Picture book: this year’s festival kicked off with a swirl of controversy and a dud opening night film, before finding its footing with films like Catherine Corsini’s Homecoming, Cédric Kahn’s The Goldman Case, and others
Not dark yet: our man in Cannes weighs in on the fest at the midpoint, highlighting Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, Cristian Mungui’s R.M.N., and more
Light touches: this year’s slate was dotted with life-affirming standouts like Claire Denis’s Fire, Mikhaël Hers’s The Passengers of the Night, and more
Walls and bridges: Nanni Moretti’s documentary is a straight, though moving, account of the refugees sheltered by the Italian embassy following the 1973 coup in Chile