The notices from Cannes just keep rolling in: there’s already some serious buzz surrounding Jeff Nichols’ romantic drama “Loving” and Jim Jarmusch’s low-key “Paterson” has received raves from more than a few critics. Woody Allen’s “Café Society” has been regarded by some as a minor return to form, all while the director’s critics remain angrier than ever, and of course, we’ve all heard by now that Olivier Assayas’ “Personal Shopper” received the first major round of boos at this year’s festival. It’s impossible to say at this point what the truly memorable and enduring films from this year’s fest will be, and it will probably remain so until the fest itself is over and done with and viewers can put some much-needed distance between themselves and what they’ve watched.
Even just in these last four to five years, we’ve seen a number of bonafide masterworks come through the festival. It’s a category that includes, but is by no means limited to, films as diverse as “Blue is the Warmest Color,” “The Tree of Life” and “Uncle Boonme Recalls His Past Lives.” And yet, with each passing year, dozens of films are woefully overlooked, only to have their reputations solidify and grow in stature over time. In this new video supercut from Fandor Keyframe, we are invited to look at some of the great cinematic works that have played at Cannes that may not have necessarily gotten the most attention.
It’s an impressive collection of films. There’s Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s “The Assassin,” which brought art movie aesthetics to a grand martial arts movie, and also Leos Carax’s divisive nightmare “Holy Motors,” Jean Luc-Godard’s radical “Goodbye to Language 3D” and the recent “Clouds of Sils Maria.” Naturally, if you feel like there’s anything missing in the video, feel free to drop us a line in the comments section below.
In the meantime, check out the video above to see some of this past decade’s more memorable Cannes entries.