Tuesday – 20 Ramadan 1444 AH – 11 April 2023 AD Issue Number [16205]
Paris: «Asharq Al-Awsat»
The cinematic community is awaiting the announcement, next Thursday, of the program for the 76th Cannes Festival and the list of films selected to compete for its Palme d’Or from May 16 to May 27.
On Thursday morning, festival director Thierry Frémaux will announce the participating films in a cinema on the Champs-Elysées, one month before the start of the race for the prestigious award, according to Agence France-Presse.
And it is certain that Martin Scorsese will attend the screening of his new movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in addition to his two stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
And after Tom Cruise stole the spotlight last year on the occasion of the screening of the sequel to his famous movie “Top Gun”, this year another veteran star of the popular movie heroes is Harrison Ford. The program includes the new part of the “Indiana Jones” series, titled “Indiana Jones and the Dale of Destiny.”
The festival will open with the movie “Jean de Barry” by actor Johnny Depp (AP)
The festival witnesses Johnny Depp’s strong return to the cinematic arena after the legal confrontation that received wide media attention between him and his ex-wife Amber Hurd, and his return is dedicated through the opening of the festival with the movie “Jeanne du Barry” by French director Maywen, who chose Depp to play the role of the king. Louis the 15th.
Louis Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is expected to be among the selected films; As the director, whose films constantly participate in the festival, gathered in this tape a group of stars, including Tilda Swinton and Adrien Brody, who participated in his previous film, “The French Dispatch”, in addition to Tom Hanks.
Anticipation prevails until Thursday regarding the rest of the list. It can include films by big cinematic names such as the Japanese Hirokazu Koreida and Aki Kaurismaki, or the British Ken Loach, or by rising stars, such as the French Justin Trier and the Italian Alice Rower, and films that have been making noise for months, including “Barbie”, starring Australian Margot Robbie and Canadian Ryan. Gosling as “Ken”.
Some circles are interested in the extent of the share that the festival will allocate to films directed by women. As the films of female directors are still in the minority, and there will also be a focus on monitoring the extent of diversity in his list, while accusations of sexual violence by a number of artists are still hovering over him.