James Gray paper tiger, The biggest American film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in Hollywood premiered Saturday night to a six-minute standing ovation.
paper tiger It follows Hester and Irwin, played by Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, respectively, who are raising a family in Queens in the 1980s, when Irwin’s flamboyant brother (Adam Driver) sells him out in a money-making endeavor that leaves them in the crosshairs of the Russian mob.
“To be so pretentious about it, the intention was to try to make a very classic drama,” Gray said. Hollywood Reporter Before the film’s premiere. “Sometimes people ignore this idea, ‘classic’. They equate it with ‘old-fashioned’, but the two are not the same thing. The inner struggle, the struggle, the love, the passion – these are never old-fashioned.”
Johansson said THR“It had a lot of elements that I loved. It’s a big story inside a small story.”
“I liked the idea of Hester being feminine and soft and graceful because she has a lot of sass inside her,” said Johansson of her character, a stay-at-home mother who is determined to fight for more but faces fewer options when tragic news breaks.
the Jurassic World The actress was not present at the premiere, as she is unable to travel as she is currently working on a film production Exorcist Introduction to Universal, but Driver and Teller walked the red carpet alongside Gray.
Gray tried to call Johansson during the standing ovation after the film screening, but she did not answer. However, there were huge waves of cheers for the driver and the cashier.
At Cannes, as at other festivals, the duration of the audience’s applause is carefully tracked, and Gray jokingly tried to urge the audience to keep applauding, pointing to his watch. In the end, the applause lasted six minutes and Gray ended it by speaking.
Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Pawel Pawlikowski could be seen applauding the audience after the show.
“I have to say, as you can tell, looking at my face, I feel more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it. So this is very painful for me,” Gray said to the audience.
“It’s not my first time here, you might know that,” Gray said, recalling how this was his sixth film screened at the festival. “I will say there’s a lot of gray in the beard now, not just the name but the beard. I’ve finally learned to appreciate that, but I appreciate you even more.” [the audience] Because without you there is no cinema; Cinema needs you. And cinema needs you guys more than ever. Really, this is a very important time, and Cannes is very important for this reason, and you are very important for this reason. So seeing you here in this theater always thrills me, I have so many wonderful memories, and I love you all. What can I say? I’ll be leaving soon so I can hide.”
The director has a long history with the festival, having debuted several films at the Croisette Festival, most recently making his appearance here in 2022 with Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong starring. Armageddon time.
Neon will be released paper tiger.
Additional reporting by Patrick Brzeski and Scott Feinberg.
