45 unique films that were ridiculed at the Cannes Film Festival

No event is as committed to sponsoring its films as its art. From selected shows highlighting some of the world's most daring dreamers to audiences carefully guarding the festival's reputation, Cannes is the true bulwark of cinema.

But such a combination of bold programming and passionate audiences is costly. Polar films often encounter ridiculous groups after the first screening, either because of poor reception, offensive subject matter, or high expectations of a popular director. "Hooing" a Film even helps the festival's mission to legitimize cinema as an art, because negative reactions to certain films make positive reactions more meaningful.

For many great filmmakers, ridicule It is a ritual in Cannes. Such a reaction does not always mean that it was a bad film, on the contrary, many ridiculous films won the Palme d'Or. From Italian neorealist classics to Quentin Tarantino's popular films, here are 45 films that have split audiences at the Cannes Film Festival in recent years.

El

• Director: Luis Buol
• Product: 1954

A now-revered Film directed by Louis Buol was initially ridiculed by war veterans over another Film Called "La vie passionne de Clmanceau", they sponsored the competition that year.

Adventure (L'Avventura)

• Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
• Product: 1960

One of Michelangelo Antonioni's best films, "Adventure" was definitely ahead of its time, but by The audience, which was upset with his bold and forward-looking filmmaking, was ridiculed.

3. L'eclisse

• Director: Michelangelo Antonioni >
• Product: 1964

Michelangelo Antonioni's latest Film from his trilogy including "Adventure" and "Night" (La Notte) In 1962, he won the Special Jury Prize at the festival, but was still strongly rejected by critics.

Gertrud

• Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Product: 1964

Carl Theodore Dreyer's drama premiered in Cannes, and the director reportedly faced opposition from his filmmakers. Stood.

5. Mademoiselle

• Director: Tony Richardson
• Product: 1966

Tony Richardson's story about intimidating a woman in a French village was misunderstood by his audience, although the Film is anti-heroic in its critical re-evaluation Was praised, but was not well received in Cannes.

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6 . Seconds

• Director: John Franckheimer
• Product: 1966

John Frankenheimer directed his best sci-fi Film with the inimitable Rock Hudson, but it was clear from the reaction Which is a bit strange for some spectators.

7. The Mother and the Whore

• Director: Jean Avestash
• Product: 1973

Jean Avesta's first Film was ridiculed at the Cannes Film Festival, and of course began a new era of directors who wanted to push the boundaries of the festival.

8. La Grande Bouffe

• Director: Marco Ferry >
• Product: 1973

Marco Ferry's wall comedy is about a group of men who plan to eat to the point of death. It goes without saying that the Film was considered worthless by many viewers, and met with mixed reactions, although it has since become a classic cult film.

9. Taxi Driver

• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Product: 1976

Martin Scorsese's brilliant meditation on violence was considered too terrifying by many participants, and after ridicule After the release in Cannes, there was talk of the film's merit Languages fell.

10. Money (L'Argent)

• Director: Robert Bresson
• Product: 1983

Robert Bresson's complex exploration of the impact of money on society as a whole is considered a masterpiece. But it seems vague to many of the director's opponents, who ridiculed him in his first play.

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11. Under the Sun of Satan

• Director: Maurice Piala
• Product: 1987

In Cannes, the road to winning the Palme d'Or is often paved with ridicule. Maurice Piala's religious drama eventually won the festival's top prize, but received much ridicule after its premiere. The film's religious theme may have divided some audiences into two groups, although the jury had no problem with it.

Sweetie

• Director: Jane Campion
• Product: 1990

Jane Campion is one of the most prestigious directors today, but Cannes viewers, unfamiliar with her style, "Suite" showed discouraging reactions.

13. Wild at Heart

• Director: David Lynch
• Product: 1990

This film, directed by David Lynch, blends rudely into a violent filmmaking style, even though He won the Palme d'Or, which provoked much opposition.

The Voice Of The Moon

• Director: Federico Fellini </</li>
• Product: 1990

Federico Fellini's latest film, this semi-improvised comedy was considered boring by viewers and as A footnote remained in the director's filmography.

