A large Cannes schedule led to unavoidable overlaps, with writers sometimes seeing films assigned to others. In a 40-film run, seven films were first covered by Robert Daniels or Ben Kenigsberg, with only one disappointing experience. “All of a Sudden” is described as a buzzy 196-minute drama by Ryusuke Hamaguchi that justifies its length through patience and presence. Virginia Efira plays a leader of a nursing home program in Paris, facing practical constraints like finances. After meeting a dying theater director, she is motivated to connect more deeply with people often denied meaningful contact. The film is framed as an empathetic antidote to cynicism and anxiety, encouraging viewers to look people in the eyes and be present in the moment.
"In a year with a lot of cynicism and anxiety in the Cannes line-up, "All of a Sudden" is a big-hearted cry for empathy, a film that asks us to really look people in the eyes, put our hand on their shoulder, and be there in the moment with them. It's an antidote to a fest that can be exhausting to consider the wealth of humanity on display in Hamaguchi's vision, a movie that grows in esteem in my mind every day since I saw it."
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