Scenario:
Evan JohnsonCamera:
Stefan CiupekMuziek:
Kristian Eidnes AndersenActeurs:
Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Charles Dance, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Takehiro Hira, Alicia Vikander, Zlatko Burić, Ralph Berkin, Rolando Ravello, Tomi KosynusSamenvattingen(1)
At their annual G7 summit, the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies get lost in the woods at night while attempting to draft their provisional statement. (Cannes Film Festival)
Recensie (2)
The first quarter of an hour likably introduces the characters and is pleasing due to the presence of well-liked actors. After the situation has been dramatized, however, the film descends to the level of an infantile TV production, with humour that I perhaps just don’t get and political allusions that I didn’t find clever enough for the given ensemble of actors, not even on an allegorical level. On the other hand, if such names signed off on the screenplay, maybe I’m wrong and you will find it appealing. Rumours seems to have been inspired by the “forest weirdness” of Albert Serra’s Liberté, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes a few years ago. [Cannes FF]
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An absurd political comedy that almost seems to have its origins in a play, even though it doesn't. Although it's almost schoolboyishly simple and plain, I laughed a few times, but by the halfway point, the excessive running time becomes quite noticeable, at least for a while. That said, I have to admit that compared to the previous work of this creative trio, 2017’s The Green Fog (also seen in Vary), this was quite an enjoyable screening, where I didn't feel the urge to leave the auditorium. [KVIFF 2024]
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