The film’s strongest bit of buzz has been swirling around the lead performance from Naomi Watts, whose tortured turn as the quintet’s mother hen has made her a Best Actress frontrunner.
This ought to be chapter three in a series of prediction entries no longer than the amount of time it takes the orchestra to cut off the acceptance speeches of the winners in the short film categories.
Do we even need to talk about Dogtooth’s chances?
We’re picking this one out of a hat, folks.
The Town is a fatuous star vehicle that leaves little doubt about who gets the most soulful close-ups.
The festival ended with its longest competition title, and it wasn’t even a complete film.
There isn’t a single moment in Biutiful where one can’t feel the director pulling the strings.
This isn’t what I expected. A seven-hour layover?
The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 11 to 23.