Adam Driver Sex Tape, Shia LaBeouf in Drag and Dominatrix Aubrey Plaza Land Divisive ‘Megalopolis’ a 7-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes
variety.comEllise Shafer Is Francis Ford Coppola’s controversial magnum opus “Megalopolis” any good? The two hour and 20 minute dystopian drama certainly divided the audience at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night with its collision course of shocking scenes: a doctored sex tape featuring Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf dressing in drag and playing a Trumpian figure and Aubrey Plaza dominating her way through a slew of men in the film.
But there was still a huge amount of respect for iconic director Coppola, who received a four-minute standing ovation upon entering the room.
After the credits rolled and the crowd clapped for seven minutes, Coppola hugged Driver and Giancarlo Esposito and got emotional as he made a speech dedicating the film to hope and family. “Thank you all so much.
It is so impossible to find words to tell you how I feel,” Coppola said, then introduced his family members in the audience. “But they were not the only family because all of these wonderful actors and folks were all my family.
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