"Firebrand" by Karim Aïnouz is a fresco that should leave its royal mark on the Croisette. Law is almost unrecognizable as Henry VIII who, at the end of his life, had become obese, lame due to a leg infection.
The rest of the cast is top-notch, including Alicia Vikander as a queen with a reputation for calming the king's stormy temper. The film details her sympathy for Anne Asqew, a Protestant poet who will be burned at the stake for heresy.