While initial reactions seem to be divided, some of the more major reviews are coming through; Guardian, HitFix, Indiewire, The Telegraph, Hollywood Reporter - all have been very positive.
I think it's still early in the day, will have to wait until a day or two when all is said and done with R&B.
In other news, I've been reading that Cotillard (alongside Tahar Rahim from A Prophet) are going to be in Asghar Farhardi's next, Paris-set film.
Hollywood Reporter is positive but not effusive: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rev...tillard-326028
Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...aerts-20120517
"Following on the acclaim of "Bullhead," Schoenarts may find his breakthrough here with comparisons to Tom Hardy to come. He's similarly a commanding physical presence, but he's the rare breed with acting chops to spare, finding the vulnerability beneath his character's exterior which helps us understand him, even when he's at his selfish worst. As for Cotillard, she's predictably fantastic, again showing why she's one of the best actors of her peers. So much of what Stephanie is going through is written on her face, and Cotillard says more in a carefully sly smile than anything spoken. The two share an easy chemistry, and watching them both here, with great material to work with, is a great pleasure, and at times, a master class in film acting."
Drew McWeeny, HitFix
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-c...-rust-and-bone
"Cotillard's work here is incredible, nuanced and real, and the film dodges easy sentiment at every turn. Instead of playing Stephanie as a victim in need of healing, the film treats her the same way Ali does, as a person who was knocked down but who has the strength to stand up again on her own. She's no victim, and Ali's not some perfect angel who has all the answers for how to fix her.
Schoenaerts was so good in "Bullhead" that it almost felt like the kind of role you only find once, and I wondered what else he is capable of. He is huge, a slab of inarticulate beef, but he communicates volumes of soul with gestures, with his sunken eyes staring out past his smashed features. He deals with the world on a purely physical basis because that's all he knows, and watching Ali struggle to do right by the people in his life while grappling with his own animal nature became quite moving. There is tenderness in him, and he's able to express it in small bursts, but there is also bottomless anger and need, and he finds himself overwhelmed by it at times."
Guardian review for Rust & Bone: "This is early days in the festival, but Rust and Bone has to be a real contender for prizes, and, the odds will be shortening to vanishing point for Cotillard getting the best actress award... its candour and force are matched by the commitment and intelligence of its two leading players. These factors, linked with the glowing sunlit images captured by cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine and emotion-grabbing music from Alexandre Desplat make for a powerful spectacle. It is a passionate and moving love story which surges out of the screen like a flood tide."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/...-review?intcmp =ILCMUSIMG9382
Evening Standard: "Schoenaerts is as good as Cotillard at avoiding the trap of melodrama, and they sustain a film that’s not as obviously notable as A Prophet but, much more quietly, makes a considerable mark."
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/f...w-7763022.html
Rope of Silicon: "This brings me to the film's exemplary achievement… the performances. Along with the visual storytelling of Audiard and cinematographer Stephane Fontaine who shot both Audiard's previous gems A Prophet and The Beat That My Heart Skipped, the kudos here go to Schoenaerts and Cotillard who simply radiate off the screen, be it in times of passion, rage, comfort or despair... As the film came to a close and the credits played over white I couldn't help but feel I had once again seen a true master at work and a pair of actors that will be entertaining us for years to come." A.
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rust-an...festival-2012/
Time Out "There are intense, violent and upending moments in which Audiard flexes his muscles as a master of gutter atmosphere and plays compellingly with textures and shadows, moving between the light and dark and revelling in half-seen events. It’s a film that vividly and confidently inhabits its own world. But, right from the off, you sense a director fighting to avoid melodrama, sentiment and predictability. It’s a valiant approach that makes for beautiful and strange-looking moments. Yet it also leaves us with a film that feels contrived, meandering and inert, as if the extreme events at its core – and these events constantly threaten to seem ridiculous in isolation – are mere excuses for a tourist excursion into the under regions of France and human experience."
http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/...rust-bone.html
Last edited by djlaughs; 05-17-2012 at 09:00 AM.
So definitely more positive than negative, and I think this could be in the 70s on Metacritic when all is said and done, but I still feel Cotillard's best bet will be for Low Life.
The Time Out review gave it 2 out of 5 (according to that link). But Variety and THR were more positive than negative.
"It's better to over analyse than not analyse at all." NM. 2000.
