Cannes Film Festival May 16-27, 2023


JOHNNY DEPP IN THE OPENING FILM, MAÏWENN'S JEANNE DE BERRY

A stellar lineup (as usual) includes new films by Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, and Wes Anderson

Cannes. First look.
The festival is off and running and Johnny Depp got an ovation for playing a French king for a few minutes, his "comeback." There are new films by Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Jonathan Glazer, Todd Haynes. Harrison Ford is to be seen doing his last turn in the "Indiana Jones" franchise. This probably will be Ken Loach's last film; but Wim Wenders'? Will it be his?

There are also big international names such as Aki Kaurismäki, Nanni Moretti, Catherine Breillat, Alice Rohrwacher. There's the Turkish heavyweight Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the remarkable Marco Bellocchio, who's 83, the cultish Takeshi Kitano. A more sOlemn Japanese master, back for the first time since PARASITE won the Palme d'Or in 2019, IS Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose new film “Monster” is the first film he has shot in Japan since his Palme winner “Shoplifters.” Martin Provost, who has celebrated midwifery and the towering wartime female FRench writer Violette Leduc, not has one about the universally loved painter of interiors, PIerre Bonnard. Lisando Alsnso who produced the haunting, unforgettable LOS MUERTOS, is back. The challenging and powerful UK black auteur Steve McQueen has something that runs four hours. Almodóvar has something very short! Con Ethan Hawke. And much, much more.

But maybe the best of Cannes is the films from names we don't know yet. Because what comes in this most hallowed and exciting of the world's cinematic festival venues always matters.



Maïwenn's movie was inspired by Sofia Coppola's where the character of Jenne du Berry was played by Asia Argento. Here Maïwenn plays her herself. It's also got Louis Garrel and Melvil Poupaud in it. It may be mediocre, but it is also sumptuous. TRAILER.

Cannes Film Festival May 16-27, 2023

A stellar lineup (as usual) includes new films by Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, and Wes Anderson

LIST OF THE MAIN FESTIVAL FILMS (subject to update):

IN COMPETITION

JEANNE DU BARRY by MAÏWENN – Opening Film Out of Competition
CLUB ZERO by Jessica HAUSNER
THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Jonathan GLAZER
KUOLLEET LEHDET by Aki KAURISMAKI
(FALLEN LEAVES)
LES FILLES D’OLFA by Kaouther BEN HANIA
(FOUR DAUGHTERS)
ASTEROID CITY by Wes ANDERSON
ANATOMIE D’UNE CHUTE by Justine TRIET
(ANATOMY OF A FALL)
KAIBUTSU by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
(MONSTER)
IL SOL DELL’ AVVENIRE by Nanni MORETTI
(A BRIGHTER TOMORROW)
L’ÉTÉ DERNIER by Catherine BREILLAT
(LAST SUMMER)
KURU OTLAR USTUNE by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
(ABOUT DRY GRASSES)
LA CHIMERA by Alice ROHRWACHER
LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT by TRAN ANH Hùng
(THE POT–AU–FEU)
RAPITO by Marco BELLOCCHIO
(KIDNAPPED)
MAY DECEMBER by Todd HAYNES
QING CHUN by WANG Bing
(YOUTH)
THE OLD OAK by Ken LOACH
BANEL E ADAMA by Ramata-Toulaye SY | 1st film
PERFECT DAYS by Wim WENDERS
FIREBRAND by Karim AÏNOUZ
BLACK FLIES by Jean-Stéphane SAUVAIRE
LE RETOUR by Catherine CORSINI
(HOMECOMING)
ELEMENTAL by Peter SOHN – Closing Film Out of Competition

UN CERTAIN REGARD

LE RÈGNE ANIMAL by Thomas CAILLEY – Opening Film
LOS DELINCUENTES by Rodrigo MORENO
(THE DELINQUENTS)
HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molly MANNING WALKER | 1st film
GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed KORDOFANI | 1st film
KADIB ABYAD (THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES) by Asmae EL MOUDIR
SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN by Monia CHOKRI
(THE NATURE OF LOVE)
CROWRÃ by João SALAVIZA, Renée NADER MESSORA
(THE BURITI FLOWER)
LOS COLONOS by Felipe GÁLVEZ | 1st film
(THE SETTLERS)
OMEN by BALOJI | 1st film
(AUGURE)
RAN DONG (THE BREAKING ICE) by Anthony CHEN
ROSALIE by Stéphanie DI GIUSTO
THE NEW BOY by Warwick THORNTON
IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE by Zoljargal PUREVDASH | 1st film
HWA–RAN (HOPELESS) by KIM Chang-hoon | 1st film
AYEH HAYE ZAMINI by Ali ASGARI, Alireza KHATAMI
(TERRESTRIAL VERSES)RIEN À PERDRE by Delphine DELOGET | 1st film
LES MEUTES by Kamal LAZRAQ | 1st film
(HOUNDS)
HE BIAN DE CUO WU by WEI Shujun
(ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS)
SALEM by Jean-Bernard MARLIN
UNE NUIT by Alex LUTZ – Closing Film Out of Competition
(STRANGERS BY NIGHT)

OUT OF COMPETITION

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY by James MANGOLD
GEO–MI–JIP by KIM Jee-woon
(COBWEB)
THE IDOL by Sam LEVINSON
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by Martin SCORSESE
L’ABBÉ PIERRE – UNE VIE DE COMBATS by Frédéric TELLIER

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP
OMAR LA FRAISE by Elias BELKEDDAR | 1st film
(THE KING OF ALGIERS)
ACID by Just PHILIPPOT
HYPNOTIC by Robert RODRIGUEZ
PROJECT SILENCE by KIM Tae-gon

CANNES PREMIERE

KUBI by Takeshi KITANO
BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHE by Martin PROVOST
CERRAR LOS OJOS by Victor ERICE
(CLOSE YOUR EYES)
LE TEMPS D’AIMER by Katell QUILLÉVÉRÉ
(ALONG CAME LOVE)]
PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE by Amat ESCALANTE
(LOST IN THE NIGHT)
L’AMOUR ET LES FORÊTS by Valérie DONZELLI
(JUST THE TWO OF US)
EUREKA by Lisandro ALONSO

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

MAN IN BLACK by WANG Bing
OCCUPIED CITY by Steve MCQUEEN
ANSELM by Wim WENDER
RETRATOS FANTASMAS by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
(PICTURES OF GHOSTS)
LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona ACHACHE
BREAD AND ROSES by Sahra MANI
LE THÉORÈME DE MARGUERITE by Anna NOVION
(MARGUERITE’S THEOREM)
AS FILHAS DO FOGO by Pedro COSTA | Short Movie
(THE DAUGHTERS OF FIRE)
EXTRANA FORMA DE VIDA by Pedro ALMODÓVAR | Short Movie
(STRANGE WAY OF LIFE)

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