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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Cannes Film Festival Woody Allen film charms Cannes Lady Gaga drives fans wild in surprise Cannes showing Cannes honorary award goes to "Last Tango" director Aussie drama "Sleeping Beauty" a ponderous muddle Comment: De Niro perplexes at Cannes Video: Cannes welcomes the first stars Slideshow: Best of Cannes Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read U.S. attacks militants in Pakistan as pressure grows | 7:39am EDT Do bedbugs carry superbugs? 6:10am EDT Dark drama about school killing spree jolts Cannes 10:37am EDT Senator describes "gruesome" bin Laden photos 11 May 2011 Wall Street slips with commodities, inflation fears 11:08am EDT Discussed 148 Obama at U.S. base to pay tribute to bin Laden mission 130 Boehner demands trillion-dollar cuts in debt deal 112 Son says bin Laden sea burial demeans family: report Watched Deadly earthquake rocks Spain Wed, May 11 2011 Russia 'shot down Georgia' drone Mon, Apr 21 2008 Commodities sink as dollar rebounds Wed, May 11 2011 Dark drama about school killing spree jolts Cannes Tweet Share this By Nick Vinocur CANNES, France (Reuters) - Wanton cruelty and twisted family dynamics took center stage in Cannes Thursday with "We Need to Talk About Kevin," a dark drama in which Tilda Swinton plays the mother of a sadistic son. Dragging the... Email Print Factbox Factbox: Details on 2011 Cannes film festival Tue, May 10 2011 Related News Woody Allen film charms Cannes, Lady Gaga surprises 8:41am EDT Cannes kicks off with Woody Allen comedy Tue, May 10 2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger, wife Maria Shriver separate Tue, May 10 2011 Roe v. Wade plaintiff stars in abortion-themed film Fri, May 6 2011 Analysis & Opinion Too Big To Fail, the movie You talking to me? De Niro perplexes at Cannes Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » Director Lynne Ramsay (2nd L) and cast members (L to R) John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton, and Ezra Miller pose during a photocall for the film ''We Need To Talk About Kevin'', in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, May 12, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Yves Herman By Nick Vinocur CANNES, France | Thu May 12, 2011 10:37am EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) - Wanton cruelty and twisted family dynamics took center stage in Cannes Thursday with "We Need to Talk About Kevin," a dark drama in which Tilda Swinton plays the mother of a sadistic son. Dragging the Cannes film festival into a darker mood on day two, the movie by Scottish director Lynne Ramsay jolted critics with its stark, unflinching portrayal of a mother-son relationship defined not by love but cruelty and mutual hatred. Tension and a sense of anxiety run high from the start of the film, which opens with Swinton's American character, Eva, attempting to put her life back together in the wake of a tragedy and facing outrage from her neighbors. As her house is vandalized with splashes of blood-red paint and townspeople slap her face in the street, Eva isolates herself and retreats into her past -- remembering her family life in a series of extended flashbacks that give the movie a halting, disjointed feel. Sticking closely to Eva's point of view, Ramsay shows the birth of her son and tracks his development from colicky baby to taciturn boy, played by Ezra Miller, who seems intent on punishing his mother by any means -- from spilling food to killing his sisters' pet hamster to the movie's murderous climax. NOT ABOUT VIOLENCE Despite some carefully framed scenes of horror, Ramsay said the movie's intent was not to show violence but take on the psychological taboo of a dysfunctional mother-son dynamic. "Sometimes the child is born and you don't know who that child is," she told journalists at a news conference. "It's not a film about a high school shooting, it's about a mother-son relationship...It's about guilt." John C. Reilly, a U.S. actor better known for his role in comedies, plays convincingly opposite Swinton as Eva's husband and defender of the young Kevin, with whom he seems to enjoy a normal parent-child relationship. Adapted from Lionel Shriver's popular 2003 novel, the movie is dark and slow-moving with sparse dialogue and acts of violence that are implied, rather than shown on-screen. "I'm of the opinion that cinema went downhill since people started talking in it," said Swinton, 50, who looked healthier with her platinum blonde hair than she did in the movie. Miller, 18, known for his role in the U.S. series "Californication," said he had no trouble getting into the role of a murderous teen. "To my horror, I do feel a little connected to Kevin," he said. Immediate reaction to the movie was mixed, as a small number of viewers in the audience left long before the end while others applauded heartily at the end. Also premiering in the main competition Thursday was "Sleeping Beauty," the first feature by Australian novelist Julia Leigh. It tells the story of student Lucy, played by Emily Browning, who offers herself up for sex for money before being drawn into a strange world where she is heavily sedated while elderly men admire and stroke her naked body. Desperate to find out what happens while she is unconscious, she sneaks a small camera into the room, and it is images from that camera which close the disturbing, understated tale. (Additional reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato) Entertainment Fashion Film Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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