Waititi's 'Klara and the Sun' Adaptation Screens at London Film Festival

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How the sides differ Left and alternative sources review the film negatively; right sources cover the red carpet premiere and celebrity attendance instead.

Taika Waititi has directed Klara and the Sun, an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel about artificial intelligence, shown at the BFI London Film Festival. Coverage agrees on these basics, including a premiere attended by stars such as Florence Pugh and Jenna Ortega. The Guardian and Deadline both review the film negatively, calling it sentimental and curiously flat. The New York Post instead focuses on red carpet photos and offers no assessment of the film.

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Left GThe GuardianKlara and the Sun review – Taika Waititi’s manic pixie dream robot sci-fi is a sentimental mess

Frames the film as a sentimental, twee disappointment, judged through a critical review of Waititi's direction.

Alternative · 2 sources DDeadline‘Klara And The Sun’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Latest Is A Curiously Flat Dystopian Comedy-Drama – London Film Festival

• VVarietyJenna Ortega Says She Hopes ‘Klara and the Sun’ Encourages People to ‘Put Down the Computers and Phones’ as Dystopian Film World Premieres in London

Frames the film as curiously flat, using the festival review to argue that audiences are ill-prepared for technological change.

Right PSPage SixBFI London Film Festival’s ‘Klara and The Sun’ red carpet photos: Florence Pugh, Jenna Ortega and more

Frames the story around the red carpet and celebrity attendance at the premiere, with little focus on the film itself.