10 Most Exciting Movies Coming Out of Cannes 2019
3. Matthias et Maxime (Matthias & Maxime)
Director: Xavier Dolan
Screenwriter: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Harris Dickinson, Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Gabriel D’Almeida Freitas, Catherine Brunet
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described the latest melodrama from French-Canadian auteur Xavier Dolan as “a film swept along by rattling dialogue and simmering tensions”, indicating that one of the most prominent icons of French language cinema has perhaps rekindled his unique purpose in the aftermath of his much less popular English-language venture The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (which has still yet to find a release despite debuting at festivals over a year ago and featuring a cast including Natalie Portman and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harrington). This tale of two people who grow closer than just friends reportedly paints a unique picture of 20-something life, with Dolan’s trustworthy eye for honesty amongst more mystical themes being an ever-present once again.
4. Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood Review
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Emile Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Lena Dunham
It has been 4 long years since Quentin Tarantino’s last film hit the big screen, the somewhat divisive The Hateful Eight failing to capture the imaginations of as many Tarantino fans as his previous hits, and when it was revealed that his latest release would circle the famed Manson Murders of the late 60s, the filmmaker was once again met with a mixed reaction. After all, Tarantino isn’t one for subtlety. Barbara Scharres of rogerebert.com has, however, taken Tarantino in his stride, describing his latest effort as follows: “Despite a trademark misogynist angle that has to be mentioned, it’s an in-your-face stunner that unleashes spectacularly funny mayhem.”
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5. Sorry We Missed You
Director: Ken Loach
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Starring: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor
The iconic director of some of British cinema’s greatest socially conscious films, Ken Loach, returned to Cannes in 2019 following award wins for The Wind That Shakes the Barley and I, Daniel Blake previously, the now 82 year old director of Kes keeping his attention with the welfare state for Sorry We Missed You, a film that Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent described as “utterly absorbing” and a project that “captures brilliantly the alienation and existential anguish that its main characters feel”.
