James Gray returned to Cannes for the fifth time with what was a personal story inspired by his childhood during 1980s Queens, NY, and the premiere tonight was nothing but emotional.The first screening of Focus Features’ Armageddon Time drew a five-minute standing ovation, the pinnacle of which was Gray addressing the audience.“This is very emotional — it’s my story in a way and you guys shared it with me,” said Gray at which point he began to choke up.“We finished the film last Saturday in a complete panic,” he continued. “You are the very first people on Planet Earth to see it.
I’m grateful to each and every one of you. I love you all, and I hope I come back here sometime because it is the church of cinema.”Stars Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong appeared moved, as did the pic’s younger stars Jaylin Webb and Banks Repeta, who were transfixed by the enormous and continued applause in the Palais Theatre.Armageddon Time follows a young, artistic Jewish boy (Repeta) who comes up against challenges in public school and also befriends a rebellious classmate (Webb).
Hathaway and Strong play the boy’s working-class parents, while Anthony Hopkins is the wise, beloved, immigrant grandfather who steers the young adolescent on a proper path.The film is not dated yet, however, it would not come as a shock if Focus Features positioned the movie during awards season.
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