Don't miss Leave No Trace, a film by Debra Granik, the only American woman director at Cannes this year.
Dont miss Leave No Trace, a film by Debra Granik, the only American woman director at Cannes this year.
Don’t miss Leave No Trace, a film by Debra Granik, the only American woman director at Cannes this year.

We’ve already compiled a list of all of the picks for the full festival that you absolutely shouldn’t miss, but, below, we’ve rounded up the movies for the week that our critics think are worth watching, like Daisy Asquith’s Queerama, Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib, Stephen Maing’s Crime + Punishment, and Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet and the Boy. Follow the links below for showtimes, trailers, and ticket links, and check out our SIFF Guide for the full schedule, including Sorry to Bother You, L’Inferno with a live score by My Goodness, and a screening of the SeriesFest award winners.

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Falling

While drying out in the Ukrainian countryside, an erstwhile musician has a chance encounter with a illusion-free woman. A very promising debut for director Marina Stepanska, where the emotional surges and deeply felt performances handily overcome the increasing predictability of the plot. (Somewhere, Anton Chekhov’s ears must be burning.) What lingers, ultimately, are the early scenes between the leads, which beautifully capture the thunderous, helpless rush of an instant connection. Every sideways glance crackles with potential energy. (ANDREW WRIGHT)

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