Festival de Cannes

The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 16, gathering a host of seventh-art artists on the Croisette.

Although at this year’s Cannes 6 women are claiming the Palme d’Or for the first time (a record number in the history of the festival), this year’s program does not lack “legendary” directors, traditionally associated with Cannes. Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Martin Scorsese and Aki Kaurismäki seem to represent this “old guard”, creators giving the 76th edition of the film festival a nostalgic air.As already announced, the Cannes Film Festival will open with the screening of Maiwenn’s Jeanne du Barry starring Johnny Depp. The committee is chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund, who has won the Palme d’Or twice with The Square and Triangle of Sadness shot in Chiliadou, Evia.

In total, the films participating in the competition program are as follows:
Club Zero, Jessica Hausner

The Zone of interest, Jonathan Glazer

Les feuilles mortes, Ari Kaurismaki

Les filles d’Olfa, Kaouther ben Hania

Asteroid City, Wes Anderson

Anatomie d’une chute, Justine Triet

Monster, Kore-Eda Hirokazu

Vers un avenir radieux, Nanni Moretti

L’été dernier, Catherine Breillat

Les herbes sèches, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

La chimera, Alice Rohrwacher

La passion de Dodin Bouffant, Tran Anh Hung

L’enlèvement, Marco Bellochio

May December, Todd Haynes

Jeunesse, Wang Bing

The old oak, Ken Loach

Banel et Adama, Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Perfect Days, Wim Wenders

Le jeu de la reine, Karim Aïnouz

Black Flies, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Le retour, Catherine Corsini

Hostess for the opening and closing ceremonies will be Festival favorite Chiara Mastroianni, the French actress and daughter of two legends of the big screen, Catherine Deneuve (who stars in the official poster of the Festival), and Marcello Mastroianni.

The Festival announced that this year an honorary Palme d’Or will be awarded to Michael Douglas in recognition of his “illustrious career and dedication to cinema”. As he stated, “The Cannes Film Festival always reminds me that the magic of cinema is not only in what we see on the screen but also in its ability to move people around the world. After more than 50 years of career, it is an honor to return to the Croisette to open the Festival and to speak our common language, that of cinema”.

Right Menu IconHave a Bite