24 Controversial Cannes Movies That Earned Boos or Walkouts: ‘The Neon Demon,’ ‘Personal Shopper’ and More
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News DirectorA man being bludgeoned to death by a fire extinguisher. A yacht full of rich socialites vomiting and pooping.
An un-simulated oral sex scene. Nicole Kidman peeing on Zac Efron’s jellyfish sting. All these eye-opening movie scenes share something in common: They led to walkouts from critics and/or audience members at the Cannes Film Festival.Getting booed or causing walkouts at Cannes has almost become a rite of passage for many of the best filmmakers of all time, from Martin Scorsese to David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, Terrence Malick, Oliver Assayas and David Cronenberg.
And don’t get us started on the likes of Lars von Trier and Gaspar Noé, two filmmakers who court controversy and boos every year they show up to the Croisette.
Not even films that have won Cannes’ prestigious Palme d’Or are immune to audience jeers (see last year’s “Triangle of Sadness,” plus the likes of “The Tree of Life,” “Wild at Heart” and more below).With a latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival, controversy is already swirling.
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