AS Cannes Film Festival competition slots go, being unveiled on the first Thursday is a double-edged sword.
Not always the kiss-of-death – Ken Loach’s The Wind That Shakes The Barley screened then and went on to win the prestigious Palme d’Or – you have to make a huge impact to be remembered in the minds of those all-important prize-giving jury members. And this year – with the second half of the festival showing films from such big-hitters as Terrence Malick, Lars von Trier and Pedro Almodóvar – is no exception.
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