21 May,2017 10:13 AM IST | France | Srinivasan Narayanan
Hot and sunny Cannes woke up to a drizzle and cold winds as the sad news of the demise of Busan International Film Festival Deputy Director Kim Ji-seok due to heart attack in Cannes, seeped in
Beauty and the Dogs
Hot and sunny Cannes woke up to a drizzle and cold winds as the sad news of the demise of Busan International Film Festival Deputy Director Kim Ji-seok due to heart attack in Cannes, seeped in. Condolences poured in from everywhere, including the Cannes Festival Director Thierry Fremaux.
The Indian show at the commercial level has been the best ever this year. While Aparna Sen and Nandita Das will promote their upcoming films in Cannes, producer Manish fêted by Variety will host a cocktail at the Indian Pavilion.
Some of the films in Un Certain Regard are more intense and interesting than the competition selections, which appear to favour big canvas films. The Tunisian film, The Beauty and the Dogs captures effectively the police solidarity in suppressing truth and justice against crimes perpetrated by their colleagues.
Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof's Man of Integrity holds the mirror to a small town.
Korean Bong Joon-ho's Okja screening in competition is a take on multi-national companies promoting GM food and the extremes to which the animal lovers go.
