“Rumors, sleepless nights at the summit”: is there anyone to save the G7?
Cate Blanchett, as the German Chancellor, has fun and sparkles in this geopolitical satire by Canadians Guy Maddin, Evan, and Galen Johnson. Their film tells the story of a G7 meeting that, amidst political and sexual tensions, degenerates into a joyously absurd farce. It opens in France on May 7.
A detail? Probably not. In Rumours, Charles Dance plays Edison Wolcott, the President of the United States. While the British actor's features and acting are reminiscent of Joe Biden , the illusion fades as soon as he opens his mouth. Throughout the film, his character speaks with an impeccable English accent, for no reason at all.
“We had made this aspect clear from the first versions of the script and, when we had our entourage read it, we were told that it was completely stupid,” explains Guy Maddin, co-director of the feature film with brothers Evan and Galen Johnson, to the Quebec newspaper Le Devoir .
“That's exactly the kind of comment that tells me I'm going in the right direction.”
The trio of filmmakers, originally from Winnipeg in central Canada, have thus continued on the same path of absurd humor, which has always been their trademark. The result, described by the Canadian daily The Globe and Mail as a "surreal poetic farce," is being shown in France starting May 7.
It's difficult to summarize the plot. The G7 leaders meet for a summit in Germany, in the (very real) town
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