One in particular, Bully (the all-but-unrecognizable “Doctor Who” star Matt Smith), is perfectly willing to use scissors to cut off the lips of anyone who opposes him. It didn't work, though, and at this point, almost everyone has moved away, leaving the town to the scavengers. The bitter irony is that the town was once part of a major reservoir project, where an old town was flooded and everyone was moved into new and better houses, new prosperity rising from the literal death of what had come before. “Lost River” offers up a sad and broken view of a sad and broken place, a town that has been decimated by an economic disaster. That would certainly be a fair description of “Lost River,” and while I don't believe it works as a whole, it is apparent immediately that Gosling believe wholeheartedly in this world that he's created.
There are a number of first time directors in the section this year, and in the years that I've been covering this festival, I've come to think of Un Certain Regard as the place where they put the films that are taking chances, that are exercises in voice, that are hard to categorize anywhere else. His first film as a writer and director, “Lost River,” had its premiere this afternoon at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard section. Commercial appeal seems to be one of the last things on his mind, and even so, he's built up a dedicated fanbase. His own personal artistic sensibilities seem to be miles away from the kiddie fare that he appeared in, or “The All-New Mickey Mouse Club.” Little by little, as he's been able to pick and choose the roles he wants to play, he has pushed towards darker and moodier work, often collaborating with very strong, challenging filmmakers. CANNES - Ryan Gosling has made a concentrated effort to escape his origins in show business, and little wonder.
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