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Cannes Film Festival

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Festivals

Personal Shopper – first look review

by David Jenkins

An all-in Kristen Stewart performance is the lifeblood of Olivier Assayas’ bold, contemporary ghost story.
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Julieta – first look review

by David Jenkins

Pedro Almodóvar is back to his peak with this sumptuous and remarkably subtle Cannes competition entry.
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Raw – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Julia Ducournau’s French campus cannibal horror serves up plenty of food for thought.
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Loving – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Jeff Nichols makes it five-for-five with this gently stirring drama about an interracial couple in ​’50s America.
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From the Land of the Moon – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Marion Cotillard shines in this uneven but soulful meditation on marriage and depression.
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Paterson – first look review

by David Jenkins

Another stunner from Jim Jarmusch starring Adam Driver as a bus driver who pines for a life of poetry.
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My Life as a Courgette – first look review

by Elena Lazic

This stunning stop-motion animation set in an orphanage is as witty and insightful as it is quietly shocking.
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Endless Poetry – first look review

by David Jenkins

A poet is born in this autobiographical epic from Chilean maverick, Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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The Transfiguration – first look review

by Manuela Lazic

A realist vampire flick from a first-timer drops into the Cannes official selection. The results are mixed.
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The BFG – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

There’s a dash of old-school movie magic in Steven Spielberg’s whizzpopping family fantasy.