2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Kirill Serebrennikov’s Petrov’s Flu

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Following Un Certain Regard preemed The Student and Leto in 2018, Kirill Serebrennikov returns to the competition with the dense Petrov’s Flu. Unfortunately he was once again not allowed to attend his world premiere. Life is cruel just like several of the victims found in this layered piece.

A dozen of journalists went into the frigid Russian tale within a tale and so far we’re averaging an average score just under the 3 bar.

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2021 Cannes Film Festival Day 9

2021 Cannes Film Festival Day 9

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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