Valeska Grisebach Subverts Western Genre in Cannes Contender 'The Dreamed Adventure'
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Valeska Grisebach Subverts Western Genre in Cannes Contender 'The Dreamed Adventure'

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German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach presents her film “The Dreamed Adventure,” which serves as a contender for the Cannes Palme d’Or. The film is set to have its world premiere at the festival.

The narrative opens with imagery reminiscent of classic cinema. At the start of “The Dreamed Adventure,” a chiselled featured man rolls into a dusty border town. He has been absent for years. The town has changed, but so too, we find, has he.

Grisebach tells Variety that this resemblance to the Western genre is no coincidence. She discusses the process of subverting the Western genre in this work. The filmmaker confirms that the opening scene, where the man returns to the border town, intentionally evokes the start of a Western.

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