Spike Lee missed the world premiere of the film Thelma and Louisethe groundbreaking women’s road movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon. The film was screened out of competition as the closing night film of the Cannes Film Festival in 1991, immediately after that year’s awards were presented. But Lee did not continue after the Palme d’Or went to the Coen brothers Barton Fink — A little annoyed since his Jungle fever It was heavily promoted as a favourite.
However, everyone had to witness the film’s debut that turned traditional Hollywood tropes on their head, celebrating the ingenuity of its two free-spirited heroines. Likening the film to “a subtle feminist version of”. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid“,” THR Critic Henry Sheehan said: “Davis, who despite her desperate circumstances has never looked more glamorous, does not have the big dramatic scenes that Sarandon has, but it is her character in a more comedic form that undergoes the greatest changes, and Davis embodies her clearly and convincingly.” Talk to Los Angeles Times“This is a women’s adventure movie, and that’s rare. And it’s really sad that it’s rare, and we can’t think of another movie like this,” Davis said.
As if as a testament to the film’s true and long-lasting uniqueness, the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is using a photo of Davis and Sarandon taken on set. Thelma and Louise As an eye-catching image for this year’s poster.
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