Hamaguchi’s French Debut ‘All of a Sudden’ Stuns Cannes With 7-Minute Ovation, Longest of the Fest So Far

Hamaguchi’s French Debut ‘All of a Sudden’ Stuns Cannes With 7-Minute Ovation, Longest of the Fest So Far

Japanese auteur Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s first French-language film, “All of a Sudden,” premiered in competition at Cannes on Friday to a seven-minute standing ovation, the longest of the fest so far. The three-hour-plus drama — about two women brought together by terminal illness — moved the audience in the Palais greatly, with many viewers weeping openly […]

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