Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning” has been named the best film of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival by two critics’ groups, the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) and the International Cinephile Society.
The Korean director’s leisurely paced love-triangle drama has topped all critics’ polls at the festival. “Always shifting gears the moment you think you’ve figured it out, Lee Chang-dong’s slow burn tale of alienation and obsession is something like an art-house equivalent of fine wine,” wrote Ben Croll in TheWrap.
The awards came as sharp-eyed Cannes-watchers on Twitter, noting which filmmakers had returned to the town for Saturday’s awards ceremony, buzzed about rumors that “Burning” might be completely overlooked by the Cannes jury headed by Cate Blanchett.
Also Read: 'Burning' Film Review: Korean Auteur Lee Chang-dong Returns With Breathtaking Drama
The Fipresci awards, which were chosen by a nine-person jury of critics from seven different countries,...
The Korean director’s leisurely paced love-triangle drama has topped all critics’ polls at the festival. “Always shifting gears the moment you think you’ve figured it out, Lee Chang-dong’s slow burn tale of alienation and obsession is something like an art-house equivalent of fine wine,” wrote Ben Croll in TheWrap.
The awards came as sharp-eyed Cannes-watchers on Twitter, noting which filmmakers had returned to the town for Saturday’s awards ceremony, buzzed about rumors that “Burning” might be completely overlooked by the Cannes jury headed by Cate Blanchett.
Also Read: 'Burning' Film Review: Korean Auteur Lee Chang-dong Returns With Breathtaking Drama
The Fipresci awards, which were chosen by a nine-person jury of critics from seven different countries,...
- 5/19/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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