Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival (opens in new tab)

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and the uncomfortable stillness of contemporary existence, one of the most assured feature debuts to emerge from this year’s Directors’ Fortnight was Low Expectations. What Norwegian filmmaker Eivind Landsvik gets right is that it is through fragile everyday interactions, small acts of care, and the communal bonds that individuals are able to slowly rebuild themselves. Anchored by a first-time lead actress girl in red (Mari...