Overview
- The Cannes gala in the Grand Théâtre Lumière drew a standing ovation for Pedro Almodóvar and his cast, with the film competing for the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or.
- A separate accredited-press screening in the Salle Bazin stopped about 15 minutes in after a medical emergency, and staff evacuated the theater.
- Festival de Cannes officials said the affected person was conscious before transfer to a hospital, and the screening later restarted from the beginning.
- The ensemble features Bárbara Lennie, Victoria Luengo, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Quim Gutiérrez, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit and Rossy de Palma, and Luengo is also in competition with Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s El ser querido.
- Argentina will host an avant-premiere in Mar del Plata on May 27 followed by a nationwide cinema release on May 28.