Production Details - Cannes pt. III
Apr. 30th, 2005 04:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vardathemessageThe press' reception to the film at Cannes was mixed; not a surprise coming from a country whose greatest contribution to rock & roll was Johnny Hallyday. The British press seemed to enjoy comparing it with Absolute Beginners - a failure of imagination on their part since the only things the films had in common were a stylish retro look at rock & roll and David Bowie.
In an interview from around the time of the release of Far From Heaven, Christine Vachon spoke about Cannes, "The jury was split. In the end it got a small prize – we were thrilled, don't get me wrong – but it was a consolation prize. Some jurors didn't want to give it anything but Martin Scorsese was very enthusiastic. He told Todd that the movie had made him realise how much fun cinema could be."
The article (from "The Independent") continued with Todd's point of view: The reaction after Cannes was mostly indifferent or hostile, and soon rumours were circulating that Haynes had retired from film-making. "It did affect me," he says now, "but not as much as people think. The media interest in the film's fashion and soundtrack broadened my expectations prior to it being released. But when I look at what the film is, and what the market is – come on! What was I thinking?"
In an interview from around the time of the release of Far From Heaven, Christine Vachon spoke about Cannes, "The jury was split. In the end it got a small prize – we were thrilled, don't get me wrong – but it was a consolation prize. Some jurors didn't want to give it anything but Martin Scorsese was very enthusiastic. He told Todd that the movie had made him realise how much fun cinema could be."
The article (from "The Independent") continued with Todd's point of view: The reaction after Cannes was mostly indifferent or hostile, and soon rumours were circulating that Haynes had retired from film-making. "It did affect me," he says now, "but not as much as people think. The media interest in the film's fashion and soundtrack broadened my expectations prior to it being released. But when I look at what the film is, and what the market is – come on! What was I thinking?"
