
James Gray’s Paper Tiger, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, received a seven-minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere. Gray’s attempt to FaceTime Johansson during the applause became a humanizing anecdote amid the buzz. Fjord’s even longer, roughly 10-minute ovation underscores a pattern of powerful audience responses at this year’s festival and reinforces early awards-season chatter around emotionally intense, director-driven family dramas.
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