“The Art of Cinema”
Some 2,000 films have been submitted, and 18 will be eligible for the Palme d’Orto succeed the bloody work of the Frenchwoman Julia DucournauLast year, ‘Titanium’. The essential press conference to unveil the list of ‘elected’ took place in a cinema in the Champs-Elyseesin the presence of the President Pierre Lescure and the general delegate of the festival, Thierry Fremaux.
In an interview with Variety, as noted by RTL and other media, Thierry Fremaux claimed that “75 editions of Cannes Film Festival, this is a big step. This anniversary will take place under special circumstances: the pandemic, the war in Ukrainea world that has changed and will change again”. According to him, “the official selection will reflect what will never change: the art of cinema”.
In addition, the names of the members of the jury and the official poster will be revealed in a few days.
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The official competition
– HOLY SPIDER d’Ali ABBASI
– THE ALMONDS by Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI
– CRIMES OF THE FUTURE de David CRONENBERG
– TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre and Luc DARDENNE
– STARS AT NOON de Claire DENIS
– BROTHER AND SISTER of Arnaud DESPLECHIN
– CLOSE de Lukas DHONT
– ARMAGEDDON TIME de James GRAY
–BROKER de KORE-EDA Hirokazu
– NOSTALGIA de Mario MARTONE
– MRI by Cristian MUNGIU
– TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben ÖSTLUND
– HAEOJIL GYEOLSIM (Decision to leave) de PARK Chan-Wook
– SHOWING UP de Kelly REICHARDT
– LEILA’S BROTHERS by Saeed ROUSTAEE
– BOY FROM HEAVEN de Tarik SALEH
– HI-HAN de Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
– ZHENA CHAIKOVSKOGO de Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
Event films screened out of competition
– TOP GUN : MAVERICK de Joseph KOSINSKI
– ELVIS by Baz LUHRMANN
– NOVEMBER by Cédric JIMENEZ
– MASCARADE by Nicolas Bedos
– Z by Michel HAZANAVICIUS (opening film)
The other selections
*In some perspective :
– THE WORST by Lise AKOKA and Romane GUERET
– Emin ALPER on DRY DAYS
– METRONOM by Alexandru BELC
– RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy CHOU
– SICK OF MYSELF de Kristoffer BORGLI
– SUNDAY AND THE FOG d’Ariel ESCALANTE MEZA
–PLAN 75 de HAYAKAWA Chie
– BEAST by Riley KEOUGH and Gina GAMMELL
– CORSAGE by Marie KREUTZER
– BACHENNYA METELYKA de Maksim NAKONECHNYI
– VANSKABTE LAND / VOLAÐA LAND de Hlynur PÁLMASON
– RODEO (Rodeo) by Lola QUIVORON
– JOYLAND de Saim SADIQ
– THE STRANGER de Thomas M WRIGHT
– THE SILENT TWINS d’Agnieszka SMOCYNSKA
*Special screening
– ALL THAT BREATHES de Shaunak SEN
– THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION de Sergei LOZNITSA
– JERRY LEE LEWIS : TROUBLE IN MIND de Ethan COEN
*First Rods
– OUR FRANGINS by Rachid BOUCHAREB
– EXTERNAL NIGHT de Marco BELLOCCHIO
– DODO de Panos H. KOUTRAS
– IRMA VEP by Olivier ASSAYAS
*Midnight session
– HUNT de LEE Jung-Jae
– MOONAGE DAYDREAM by Brett MORNING
– SMOKING MAKES YOU COUGH by Quentin DUPIEUX
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