The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 12 through May 24, 2026. The Ebert team returns with review and video coverage of major films. Zachary Lee, a second-time Cannes attendee, discusses adjusting to jet lag and attending more screenings. Lee highlights Asghar Farhadi’s competition film “Parallel Tales,” describing it as a layered story about voyeurs watching voyeurs and then creating stories about one another. He connects the viewing experience to “Rear Window” and “Blow Out,” noting the presence of audio equipment and the sense of surveillance and investigation.
"Yeah, this is my second year coming to Cannes. So still very new, you know. I've gotten over the jet lag a little more easily, I will say. I feel like last year, I was just like, I felt bad. I was like, can I even say I saw some of these movies? Because I was asleep for so long, I'm awake. That's a good start."
"I was trying to think about the best way to summarize it. I feel like it's about voyeurs watching voyeurs who then watch the other set of voyeurs, and then they all make stories about each other. It's like my unofficial way of summarizing it. And, you know, there's a lot of we're like "Rear Window" viewing that's kind of going on. There's lots of audio equipment. So I was like, this is kind of giving Blow Out too."
"Thanks for joining us here again for Cannes 2026. My name is Scott Dummler, sitting in for the irreplaceable Chaz Ebert. Today, we have Zachary Lee from RogerEbert.com with us. Hi, Zachary. Thanks for coming in today."
"The 2026 Cannes Film Festival starts Tuesday, May 12th, running through May 24th. The Ebert team returns this year with coverage of all of the major films in review and video form."
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