• The Hollywood Reporter on LinkedIn
  • Follow THR on Pinterest

The Giants (Les Géants): Cannes 2011 Review

3:53 AM PDT 5/20/2011 by David Rooney

The teenage cast members could hardly be better in Bouli Lanners' coming of age tale centered on two Belgian brothers.

CANNES -- Belgian director Bouli Lanners was a painter before he turned to acting and filmmaking, and there’s ample evidence of that background in the sumptuous visuals of The Giants, with lush landscapes and a wooded river setting that show the majestic beauty of nature at its most seductive. Three appealing young actors bring unforced charm, buoyancy and vulnerability to this coming of age story, but the film is held back by lack of meat on its narrative bones. 

  1. Watch Video Live From Cannes: 'Grand Central's' Rebecca Zlotowski and Lea Seydoux

    Live From Cannes: 'Grand Central's' Rebecca Zlotowski and Lea Seydoux

    Grand Central writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski and star Lea Seydoux on their second collaboration, which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

    Related
    MORE VIDEOS

Social & Mobile

From our partners