Cannes: Yes, the film is about a brassy older woman bonding with a chipper young college student, but there's something darker and deeper at play. The result? An ambitious, if often baffling emotional dramedy.

Scarlett Johansson has made a major splash in Cannes with her feature directorial debut “Eleanor the Great.” Competing in the Un Certain Regard competition, the film - starring June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman - earned Johansson and her cast a five-minute standing ovation on Tuesday.

Scarlett Johansson’s 'Eleanor the Great' starring June Squibb had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival today, where it received a six-minute ovation.