Redford steals Cannes show with comeback film
May 24, 2013 – 1:12 pmHe has almost no dialogue and the character he plays is never named, but Robert Redford delighted Cannes on Wednesday in his first meaty starring role in years, a solo performance as a lost-at-sea yachtsman fighting for his life. Now a hardy 76, the leading man of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "The Sting" and "Out of Africa" carries "All Is Lost" by J.C. Chandor single-handedly, with just a few scripted lines. He plays a retired man on an Indian Ocean voyage whose vintage sailboat collides with a shipping container and begins taking on water through a gash in its side. Chandor dispenses with explaining the skipper's background -- he's not even given a name -- but presents Redford with all manner of trials to show off his acting chops and enduring physical prowess. The director bagged an Oscar nomination for the screenplay of his 2011 feature debut "Margin Call" about a disastrous ...






