Most shocking film in Cannes 2024: The whole theater applauded for 4 minutes but then ran away in fear

Cinema enthusiasts are paying attention to Cannes - the world's largest film festival held annually in France - to watch the latest hit works introduced.

Most recently, the premiere of Kinds of Kindness - the next project of Oscar winner Emma Stone - was officially held and was the highlight of the event, gathering famous Hollywood stars Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau or Joe Alwyn.

According to Variety, after ending, the series received more than 4 minutes of applause from the festival audience. However, this is also considered the most shocking work at Cannes 2024. The screenplay is 3 separate stories that explore many thorny topics such as sex cults, cannibalism... Because Therefore, many guests decided to leave the theater after the end of the second story of the movie because the content was too scary. After the screening, director Yorgos Lanthimos also left after a round of applause without interacting with the audience.

The film has many sensitive scenes that shock the audience. Emma Stone's acting was also highly appreciated by many critics. The 2024 Oscar winner impressed with a breakdancing scene in the movie.

However, Kinds of Kindness received a lot of praise from critics, currently achieving a fresh score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Deadline newspaper rated this as a difficult to watch, complex but excellent work. Meanwhile, Collider site calls this Yorgos Lanthimos's boldest film project to date.

Yorgos Lanthimos is a famous director of Greek cinema. He is known for his cinematic works that are considered to have unique and bold language. Last year, the director attracted attention with the film Poor Things - helping Emma Stone win the female lead award at the 2024 Oscar.

In addition to Kinds of Kindness, the Cannes Film Festival recently premiered the work Megalopolis by director Francis Ford Coppola - who was known for the classic film series The Godfather. This is considered one of the most prominent projects of this year's festival season, bringing together famous Hollywood stars such as Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf or Aubrey Plaza.

After the premiere, the audience at Cannes stayed and gave the crew a 7-minute round of applause. Director Francis Ford Coppola was moved and hugged the cast. "The crew of this film are all like my family, my brothers. We are one. Thank you very much. It's hard to describe what I'm feeling right now," the 85-year-old filmmaker expressed his feelings. .

Megalopolis is set in a fictional human society in the distant future. The story revolves around architect Cesar Catilina (played by Adam Driver) - who is trying to build an ideal megacity for humans. The project has a budget of up to 120 million USD (more than 3,000 billion VND). Director Francis Ford Coppola had to sell part of his assets to get investment money after having difficulty raising capital. It is known that the Megalopolis script was completed by Coppola in the 1980s and has only been completed now.

However, after its release, the film caused controversy among critics about its quality. The work only scored "fresh" 48% from a total of 21 reviews from international newspapers on Rotten Tomatoes. Times UK writer Kevin Maher gave the film 1/5 stars, criticizing the project as a mess and filled with sensitive scenes. He believes that the biggest failure of Megalopolis lies in the production stage with poor visuals, special effects, and filming methods that cannot convey all the content of the script.

Meanwhile, Vanity Fair magazine frankly called Megalopolis a disaster and said that Francis Ford Coppola was truly out of date. The critic of this newspaper said that his script and filmmaking method were too old and no longer brought much interest to the audience.

Sensitive scenes in Megalopolis are also a subject of controversy for many people. Before its release, the film caused a stir when director Francis Ford Coppola was accused of indecent behavior on set. Specifically, according to the Guardian, the 85-year-old filmmaker asked to kiss a supporting actress on the bust to help her "increase her emotions" before filming a sensitive scene. Francis Ford Coppola's representative currently refuses to respond to these allegations.

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