Leonardo DiCaprio met with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese at the Killers of the Flower Moon photocall in Cannes on Sunday.
The 48-year-old Hollywood actor cut a dapper figure in a brown suit jacket and matching trousers teamed with a black shirt.
Robert, 79, who recently announced the birth of his seventh child, wore a gray blazer and beige polo shirt.
80-year-old Martin, who directed the new film, stood out in a cream suit jacket and blue shirt.
Martin’s Killers of the Flower Moon received a rapturous nine-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night.
Outing: Leonardo DiCaprio reunited with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese at the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ photocall in Cannes on Sunday
Impressive: Martin’s Killers of the Flower Moon received a rapturous nine-minute standing ovation at its premiere on Saturday night at the Cannes Film Festival
And when the first reviews for the three-and-a-half-hour epic start to roll in, it’s safe to say that the legendary director’s debut western will go down in history as “Triumph.”
Numerous film critics have consistently awarded the Leonardo-led film five stars, with one even calling it the best in its genre.
Critics who managed to snag a ticket for the first screening were greeted with words like “scorching” and “masterpiece.”
IndieWire said DiCaprio gave “his best performance ever,” while The Guardian gave it five stars for a “remarkable epic about America’s bloody birth.”
There were some dissenting comments, with The Times calling it a “wet squib.”
Scorsese unveiled Killers of the Flower Moon at Cannes, debuting as a stirring American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma.
Scorsese’s latest film – starring DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro – is one of his most ambitious. The adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling non-fiction spans nearly three and a half hours and cost Apple $200 million.
Nothing was more eagerly awaited at this year’s festival than Killers of the Flower Moon – a grim crime film and a Great Plains Western – which seemed to live up to those expectations.
It drew a long standing ovation and repeated cheers for 80-year-old Scorsese, who premiered his first film since 1985’s ‘After Hours’ at Cannes.
After the screening, he told the crowd, “We shot this in Oklahoma a few years ago. It took a long time to get there, but Apple was a great support.”
The red carpet attracted a wide range of stars. In addition to the film’s extensive cast, Apple CEO Tim Cook and actors Cate Blanchett, Salma Hayek, Paul Dano and Isabelle Huppert were among those in attendance.
Dashing: The 48-year-old Hollywood actor cut a dapper figure in a brown suit jacket and matching trousers teamed with a black shirt
Looking good: Robert, Martin, Lily Gladstone and Leonardo posed for a group photo
Handsome: Leo added a pair of stylish sunglasses to complete his look
Elegant: Robert, 79, who recently announced the birth of his seventh child, wore a gray blazer and beige polo shirt
Fun: The actor showed off an animated display while taking photos
Elegant: Martin, 80, who directed the new film, stood out in a cream suit jacket and blue shirt
Storyline: The film stars DiCaprio alongside Scorsese’s other longtime muse, De Niro, and chronicles a spate of murders among oil-rich Osage Indians in the 1920’s and the birth of the FBI
Career: It’s DiCaprio’s first movie to the big screen since 2019, Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. He also starred in the 2021 film Don’t Look Up, which streamed on Netflix
Successful: Numerous film critics have already awarded the film led by Leonardo five stars, one even praised it as the best of its genre
Although Grann’s book offers many possible approaches to the story, Scorsese and co-author Eric Roth focus their story on Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio, in his seventh collaboration with Scorsese), a World War I veteran who turns into Mollie Brown (Gladstone ), the member of, falls in love with a wealthy Osage family.
The film stars DiCaprio alongside Scorsese’s other longtime muse, De Niro, and chronicles a spate of murders among oil-rich Osage Indians in the 1920’s and the birth of the FBI.
It is DiCaprio’s first film to the big screen since Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. He also starred in the 2021 film Don’t Look Up, which streamed on Netflix.
Set in the 1920s, the film follows the FBI’s investigation into a spate of murders after several members of the Osage tribe were slaughtered in Oklahoma.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” focuses on a little-noticed chapter in American history involving the Osage Nation.
In the 1920s, the Osage tribe became rich almost overnight after oil was discovered beneath their land, which, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society, brought them more than $30 million in annual sales at the height of the boom.
The underground minerals on the Osage Nation Reservation were tribal owned and held in trust by the government.
