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Our Man in Cannes: What are the best movies so far?
We’re about halfway through the festival, and the question arises: What are the best movies so far?
“Three Monkeys” by Nuri Ceylan of Turkey has to be one of the best. It focuses on a lie that begins to multiply and ends up threatening to destroy a family. Good drama, good performances and stunning cinematography.
Then there’s Arnaud Desplachin’s “A Christmas Tale.” It’s not what you’d expect from a Christmas story. The family is as dysfunctional as possible. Catherine Deneuve stars as the mother, who needs a bone-marrow transplant but has to put up with a daughter and son who are at war. Full of French humor and pathos.
And finally, there’s Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir,” an unusual look at the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the early ’80s.
What’s the worst so far? That’s easy. It’s Philippine director Brillante Mendoza’s “Serbis,” or “Service” in English.
The movie focuses on a family that lives in a multistory porn theater where gay men have sex each night.
That may sound like a promising premise to some. But it doesn’t work, and this movie will probably never see the light of day in the U.S.
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