Directed by Ladj Ly
Written by Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, and Alexis Manenti
Starring Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, and Djebril Zonga
By far the biggest story of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival was Parasite being the first Korean film to win the Palme D’or, and doing it unanimously.[1] Part of the excitement for that film had to be what is, but also, what it is not – it is not some highbrow thing with no chance of winning awards outside the French riviera.[2] And by that I mean at the Oscars. Nor is it a borderline-experimental film that lots of people love, but others find impenetrable and bewildering.[3] Nor is it something fresh and arty and cool and hip that’s a harbinger of a talent on the rise, which is instantly off-putting to older viewers.[4] In other words, it is not the type of film destined to win lesser Oscars, at best, but nothing more. Continue reading