Anushka Halve
Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life is a complex and poetic exploration of the human experience, and it left audiences at Cannes spellbound. It received a standing ovation that went on for a staggering 17 minutes, making it one of the longest ovations in the festival's history.
Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc is a deeply spiritual and emotionally powerful film that left audiences stunned. Regarded as one of the greatest works of cinema, when it premiered at Cannes in 1928, it received a standing ovation that lasted for 15 minutes.
Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece has become a cultural phenomenon that has aged like fine wine. When it premiered at the festival in 1994, it received a standing ovation that lasted for eight minutes.
Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita is a visually stunning and thematically rich film that explores the excesses and decadence of post-war Italian society. When it premiered at Cannes in 1960, it received a standing ovation that lasted for eight minutes.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now had a notoriously troubled production, but it resulted in a legendary film that has stood the test of time. When it premiered at Cannes in 1979, it received a standing ovation that lasted for six minutes.
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