Julianne Moore in ‘The Staggering Girl’ by Luca Guadagnino

The Cannes 2019 Diaries: Films that broke my heart and Luca Guadagnino's Valentino project

E. Nina Rothe May 18, 2019

There has been a certain je ne sais quoi in the air here in Cannes, and I wasn’t able to quite put my finger on it. It bothered me, someone always good at defining a moment, person or place, that I couldn’t put that feeling into words. Then I attended the press conference for Luca Guadagnino’s ‘The Staggering Girl’ and I had a ‘EUREKA!” moment. So bear with me for a moment while I get to that…

Leading up to Cannes, here are the line-ups for Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week

E. Nina Rothe May 9, 2019

I know, most critics go to the Festival de Cannes looking forward to the Competition titles and maybe will grant themselves the joy of viewing the Un Certain Regard selection. But I’ll admit I’m more of a sidebar person, and while I will view a few great titles in the main lineups, my craves lay more in the Quinzaine (Directors’ Fortnight) and Semaine de la Critique.

The Diaries, because sometimes life needs more.

The Cannes 2019 Diaries: Films that broke my heart and Luca Guadagnino's Valentino project

Leading up to Cannes, here are the line-ups for Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week

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