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During the pandemic, no major film festival was all shook up more than Cannes, forced to cancel the 2020 event and shifting dates to mid-summer for an overstocked comeback event the following year. Now, this all-important showcase for global art cinema looks to be finding its feet again, thanks to a diverse lineup that includes everything from Baz Luhrmann\u2019s \u201cElvis\u201d to the directorial debut of Presley\u2019s real-life granddaughter, Riley Keough, whose \u201cBeast\u201d (co-directed by Gina Gammell) is set on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n
Sounding optimistic at the press conference on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris, artistic director Thierry Fr\u00e9maux announced new films from George Miller (\u201cThree Thousand Years of Longing\u201d), David Cronenberg (\u201cCrimes of the Future\u201d), Kelly Reichardt (\u201dShowing Up\u201d) and James Gray (\u201cArmageddon Time\u201d) in the official selection.<\/p>\n
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\nAccompanied by outgoing festival president Pierre Lescure, Fr\u00e9maux announced the opening film, Michel Hazanvicius\u2019 \u201cFinal Cut,\u201d which had originally been selected for Sundance, but was pulled after that festival went virtual amid a mid-January surge of the Omicron variant. (The year before the pandemic, Cannes opened with another zombie comedy, Jim Jarmusch\u2019s \u201cThe Dead Don\u2019t Die.\u201d)<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9maux also confirmed the world premiere of \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d alongside a tribute to Tom Cruise, on the second day of the festival, which is scheduled to take place again in person from May 17-28. Joining \u201cElvis\u201d in celebrating 20th-century rock legends are two music-focused features: Ethan Coen\u2019s out-of-competition doc \u201cJerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind\u201d and \u201cMoonage Daydream,\u201d a montage-driven midnight-movie tribute to David Bowie from Brett Morgen in the vein of his Kurt Cobain film.<\/p>\n
The competition lineup includes new work from several returning Palme d\u2019Or winners: Ruben \u00d6stlund\u2019s social satire \u201cTriangle of Sadness,\u201d Japanese helmer Kore-eda Hirokazu\u2019s Korea-set \u201cBroker,\u201d Romanian director Cristian Mungiu\u2019s politically charged \u201cRMN\u201d and Belgian duo the Dardenne brothers\u2019 immigrant-focused \u201cTori and Lokita.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, as a way of (prematurely) celebrating the end of the pandemic, the official lineup swelled to 80 titles, whereas just 49 were announced at the press conference \u2014 though Fr\u00e9maux indicated that a few more would follow next week. Additions are likely to include more films by women, possibly even some from Africa. During the presser, Fremaux suggested it had been a challenging year for the selection committee due to the large number of films submitted \u2014 above 2,200 films \u2014 and the fact that many came in very late. He said the level of movies submitted used to always be below 2,000 titles before the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Although the pandemic isn\u2019t over and many countries are currently undergoing a spike in infections, Fremaux said \u201cthe world cinema landscape is starting to get back in shape and this year marks a return to a quasi normality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fremaux also pointed out the jury will be announced after the Official Selection and not the other way around as in previous years. He suggested the delay in assembling the jury was due to talent availability.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese days, artists are working for the film industry but not only,\u201d Fr\u00e9maux said. \u201cThey are also working on other formats and it\u2019s interesting to see \u2026 the industry bouncing back.\u201d<\/p>\n
The latest industry chatter are suggests that two-time Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has been approached to preside over the jury. Penelope Cruz, who was previously being discussed as a potential jury president, is expected to hit the Croisette for \u201cL\u2019Immensita\u201d which could be a late addition to the competition.<\/p>\n
Cannes has been criticized in recent years for not recognizing and boosting female talent, falling egregiously short of its gender-parity pledge with the advocacy org 5050\u00d72020 (which is now aptly called 50:50 Future). This year\u2019s lineup includes just three films in competition by women: In addition to Reichardt, French directors Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (\u201cForever Young\u201d) and fresh-from-Berlin Claire Denis (\u201cStars at Noon\u201d) stand a shot at the Palme. It\u2019s worth noting that women won the top prize at all the major festivals in the last year \u2014 Cannes (\u201cTitane\u201d), Venice (\u201dHappening\u201d and \u201cPower of the Dog\u201d), Toronto (\u201cYuni\u201d), Berlin (\u201cAlcarr\u00e0s\u201d and \u201cBoth Sides of the Blade\u201d) and Sundance (\u201dThe Nanny\u201d) \u2014 suggesting that the Palme could well go to one of these three.<\/p>\n
