Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, was one of our most anticipated of the Cannes Film Festival. Here’s Jamie Graham’s reaction… Australian director Justin Kurzel follows his sick-making true-crime debut Snowtown with an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Which makes a crazy kind of sense. Both films are about family, …
Read More »Sponsored: Surviving Cannes – the first day
Total Film’s insider guide to the Cannes Film Festival, in association with Microsoft, powered by the HP Spectre x360 The only way to hit at the ground at the Cannes Film Festival is running. Upon touching down at Nice airport, it’s straight into a scrummage for the shuttle to Cannes, …
Read More »Saul Fila (Son Of Saul) reaction: Cannes 2015
Saul Fila (Son Of Saul) is a harrowing Auschwitz drama shown at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Here’s Jamie Graham’s reaction… It’s a rarity for a first-time filmmaker to get chosen in the main competition at Cannes, so the inclusion of Saul Fila (Son Of Saul) by Hungarian writer-director Laszlo …
Read More »Tale Of Tales reaction: Cannes 2015
This utterly barmy fantasy will easily be one of oddest films of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It’s also shaping up to be an early contender for the fest’s prizes. Here’s Jordan Farley’s reaction… Many were expecting greatness from Tale Of Tales, Matteo Garrone’s entry in the 2015 Cannes Film …
Read More »