Terrence Malick´s Anti-Nazi Film Stuns Cannes
(WorldNews Entertainment)

CANNES, France-Since his comeback in 2011 with the Palme d´Or winning The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick´s 20th-century films have generated a considerable amount of critical divisiveness. His admirers consider him a genius, whose approach combines a mastery of cinematic technique with a rare sensitivity to undogmatic religious fervor. His detractors chide him for falling prey to what they consider irksome stylistic tics and a spirituality that sometimes verges on New-Agey sentimentality. Wherever one comes down in this debate, it´s difficult to dispute that the subject matter of his new film A Hidden Life, which premiered in competition in Cannes on...