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Now playing Next Culture news Cannes 2024 review: 'Bird' - Andrea Arnold finding hope in turmoil Screening in Competition, Andrea Arnold's new film manages to fuse social and magical realism, in a harsh yet uplifting tale that will leave you ready to take flight. 18/05/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Cannes 2024 review: 'Megalopolis' - Coppola's disastrous folly Francis Ford Coppola returns to the Croisette with one of the most anticipated films of this year's Cannes Film Festival. It has to be seen to be believed. And not in a good way. 17/05/2024
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