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‘The Second Act’ Review: Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Film Festival Opener Is A Layered, Bubbly Film World Meta-Fest

The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel is a bubbly apéritif to open Cannes 2024, and the latest bit of mischief from Quentin Dupieux.

Et voilà, The Second Act, a bubbly apéritif to open this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the latest bit of mischief from Quentin Dupieux, the Loki of the French cinematic universe. So roll up here to see Bond girl Léa Seydoux, the baggy-eyed veteran Vincent Lindon and the usually smoldering Louis Garrel along with a troupe of faces familiar to Dupieux’s audience. Title: The Second Act Festival: Cannes (Out of Competition) Director-screenwriter: Quentin Dupieux Cast: Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Vincent Lindon, Raphaël Quenard Sales agent: Kinology Running time: 1 hr 25 min

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