Like so much of Reichardt’s output, The Mastermind feels modest when you’re watching it and downright brilliant once it’s had some time to settle in your mind. Her films are so present and unguarded from moment to moment,

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.

Josh O’Connor is in Cannes for the world premiere of Kelly Reichardt’s latest, The Mastermind, which received an 8-minute ovation.