What kind of jury president is the author of “Mad Max”? Already came twice as easy in Cannes jury member George Miller has at least the advantage of knowing what to expect.
So that’s George Miller? Yes, this is the director of the four Mad Max who will chair the jury of the Cannes Festival. The ritual announcement, which ignited social networks and the cinema press, is a quasi meteorological event is the swallow of spring coming Mass: know the president is already turning his gaze, over the upcoming Berlin Film Festival (not bad with this year in terms of the jury is Streep who chairs) to the event cinephile May.
Here, the cleavage is clearer as usual: those who loved Mad Max: Fury Road , sometimes to the point, in my case, putting it at the highest tops in 2015, are smiling, others less fond of the work of a versatile filmmaker, not the author of the easiest to follow, are at best indifferent. In fact, this is the least consensual presidents since a lease from Tim Burton (2010), because there are fans and others; or so since Sean Penn (2008), which had perhaps not quite the movie buff and moral authority for the position – even if his record was defending himself. In addition, cad, it is neither Black nor a woman
Avare in interviews, living out there somewhere far beneath our feet, George Miller has long been an enigma. Was- this the same man, who had invented the “road warrior” hyper violent perfecto, and the one who was filming the strange fable, green or misanthropic, it is according to Babe A Pig in the City , loss of innocence of a young pig in contact with higher animals, finally, how to talk (monkeys and men)? And even that, after eight years of silence, signed two animated films whose heroes are dancing penguins ( Happy Feet) ? Former tough guy become senile or something
But the films, in their own way – nevertheless those are preferred in live action – were successful, and far from standardization entertainment that awaits Both new Anglo-Saxon commercial ambition. Better, Mad Max: Fury Road has proved that 69 years – George will be two more in Cannes in 2016 – we could sign a blockbuster quasi-experimental, involving technical logistics insane, much more “Fordist “that” marvelien “if you follow me.
President of Cannes is abstract for others. Nothing says that we will cross George Miller Da Laura, Italian yummy behind the Palais; it may be as often inaccessible President, distilling some good words at the press conference, and living his life patachon – unreleased films, wonderfully projected between two naps in a palace – contemplating his suitcase full of Oscar would have earned by then (hopefully, without believing). Nor is it says will vote for the successor of Mad Max or film having a pig ( Issue , Golden Palm?). Nor that it will emerge as a president to handle, dictating its law.
Experience has shown that the jury voted for presidents often distant film their world … Before the last Mad Max , George Miller never had film in the official selection – the beautiful Lorenzo in 1992 could qualify. But he had come to the jury. Twice: in 1988, chaired by Ettore Scola, Golden Palm at Pelle the Conqueror ; in 1999, under that of David Cronenberg, Golden Palm at Rosetta . Rather authoritarian, Canadian filmmaker dreamed that year to consecrate L’Humanité , Bruno Dumont (who had to “settle” three price). Where was Miller in the debates? He will probably tell, in three and a half months, The Girl Unknown , the Dardenne brothers. At least we already know it will not be surprised by this film so different from his. He has already given him a Palme.
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