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Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 1: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom

Published on May 16, 2012

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Irrefutably signed Wes Anderson, co-scripted along with Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom is this U.S. indie filmmaker’s 7th feature film. Starring newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as two 12 year-olds who fall in love, this ensemble includes long-time collaborators in Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman along with, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, narrator Bob Balaban, Edward Norton in the role of Scout Master Sharp, and Bruce Willis playing the island’s law and order figure in Captain Sharp. Our panel appears to be still settling in, but those who did provide feedback either love it (several 4 stars) or somewhat mediocre score. The Focus Features films holds the distinction of being the festival’s opener and being included in the Main Competition. Similar to last year’s festival opener by Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), so far the 65th edition appears to have kicked off into the right direction, but we should have a more concrete idea shortly.

Related Topics:2012 Cannes, Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson

Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).