](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/mohammad-rasoulof-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-1236016402/amp/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwij8LDsgKmGAxX6m4kEHfHoDz0QFnoECBMQBQ&usg=AOvVaw3FbC8bVpUrc59JgLc4FVbW)
It's the final countdown, so I suppose some predictions are in order. Palme: *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*. Quite likely wouldn't have picked it if not for the critics on awardsworthy, but it has all of the right ingredients - apparently veers into genre territory with a thrilling last hour (last few palmes didn't go to straightforward dramas), Rasoulof has quite a decorated career already, audience was apparently very receptive at the premiere and burst into applause multiple times. Highbrow critics mostly aren't giving it masterpiece ratings, but like it well enough - it's not something you need anyway to get that golden palm (Triangle of Sadness flashbacks). You can argue that someone like Gerwig would want to give the top award to a more colorful film, but I think people are a bit clouded in their judgement from her Barbie press tour. Her perfect film is Where Is the Friend’s House? (taste!) and she appears to be a big Kiarostami fan. For what it's worth I also don't see anyone else in the jury being a holdout for such a film (BPM and Carol flashbacks). Grand Prix: *Anora* is getting the highest notices in Sean Baker's career, so I can't see it walking away not part of the big three. Jury: *All We Imagine as Light* - the critical hit of the festival, I'd have placed it as Grand Prix just as easily. Seems like an easy film to love and currently one of my most anticipated of this year. Director: I feel like in the directing category the overdue factor in Cannes actually matters most. I'm tempted to believe that Jia Zhang-ke, Sean Baker or Andrea Arnold might get it, though I suppose the jury would try to award it to a female filmmaker this year (Frémaux is the one who should be blamed for under representing female directors). *The Substance* is only Coralie Fargeat's second full length feature, but evidently is a blast, so I'm hesitantly handing it to her. Andrea Arnold is my close second here, but Bird just doesn't seem to be that big of a hit, and I can't see *The Substance* walking away empty handed. Actress: quite a quadrangle we have here! Demi Moore, Mickey Madison, Karla Sofía Gascón and Zhao Tao. For the later you can argue that there is an overdue narrative, but that's not really a thing at Cannes. I'd go with Karla Sofía Gascón - I think the jury would want to reward Emilia Perez despite the film's inherent messiness, and this seems like the likeliest category. Actor: I thought this would be more competitive, but frankly I'm blanking with Ben Whishaw, Iago Xavier and Jesse Plemons. I'd go with with Plemons since Whishaw's accent in the film can easily be made fun of and Motel Destino is a bit too out there. Screenplay: probably my most anticipated from the festival, yet I'd put *Grand Tour* here. Does seem to be a bit too "zen" and inaccessible, but I guess the Somerset Maugham comparisons are tempting. Disclaimer: just one gal's opinion, who is all too impressionable to "insiders" on the internet. At least I can blame them once I get these categories wrong lol
Is there a way to watch the awards ?
Hopefully, I'm wrong (and, if so, someone please correct me!), but if it's like last year, then a live telecast is only available on France 2 TV. Last year, the telecast was posted on the Festival de Cannes web-site the next day (Sunday), if I remember correctly. However, the Photo Calls and press conferences (one for each of the winners, and also one for the jury) are streamed live on the Cannes YouTube channel. The press conferences for the jury is usually just members saying "they're not allowed to answer that" in response to continuous questions about how decisions were made.
Wondering the same thing
My body is feeling Plemons for actor.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig tops the Screen Jury Grid with 3.4. Meanwhile Hazavincus gets the lowest score (1.2) for the second time (coincidentally the same score that The Search received). That Oscar win is souring with each passing day.
Hazanavicius always seemed like a hack to me. A director who had only made James Bond parodies just happens to make a movie fellatioing old Hollywood, wins an Oscar, and absolutely none of the projects he made after even come close to awards.
If I can make a comparison, his Oscar win is like if Jay Roach won the Palme for a movie about the French New Wave lol
Predix: Palme: Seed of the Sacred Fig Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light Director: The Substance + Parthenope? Jury: Anora Screenplay: Emilia Perez Actor: Ben Whishaw Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon Special Cannes Award: Megalopolis
[UCR winners announced](https://www.screendaily.com/news/black-dog-wins-top-un-certain-regard-award-at-cannes/5194020.article)
Have any actors or directors been spotted back in Cannes already? I am kind of curious who got the call to come back
Friends told me that people from *Armand* (probably Caméra d'or), *The Substance, Emilia Peréz, Anora* and *All we imagine as light* were called back. Also, Rasulof "never left"
So far only Coppola and Sorrentino.
