Little Moscow on the Croisette: Kantemir Balagov’s Closeness, Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Loveless, and Sergei Loznitsa’s A Gentle Creature stood out at the French fest
The exception rules: the free spirits (and auteurism) of Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In, Arnaud Desplechin’s Ismael’s Ghosts, and Mathieu Amalric’s Barbara
Inside the pleasure dome: the otherworldly wealth of Qatari sheikhs goes on display in this New Directors / New Films selection directed by Yuri Ancarani
