With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity.
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The powerful rites of passage drama follows the tale of three 16-year-old girls on a post-GCSE bender in a party resort in Crete.
The director will receive the Carrosse d'Or, awarded to cinema pioneers, at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May.
Netflix requires its narrative feature films be shot on approved cameras. This can lead to a flat, depthless look, in contrast to the graininess of celluloid.
Wake in Fright premiered at Cannes in 1971 but met with a shocked reaction. It largely fell into obscurity for 40 years, yet is now considered a classic.
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