Variety:http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947557A tender yet heavily de-romanticized love story between a boxer with broken hands and an orca trainer with missing legs, "Rust and Bone" serves as an impressive if somewhat overblown exercise in contrasts
Yeah the majority word is definitely possitive. 70's or even low 80's in Metacritic. While sometimes that's enough for a foreign language film in the American awards circuit, this doesn't come as the shock that La vie en rose was, and anyways even the most appreciative reviews seem to hold something back, so I don't know... I'd say this will be somewhat "passé" como awards time...
ETA: And yeah djlaughs, those stars you've put after the quotes...Very bad. None of those are 5 stars reviews. Two are 4 out of five, and one is even 2 out of five. You cheater.
It's never a good sign when someone says "it's still early in the day".Originally Posted by livestockvan
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Rust and Bone is probably the competition film that entered the festival with the strongest advance buzz. While the reviews appear to be largely positive, it probably hasn't lived up the hype. That said, I think it sounds really interesting. I love Audiard, but I haven't been a huge fan of his previous two films (despite A Prophet being his big breakthrough). This sounds a bit closer to Read My Lips, my favorite Audiard film, which was a perverse love story dressed up as a genre film. Very interesting to read that it was produced by the Dardenne brothers' production company.
Thanks to Genjuro and everyone else who is keeping us abreast of the various polls. LOL, the Apichatpoll, love it!
Thanks! Nicole looks great! Here's a trailer for the Reygadas:
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/mediaPlayer/11795.html
Speaking of Cotillard, Blood Ties just got snapped up in UK by Lionsgate. Not that big a surprise since they realised LPM there.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/lion...d-ties-cannes/
"It's better to over analyse than not analyse at all." NM. 2000.
I had forgotten of Nasrallah.
Apichatpoll (out of 10):
- Anderson: 7.59 (24 votes)
- Audiard: 5.46 (7 votes)
- Nasrallah: 4.21 (21 votes)
Ok, Audiard is climbing up a little bit, and still many votes to be casted. Anyway, we have to consider that he's not the prototypical director for these guys' taste. Just keep in mind that A Prophet only got an average of 5.75 three years ago, so it's still a promising grade.
Anderson's grade is really good. He would've been a top-3 competition film in last year's edition (trailing only Kaurismaki and the Dardenne brothers).
I think Marion will win best actress at Cannes, but wont be nominated or if nominated at the oscars will not win.
Uh oh. On Michel Gondry's The We and I.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...ndry-20120517#"The We and the I" is an abject failure, and the Director's Fortnight crowd that laughed the hardest at the hijinks on the ride -- French people of, let us be blunt, a certain advanced age -- were most assuredly laughing at the inner-city kids Gondry brought to the screen, not laughing with them. [D]
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On a more positive note,
http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/t...contentID=1479Michel Gondry’s slow-burner The We And The I is a film that needs an audience to stay through to the end, and while initially a little heavy-handed as it sets up its character-heavy format its strength comes as its young, inexperienced, cast make their impact on the film, with the closing scenes powerful and subtly moving.
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The film could perhaps be a little tighter – especially in the opening half hour as the varied characters jostle for screen time – but this bus journey is eventually worth the wait as relationships are revealed, attitudes change and real personalities unveiled.
Last edited by DirkDiggler; 05-17-2012 at 08:54 AM.
LOL, I'm glad that, even though I've always loved ESOTSM, I've also always quibbled at some of Gondry's directorial touches. Glad to see he's exposing himself as the fraud he is! The Science of Sleep was already abysmal, even though some of you pretended you had liked it.
I'm still VERY much looking forward to Mood Indigo.
Oops, just ignore the stars. I copied those from IMDB where some were filled in with red.
I don't think this is the type of film the televised awards will recognize, unfortunately.
Kind of shocked by Rust and Bone. It feels like things might have just opened up a whole lot more.
So pretty though.
The English-subtitled R&B trailer is finally here:
http://filmicas.com/2012/05/17/mario...-2012-trailer/
And it looks amazing. I'm so glad it's getting such good reviews. Marion is looking very strong for the prize.
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Now watch, as Schoenaerts wins Best Actor and Marion gets nothing.
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I was thinking the same, lol. The Mungiu and Isabelle Huppert x2 are tough competition for El Cotillard.
Fuck, that was good. Raw, unflinching, superb performances.
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Au, are you talking about R&B?
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