it s eight years since canadian david cronenberg competed at cannes. this director s go to theme has been the relationship between the body and mental disturbance. it is time to start seeding. it is time to listen. but with crimes of the future, cronenberg s back to the feel of one of his earlier movies, such as the fly. the fly got into the transmitter pod with me that first time when i was alone. are you afraid of all emotion? viggo mortensen and lea seydoux play performance artists who use each other s bodies as canvases at a time when the human body is evolving to adapt to the synthetic world around it. it s a brand new organ, never before seen. if it feels like a throwback, it s because it is. i believe that you wrote crimes of the future more than 20 years ago? it s really strange, isn t it?
but glamour aside, at its core, the official selection of films at the festival has always displayed a commitment to serious cinema. i think the important thing about cannes and why it as lasted so long 75 years is that it s managed to balance the constraints of glamour and intelligent art house cinema. you can tjust have the festival and its rigorous art house from around the world it needs the sprinkling of glamour, it needs the buzz. the umbrellas of cherbourg in 1964. # as the eagles soar. ..michael moore s incendiary documentary fahrenheit 911 in 2004, quentin tarantino s pulp fiction in 1994, federico fellini s la dolce vita in 1960 are all films that have won the top prize, the palme d 0r, at cannes over the decades and achieved landmark status. # let s don t let a good thing die. this year, baz luhrmann s portrayal of the life and music of rock n
attitude towards cinema, which is which is great. cannes is the one that will give prizes to films that maybe no one has heard of or will not be commercial so i think cannes is valuable, i think it s still a valuable market. you know, i think it s a place where the industry gathers. although there s a festive spirit at cannes on its 75th anniversary, there are some disconcerting realities, such as what does the future portend for this mammoth festival firmly committed to showing films in cinemas in a world where streaming has really taken off? one of the most eagerly awaited films at cannes this year was crimes of the future from canadian film maker david cronenberg. it boasts an impressive cast viggo mortensen, lea seydoux and kristen stewart. emma jones reports. it s eight years since canadian david cronenberg competed at cannes.
i think the important thing about cannes and why it as lasted so long 75 years is that it s managed to balance the constraints of glamour and intelligent art house cinema. you can tjust have the festival and its rigorous art house from around the world it needs the sprinkling of glamour, it needs the buzz. the umbrellas of cherbourg in 1964. # as the eagles soar. ..michael moore s incendiary documentary fahrenheit 911 in 2004, quentin tarantino s pulp fiction in 1994, federico fellini s la dolce vita in 1960 are all films that have won the top prize, the palme d 0r, at cannes over the decades and achieved landmark status. # let s don t let a good thing die. this year, baz luhrmann s portrayal of the life and music of rock n roll legend elvis presley, starring austin butler and tom hanks, was among the movies that got attention at cannes.
quentin tarantino s pulp fiction in 1994, federico fellini s la dolce vita in 1960 are all films that have won the top prize, the palme d or, at cannes over the decades and achieved landmark status. # let s don t let a good thing die. this year, baz luhrmann s portrayal of the life and music of rock n roll legend elvis presley, starring austin butler and tom hanks, was among the movies that got attention at cannes. we are two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity. of the 21 films in competition this year, there were many pleasing entries. can you relax your triangle of sadness? social satire of the modelling world triangle of sadness, starring woody harrelson, had ardent followers. bruno! as did the eight mountains, set in italy a powerful and moving tale of male friendship. then there was holy spider