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| Face/Off? Nic Cage seems more Moonstruck at Kazakh film festival | Face/Off? Nic Cage seems more Moonstruck at Kazakh film festival |
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| Actor’s bizarre garb and expression in photograph inspires internet meme | |
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| It’s not always easy being Nicolas Cage. One minute you are donning traditional dress at a film festival, the next a meme mocking your expression has quickly spread across the internet. | It’s not always easy being Nicolas Cage. One minute you are donning traditional dress at a film festival, the next a meme mocking your expression has quickly spread across the internet. |
| The Hollywood star was pictured in Kazakhstan, where he is reportedly attending the 13th Eurasia international film festival, and Twitter went into meltdown. | The Hollywood star was pictured in Kazakhstan, where he is reportedly attending the 13th Eurasia international film festival, and Twitter went into meltdown. |
| Many expressed mock-concern for Cage’s rabbit-in-the-headlights expression captured on Sunday, and questioned whether he was fully complicit in his visit to the central Asian country not renowned for its film production. | Many expressed mock-concern for Cage’s rabbit-in-the-headlights expression captured on Sunday, and questioned whether he was fully complicit in his visit to the central Asian country not renowned for its film production. |
| He looks like he was just teleported into this body a la Quantum Leap and is figuring out who and where he is https://t.co/1fBbgBvYKM | He looks like he was just teleported into this body a la Quantum Leap and is figuring out who and where he is https://t.co/1fBbgBvYKM |
| Some questioned the film star’s sartorial choices – pairing a fur-lined coat and suit with trainers. While others imagined him as a new addition to Donald Trump’s squad. | Some questioned the film star’s sartorial choices – pairing a fur-lined coat and suit with trainers. While others imagined him as a new addition to Donald Trump’s squad. |
| Is no one gonna address the fact that he's wearing trainers with this suit? #NicholasCage pic.twitter.com/A5Z7Yzc82a | Is no one gonna address the fact that he's wearing trainers with this suit? #NicholasCage pic.twitter.com/A5Z7Yzc82a |
| Nic Cage in Kazakhstan added to the photo of "People who don't know WTH they're doing there". pic.twitter.com/eNJSlAX0Fi | Nic Cage in Kazakhstan added to the photo of "People who don't know WTH they're doing there". pic.twitter.com/eNJSlAX0Fi |
| Max Seddon, a Financial Times reporter, pointed out that former French president François Hollande appeared in similar garb when he visited Kazakhstan in 2014, adding that Cage hadn’t gone the full Steven Seagal, who was pictured on an illuminated horse as the guest of honour at the World Nomad Games in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan last September. | Max Seddon, a Financial Times reporter, pointed out that former French president François Hollande appeared in similar garb when he visited Kazakhstan in 2014, adding that Cage hadn’t gone the full Steven Seagal, who was pictured on an illuminated horse as the guest of honour at the World Nomad Games in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan last September. |
| STEVEN SEAGAL IS RIDING THROUGH THE STADIUM ON A HORSE DRESSED AS A KYRGYZ WARRIOR. pic.twitter.com/6EmaUn8E01 | STEVEN SEAGAL IS RIDING THROUGH THE STADIUM ON A HORSE DRESSED AS A KYRGYZ WARRIOR. pic.twitter.com/6EmaUn8E01 |
| The Eurasia international film festival will run for the next week and hopes to foster collaborations between central Asian film-makers and the rest of the world. According to a local news agency Cage also used his trip to visit disabled children and help the mayor of Astana to plant trees in the capital. | The Eurasia international film festival will run for the next week and hopes to foster collaborations between central Asian film-makers and the rest of the world. According to a local news agency Cage also used his trip to visit disabled children and help the mayor of Astana to plant trees in the capital. |
| This article was amended on 24 July 2017 to remove a reference to the first lady of Kazakhstan | This article was amended on 24 July 2017 to remove a reference to the first lady of Kazakhstan |
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