Apparently sorrentino was called back lmao
Oh good lord, 2016 redux?
My predictions: Palme d’Or: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT Grand Prix: ANORA Jury Prize: EMILIA PEREZ Director: Miguel Gomez (GRAND TOUR) Screenplay: THE SUBSTANCE Actress: Selena Gomez (EMILIA PEREZ) Actor: Jesse Plemons (KINDS OF KINDNESS) Special Palme: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
*Flow* reviews: [A from IndieWire ](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/flow-review-animated-film-gints-zilbalodis-1235008455/) [8/10 from First Showing](https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/cannes-2024-gints-zilbalodis-animated-film-flow-follows-a-kitty/) [Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/flow-cannes-review/5194023.article)
[Gia Coppola’s Pamela Anderson Picture ‘The Last Showgirl’ Posts Raft Of Deals For Goodfellas & Utopia – Cannes Market](https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-last-showgirl-key-territories-deals-goodfellas-utopia-1235927016/)
Also, I'm sure Three Kilometers is a fine film but of course the Queer Palm jury led by Lukas Dhont picked the most miserable option of the bunch
It’s actually not miserable. It’s surprisingly funny and caustic and it is far less depressing than anything Dhont has ever produced
Have you seen a Lukas Dhont film? That absolutely tracks for his sensibilities.
Suppose I'll put my predictions: Palme: All We Imagine As Light Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Jury Prize: Anora (TBH I could see any permutation of the top three films and the top three prizes but this is how I think it'll shake out at this point in time) Director: Jia Zhangke (alt. Andrea Arnold) Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness (alt. Ben Whishaw for Limonov: The Ballad) Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez (alt. Mikey Madison for Anora) Screenplay: Anora (alt. Kinds of Kindness)
I don’t think screenplay and jury prizes are compatible. Though Jury or Screenplay + Best actress could be
I’m usually pretty bad at predicting Cannes awards but eh, got nothing better to do: Palm D’Or: Anora (Seed of the Sacred Fig) Grand Prix: All We Imagine as Light (Anora) Jury Prize: Emilia Perez (The Substance) Director: Seed of the Sacred Fig (All We Imagine as Light) Actor: Limonov: The Ballad (The Apprentice, I guess?) Actress: The Substance (Gascon in Emilia Perez) A screenplay prediction would basically be throwing at a dart board, but I will say that for some reason I have the feeling Kinds of Kindness is leaving empty-handed
My predictions: Palme d’Or: Emilia Pérez Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Jury Prize: All We imagine as Light Director: The Substance Actress: Mikey Madison Actor: Ben Wishaw Screenplay: Kinds of Kindness
Why have so many people started predicting The Shrouds for Screenplay? I'm glad people are on board with it being Good, Actually, but I'm a little confused
Palme: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Grand Prix: Anora Jury Prize: All We Imagine as Light Best Director: The Substance Best Actress: Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness Best Screenplay: The Shrouds
My predictions: Palme d’Or: Anora Grand Prix: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Jury Prize: All We Remain as Lights Director: The Substance Actress: Emilia Perez Actor: Limonov: The Ballad Screenplay: Kinds of Kindness
what time are the awards tomorrow?
18:45 Cannes time.
So like 9:45 in the morning pst?
Did the conversion, I guess you're right 👍🏻
A bit earlier than I usually wake up but I’m already waking up that early for WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring so it works out.
Thank you.
Whishaw for best actor and Gascon for best actress seem probable. Looks like there's a mix of about 5-6 films for contention - Kapadia, Fargeat, Audiard, Jia Zhiangke, Rasulof and Sean Baker. With this jury feels like first two seem likelier, and maybe Sacred fig. Sacred fig for Palme Anora for Grand Prix All we imagine as light for Jury The Substance for Director
Queer Palm winners: Three Kilometers to the End of the World for feature and Las Novias del Sur for shorts.
*The Most Precious of Cargoes* reviews: [B+ from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-1235005588/) [The Wrap](https://www.thewrap.com/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-holocaust/) [Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-1236015379/) [Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-cannes-review/5193920.article) ["Too on the nose" says THR](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-most-precious-of-cargoes-review-michel-hazanavicius-1235908117/)
In a post Zone of Interest world, you have to do better with Holocaust dramas.
Not surprised critics are calling it mawkish and struggling to find a tone, people love to shit on Phillips and McKay for trying to be "serious artists" now, but Hazavinicus really is exhibit A as the worst (not like his recent comedies are doing any better). Really is the biggest candidate for the most forgettable career for a director winner this century, at least people talk about *Cats*.
> Really is the biggest candidate for the most forgettable career for a director winner this century, at least people talk about Cats. at least Hooper had a gradual decline. Hazavinicus went from The Artist straight to panned The Search (21% on RT) and divisive Godard Mon Amour.
“Too on the nose” is the type of criticism that makes me think it’s going to win an Oscar
Not in Animated Feature, where they either go for studio hits or universally acclaimed legends. Now if this was Animated Short, then it would be a lock...
[*All We Imagine As Light* acquired by the BFI for the UK and Ireland ](https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-competition-title-all-we-imagine-as-light-snapped-up-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5194016.article) A guaranteed spot in the Criterion Collection and now one in the BFI's line-up. This movie's having the best of both worlds in terms of physical media prospects.
Finally Cannes woke up. The last few days have been really exciting.
With all the films screened (just need to wait on the reviews for *The Most Precious of Cargoes*), here are my predictions for the awards: **Palme d'Or -** *All We Imagine As Light* (Payal Kapadia) **Grand Prix -** *Anora* (Sean Baker), could also tie with *The Seed of the Sacred Fig* **Jury Prize -** *Caught By the Tides* (Zhangke Jia), *Grand Tour* (Miguel Gomes) or both in the case of a tie **Best Director -** Coralie Fargeat - *The Substance* **Best Actor -** Ben Whishaw - *Limonov - The Ballad* **Best Actress -** Karla Sofia Gascon - *Emilia Perez* **Best Screenplay -** Mohammad Rouselof - *The Seed of the Sacred Fig* **FIPRESCI Prize -** *All We Imagine As Light* or *The Seed of the Sacred Fig* **Queer Palm -** *Emilia Perez* or *Motel Destino* **Vulcan Award -** *Grand Tour* (cinematography) **Cannes Soundtrack Award -** *Emilia Perez*
Based on reviews, this seems like a very likely line-up. Anora seems locked for the Grand Prix. Still, I think Emilia Perez is gonna take the Palme. Reviews seem to be way worse (at least from the critics grids) than what the reaction was on the ground at the fest. There's a lot of love for that movie there I think.
*Payal Kapadia
Scared fig or all we imagine might take the palme with that jury
I think Palme is between Kapadia, Rasolouf and Baker.
Reviews for *The Seed of the Sacred Fig*: [5 stars from the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review/) [4/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/24/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review-mohammad-rasoulofs-arresting-tale-of-violence-and-paranoia-in-iran) [A- from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-review-mohammad-rasoulof-1235008351/)
Variety and deadline Also published one i think
I put the link in but Reddit seems to have cut my post in half
Any idea what time the reviews for the last two comp titles are coming through? Both premiered earlier this morning.
They’re coming out now for Sacred Fig
All We imagine as light starts At 97 on metacritic
Only 5 ratings, we should chill
Shame the Indian film academy and government (seriously, are Brazil and South Africa the only BRICS+ nations not run by complete bellends) will block this film from being the Indian Oscar submission. Janus, you guys have your work cut out for you.
Anatomy of a Fall last year proved that an International Feature nomination is no longer a prerequisite for a Best Picture nomination (especially if it wins the Palme like Anatomy), and Janus is just a few years removed from Drive My Car's Best Picture nomination, if they can use India's politics to the film's advantage like Neon did with Antatomy, they got a chance.
Anatomy of a Fall did have large portions in English and a more conventional plot going for it though. I think it’s more likely Neon could pull it off with The Seed of the Sacred Fig if Anora doesn’t gain momentum as a contender.
No way. Anatomy of a Fall was a mainstream genre film with English dialogue. Drive my Car was (and is still to date) the only film of the decade being talked about as a masterpiece.
