'If a film is not good in Cannes, you feel it,' the head of the venerable festival said during an appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
session at the event’s Souk, or market in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The fest boss was talking about Hollywood blockbusters and challenging small and independent movies create a great mix of offerings for film buffs.Bong Joon-ho, Korean Film Stars Call for President Yoon Suk Yeol's Impeachment and Arrest
“You can’t in Cannes five days with only radical films. Sometimes, you want a comedy, you want an easier film. And by the way, when we screened …is a very good film for what it is,” basically a big-budget Hollywood popcorn movie, Fremaux said. “And it was a triumph,” he highlighted before adding: “But Tom Cruise inside the room was … stressed and afraid of the reception of the room because he was in Cannes. And if a film is not good in Cannes, you feel it, I can tell you.”flew over the Cannes Croisette and the star was honored with a surprise Palme d’Or.filmmakers, emphasizing the stress that comes with maintaining the festival’s success in its film selection. “You learn every day. Every day you have success and failure.
And while Cannes is in France, Fremaux insisted it’s a “world festival” that happens to take place in the country but is focused more than anything on auteurs. “Cinema is an artistic identity,” he argued. “Whether there’s a red carpet or a market, the most important things are the films and filmmakers.”
Fremaux added that each film screening is preceded by the director being called up to the microphone to introduce his or her work. “Even if Brad Pitt is with an unknown young filmmaker, we won’t mention the presence of Brad Pitt. We mention the presence of this young filmmaker, which shows how important for us it is and we must show this importance,” he said. Red Sea Film FestivalDanielle Directo-Meston. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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