2012 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Cate Shortland’s Lore

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Gist: Spring 1945. As the German front collapses, the Allied forces take control of Hitler’s country. With her Nazi parents imprisoned, 14-year-old Lore is left alone in charge of her four young siblings.

Prediction: With a limited numbers of slots, I would think there is only room for one WWII themed drama at a festival, and therefore Cate Shortland’s sophomore feature (her return to Cannes since she debuted Somersault in the Un Certain Regard section in 2004) might in the mind of the programmers, be going up against Sergei Loznitsa’s In the Fog. If the film isn’t retained, expect a fall festival showing.

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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