2003-05-27
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Fade to greyCannes 2003 - a place and a date that will live in infamy. This was the Cannes that shocked everyone by snubbing Lars von Trier's Dogville in favour of Elephant, Gus Van Sant's high school Columbine nightmare. Actually, it was the right decision: Elephant is an outstanding film, though it might not have fared so well in a stronger year. But to ignore Dogville entirely? A blunder. Of this, more in a moment.