Leasehold minerals collected royalties that were paid to the entire tribe – with each allotment holder receiving an equal share, also known as the headright.
But outsiders could only obtain these supreme rights legally if they married into the tribe.
Around this time, rancher William K. Hale, a native of Greenville, Texas, encouraged his submissive nephew Ernest Burkhart to marry Osage member Mollie Kyle (later Mollie Burkhart).
After waiting for hours in the rain that had soaked the French Riviera town all week, fans were outraged when the trio, along with several Native Americans, arrived at the premiere in traditional attire.
Starring: Leonardo cut a fine figure walking the red carpet for the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday
Hollywood legends: Leonardo was accompanied by director Martin Scorsese (80) and his colleague Robert De Niro (79).
Smile and wave: The trio gave a sign to the cameras and the cheering fans
Huge Success: And as reviews for the three-and-a-half-hour epic begin to roll in, it’s safe to say the legendary director’s first western will be known as “Triumph.”
Co-star Jesse Plemons arrived with his wife Kirsten Dunst, while Salma Hayek, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire were also in attendance.
The film, based on the best-selling non-fiction book, sees DiCaprio play a weak-willed man who marries a wealthy Osage Indian and becomes involved in his uncle’s (De Niro) deadly schemes.
Killers of the Flower Moon screened out of competition at Cannes.
It is the first time since 1985 that Scorsese, who won the Palm for Taxi Driver in 1976, is presenting a film here despite serving as Jury President in 1998.
Theatrical release is scheduled for October 6th in limited theaters, with the wide release scheduled for October 20th.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON REVIEWS COMPLETE
The guard
“Scorsese presents a remarkable story with a bold framework of a snappy, insensitive ‘true crime’ radio show starring Osage characters roughly played by white actors.” of American power as a covert epidemic of violence that is polluting the water table of humanity.”
The Independent
“DiCaprio, with a mouth full of rotting teeth, offers us a man who is loving and weak and ugly at heart, a man whose cheek twitches when he lies and whose body decays with guilt faster than any poison.” ‘ But it’s Gladstone who is the focus of the film. She delivers one of the most extraordinary portrayals of a woman in any of Scorsese’s films. She is serene but not holy; a figure of tragedy with a fire in his stomach.’
The times
“Forrest Gump’s Eric Roth’s script begins to sway wildly, keeps breaking into the murder storyline, and eventually leaves us with a villain in De Niro who’s nowhere near villainous enough and a protagonist in DiCaprio who’s a borderline idiot .” They are a dreary company for 206 minutes.”
The evening standard
“60-year-old Quentin Tarantino says he’s quitting directing because he doesn’t want to become ‘that old man who’s lost touch.'” What a jerk. Killers of the Flower Moon encourages filmmakers to move on. I would even put my cowboy boot on the line and vote this (Scorsese’s first foray into the genre) one of the best Westerns of all time and almost certainly the best movie of 2023 so far.”
meeting
“Whatever the $200 budget given, it’s all set on screen in an epic big-screen story that Hollywood balked at.” on the combination of theatrical distribution and streaming mean a decisive turn.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“In a way, this is a classic Scorsese crime story transposed to the prairie in the co-written screenplay by the director and Eric Roth.” And there are darkly amusing moments of anger that showcase De Niro’s colorful performance reminiscent of his famous Hall of Famer tunes.
“But the transition to historical Americana brings a soulfulness to the story that differs from most of the director’s work.” enhanced by Jack Fisk’s usual meticulous production design of the period.”
diversity
“As it stands, Killers is still a compelling true story, a story that Scorsese and his co-writer Eric Roth have transformed from a run-of-the-mill detective thread involving white rescuers into a more morally sensitive look at the plans and actions of white killers the murders. Stylistically, this film looks like a youth film. It’s captivating from the start, the palpable tension methodically reflected in Robbie Robertson’s steady music. But it goes on and on until everyone we care about is dead, dying, or behind bars, and it’s going to be almost an hour more.”
Indie Wire
This sepia-toned saga of slowly poisoned self-denial is fueled by the best performance of Leonardo DiCaprio’s entire career. The former matinee idol has never shied away from playing villains and scum, but his nuanced and uncompromising performance as the Cretan Ernest Burkhart draws new wonders from the actor’s longstanding lack of vanity.