Genres:
Film
TV & Radio
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Distributor/Studio: Troma
With the possible exception of
John Waters, no one in contemporary American cinema has built a more remarkable career out of the concept of creative bad taste than the folks at
Troma Team Pictures.
Troma founders
Lloyd Kaufman and
Michael Herz have been offering up a dizzying blend of sex, violence, and appallingly rude humor in dozens of ultra-low budget features since they opened up shop in 1971, scoring cult successes with films like
The Toxic Avenger,
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., and
Terror Firmer. Now
Lloyd Kaufman and partners in crime
Sean McGrath and
Gabriel Friedman have made a
documentary about
the Cannes Film Festival, which is both the world's most prestigious international film competition
and the world's biggest independent film market, where producers from around the world come to sell their wares.
All the Love You Cannes offers a look at the crassly commercial (and less widely examined) side of
Cannes, offering friendly advice for novice producers looking to sell their product, as well as the skinny on how
Troma have been able to pitch their wildly eccentric product to theaters and video markets all over the globe. The film also offers a look at the sleazy underbelly of the
Cannes festival, as well as how
Troma lost their suite at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Appropriately enough,
All the Love You Cannes premiered (out of competition) at
the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide