What I’d Most Like To See At Cannes
Were I so lucky to be going, of course. I’d most want to see Todd Haynes‘ “Carol,” starring Cate Blanchett and based on Patricia “Mr. Ripley” Highsmith’s novel “The Price of Salt.” Otherwise, I’d rush to Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s “The Assassin,” which THR critic Todd McCarthy rates as the #1 attraction of this year’s festival. He admits, however, to “lingering apprehensions…because Hou’s measured pacing and careful style would seem to be the antithesis of what is normally called for in what is broadly known as action cinema; it’s kind of like Terrence Malick undertaking a Michael Bay project. It’s very difficult to imagine what this film is going to be like, which is reason alone for genuine curiosity.â€
