Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Matteo Garrone’s Reality

Imagine the headlines if this year’s Best Actor prize goes to Aniello Arena. The male lead in Matteo Garrone’s sixth feature fiction film has been serving a prison term for the past two decades and wasn’t allowed to be on the Croisette to celebrate the film’s international premiere. Garrone who had previously been flying under the radar but had some acclaim with 2002’s The Embalmer and 2004’s First Love, really broke out with Gomorrah winning the Grand Prix for the film in Cannes back in 08′. Starring a huge ensemble, our critics responded well to Reality, a film that is being described as a Fellini-esque comedy. Click to enlarge!