Nicolas Winding Refn Gets Emotional Over Near-Death Experience During Cannes Presser: 'I'd Been Given a Gift'

Director Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-soaked revenge sci-fi slasher "Her Private Hell" debuted to mixed reviews after its premiere on Monday, but all hearts were sympathetic toward the Danish director on Tuesday for the film's press conference, alongside stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Froseth, and composer Pino Donaggio, as he articulated a near-death experience that served as the creative impetus for his first film in ten years. "Her Private Hell" follows two narratives: a woman, Elle (Thatcher), who sets out in search of her father, and Private . . .