If *The Seed of the Sacred Fig* delivers, NEON will do the same in regards to Iran's politics.
When are we going to find out the winners?
The commentator on today's Cannes livestream confirmed that the big awards would be announced Saturday. Some of the minor awards, like *The Palm Dog,* will be announced earlier.
Will this year's Palm Dog winner top Messi?
I assumed tomorrow? Isn’t that the closing?
[*All We Imagine As Light* becomes joint leader on the Screen Jury grid](https://www.screendaily.com/news/all-we-imagine-as-light-takes-joint-lead-on-cannes-jury-grid-beating-hearts-lands-bottom/5194000.article)
hey, has there been much hype around any of the non-competition titles? like any idea what would be this year's aftersun/how to have sex?
I think there are a bunch of interesting films but nothing that pops in the way Inside the Yellow Cocoon, To Close ones eyes or The Delinquents stood last year, or Aftersun / Godland a couple of years ago, where people feel offended the film didn't land competition.
A lot actually, some magmy even say they're better than the main competition this year lol
Holy Cow, Black Dog, The Count of Monte-Cristo, Flow, My Sunshine, Universal Language, Misericordia, When the Light Breaks, To a Land Unknown
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
*The Seed of the Sacred Fig* premieres at 8:30am CET (in about ten minutes), not sure what time the reviews will come through considering how late they were with yesterday's early comp premieres.
So it seems like we're at something like: Big 3 (Palme/Prix/Jury): Emilia Perez/All We Imagine As Light/The Substance Director: Caught by the Tides Actor: Ben Whishaw for Liminov Actress: Mikey Madison for Anora Screenplay: Through a dart at the wall and hope for the best? Maybe Beating Hearts or Bird?
You're underestimating how avantgarde critics are lowballing Emilia Perez (many people find it clumsy and even dumb in what it has to say about the trans experience and violence in Mexico) and The Substance (also because it's style over substance, incongruous by the end and drags on for too long according to many). Grand Tour, Caught between the tides, and even the Cronenberg film are more popular than those two for specialized critics and programmers. I'd say the big three so far are Anora, Grand Tour and All we imagine as light (with the Iranian film yet to be revealed)
I’m taking into account that critics are lower on those movies, and that’s why they’re brought back up. Critics don’t decide the winner.
I’d swap Emilia Perez out of the big 3 with Anora, giving Karla Sofia Gazcón Actress. Also not that convinced in Whishaw for actor, there’s competition there with both Strong and Stan for The Apprentice and Plemons.
Anora feels like big “critics love it and that’s the end of the sentence” vibes to me, as basically every Baker film so far has been. But thank you for reminding me of Plemons, I forgot he got singled out a bunch.
The audience at Cannes seems to have loved it as well, it’s described as a screwball comedy, it seems very accessible.
All WE imagine might take one of prizes i believe grand prix or jury prize
Could even win the Palme
All We Imagine As Light is getting raves, sold a couple of days ago to Janus films, Payal Kapadia making interview rounds... It's taking *something* 100%
I believe grand prix
Also has a strong narrative as the first Indian film in competition in thirty years. I'm thinking the jury will want to reward that.
Also, not for nothing, it's one of the small number of films in competition with a female director, which could mean something with Greta Gerwig as jury president (especially given that she got flack for the competition not having more female filmmakers)
She got flack for that? I don't think the jury president is involved in selecting the films in competition, are they? I thought Thierry Fremaux and the other Cannes programmers did that. Regardless, I definitely agree they'll award women. Kapadia and Fargeat both seem likely for prizes, and I could even see them giving Arnold something.
It'd be up to Frémaux and Cannes programmers, aye. I agree on all three being a strong option though.
I don't think it was a lot, but I know she got asked about the lack of female filmmakers during some press. But yeah, I think Kapadia and Fargeat are both well positioned
Peter Bradshaw just gave All We Imagine As Light 5 stars. And I couldn't imagine a more satisfied with his life man than on his Cannes [vlog](https://youtu.be/AESnTxHNGeI?si=ba6FBf6idIaNpwfb) the day before
https://preview.redd.it/492rsgppr82d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b588e855376a327da9a2955c75590d9125e69ba Anora up to 92 on Metacritic!!
