Episode 60: Cannes #9 with Jonathan Romney: A Hero, Hit the Road, Paris 13th District, Petrov’s Flu

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. For this week’s episode, I catch up with my colleague Jonathan Romney, a veteran critic of the festival circuit who regularly files for Screen Daily. For this year’s blockbuster Cannes lineup, he joins the podcast to talk about a strong batch of films that we haven’t heard about yet. That includes two Iranian movies: A Hero from Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, and Hit the Road, from Panah Panahi. Plus there was a curious new movie co-directed by Miguel Gomes, who you might know from Arabian Nights; a new Jacques Audiard movie, Paris 13th District; and a highly unpredictable Russian film called Petrov’s Flu. It’s a mix of adventuresome films that we’ll definitely be hearing more of down the road. You can support this podcast and read show notes with links at: rapold.substack.com Opening music: “Monserrate” by The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass