// 12 Must See Films From Cannes 2010//
For all of the banter that this year’s Festival de Cannes was going to be a lackluster one, it was not at all difficult to come up with a dozen new films to spotlight as “Must sees” for in the coming year, in fact there are several bonus titles as well.
Cannes Artistic Director Thierry Fremaux commented that with the absence of such high profile titles as “The Tree of Life” by Terrance Malick (the film was reportedly not complete in time for the festival), that 2011 looked to be a banner year. But, it can be argued that this year’s crop of a dozen must sees are on par with last year’s list.
Still, there was an absence of a much anticipated and focus of extreme curiosity titles such as Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist,” which produced about as much talk ahead of its world premiere in Cannes last year as afterward. A competition director exclaiming, “I’m the best director in the world” - even if taken out of context - is bound to create headlines and interest (that poster was quite something too!)
But, wrapping up our 2010 coverage, indieWIRE considered this year’s lineup and picked out 12 new films that we feel will continue to make headlines, join the awards race later in the year and - for those not yet picked up - find U.S. distribution.
One caveat to keep in mind. There were other titles that played this year’s Cannes and had their world premieres elsewhere, so they’re not included in this list. Derek Cianfrance’s “Blue Valentine” (Sundance 2010) still ranks in the pinnacle of new fest offerings - so far - and there were a few others as well.
Article by Brian Brooks ‘MovieLine.com’
