JULY IN CANNES
Via The Guardian: “There are a lot of conversations among Cannes festival-goers that start: ‘Seen anything good?’ Discussions tend to ensue about the big-hitters from the main Palme d’Or competition: Gus Van Sant, Carlos Reygadas, David Cronenberg and the like. But then, chances are someone will pipe up: ‘And I’ve seen this really nice film called Me and You and Everyone We Know.’
“Written, directed by and starring a 32-year-old American performance artist called Miranda July, [who is featured on the cover of the current issue of Filmmaker], the film, her debut feature, is showing in the Critics’ Week section of the festival. And, without a doubt, it is this year’s Cannes word-of-mouth hit…
“Already feted at Sundance, Me and You and Everyone We Know is charming Cannes audiences with its quirky vision, as it interrogates with witty lightness of touch those age-old preoccupations of the struggle to connect with other people, the alchemy of love, and the hunger of loneliness. The interstices between childhood and adulthood are deftly investigated: the children in the film seem at times knowing in their grasp of the world, better able in their naivety to connect with others than the blundering adults — and at others deeply vulnerable.”
Also of interest in this week’s Guardian: Britain’s leading scientists weigh in on the unexpected indie hit What the Beep Do We Know?, which is about to open in the U.K.
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