Day 11: Desolé



Today is the second to last day of the festival and it is bittersweet to think that it is ending soon. I did not watch too many films today as I was writing my reviews for most of the day and none of the films screening today really interested me. I was really excited to see Sorry Angel as I had heard it be compared to last year’s Call Me By Your Name. However, the only similarity between the two is a questionable age gap in a gay relationship. Sorry Angel was boring in every way and the narrative plot development was confusing.

After watching this I went and explored Cannes for a little while and continued to work on my reviews. Later in the day I went to see In My Room. Which I was slightly excited about. However, this film was also disappointing. The main character was incredibly unlikable and ended up killing not one, but two different dogs throughout the course of the film. They were both accidents, but still. I can’t get over dogs dying in films. It’s unnecessary and has occurred too often at the film festival.

Tomorrow is the final day and I am excited to see which film is going to win the palme.

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