The melodramatic musical “Annette” features the unusual collaboration between Ron and Russell Mael, better known as the band Sparks, and the enigmatic French filmmaker Leos Carax. Advertisement“Russell Mael, Sparks.”“Ron Mael, Sparks.”Picking up on the their playfulness, Carax asked, “I get you confused. But it was kind of strange because Leos wasn’t there to win when he finally got honored by the Cannes Film Festival. Leos Carax: When I was younger and full of pride, I thought I wanted to be the one who deserves all the prizes, but doesn’t get any. Carax: It might have to do with the fact that I have a daughter, I didn’t see myself leaving the film or ending the film without Annette.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 23, 2021 12:56 UTC