Goodbye Cruel World (Adieu monde cruel). The title of the directorial debut of French actor Félix de Givry, whom you may recognize as the lead actor in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden and as an Oscar-nominated producer behind Arco, hints at a person struggling with and suffering from their surroundings.
The opening moments of the closing film of the 65th edition of the Critics’ Week, the sidebar that runs alongside the main Cannes Film Festival, immediately confirm that, kicking off a cinematic journey that at times feels like a love letter to cinema history.