Cannes 2019: 10 Most Buzzed About Movies
2. Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
What is perhaps the best thing about the Cannes Film Festival is its strong international film presence, and therefore the opportunity for films to find audiences where they often wouldn't expect to find one.
A name that perhaps wouldn't have been expected to stir as much as it did, director Celine Sciamma's film Portait of a Lady on Fire ran away with heaps of critical praise.
Winning both the Best Screenplay and Queer Film award at the festival, becoming the first female director to win for the latter, her historical drama currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews from the festival.