First Reactions For Café Society From Cannes – Lovingly Melancholic, Witty, Romantic

Café Society, the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen, just premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. And twitter are weighing in with the verdict almost immediately. The first reactions are very positive.

Let’s start with UK critic Robbie Collins, one of our favourite critics and second bassoonists.

https://twitter.com/robbiereviews/status/730333002346201088

And friend of the site, Jason Solomons

first review of #WoodyAllen #CafeSociety #Cannes2016 https://t.co/hPC5WTxQIu: a delight and a perfect opening film

— Jason Solomons (@JasonCritic) May 11, 2016

Reviews have singled out Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

#CafeSociety: Wonderful Woody delivers a witty romantic masterpiece. Kristen Stewart glows and Eisenberg mesmerises. 5 stars #Cannes2016

— Meredith Taylor (@filmuforia) May 11, 2016

CAFÉ SOCIETY: Good Woody, light Woody. KStew does Mia Farrow. Very nice. #Cannes2016

— Matt Hoffman (@HoffmanOnFilm) May 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/cinemartyn/status/730332923577176064

CAFÉ SOCIETY: Good Woody, light Woody. KStew does Mia Farrow. Very nice. #Cannes2016

— Matt Hoffman (@HoffmanOnFilm) May 11, 2016

#CaféSociety is Woody at his best . Bitter sweet,ironic, quirky, with a lot of heart. #Cannes16

— Veronika K. Žajdela (@VeronikaZajdela) May 11, 2016

CAFE SOCIETY is amusing, warm & sweet. Storaro’s dreamlike cinematography is glorious & Kristen Stewart is captivating. #Cannes2016

— Craig Skinner (@CSkinner) May 11, 2016

Café Society is Woody’s best in recent years. Exquisite production design, top K-Stew performance, very strong festival opener #Cannes2016

— Total Film (@totalfilm) May 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/filmlandempire/status/730333195447750656

Woody Allen's Café Society is a sun-kissed, breezy ride on love's carousel, set in Golden Age Hollywood. Hugely enjoyable #Cannes2016

— Jamie Graham (@jamie_graham9) May 11, 2016

Broken hearts, murderous gangsters in the breezy, bittersweet #Cannes2016 opener #CafeSociety. #KristenStewart has never looked lovelier. AH

— Glasgow Film Festival (@glasgowfilmfest) May 11, 2016

"Cafe Society" is certainly one of the handsomest, eye-friendly Woody flicks ever. Credit Vittorio Storaro for most of this effect.

— Hollywood Elsewhere (@wellshwood) May 11, 2016

Although, some reviews were mixed.

#Cannes2016 Cafe Society bests Woody’s last fest-opener but Storaro’s camera can’t hide leaden narration or lack of emotional clout & laughs

— Geoff Andrew (@Geoff_Andrew) May 11, 2016

Cafe Society is leagues better than Woody Allen's last two misfires. Still a meh for me, though the style on display is divine. #Cannes2016

— Nigel Smith (@nigelmfs) May 11, 2016

Cafe Society a decent, rambling #Cannes2016 opener. Eisenberg, Stewart good as American dreamers; Woody Allen risks nodding off at the wheel

— Xan Brooks (@XanBrooks) May 11, 2016

CAFE SOCIETY: Woody Allen in semi-ambitious bauble mode. Themes you've seen a million times from him, but still modestly charming. #Cannes

— Tim Grierson (@TimGrierson) May 11, 2016