There are no first features in competition this year, although Camera d\u2019Or winner Lukas Dhont (\u201cGirl\u201d) will screen his second feature, \u201cClose,\u201d alongside 83-year-old veteran Jerzy Skolimowski (\u201cDeep End\u201d), whose film \u201cEo\u201d focuses on a donkey. Two Ukrainian filmmakers, Sergei Loznitsa (\u201cThe Natural History of Destruction\u201d) and Maksim Nakonechnyi (\u201cButterfly Vision\u201d), have been invited, along with one Russian, dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov, in competition with \u201cTcha\u00efkovski\u2019s Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Besides the anticipated North American films in the out-of-competition lineup, there are also a few stars-packed French movies in the mix, including Cedric Jimenez\u2019s \u201cNovember\u201d with Jean Dujardin, Anais Demoustier and Sandrine Kimberlain, and Nicolas Bedos\u2019 \u201cMasquerade\u201d with Isabelle Adjani and Pierre Niney. Jimenez and Bedos previously presented \u201cThe Stronghold\u201d and \u201cLa Belle Epoque,\u201d respectively, in the out-of-competition section.<\/p>\n
2022 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP<\/p>\n
COMPETITION
\n\u201cArmageddon Time,\u201d James Gray (U.S.)<\/p>\n
\u201cBoy From Heaven,\u201d Tarik Saleh (Sweden)<\/p>\n
\u201cBroker,\u201d Kore-eda Hirokazu (Japan)<\/p>\n
\u201cBrother and Sister\u201d OR \u201cFr\u00e8re et S\u0153ur,\u201d Arnaud Desplechin (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cClose,\u201d Lucas Dhont (Belgium)<\/p>\n
\u201cCrimes of the Future,\u201d David Cronenberg (Canada)<\/p>\n
\u201cDecision to Leave\u201d OR \u201cHaeojil Gyeolsim,\u201d Park Chan-Wook (S. Korea)<\/p>\n
\u201cEo\u201d OR \u201cHi-Han,\u201d Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland)<\/p>\n
\u201cForever Young\u201d OR \u201cLes Amandiers,\u201d Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly Spider,\u201d Ali Abbasi (Iran)<\/p>\n
\u201cLeila\u2019s Brothers,\u201d Saeed Roustaee (Iran)<\/p>\n
\u201cNostalgia,\u201d Mario Martone (Italy)<\/p>\n
\u201cRMN,\u201d Cristian Mungiu (Romania)<\/p>\n
\u201cShowing Up,\u201d Kelly Reichardt (U.S.)<\/p>\n
\u201cStars at Noon,\u201d Claire Denis (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cTcha\u00efkovski\u2019s Wife,\u201d Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)<\/p>\n
\u201cTori and Lokita,\u201d Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)<\/p>\n
\u201cTriangle of Sadness,\u201d Ruben \u00d6stlund (Sweden)<\/p>\n
UN CERTAIN REGARD
\n\u201cAll the People I\u2019ll Never Be\u201d OR \u201cRetour \u00e0 S\u00e9oul,\u201d Davy Chou (Cambodia)<\/p>\n
\u201cBeast,\u201d Riley Keough and Gina Gammell (U.S.)<\/p>\n
\u201cBurning Days,\u201d Emin Alper (Turkey)<\/p>\n
\u201cButterfly Vision,\u201d Maksim Nakonechnyi (Ukraine)<\/p>\n
\u201cCorsage,\u201d Marie Kruetzer (Austria)<\/p>\n
\u201cDomingo and the Mist,\u201d Ariel Escalante Meza (Costa Rica)<\/p>\n
\u201cGodland,\u201d Hlynur P\u00e1lmason (Iceland)<\/p>\n
\u201cJoyland,\u201d Saim Sadiq (Pakistan)<\/p>\n
\u201cMetronom,\u201d Alexandru Belc (Romania)<\/p>\n
\u201cPlan 75,\u201d Hayakawa Chie (Japan)<\/p>\n
\u201cRodeo,\u201d Lola Quivoron (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cSick of Myself,\u201d Kristoffer Borgli (Norway)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Silent Twins,\u201d Agnieszka Smocynska (Poland)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Stranger,\u201d Thomas M. Wright (Australia)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Worst\u201d OR \u201cLes Pires,\u201d Lise Akora and Romane Gueret (France)<\/p>\n
OUT OF COMPETITION
\n\u201cElvis,\u201d Baz Luhrmann (U.S.-Australia)<\/p>\n
\u201cFinal Cut\u201d OR \u201cZ (Comme Z),\u201d Michel Hazanvicius (France) \u2014 OPENER<\/p>\n
\u201cMascarade,\u201d Nicolas Bedos (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cNovember,\u201d C\u00e9dric Jimenez (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cThree Thousand Years of Longing,\u201d George Miller (Australia)<\/p>\n
\u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d Joseph Kosinski (U.S.)<\/p>\n
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
\n\u201cFumer fait tousser,\u201d Quentin Dupieux (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cHunt,\u201d Lee Jung-Jae (S. Korea)<\/p>\n
\u201cMoonage Daydream,\u201d Brett Morgen (U.S.)<\/p>\n
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
\n\u201cAll That Breathes,\u201d Shaunak Sen (India)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Natural History of Destruction,\u201d Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)<\/p>\n
\u201cJerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind,\u201d Ethan Coen (U.S.)<\/p>\n
CANNES PREMIERE
\n\u201cDodo,\u201d Panos H. Koutras (Greece)<\/p>\n
\u201cIrma Vep,\u201d Olivier Assayas (France)<\/p>\n
\u201cNightfall,\u201d Marco Bellocchio (Italy)<\/p>\n
\u201cNos Frangins,\u201d Rachid Bouchareb (France)<\/p>\n
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