The Competition section of the festival, which runs from 8 to 19 May, features entries from Japan, South Korea and Iran. Photo: APMumbai: The last time an Asian film won the Palme d’Or was in 2010: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. The Eurocentric leanings of the global festival circuit apart, this is a poor indicator of how influential Asian cinema has been in the last few decades. Cannes, which is as much a marketplace as it is an arbiter of cinematic taste, could well respond to this trend soon. So I think it is relevant not just in our South Asian sub-continent but also around the world,” Das wrote.

Source: Mint May 08, 2018 03:45 UTC