Vince LePlavy’s Cannes Selections
Former BAFS volunteer and film aficionado Vince LePlavy makes his selections for this year’s Cannes Film Festival:
“Festival de Cannes (held every May in the south of France) is arguably the most reputed gathering of artists, critics and frenzied media the cinema zeitgeist has to offer. It’s the ultimate testing ground for films that aim to make a major impact on audiences and ride that wave throughout the rest of the year. As seen with such diverse past winners (Pulp Fiction, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Farewell My Concubine), anything and everything is up for grabs as far as notoriety, praise and positive word of mouth go. With hot weather just around the corner, here are five films premiering at Cannes that offer a cool alternative to the usual summer slog of big-budget blockbusters…”
