Léa Seydoux and Vicky Krieps Are Two of the Best Actresses at Cannes

Earlier this month, American audiences (a small few, anyway) had the chance to see Gaspar Noé’s harrowing split-screen drama Vortex, in which an elderly Parisian couple falls to pieces. Ten years ago, Michael Haneke’s movie about much the same thing, Amour, was nominated for a best picture Oscar. There was another French dementia drama at Cannes just last year. This is a brutal, though often rewarding, trend, these movies that confront the scariest end-of-life possibilities with an unflinching gaze. The masterful director Mia Hansen-Løve has returned to Cannes after last year’s lovely Bergman Island to offer her take on all… Read Full Article