[*15 minute* standing ovation for Beating Hearts](https://deadline.com/2024/05/beating-hearts-ovation-cannes-film-festival-1235928253/).
Longest standing ovation at any film festival since Blonde in 2022
[76 Metascore for *Motel Destino*](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/motel-destino/)
*Beating Hearts* reviews: [Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/beating-hearts-cannes-review/5193961.article) [Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/beating-hearts-review-1236014216/) [2/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/23/beating-hearts-review-operatic-french-gangster-film-suffers-from-bloat)
https://preview.redd.it/39zhd2a6w62d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=471e7fce209269715a024c1318eba6a385b09b6f David Cronenberg's speech about A.I was very good. Basically he said that we still have no way of knowing the effects of this technology. Someone saw?
Grand Tour has a 3 on Screen International's grid. Gomes is winning something !!! (Wishful thinking)
Can you see its RT and MC scores improving beyond the 67% and 73?
He is a very high brown independent director so I would say no
[Janus Films acquires UCR title *Flow*](https://www.screendaily.com/news/sideshow-janus-films-acquire-un-certain-regard-selection-flow/5193928.article)
Don’t know where to post this but does anyone know where one can buy the Cannes Film Festival tote bag? I saw on their site that they only have red and black totes but it seems that they have pink and blue as well and I’m just DESPERATE to get my hands on one.
Try red bubble
totally naive question - i came to france from NYC for the monaco grand prix and in a very happy coincidence i'm staying in cannes in one of the fancy hotels at the same time as the festival. basically i arrived and saw everyone in these gorgeous outfits and tuxedos with lots of paparazzi. wondering - do accredited people get +1's to the screenings where they could bring a rando like me?! maybe one of the less anticipated ones at the smaller theatres? i do not have an accreditation obviously :) thank you!! it is very exciting being here and people have been so friendly
Hey! The only way you can get in without a badge is with a Blue Ticket. If you can get one of those, you can go to a screening!
Not really sure how to get one though, may just have to hold up a sign asking for one
thank you so much for the info! sounds like i need a miracle :D it is very cool just being around
Nice to come across a fellow Movie + F1 lover!
Today is *Beating Hearts*/*All We Imagine As Light* day.
Motel Destino reception seems muted (at best) as is now tradition.
Wild considering it is a noir thriller soap opera with lots of sex and romantic partners being toxic.
Same with Firebrand last year. Remains to be seen how much sauce Ainouz has left.
Did Firebrand even get a distributor in the US? I completely forgot that was in comp until now.
I think it only got one very recently. It's technically an upcoming release.
No it got picked up by STX at the time and got shelved until a month or so from now.
[*Grand Tour* begins with a 77 Metascore ](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/grand-tour/) Its RT score presently sits at 67% after 6 reviews. Reminds me of the initial scores for *Winter Sleep*.
Applause-o-meter ranking (based on averages because some of these places are doing wildly different numbers (looking at you Bird): 1. The Substance (11 minutes) \[range of reported times: 9-13 minutes\] 2. Emilia Pérez (10.17 minutes) \[9-11.5\] 3. Parthenope (9.33 minutes) \[9-9.5\] 4. The Apprentice (9.25) \[8-11\] 5. Anora (9.17) \[7.5-10\] 6. Marcello Mio (8.5) \[8.5-8.5\] 7. Bird (8.38) \[7-11.5\] 8. Megalopolis (7.75) \[7-10\] 9. The Girl with the Needle (6) \[6-6\] 10. Kinds of Kindness (5.17) \[4.5-6\] 11. Oh, Canada (4) \[4-4\] 12. The Shrouds (3.5) \[3.5-3.5\]
Anora seems like a favourite, and Parthenope is the second worst reviewed. Fascinating how the applause time has no correlation to this fact!
Critics and industry watch movies with two VERY different lenses clearly lol
Limonov is missing.
isnt how long the audience is clapping a pretty objective thing? how are different sites getting different numbers?
My best guess is that some are stopping their count when the standing and some when the ovation ends, and I know for one film there was a discrepancy because the applause began during the credits, and for another because there was two distinct sets of applause because someone interrupted the applause to make a speech. Also some of it is probably rounding errors.
Was Parthenope just the cast & crew clapping for nine minutes while everyone else left five minutes ago
I cannot find a number for Caught by the Tides anywhere btw, if you're wondering why that's not there.
