The article discusses the importance of film festivals in showcasing films without distribution and highlights the plight of films like "This Life of Mine." Premiered at Cannes, the film, directed by Sophie Fillières, faced significant delays in reaching U.S. audiences due to festival rejections. Its inclusion in the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema series at Lincoln Center offers a late but vital opportunity for American audiences. The backstory of Fillières' illness while making the film adds emotional depth, further illustrating the barriers faced in the festival circuit.
"What happens when a movie, after a premiere at a festival, hits a bottleneck of rejections at other festivals? In the festival circuit, what isn't showing may be as significant as what is."
"The nearly yearlong path from the Cannes premiere to these two screenings marks an appalling oversight by programmers at festivals and art-house theatres, whose indifference has cost U.S. audiences the chance to see one of the most imaginative and poignant movies of recent years."
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