O’Connor got his share of the attention, but when Reichardt came into frame, chants of “Kelly! Kelly!” rolled through the room. The film’s somber tone, and the clear analogy between the ’70s-era moral and political decline depicted and today’s America likely hampered a more boisterous response.

Cannes: Reichardt's purest genre exercise since 2013's "Night Moves" retains her patient bent toward long, lonely takes while also delivering on a few sophisticated heisty thrills.

Kelly Reichardt's latest film "The Mastermind," starring Josh O'Connor as an art thief on the run, earned a 5.5-minute ovation at its Cannes premiere on Friday night. The applause brought Reichardt to tears,