Cannes 2022
Elvis review – Baz Luhrmann’s squeaky-clean King is shaking no one up
Incurious yet frantic, Luhrmann’s spangly epic is off-key – and Austin Butler flounders in those blue suede shoes
Peter Bradshaw
22, Jun, 2022 @8:56 AM
Cannes 2022: South Korea scoops record awards haul
Parasite star Song Kang-ho becomes first South Korean male to win an acting prize, while director Park Chan-wook wins for Decision to Leave
Guardian staff and agencies
29, May, 2022 @2:18 AM
A great Cannes goes pear-shaped giving the Palme d’Or to Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund’s super-rich satire is an unworthy winner, particularly given the calibre of competition on the Croisette
Peter Bradshaw
28, May, 2022 @9:27 PM
Cannes 2022 week two roundup: a bloated Elvis and a brush with greatness
Baz Luhrmann’s Presley biopic was an extravagant bust, but Ruben Östland and Kelly Reichardt offered satirical entertainment and quiet wonder
Xan Brooks
28, May, 2022 @11:00 AM
Mother and Son review – moving immigrant drama goes from Ivory Coast to Paris
A son reflects on the struggles he faced with his brother and wayward mother after they moved to France from Africa, in a meditative coming-of-age story
Peter Bradshaw
27, May, 2022 @5:56 PM
Showing Up review – Kelly Reichardt’s indie art drama is downbeat but diverting
Michelle Williams plays struggling Portland artist Lizzie with subtlety in the First Cow director’s latest film
Peter Bradshaw
27, May, 2022 @3:03 PM
Hamlet Within: why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare’s dithering prince?
A provocative new film at Cannes featuring Ian McKellen attempts to de-romanticise the Dane but lags behind what theatre productions have been telling us for decades
Michael Billington
27, May, 2022 @12:30 PM
‘I have never seen a Cannes like this’: verdict and awards predictions for 2022 | Peter Bradshaw
This year’s festival had its ups and downs, but flashes of brilliance broke through the disappointments. Our critic forecasts the winners, and suggests a few more for categories that don’t (yet) exist
Peter Bradshaw
27, May, 2022 @12:10 PM
Close review – a heartbreaking tale of boyhood friendship turned sour
When two 13-year-olds are no longer close, the fallout is unbearably sad, in Lukas Dhont’s anguished second feature
Peter Bradshaw
27, May, 2022 @9:51 AM
Broker review – Kore-eda gets the tone all wrong in sudsy Korean baby adoption tale
The director of Shoplifters shows naivety in trying to turn two baby kidnappers into lovable rogues. Even Parasite’s Song Kang-ho can’t make it stick
Peter Bradshaw
26, May, 2022 @5:27 PM
Pacifiction review – trouble in paradise, in apocalyptic Tahitian mystery
Benoît Magimel’s French high commissioner confronts the end of his personal Eden in Tahiti, in Albert Serra’s distinctive film
Peter Bradshaw
26, May, 2022 @5:20 PM
Nostalgia review – bittersweet crime yarn also homecoming love-letter to Naples
Tremendously shot and terrifically acted, this Neapolitan gangster drama from Mario Martone shatters the rose-tinted spectacles
Peter Bradshaw
26, May, 2022 @10:12 AM
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