After a stellar 2022 edition, the Cannes Film Festival is gearing up for its 76th edition next month. Today, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate, revealed most of the In Competition, Un Certain Regard, and Out of Competition slates. Cinephiles should be excited as new films from Wes Anderson, Jonathan Glazer, Steve McQueen, and Todd Haynes, among others, are set to make their debut on la Croisette.
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Earlier this month it was revealed that Maïwenn‘s “Jeanne du Barry” will open the festival on Tuesday, May 16. Other films previously announced include Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” which will both screen at the festival out of competition. Pedro Almodóvar will also return with his second English language short, “Strange Way of Life,” starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal.
This year’s competition lineup features 19 titles and includes Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” (one of two films he’ll debut at the festival) Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera,” Jonathan Glazer‘s highly anticipated “Zone of Interest,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” with Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, Nanni Moretti’s “Il Sol Dell’Avvenire,” Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero” with Mia Wasikowska, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Monster,” Catherine Breillat’s “Last Summer,” Ken Loach’s “The Old Oak,” and, as expected, Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.”
In something of a surprise, the Un Certain Regard selection is down to 17 movies with two from Morocco and one from Mongolia, the nation’s first movie to screen at Cannes. Notably, Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy” stars former jury competition president Cate Blanchett.
Additionally, as long rumored, HBO’s “The Idol” starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp will screen at least one episode out of competition. HBO has previously screened series such as “Irma Vep” and “Behind the Candelabra,” which received a theatrical release in Europe. “The Idol” will debut on the network outside of 2023 Emmy consideration this June.
This year’s jury president is Ruben Östlund who took the Palme d’Or last year for “Triangle of Sadness.” Östlund’s dark comedy was another feather in Cannes cap after it landed a Best Picture nomination and was recognized in two other categories. Two other films that debuted at Cannes in 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Elvis,” were also Best Picture nominees.
The Director’s Fortnight and Critics’ Week selections will be revealed in the weeks ahead.
This year’s festival will run from Tuesday, May 16 through Saturday, May 27.
The complete list of Cannes titles announced this morning is as follows:
In Competition
CLUB ZERO by Jessica HAUSNER
THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Jonathan GLAZER
FALLEN LEAVES by Aki KAURISMAKI
LES FILLES D’OLFA (FOUR DAUGHTERS) by Kaouther BEN HANIA
ASTEROID CITY by Wes ANDERSON
ANATOMIE D’UNE CHUTE by Justine TRIET
MONSTER by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
IL SOL DELL’AVVENIRE by Nanni MORETTI
LA CHIMERA by Alice ROHRWACHER
KURU OTLAR USTUNE (LES HERBES SÈCHES / ABOUT DRY GRASSES) by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
L’ÉTÉ DERNIER by Catherine BREILLAT
LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT by TRAN Anh Hung
RAPITO by Marco BELLOCCHIO
MAY DECEMBER by Todd HAYNES
FIREBRAND by Karim AÏNOUZ
THE OLD OAK by Ken LOACH
BANEL ET ADAMA by Ramata-Toulaye SY (First film)
PERFECT DAYS by Wim WENDERS
JEUNESSE by WANG Bing
Un Certain Regard
LOS DELINCUENTES (THE DELINQUENTS) by Rodrigo MORENO
HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molly MANNING WALKER (First film)
GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed KORDOFANI (First film)
CROWRÃ (THE BURITI FLOWER) by João SALAVIZA & Renée NADER MESSORA
SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN by Monia CHOKRI
KADIB ABYAD (LA MÈRE DE TOUS LES MENSONGES / THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES) by Asmae EL MOUDIR
LOS COLONOS (LES COLONS / THE SETTLERS) by Felipe GÁLVEZ (First film)
AUGURE (OMEN) by Baloji TSHIANI (First film)
THE BREAKING ICE by Anthony CHEN
ROSALIE by Stéphanie DI GIUSTO
THE NEW BOY by Warwick THORNTON with Cate Blanchett
IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE by Zoljargal PUREVDASH (First film)
HOPELESS by KIM Chang-hoon (First film)
TERRESTRIAL VERSES by Ali ASGARI & Alireza KHATAMI
LES MEUTES by Kamal LAZRAQ (First film)
RIEN À PERDRE by Delphine DELOGET (First film)
LE REGNE ANIMAL by Thomas Cailley
Special Screenings
RETRATOS FANTASMAS (PORTRAITS FANTÔMES / PICTURES OF GHOSTS) by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
ANSELM (DAS RAUSCHEN DER ZEIT) / (LE BRUIT DU TEMPS, ANSELM KIEFER) by Wim WENDERS
OCCUPIED CITY by Steve MCQUEEN
MAN IN BLACK by WANG Bing
Cannes Premiere
LE TEMPS D’AIMER by Katell QUILLÉVÉRÉ
CERRAR LOS OJOS (FERMER LES YEUX) by Victor ERICE
BONNARD, PIERRE ET MARTHE by Martin PROVOST
KUBI by Takeshi KITANO
Midnight Screenings
OMAR LA FRAISE by Elias BELKEDDAR
KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP
ACIDE by Just PHILIPPOT
Outside of Competition
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by Martin SCORSESE
THE IDOL by Sam LEVINSON
COBWEB by KIM Jee-woon
INDIANA JONES ET LE CADRAN DE LA DESTINÉE (INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY) by James MANGOLD