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Cannes Film Festival

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Festivals

Resurrection – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Bi Gan’s third feature is an epic in every sense of the word, taking viewers on a sprawling odyssey through cinema.
Man in a flat cap, wearing a brown coat, standing in a snowy street next to a parked car.
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The Mastermind – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

An art theft spells disaster for Josh O’Connor in Kelly Reichardt’s excellent Vietnam-era heist dramedy.
A young woman wearing a red jacket and shorts stands in the middle of a crowd of people lying on the ground.
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The Wave – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Sebastián Lelio’s musical take on Chile’s MeToo movement is a misjudged gum-smacking mess.
A woman in a long, red floral dress stands in front of a building with a "Gym's" sign. A car is visible in the background.
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Honey Don’t! – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The second instalment of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s lesbian genre film trilogy manages to just about snag a passing grade.
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Young Mothers first-look review

by Mark Asch

Belgium’s Dardenne brothers return with a typically emotive film about a group of very young women dealing with the dramas of childbirth.
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Woman and Child – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Love and humour gives way to bitterness and rancour in this slick and involving portrait of an Iranian family in turmoil from Saeed Roustaee.
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Love on Trial – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A young J‑pop singer must choose between love and stardom in Koji Fukada’s gentle romantic drama.
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Romería – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

This semiautobiographical drama from Golden Bear-winner Carla Simón makes for a heartfelt exploration on the joys and pains of extended family.
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Heads or Tails? – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis deliver a spirited western ballad about a young woman seeking freedom and her daring lover.
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Sorry, Baby – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A brilliant young academic struggles to come to terms with the aftermath of a sexual assault in Eva Victor’s moving dramedy.
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Sentimental Value – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Renate Reinsve plays an actress struggling with the sudden return of her estranged father in Joachim Trier’s latest drama.
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The History of Sound – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Two musicians set out to record the folk songs of rural America in Oliver Hermanus’ restrained but affecting drama.