{"id":55284,"date":"2026-05-25T21:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55284"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:32:35","slug":"cannes-2026-10-of-the-festivals-best-movies-from-fjord-to-minotaur-and-all-of-a-sudden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55284","title":{"rendered":"Cannes 2026: 10 of the festival\u2019s best movies, from Fjord to Minotaur and All of a Sudden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/05\/25\/381fffb0-a915-459e-bf4d-9de157da86c1_4e45a584.jpg?itok=bPMuEt9q&amp;v=1779699971\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 79th Cannes Film Festival may yet be a watershed moment. Hollywood stayed away, with not a sniff of a blockbuster hitting the red carpet, confirming that the studios now see the platform offered by a legacy movie marathon like Cannes as irrelevant in the influencer age.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">That did not stop film stars \u2013 John Travolta, Rami Malek, Penelope Cruz and more \u2013 from attending, however, and the oxygen usually taken up by studio fare meant more indie films had room to breathe.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Whether there will be a breakout film like last year\u2019s <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Sentimental Value<\/em><\/span>, though, remains to be seen, with some critics calling it \u201c<em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Cannes ordinaire<\/em>\u201d. But there were still outstanding films across the entire selection.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Here are 10 of the best films we have seen at Cannes this year.<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning<\/h3>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Clio Barnard, the director of <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Selfish Giant<\/em>, returned with the only British film in Cannes this year, a stirring tale of 30-something friendship that, quite rightly, took the audience award after playing in the Directors\u2019 Fortnight strand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3354753\/cannes-2026-10-festivals-best-movies-fjord-minotaur-and-all-sudden?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 79th Cannes Film Festival may yet be a watershed moment. 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