Coppola and Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei in ‘Game of Thrones’) divide Cannes with ‘Megalopolis’

This Thursday one of the most anticipated premieres of this 77th edition took place in Cannes: Megalopolisthe last tape of Francis Ford Coppola. The filmmaker, at 85 years old, has reappeared on the French Riviera with a cane, a hat and very well accompanied by the two protagonists of the film: Adam Driververy elegant with a ‘black and white’ combination, and Nathalie Emmanuelthe remembered Misandei from the series Game of Thrones, who has paraded in a romantic dress with an embroidered bodice and a skirt filled with three-dimensional flowers.

The entire casting has walked the red carpet: from Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus) a Giancarlo Esposito (The Gentlemen) going by Shia Labeouf (Indiana Jones) y Jon Voight (The Painter). A veritable shower of stars who are happy and proud of their work despite the harsh criticism that the film has received, which has not yet found a distributor in the United States.

The idea for the film emerged in 1983 and has evolved over the years until culminating in this futuristic work with overtones of the Roman Empire that is now competing for the Festival’s Palme d’Or: a scientist (Driver) who wants to rebuild the New York city After being devastated by a disaster, she crosses paths with a corrupt mayor (Esposito), whose daughter (Emmanuel) is attracted to the visionary artist.

The brilliant director has put up $120 million of his own pocket to carry out a project that has obsessed him for four decades and that many critics have described as “nonsense”, “pompous”, “charged” or “vulgar”. Of course, they repeat: “You have to see it. It is the work of a brilliant artist.” Applause and boos were heard in the press room: “The director bids farewell to his career with a political speech that makes your hair stand on end. It is a real blow to Trump’s America,” said María Guerra.