Géraldine Nakache’s Cannes drama about a husband who turns faith into a leash was cheered by the French critics. It has two strong leads and a subject that matters. What it does not have is a pulse.
From Cannes prize-winners to a Mel Brooks centenary, the festival fills the Classic and the Lido until 25 November. Dr Dvir Abramovich says Melbourne is lucky to have it, and should not let it pass by.
The Olivier-winning London revival opened at Her Majesty’s on Thursday with Troy Sussman as Tevye and a fiddler who is almost never off the stage. It plays the laughter and the loss at full strength.
