and then there was the was the well—received neurotic new york family comedy, the meyerowitz stories,, whose sharp writing was praised by his cast. he truly is the best. and we do see his dialogue word for word. whether we like it or not. —— say. these up politically charged, tumultuous times, and several films at cannes, this year, dealt with political issues, or pressing concerns — whether it be climate change, animal exploitation or refugees. at the forefront of films addressing the refugee crisis was 80—year—old legendary actress, vanessa redgrave, making her debut as a film director. poor people living here... the plight of the world's refugees ways heavily on vanessa redgrave. to explore the refugee crisis, her documentary draws on a range of media — video of her visits to a refugee camp, individual testimonies, news footage, a dramatised excerpt from shakespeare's play the tempest. they prepared a rotten carcass of a boat — not rigged, nor tackle, sail, nor mast. for vanessa redgrave, long a political activist, there were several reasons why she ended up making a film on the re

netflix is also funded offbeat the meyerowitz stories.presence here. this, cannes' 70th birthday, isa here. this, cannes' 70th birthday, is a clash between the old and the new. the booing of companies such as amazon on an netflix are ways of showing support for traditional methods of showing films, on a big screen, and a cinema. there are fears that this could become less frequent with the dominance of new giants. the festival has responded to the controversy by saying that no firm can be in competition unless it also promises a french theatrical release. the two sides of the debate need to learn to talk the same debate. in that, they could learn a lot from ija. as usual, the director has made a multilingual film, spanning different continents. every time it is mentioned that we will work in with different languages and there might have been issues, i am shocked, because i did not, i have never experienced that. it was filth like we all putting together something that is made out of the same language. it is the pitches we are making. that