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Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom Will Kick Off Cannes

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Director Wes Anderson attends the
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Moonrise Kingdom, the first live-action film from Wes Anderson in five years, will lead this year’s Cannes Film Festival and mark the auteur’s debut at the 65-year-old fest. With proceedings set for May 16, you’ve got a couple of months to wager (a) how many minutes long the standing ovation will be and/or (b) how heavily critical consensus will pollute your opinion of the film before it premieres May 25 in the U.S.

Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom Will Kick Off Cannes