The full line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival has been released. Here’s the listing and in the coming weeks, I’ll take a closer at the list and pull out some films of interest.
(Film, Country, Producer)
Opening Night Film:
- Up, US, Pete Docter, Bob Peterson - Note: This is the first time a 3D movie will open the Festival.
In Competition:
- Bright Star, Australia-UK-France, Jane Campion
- Spring Fever, China-France, Lou Ye
- Antichrist, Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
- Enter the Void, France, Gaspar Noe
- Face, France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
- Les Herbes Folles, France-Italy, Alain Resnais
- In the Beginning, France, Xavier Giannoli
- A Prophet, France, Jacques Audiard
- The White Ribbon, Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
- Vengeance, Hong Kong-France-US, Johnnie To
- The Time That Remains, Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
- Vincere, Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
- Kinatay, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
- Thirst, South Korea-US, Park Chan-wook
- Broken Embraces, Spain, Pedro Almodovar
- Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Spain, Isabel Coixet
- Fish Tank, UK-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
- Looking for Eric, UK-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
- Inglourious Basterds, US, Quentin Tarantino
- Taking Woodstock, US, Ang Lee
A Certain Regard:
- Mother - Bong Joon Ho
- Irene - Alain Cavalier
- Precious - Lee Daniels
- Demain Des L’Aube - Denis Dercourt
- Adrift - Heitor Dhalia
- Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats - Bahman Ghobadi
- The Wind Journeys - Ciro Guerra
- Le Pere De Mes Enfants - Mia Hansen-Love
- Tales From the Golden Age - Hanno Hofer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Propescu and Ioanna Uricaru
- Tale in the Darkness - Nikolay Khomeriki
- Dogtooth - Yorgos Lanthimos
- Tzar - Pavel Lounguine
- Independencia - Raya Martin
- Police, Adjective - Corneliu Porumboiu
- Nymph - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- To Die Like a Man - Joao Pedro Rodrigues
- Eyes Wide Open - Haim Tabakman
- Samson & Deliah - Warwick Thornton
- The Silent Army - Jean Van De Velde
- Air Doll - Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Out of Competition:
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Canada-France, Terry Gilliam Note: This is Heath Ledger’s final film
- The Army of Crime, France, Robert Guediguian
- Agora, Spain, Alejandro Amenabar
Midnight Screenings:
- A Town Called Panic, Belgium, Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar
- Ne te Retourne Pas, France-Belgium-Luxembourg-Italy, Marina de Van
- Drag Me to Hell, US, Sam Raimi
Special Screenings:
- Petition, China, Zhao Liang
- L’epine dans le Coeur, France, Michel Gondry
- Min Ye, France-Mali, Souleyumane Cisse
- Jaffa, Israel-France-Germany, Keren Yedaya
- Manila, Philippines, Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin
- My Neighbor, My Killer, US, Anne Aghion
Closing Night Film:
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, France, Jan Kounen
