I’m looking forward to seeing Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City” — a WWII doc told via the perspective of occupied Amsterdam. With a $5M+ budget, this isn’t your average doc, it’s also being produced by A24.
Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux is saying it’s four hours long, which makes it the longest film of this year’s selection:
They are two very different works. That’s what I love about cinema – it is defined by different forms and lengths. For example, Steve McQueen’s film is four hours long. All the films we show are singular works of art.
McQueen also has his WWII film “Blitz,” starring Saoirse Ronan in post-production. We have no idea if it’ll even be released this year. One only hopes we get two films from him in 2023.