2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Lukas Dhont’s Close

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His Un Certain Regard selected debut film Girl claimed the Camera d’Or, FIPRESCI Prize, Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance, and the Queer Palm. For his sophomore feature, Close pairs new talents Gustave De Waele and Eden Dambrine with supporting perfs from Emilie Dequenne, and Léa Drucker.

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A story about two buddies who are pushed apart due to what “onlookers” might think of them, we are given a text about the complexities of being culpable and what will be permanent scarring if left untreated.

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A film that found a lot of love and a sprinkling of haters, all twenty critics weighed in for an average score of 3.5 — tying it on our chart with David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.

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Eric Lavallée
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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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