Cannes Film Festival 2026: Read All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival opened with Pierre Salvadori’s 'The Electric Kiss' and features new films from acclaimed directors including Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Diego Luna, and Kantemir Balagov. Reviews from Deadline highlight varied receptions, with some films praised for emotional depth while others are critiqued for pacing and narrative coherence. The festival, running from May 12 to 23, showcases a diverse range of international voices and themes such as immigration, family, and identity.
- ▪The 2026 Cannes Film Festival opened with Pierre Salvadori’s 'The Electric Kiss' and runs from May 12 to 23.
- ▪Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s 'All of a Sudden' is his first French-language film but is criticized for overly long, academic-feeling sequences.
- ▪Diego Luna’s 'Ashes' is a moving exploration of immigration and family, focusing on a Mexican woman’s experience in Spain.
- ▪'Ashes' is based on a book by Brenda Navarro and stars Anna Díaz and Adriana Paz in emotionally powerful roles.
- ▪Kantemir Balagov’s 'Butterfly Jam,' premiering in Directors’ Fortnight, is described as a puzzling family drama with unresolved narrative threads.
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Clockwise from top left: 'Fatherland,' 'Fjord,' 'The Man I Love,' 'Paper Tiger' and 'Full Phil' Cannes Film Festival The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is underway with French filmmaker Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss serving as the opening-night pic. Among the headline filmmakers debuting new works on the Croisette this year are previous Palme d’Or winners Cristian Mungiu and Hirokazu Kore-eda, two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and American indie veteran Ira Sachs.
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