15. Twin Peaks; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

• Director: David Lynch
• Product: 1992

Another controversial Film by David Lynch, the premiere of "Twin Peaks" It was widely regarded as another of his masterpieces, but it provoked public outcry at the Festival for its surrealistic imagery and brutal violence.

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16. Pulp Fiction

• Director: Quentin Tarantino
• Product: 1994

Another winner of the Golden Palm with a different reception, the classic Quentin Tarantino after overcoming "Three Colors; Red "(Three Colors: Red) Christoph Kieslowski was much ridiculed.

17. Crash

• Director: David Cranenberg
• Product: 1996

David Cronenberg's astonishing Film about a group of people who experience car-related thrills from car accidents, mainly because The unique concept and the violence that results from it was controversial. Despite all the controversy, the Film still won the Special Jury Prize.

18. (The Idiots)

• Director:
• Product: 1998

Lars von Trier's black comedy focuses on a group of friends who pretend to have mental disabilities rather than on Have fun life. Understandably, many viewers thought the Film was very meaningless, but apparently the Film received a lot of public attention after that.

19. Irreversible

• Director: Gaspar Noe
• Product: 2002

Gaspar Noe's psychological horror Film is full of violent sex scenes, including rape. Many critics questioned the film's artistic value.

Dancer In the Dark

• Director: Lars von Trier
• Product: 2000

When Lars von Trier screens a Film at the Cannes Film Festival, one can guess that There is ridicule and bad reactions. The controversial Danish director won the Palme d'Or for this musical about a factory worker who loses his sight, but as usual, his controversial style was also ridiculed. Aroused.

21. The Brown Bunny

• Director: Vincent Gallo >
• Product: 2004

Vincent Gallo's road trip story on a motorcycle due to its pretentious and dull style, as well as immoral scenes with the actor Chloe Sweeney was much ridiculed.

Tropical Malady

• Director: Epichatpong Virastakul
• Product: 2004

Although the Film won the Jury Prize, it is slowing down Epichatpong Virastakol, which is also directed by him. It made some viewers tired of leaving the hall early and making fun of the film.

23. Marie Antoinette

• Director: Sophia Coppola
• Product: 2006

Sophia Coppola's tribute to the French royal family misled many and led to a rewriting of liberal history to tell the story Narrate the larger bourgeoisie. Nevertheless, this Film is one of Coppola's most popular works.

24. Southland Tales

• Director: Richard Kelly >
• Product: 2007

The sequel to "Donnie Darko" directed by Richard Kelly, with a mysterious mix of genres and ideas , After publishing almost worldwide attention. Time has been kinder to the Film because it has gained fans as a creative and ambitious work.

25. The Da Vinci Code

• Director: Ron Howard strong>
• Product: 2006

Ron Howard's adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, thanks to Tom Hanks' wig and some dry dialogue Terrible, provoked the protest and ridicule of the spectators. For the first time, the selection of this popcorn Film (entertaining and non-artistic) at the Cannes Film Festival was strange.

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26. We Own the Night

• Director: James Gray </</li>
• Product: 2007

This crime film, directed by James Gray, appeared in a very controversial Cannes and the audience expressed their dissatisfaction. Expressed in ridicule.

27. Filming in Palermo Shooting

• Director: Wim Wenders >
• Product: 2009

Wim Wenders's tourism drama is very much for many of the attendees who left early and expressed disappointment with the film's slowness. It was trivial and ordinary.

28. Obtaining Taking Woodstock

• Director: Ang Lee >
• Product: 2009

Ang Lee's entertaining comedy about the music Festival was too small for an audience that expected more from the director, and Raised a negative noise among the audience quickly.

29. Inglourious Basterds

• Director: Quentin Tarantino
• Product: 2009

Although the Film was a huge success and almost acclaimed by critics, perhaps the audience at the Cannes Film Festival Mocked, had extraterrestrial expectations of Quentin Tarantino.

30. Antichrist

• Director: Lars von Trier
• Product: 2009

Horror and surreal film, Lars von Trier's meditation on grief, with bizarre fox-like scenes The speaker, who provoked the spectators' ridicule, divided the spectators into two groups. However, the Film is now very popular.

