Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu‘s latest film, Fjord, starring Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), had its world premiere in Cannes tonight and received a 12-minute standing ovation.
The runners up at this point in the festival are James Gray’s Paper Tiger, which last night got a 10-minute salute, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All Of A Sudden, which on Friday had them clapping for 11 minutes. While not anywhere near the longest ever ovation at Cannes, all of these are strong showings. For example, Sean Baker’s Anora, which went on to win the festival’s Palme d’Or and later
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