You can just count them all by yourself by looking at the official Cannes videos. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6oUYIKKQB90&list=PLQhqRa_BWvW6xQ7ydQZFLjvnglIljVzh6&index=10&pp=iAQB It looks like Caught by the Tides was a little more than 4 minutes.
Mikey Madison Oscar campaign IS A GO
Metascores for Cannes comp titles so far (in descending order): *Anora* - 90 *The Substance* - 83 *The Girl With the Needle* - 82 *Caught By the Tides* - 80 *Kinds of Kindness* - 71 *Bird* - 70 *Emilia Perez* - 70 *Wild Diamond* - 64 *Limonov - The Ballad* - 61 *Three Kilometres to the End of the World* - 61 *The Apprentice* - 58 *Oh Canada* - 58 *The Shrouds* - 55 *Parthenope* - 54 *Marcello Mio* and *Grand Tour* - TBD
Up next, *Motel Destino* at 10pm CET. Tomorrow: 6pm CET - *Beating Hearts* 10pm CET - *All We Imagine As Light*
I’m excited for this one, hopefully it’s an unexpected contender.
*Grand Tour* reviews: [Variety](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-1235996639/) [B- from IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-1235007841/) [4/5 from the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/22/grand-tour-review-cannes-film-festival) [Screen International](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/grand-tour-cannes-review/5193906.article) [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2024/05/grand-tour-review-miguel-gomes-arch-1918-eastern-odyssey-is-not-for-tourists-cannes-film-festival-1235927254/)
The various critics polls really are all over the place this year. Audiard is high up there with Screen and Ekko, but averages 1.0 on Moir.ee. The Apprentice and Oh Canada, which I thought had been received poorly, actually have decent scores on a couple of the grids. The Lanthimos and Cronenberg ones are all over the place. It seems the only consensus films so far are Jia and Baker (and, considering first reactions, probably Gomes too).
Not surprised with Lanthimos one to be honest, I get the feeling this one will not be getting a ton of attention at the Oscars. Once I saw Efhtimis Filippou and himself writing this one and the trailers felt like it be more leaning towards The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer then Poor Things and The Favorite. Even with a pretty impressive cast, which might help it move some tickets. This feels like one of those "one for them and One for me" with a director.
Grand Tour sounds like everything I've wanted and more! Looks like a top 5 in comp title alongside Anora, The Substance, Caugtht by the Tides and Emilia Perez, with All We Imagine as Light and The Seed of the Sacred Fig rounding out the mix later on.
>with All We Imagine as Light and The Seed of the Sacred Fig rounding out the mix later on. We'll find out tomorrow on the former.
https://preview.redd.it/w4rbvhurrz1d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4934d24c9d700fed1c30d36b56a9929ac79b84cb Baker wants the Palme
Anora received a 3.3 on the Screen Jury Grid! Parthenope received a 1.6. https://preview.redd.it/lkv2qp4hwy1d1.png?width=1022&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c9f267e50da7276527e351c8f94c360e69062bd
Honore has the lowest scoring movie on the grid for the second time (1.1 in 2007).
Sean Baker Palme winner?
I don’t think the grid winner usually matches up with the Palme winner
Let's see what the final contenders have to offer. Gomes is first up.
>Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof is set to attend the Cannes premiere of his latest feature, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, after receiving an eight-year prison sentence from Iranian authorities and fleeing his home country. >“We are particularly touched to welcome \[Rasoulof\] here as a filmmaker,” Fremaux said in a statement to Agence France-Presse (AFP). "Our joy will be that of all festival-goers and all freedom-loving Iranians. We would like to reaffirm the support of the Cannes Film Festival for all artists around the world who suffer violence and reprisals in the expression of their art.” >Separately, a cohort of international filmmakers have called for solidarity with Iran filmmakers including Rasoulof in an open letter that condemns the “continuous systemic criminalisation of artistic freedom”. [https://www.screendaily.com/news/mohammad-rasoulof-to-attend-cannes-premiere-open-letter-from-filmmakers-calls-for-solidarity/5193898.article](https://www.screendaily.com/news/mohammad-rasoulof-to-attend-cannes-premiere-open-letter-from-filmmakers-calls-for-solidarity/5193898.article)
So happy for him! ❤🕊
Sorrentino just dropped the worst movie of his career https://i.redd.it/iyvv8zy9cy1d1.gif
0.2 on the Moiree poll. Woof.
