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Since its inception in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival has hosted premieres for some of the most influential and impactful movies<\/a> in cinematic history. While the festival has long been associated with its minutes-spanning standing ovations (often given to even some of the festival\u2019s more forgettable features), Cannes has also been known to come with its fair share of heckles and boos for films not up to its audiences’ often cryptic sensibilities. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite this, some of the most beloved films of the last century from legendary directors like David Lynch<\/a> and Martin Scorsese<\/a> were met with a less-than-enthusiastic welcome at Cannes.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though it\u2019s now often cited as one of acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s finest films, when Taxi Driver<\/em> <\/a>premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, it was met with a jarring level of antipathy<\/a>. Starring Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, an alienated Vietnam veteran and taxi driver navigating a crime-riddled New York City, many cited the film\u2019s graphic depiction of violence as the primary reason for its initial negative reception at the festival. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite this, the Cannes jury was unable to discount the film\u2019s artistic merit and awarded Taxi Driver<\/em> the Palme d\u2019Or, the festival\u2019s most coveted prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite his legacy as one of the most singularly influential filmmakers in cinematic history, the late, great David Lynch\u2019s films have always evoked polarizing reactions from critics and audiences alike. A prequel to Lynch\u2019s beloved television series Twin Peaks<\/em><\/a>, his cinematic spinoff Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me<\/em> premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 1992, garnering less than enthusiastic reviews.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While many films at the French festival are regularly met with minutes-spanning standing ovations, Lynch\u2019s Fire Walk with Me<\/em> received a staggering 10 straight minutes of boos, according to one of the film\u2019s stars, actor Ray Wise<\/a>. Critically polarizing and commercially unviable, Lynch\u2019s Fire Walk with Me<\/em> tanked at the box office, totally dashing production\u2019s hopeful plans for a sequel.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like much of Lynch\u2019s work, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me<\/em> underwent a critical reassessment in later years, going on to become a staple in the genre-defying filmmaker\u2019s expansive catalogue.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Quentin Tarantino\u2019s neo-noir classic Pulp Fiction<\/em><\/a> premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1994, audiences were blown away by its graphic depiction of crime, drug usage, and violence. Pairing unconventional storytelling with Tarantino\u2019s hallmark no-holds-barred style, Pulp Fiction<\/em> was that year\u2019s most polarizing entry, both delighting and disgusting the audience<\/a> in equal measure.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Clint Eastwood, the festival jury\u2019s president that year, presented Tarantino with the Palme d\u2019Or, Tarantino gave an incensed heckler the middle finger<\/a> while he accepted the festival\u2019s highest honor. Despite the split reception, Tarantino later served as president of the jury for Cannes\u2019 2004 competition, wherein he presented American filmmaker Michael Moore with the Palme d\u2019Or for his documentary Fahrenheit 9\/11<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Loosely based on the life of French queen Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola\u2019s 2006 film Marie Antoinette<\/em> premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006. Starring Kirsten Dunst as the film\u2019s titular queen, the film has garnered a cult following in the two decades since its release, but its initial critical reception was less than warm. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though many critics lauded Coppola\u2019s daring direction and impeccable production design, some took umbrage with Coppola\u2019s largely sympathetic depiction of Antoinette. Although Coppola\u2019s unconventional take on Antoinette was met with a \u201ctrumpet blast of boos<\/a>\u201d when it premiered at the French film festival, Marie Antoinette<\/em> has come to be considered one of Coppola\u2019s finest works and a sharp distillation of Coppola\u2019s indelible aesthetic sensibilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The second appearance from director David Lynch on our list, like Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me<\/em>, Lynch\u2019s black comedy Wild at Heart<\/em> evoked a predictably polarizing reaction<\/a> from audiences when it premiered at Cannes in May 1990. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The film stars actors Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as Sailor Ripley and Lula Fortune, a pair of Lynchian star-crossed lovers fleeing Fortune\u2019s overprotective mother. A sort of macabre Wizard of Oz<\/em>, Lynch\u2019s Wild at Heart <\/em>was awarded the festival\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or in one of the festival\u2019s most controversial judgements to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Completing the film\u2019s final cut just a day before it premiered at Cannes, initial screenings of the film at Cannes were generally positive, but once Lynch was announced as the winner of the Palme d\u2019Or, thunderous boos from the crowd drowned out any notions of celebration. Critically divisive and commercially disappointing, Wild at Heart<\/em> (like many of Lynch\u2019s works) was critically reevaluated in later years and has come to mark a defining moment in Lynch\u2019s storied career.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Much like Lynch, a fair number of Tarantino\u2019s films have premiered at Cannes to largely negative reactions\u2014his 2009 war film Inglorious Basterds <\/em>being no different. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A sort of spaghetti Western meets revisionist history WW2 flick, Inglorious Basterds <\/em>touted a stacked cast including actors like Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Christoph Waltz, and Michael Fassbender. Despite the film going on to gross more than $300 million<\/a> at the worldwide box office and scoring eight Academy Awards nominations, reaction at Cannes was mixed<\/a>, with some critics citing the film\u2019s (predictably) gory subject matter as their primary issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mentalfloss.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since its inception in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival has hosted premieres for some of the most influential and impactful movies in cinematic history. 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Taxi Driver<\/em> (1976)\u00a0<\/h2>\n
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me<\/em> (1992)<\/h2>\n
Pulp Fiction<\/em> (1995)<\/h2>\n
Marie Antoinette<\/em> (2006)<\/h2>\n
Wild at Heart<\/em> (1990)<\/h2>\n
Inglorious Basterds <\/em>(2009)<\/h2>\n