Cannes First Looks: 'Red Rocket,' The Souvenir II,' 'After Yang,' 'Titane' & More

After not having a Cannes Film Festival in 2020, obviously due to the pandemic, it appears the French event is making up for lost time with an absolutely stacked lineup of features in 2021. And thankfully, for film fans that aren’t able to make the trip to France right now, the festival has released a bunch of first-look photos for some of our most anticipated features of the festival.

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For those unaware, as mentioned, the 2021 Cannes Film Festival is chock full of incredible filmmakers and intriguing features that should get film fans excited. Below you’ll find first-look images and synopses for some of the biggest names of this year’s event including films by folks like Sean Baker, Joanna Hogg, Kogonada, and more.

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“Red Rocket” (dir. Sean Baker)

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The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, Red Rocket is a darkly funny, raw, and humane portrait of a uniquely American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.

The Souvenir Part II” (dir. Joanna Hogg

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Coming out of a trying relationship with an attractive and manipulative man, Julie tries to untangle the web of her feelings through her graduation film, seeking to shed light on the fictitious existence that this man had invented for himself. . Shimmering chronicle of a first love and story of learning, The Souvenir Part II paints an artist’s portrait that sublimates the fragments of everyday life, where reminiscence and fantasy merge to the point of merging.

“After Yang” (dir. Kogonada)

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When his young daughter’s beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn’t know was there.

“Titane” (dir. Julia Ducournau)

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Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane: A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys

Vortex” (dir. Gaspar Noe)

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“Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.”

Lamb” (dir. Valdimar Johannsson)

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Icelandic couple María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their farmland, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected prospect of a new family brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.