2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up

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Feted on the Croisette this year – receiving the Carrosse d’Or award from the Directors’ Fortnight, Kelly Reichardt had to wait until the last day of competition to showcase her understated Showing Up – her fourth film collab with Michelle Williams. Reichardt has been to Cannes only one time before – when she premiered Wendy and Lucy in the Un Certain Regard section.

Mubi Cannes 2022

An artist wants to take a day off to finalize her sculptures for her upcoming show…and life gets in the way. A series of distractions and a nagging hot water issue for apartment’s shower annoy the hell out of Lizzie.

Mubi Cannes 2022

Considering that most films are falling just under the 3 mark, it’s rather impressive that this unassuming yet deft comedy (?) is among the favorites. Sixteen of our jury folks gave this a solid 3 average.

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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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