Malick, whose "Tree of Life" won the Palme d'Or in 2011, returned to the French festival with a movie whose title could double for a description of the seldom-seen director himself: "A Hidden Life." The more exciting reveal for critics, anyway, was "A Hidden Life." "A Hidden Life," which runs about three hours, was hailed by some critics as the director's best film in years, perhaps since "The Tree of Life." Fox Searchlight acquired "A Hidden Life" shortly after its premiere. Diehl pointed to the rise of the far-right in Europe and elsewhere as a further connection to "A Hidden Life."

Source: ABC News May 20, 2019 19:41 UTC