The Cannes Film Festival made its initial lineup announcement today, and it is full of the kinds of films that cineastes have come to expect from the storied event. New Films by Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, The Dardenne Brothers, Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichart, and Joachim Trier, to name a few. As always, plenty of new filmmakers are in the mix, so we don’t know what to get excited about yet. Cannes has been more of a successful launching ground for the Oscars in recent years, so awards watching happens earlier… The festival will also award legendary actor Robert De Niro, see the premiere of the final installment of the Mission Impossible series with megastar Tom Cruise, and, last but not least, Spike Lee’s latest film with the phenomenal Denzel Washington.
Here is the lineup:
Opening Film
PARTIR UN JOUR by Amélie BONNIN | 1st film – Out of Competion
In Competition
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME by Wes ANDERSON
EDDINGTON by Ari ASTER
JEUNES MÈRES by Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE
ALPHA by Julia DUCOURNAU
RENOIR by HAYAKAWA Chie
THE HISTORY OF SOUND by Oliver HERMANUS
LA PETITE DERNIÈRE by Hafsia HERZI
SIRAT by Oliver LAXE
NEW VAGUE by Richard LINKLATER
TWO PROSECUTORS by Sergei LOZNITSA
FUORI by Mario MARTONE
AGENTE SECRETO by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
(THE SECRET AGENT)
DOSSIER 137 by Dominik MOLL
UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT by Jafar PANAHI
THE MASTERMIND by Kelly REICHARDT
EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik SALEH
SOUND OF FALLING by Mascha SCHILINSKI
ROMERÍA by Carla SIMÓN
SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim TRIER
Un Certain Regard
LA MISTERIOSA MIRADA DEL FLAMENCO by Diego CÉSPEDES | 1st film
(THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO)
MÉTÉORS by Hubert CHARUEL
MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola DAVIES JR | 1st film
L’INCONNU DE LA GRANDE ARCHE by Stéphane DEMOUSTIER
URCHIN by Harris DICKINSON | 1st film
HOMEBOUND by Neeraj GHAYWAN
TÔI YAMANAMINO HIKARI by ISHIKAWA Kei
(A PALE VIEW OF HILLS)
ELEANOR THE GREAT by Scarlett JOHANSSON | 1st film
KARAVAN by Zuzana KIRCHNEROVA | 1st film
PILLION by Harry LIGHTON | 1st film
AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad MOSTAFA | 1st film
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA by Arab et Tarzan NASSER
THE PLAGUE by Charlie POLINGER | 1st film
PROMISED SKY by Erige SEHIRI
LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA by Francesco SOSSAI
(THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD)
TESTA O CROCE? by Matteo ZOPPIS, Alessio RIGO DE RIGHI
(HEADS OR TAILS?)
Out of Competition
COLOURS OF TIME by Cédric KLAPISCH
LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE by Thierry KLIFA
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST by Spike LEE
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING by Christopher MCQUARRIE
VIE PRIVÉE by Rebecca ZLOTOWSKI
Midnight Screenings
DALLOWAY by Yann GOZLAN
EXIT 8 by KAWAMURA Genki
FENG LIN HUO SHAN by MAK Juno
(SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT)
Cannes Premiere
AMRUM by Fatih AKIN
SPLITSVILLE by Michael Angelo COVINO
LA OLA de Sebastián LELIO
(THE WAVE)
CONNEMARA by Alex LUTZ
ORWELL: 2+2=5 by Raoul PECK
DAS VERSCHWINDEN DES JOSEF MENGELE by Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
(THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE)
Special Screenings
STORIES OF SURRENDER by BONO
TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER by Romane BOHRINGER
A MAGNIFICENT LIFE by Sylvain CHOMET
The 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival will take place May 13-24.
