Day 4: Live from Cannes: Disco and violence go hand in hand for ‘Tony Manero’

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Pablo Larrain presented Tony Manero last night. The picture being presented in the Director’s Fortnight takes place in Santiago de Chile, 1978. The actor (see below on the right) plays a psycho-path, disco instructor and takes his obsession to crazy levels.  So far it’s one of my festival favorites.

Pablo Larrain Tony Manero

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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