MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Cannes misses the mark
Although impressed by the overall quality of the films on offer, RITA DI SANTO believes Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Tori and Lokita merited the Palme D’Or
(L to R) Baptiste Sornin, Pablo Schils as Tori and Mbundu Joely as Lokita
[Cannes Film Festival]
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
THE 2022 Palme D’Or at Cannes Film Festival went to Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle Of Sadness, the Swedish director’s second triumph, after winning with The Square in 2007.
A provocative social satire, this is an energetic, wacky examination of class, gender norms and culture, as well as an attack on the social pre-eminence of beauty and wealth.
It follows two fashion models, who explore their role in each other’s lives. The title refers to the Botox-ready space between the eyebrows on fashion models.
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