31. Enter the Void

• Director: Gaspar Noe
• Product: 2010

Gaspar Noe's bold style is not suitable for all tastes, and this director with the Film "Enter the Void" He made it clear that he did not compromise with anyone. The trilogy's experimental drama split viewers in Cannes in 2009, where Noe presented almost three hours of film. The Film provoked both applause and ridicule, but the remake eventually became one of the director's best professional films.

32. The Tree of Life

• Director: Trance Malik
• Product: 2011

Terence Malik's film, widely regarded as a masterpiece in filmmaking, effect It is beautiful. With this in mind, the speed of the Film and the scope of the director's ambition seemed to have exhausted many of the audience, who later fell silent when the Palme d'Or won.

33. The Blue Dog (The Beaver)

• Director: Judy Foster
• Product: 2011

Mel Gibson's first major attempt to return to his career after the collapse, a Film directed by Judy Foster because of the absurd hypothesis The self, the character of Gibson who fails and shows his grief through a puppet, was ridiculed.

34. After Dark, Light (Post Tenebras Lux)

• Director: Carlos Rigadas
• Product: 2012

Carlos Rigadas's survey of wealthy couples migrating to a new country received mixed reviews. Because some in the audience think this is a bold perspective, while others find it difficult to understand the narrative.

35. The Paperboy Boy

• Director: Lee Daniels >
• Product: 2012

Lee Daniels's passionate view of sexuality is often misunderstood, and viewers in Cannes react strongly to it. Scenes related to the character of Nicole Kidman and a young man played by Zac Efron.

36. Heli

• Director: Amat Ascalante
• Product: 2013

The acclaimed drug-themed drama directed by Amat Scalante was the official entry of Mexico into the 86th Academy Awards. The competition was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, but the Film was less well received than expected. Many believe that Escalante's bleak picture of violence and drug trafficking in Mexico made the audience understand little about it, which in turn led to ridicule in Cannes.

37. Only God Forgives

• Director: Nicholas Winding Raffen </</li>
• Product: 2013

Like many of Nicholas Winding Raffen's films, viewers found this Film thrilling in terms of style. It is prolific, but superficial in terms of content, and it has caused a negative initial reaction for the Film that has continued ever since.

38. Grace of Monaco

• Director: Olivier Dan >
• Product: 2014

This biographical Film was introduced around the world as a tragedy that was not faithful to its subject, and finally He gave up his first movie in the United States and his first show on Lifetime, a television network.

The Lost River

• Director: Ryan Gosling
• Product: 2015

Ryan Gosling was accused of co-starring David Lynch and Nicholas Winding Raffen in their first directing without merging them into one Coherent narration has imitated. As a result of the ridicule during the screening of the Film at the Cannes Film Festival, Gosling's first attempt at directing was shrouded in ambiguity.

40. The Sea of Trees

• Director: Gus Van Sant
• Product: 2015

A dull Film by Gus Van Sant that makes you laugh and make fun of your first screening in Cannes .

41. The Neon Demon

• Director: Nicholas Winding Raffen strong>
• Product: 2016

This horror film, directed by Nicholas Winding Raffen, is a violent and surreal review of the modeling industry. Was to gain fans for himself. However, the first screening of the Film at the Cannes Film Festival ended with many spectators shouting in disgust for the film.

42. Personal Shopper

• Director: Olivier Asayas >
• Product: 2016

The horror story of Olivier Asayas initially met with a mixed reaction, probably due to its Impressionist special effects and storyline Film measurement. But critics were kind to the film, especially its star, Kristen Stewart.

43. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

• Director: George Lantimus
• Product: 2017

The horror Film by Yorgos Lantimos aroused great enthusiasm from the critics, but it was reported that in its first release, it was very popular with the audience. Was insulted and ridiculed.

44. Okja

• Director: Bong Joon Ho
• Product: 2017

Although Bong Joon Ho's Film was well received, it was ridiculed twice before; One time the Netflix logo first appeared on the screen and another when a technical glitch temporarily stopped the show.

45. The Last Face

• Director: Sean Penn >
• Product: 2016

Sean Penn directed the drama about two philanthropic volunteers who fall in love while working in West Africa . The Film received a lot of negative reactions at the Cannes Film Festival, and many were offended by the film's use of human suffering as the background of a love story.

Source: indiewire