Cannes Diary: "Limonov: The Ballad"
by Elisa Giudici
A final surprise, though not a good one. With the exception of a fully committed star turn by Ben Whishaw, I would never have thought I'd use the adjectives "timid" and "indecisive" to describe Liminov: The Ballad on my Cannes festival bingo card. Not when the film is helmed by someone as bold in his views and choices as Kirill Serebrennikov. Yet here we are...