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Cannes 2023 #4

Zone defense: Jonathan Romney and Giovanni Marchini Camia join to discuss Jonathan Glazer’s much-anticipated The Zone of Interest and Lisandro Alonso’s experimental western Eureka

Cannes 2023 is here—and as news of standing ovations and walkouts, throwaway raves and pans, spit takes and hot takes flood the feed, we’ll be reporting on all the cinematic goings-on, with our on-the-Croisette crew of Film Comment contributors ready to cut through the noise with a series of thoughtful dispatches, interviews, and podcasts.

On our latest episode from sunny shores of Southern France, critics Jonathan Romney and Giovanni Marchini Camia join FC co-deputy editor Devika Girish to discuss two of the festivals most fascinating films: Jonathan Glazer’s much-anticipated The Zone of Interest, and Lisandro Alonso’s mysterious western Eureka. Listeners be advised: spoilers abound—along with our critics’ typically insightful, in-depth analysis.

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This story is part of the Spring 2023 issue of Film Comment.

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