Kristen Stewart's new film Personal Shopper booed at Cannes despite getting positive reviews

The negative crowd reaction has made many people want to see the film

Although hearing how a film was booed at Cannes Film Festival may lead you to think the film is terrible, often the opposite is true.

For instance, Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic, Pulp Fiction, was booed upon initial screening (although it did go on to win the festival's top prize, the Palme d’Or).

Famously, Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, featuring Robert De Niro, was also heavily criticised by the crowd in 1976, as was Terrence Malick’s more recent The Tree of Life.

It should come as no surprise that, after being booed at the festival, excitement for the Kristen Stewart-starring Personal Shopper has hit fever pitch.

Those who attacked the film were seemingly a vocal minority: The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw awarded the film a perfect score upon initial viewing while IndieWire scored the film B+ and Variety wrote positively about Stewart’s performance.

UPDATE: The first trailer for Personal Shopper has been released.

Personal Shopper reunites Stewart with Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas, the Twilight star playing Maureen, a personal shopper for celebrities who also just happens to be able to communicate with otherworldly spirits.

Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg's The BFG had its first screening at Cannes, receiving middling to positive reviews from most critics.