This year the European press has complained bitterly about the quality of the films chosen first for Berlin, then for Cannes: The sense seemed to be that the selection committees for these festivals had somehow failed to find the best films out there, though of course it’s hard to know how much of the problem lies in programming and how much can be attributed to the quality of the raw goods out there. Festivals can make programming choices, but they can’t pull great movies out of thin air.
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Postcard from Venice: Farewell to the Festival (and a Possible Golden Lion Winner)
