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Raoul Peck’s ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Racks Up Deals For Goodfellas Following Buzzy Cannes Debut
Goodfellas Posts Deals On Raoul Peck’s ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Following Buzzy Cannes Debut
BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Peck explores how Orwell’s work – and his dystopian masterpiece 1984 in particular, with its ideas around Doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak and Big Brother – resonates ever more powerfully today. The documentary debuted in the Cannes Premiere section of the festival to a long ovation and strong reviews, praising the timeliness of the film in an era in which freedom of speech and civil liberties are under assault and autocrats are on the rise worldwide. Haitian director Peck, who divides his time between New York, Paris and Port-au-Prince, was previously in Cannes with Earnest Cole, Lost And Foun d which played in a Special Screening last year.
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