Cannes 2024 #5, with Kevin B. Lee, Abby Sun, and Vadim Rizov

Cannes 2024 has arrived—and our intrepid on-the-Croisette crew of Film Comment contributors is high-tailing it from screening to screening, ready to cut through the noise with a series of thoughtful dispatches, interviews, and podcasts. On today’s episode, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish is joined by Kevin B. Lee, Abby Sun, and Vadim Rizov to debate their differing reactions to Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides (3:28), Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada (21:17), Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson’s Rumours (40:41), Patricia Mazuy’s Visiting Hours (48:21), and Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language (53:42). Subscribe today to the Film Comment Letter for a steady stream of Cannes coverage, providing everything you need to know about the 2024 edition.

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