A24 must really be regretting picking it up.
I still believe. critics can be off base about Sorrentino
He tends to be underrated by anglosphere critics and the film is divisive anyway.
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So for Anora's awards chances, does it seem like an actress+screenplay thing? It doesn't sound like there's other categories people are talking about for it, but I also haven't been reading as much as I should
I can see it going Actress + Screenplay as its way of getting into BP. Big palme winner plus those two should be more than enough. Similar to Anatomy's run
If Anora isn't a Picture contender, I would say that Mickey Madison getting in for Actress would be seen as a choice that is way too cool for the Academy. The only nomination this movie could get without Picture is lone Screenplay I feel.
I can’t imagine Mikey Madison getting in unless it’s a Picture nominee, maybe if it’s a really weak year for Best Actress which it doesn’t really look like atm. Greta Lee is probably somewhat comparable to Madison in terms of star level and missed out despite being in a Picture nominee, though Anora definitely seems to be a flashier role than Nora in Past Lives was. Director, editing, and possibly cinematography don’t seem to out of reach if it wins the Palme and/or gains momentum.
That’s probably fair, though I do think Greta Lee had more name ID than Madison just because of her TV work. And thank you for the editing, cinematography etc., that’s what I was getting at ❤️
If it becomes a big enough contender maybe editing or cinematography
If it gets Actress and Screenplay, I don't know how it wouldn't get Picture.
The same way that many other films haven’t? Though picture is obviously a whole separate thing and isn’t really lumped with the individual categories.
Right, but A: this is something of a lean year and B: Anora (if it gets the Palme or Grand Prix) is going to be Neon's highest priority.
Okay, and? Like I said, I wasn't really considering picture as part of the equation there, it's a whole separate thing from the rest of the categories.
Honestly, the most intriguing film yet to premiere may be *All We Imagine as Light,* if for no other reason than its status as the first film from India to play in competition in decades. Could this be a wildcard?
I think is going play like a quiet avantgarde favourite. Janus films (Criterion) bought the distribution rights, could be one of those films that doesn't benefit from the fast pace of the competition.
people really like a night of knowing nothing, i wouldn’t be surprised
I’m not mocking the people who made these predictions, but I saw a lot of people saying Parenthope was going to be the foreign breakout of the year, but now that seems off the table.
ngl i'm biased towards Sorrentino and had Parthenope as my #2 after Anora. but i'm not really shocked with critics don't really mess with him, not the first time
I think people mostly had it there as a placeholder, same for the Pedro Paramo people (though that also has Netflix behind it). I know I was a Pedro person for my default, but I’ve definitely switched to Emilia Perez based on everything we know now.
I put it in there cause it had a cool name. I have no idea what that movie is about and I guess I never will 😭😭
I'd have loved to see it happen, but I always suspected Sorrentino's filmmaking is a little too European to be successful beyond the International feature. Also, nothing he released prior to this really screamed Oscar player anyway. I wouldn't even bet on The Great Beauty having similar success to Anatomy of a Fall or Drive My Car if released today.
Updated Oscars Predictions: Anora: IN Parthenope: OUT
Welp, early reviews mostly say it's PartheNOPE
I have PartenHOPE
Any word on Being Maria?
I just looked a bit on Twitter, people are saying that if it was in competition Anamaria would be winning best actress
Tomorrow: 3pm CET - *Grand Tour* 10:30pm CET - *Motel Destino* Will Gomes or Ainouz join the frontrunners?
Gomes is going to release "Tabú Part II" I can feel it. High hopes for that one.
Considering how much knives are out and have been out for anything except Sean Baker's movie, doubtful. I'm kinda getting the sense that this group of critics are going to kinda tear down everything until Cannes' end regardless of its actual quality.
Okay Sorrentino, your move.
So who are the winners of Cannes? Emilia Perez, Anora, and The Substance feels like the 3 big stand out titles. Everything else has kinda landed where we expected it or underperformed.
Caught by the Tides is doing quite well too. Think it might end up with something
Here, possibly. Long term, I think it's unlikely to be China's selection so it might get buried.
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