Andrey Zvyagintsev Hails Return To Cannes With ‘Minotaur’ As One Of The Best Things To Happen To Him In Nearly A Decade
Andrey Zvyagintsev has returned to the Cannes Film Festival with his film 'Minotaur' after nearly a decade. He expressed that this return is one of the greatest events in his life following a challenging period marked by illness and exile. Zvyagintsev's new film explores themes of privilege and betrayal in the context of Russia's war in Ukraine.
- ▪Andrey Zvyagintsev is back at the Cannes Film Festival with his film 'Minotaur' after a nine-year absence.
- ▪He previously attended Cannes in 2017 with his film 'Loveless', which won the Jury Prize.
- ▪Zvyagintsev faced significant challenges during his absence, including a near-fatal battle with Covid and living in exile after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Andrey Zvyagintsev and Iris Lebedeva at Cannes press conference Getty Images Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev has expressed his pleasure at being back at the Cannes Film Festival with Palme d’Or contender Minotaur after a near decade absence . “It’s one of the greatest things that’s happened to me over these last nine years. Coming back after such a lengthy absence to the Cannes Film Festival once again is an absolutely incomparable event and I am sure you understand that,” he told the press conference for the film on Wednesday. Zvyagintsev was last in Cannes with his penultimate film Loveless in 2017 which won the Jury Prize and went on to nominated for an Oscar. He has had a torrid time in between.
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