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Sexually raw 'Rester Vertical' walks in footsteps of 'Blue Is the Warmest Colour' at Cannes

By Julien Pretot
CANNES, France, May 12 (Reuters) A tale of social decline peppered with raw sex scenes, Alain Guiraudie's 'Rester Vertical' (Staying Vertical) has all the ingredients to become a strong prize contender at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Not unlike the Palme d'Or-winning 'Blue Is the Warmest Colour', which featured lingering close-up sex scenes between two young women, it is likely to shock, or perhaps outrage.
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