Rami Malek leads Cannes film on love and the AIDS crisis
- On Wednesday, director Ira Sachs premiered 'The Man I Love' at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, where the film starring Rami Malek received a 10-minute standing ovation.
- Set in 1984 New York, the film centers on Jimmy George, a theater artist living with AIDS who is determined to mount a performance piece with his experimental group, The Mechanicals.
- Malek delivers a deeply emotional performance, notably singing Melanie's 1970 hit, "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma," supported by Tom Sturridge as his devoted partner Dennis and newcomer Luther Ford as Vincent.
- Critics suggest Malek has thrust himself into the awards conversation with this role, while MK2 Films handles international sales and WME Independent reps North America as the drama seeks American distribution.
- This film continues Ira Sachs's acclaimed run of features exploring queer experiences, including 'Passages' and 'Peter Hujar's Day,' reaffirming his position as a preeminent chronicler of gay men's inner lives.
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In 1974 was presented in official competition in Cannes Il était une fois dans l'Est, premier feature film by André Brassard co-cennerized with Michel Tremblay after his plays Les Belles-sœurs et Hosanna. The cult film was not found on the list, which had awarded Francis Ford Coppola from his first Palme d'or, for The Conversation.
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