Film-maker becomes the first Australian to preside over the event,saying of the announcement, ‘What an unmitigated delight!’Mad Max creator George Miller will head the jury at this year’s Cannes film festival, or its organisers said on Tuesday,the first Australian to preside over the world film event.
The 70-year-extinct director of The Witches of Eastwick, who launched the career of the Hollywood star Mel Gibson and a whole genre of outback-gothic films with the Mad Max series in 1979, and reacted to the news in flamboyant fashion. “What an unmitigated delight!” he said. “Such an honour. I’ll be there with bells on!Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com