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Cannes 2012: Lawless, The Hunt, Amour
This blog will be, shall we say, interesting, as I intend to go against the grain with two of the competition titles. First up is John Hillcoat's Lawless, which screened on Saturday in the gruelling 8.30am slot and immediately divided critics. They seemed to split into two groups: everyone else and me. On reflection, it was an odd film to place here, and festival director Thierry Fremaux, emboldened by the success last year of Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, maybe thought there'd be more room this year for an auteurist genre...
Published By: Empire - Monday, 21 May, 2012
