Three Italians in competition
(from Cannes Luigi Noera and Marina Pavido – Photos are courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival)
Two veterans in competition with the Rohrwacher
The Festival of Cannes 2023 once again this year it will present a richer and fuller program than ever. For this edition 2023 great are the expectations on the Croisette, especially regarding the fact that, after one edition (that of 2020) canceled and two other editions in which the security measures due to the pandemic were still strong, this year the situation finally seems to have returned to normal.
Anyway, regarding the films in competition, important names on the international film scene will make the task of the jury difficult in deciding who will deserve the coveted Palme d'Or. Among the directors who will preview their latest efforts at this edition of the Cannes Film Festival, indeed, we find, among others, Aki Kaurismaki (Fallen Leaves), Jessica Hausner (after several unsuccessful movie releases with different titles Zero), Hirokazu Kore-eda (Monster), Wes Anderson (Asteroid City), Ken Loach (The old Oak) e Nuri Bilge Ceylan (About dry Grasses), over, obviously, to the Italians Marco Bellocchio (Kidnapped), Alice Rohrwacher (The Chimera) and Nanni Moretti, which is now at home in Cannes and which this year will present in the running for the coveted Palme d'Or The Sol of the future, currently already in Italian cinemas.
In all, in competition in Cannes76, they will be presented well 21 film. Here, right away, all feature films.
- ANATOMY OF A FALL, Justine Triet (France)
- ASTEROID CITY, Wes Anderson (United States of America)
- ET ADAMA PANEL, Ramata-Toulaye Sy (France, Senegal)
- BLACK FLIES, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire (United States of America)
- LA CHIMERA, Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, United States of America, Switzerland, France)
- CLUB ZERO, Jessica Hausner (Austria, UK, Germany, France, Denmark)
- LAST SUMMER, Catherine Breillat (France)
- OLFA'S DAUGHTERS, Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia, France, Germany)
- FIREBRAND, Karim Aïnouz (UK)
- MONSTER, Hirokazu Kore'eda (Japan)
- FALLEN LEAVES, Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES, Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden)
- MAY DECEMBER, Todd Haynes (United States of America)
- THE OLD OAK, Ken Loach (UK)
- THE PASSION OF DODIN BOUFFANT, Tran Anh Hung (France)
- PERFECT DAYS, Wim Wenders (Germany, Japan)
- YOUTH, Wang Bing (China, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France)
- KIDNAPPED, Marco Bellocchio (Italy, France, Germany)
- THE RETURN, Catherine Corsini (France)
- THE SUN OF THE FUTURE, Nanni Moretti (Italy, France)
- THE ZONE OF INTEREST, Jonathan Glazer (UK, United States of America)
Out competition in Cannes76, instead, nine films will be presented, including the opening film of the festival Jeanne of Barry, latest effort by French director Maïwenn and the closing film Elemental, the last, highly anticipated feature film from Pixar, directed by Peter Sohn.
Below, here is the complete list of films out of competition.
- Opening Film: JEANNE DU BARRY, Maiwenn (France)
- STRANGE WAY OF LIFE, Pedro Almodovar – short film (Spain)
- GIRLS OF FIRE, Pedro Costa – short film (Portugal)
- ABBOT STONE: A LIFE OF FIGHTS, Frederic Tellier (France)
- COBWEB, Kim Ji-woon (South Korea)
- THE IDOL, Sam Levinson – serie TV, 2 episodes (United States of America)
- INDIANA JONES AND THE FATE DIAL, James Mangold (United States of America)
- KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, directed by Martin Scorsese (United States of America)
- Closing Film: ELEMENTAL, peter son (United States of America)
The jury of Cannes76, who will have the difficult task of awarding the Palme d'Or, it will be chaired this year by Ruben Östlund, winner last year of the Palme d'Or for the scratchy Triangle of Sadness. Below, here is the full team.
Ruben Östlund, director and screenwriter (Sweden) – Jury President
Paul Dano, actor, director and screenwriter (United States of America)
Julia Ducournau, director and screenwriter (France)
Brie Larson, actress, director and producer (United States of America)
Denis Menochet, actor (France)
The Story of the Bird, director and screenwriter (Zambia, UK)
Atiq Rahimi, writer, director and screenwriter (Afghanistan)
Damian Szifron, director and screenwriter (Argentina)
Maryam Touzani, director and screenwriter (Morocco)
As regards the section A Certain Regard, instead, this year they will be present well 19 films in competition. Also on this occasion, therefore, we find a particularly rich and diversified selection. Below, the complete list of films present.
- OMEN, Baloji (Congo, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, South Africa)
- TERRSTRIAL VERSES, Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami (Iran)
- IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE, Zoljargal Purevdash (Mongolia)
- THE SETTLERS, Felipe Galvez (Chile, Argentina, Denmark)
- THE BURITI FLOWER, João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora (Portugal, Brazil)
- LOS delinquents, Rodrigo Moreno (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxembourg)
- ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS, Wei Shujun (China)
- HOW TO HAVE SEX, Molly Manning Walker (UK)
- HOPELESS, Kim Chang-hoon (South Korea)
- THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES, Asmae El Moudir (Morocco, Egypt)
- PACKS, Kamal Lazraq (Belgium)
- THE NEW BOY, Warwick Thornton (UK, Australia)
- A NIGHT, Alex Lutz (France, Belgium)
- THE BREAKING ICE, Antony Chen (China)
- THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, Thomas Cailley (France)
- NOTHING TO LOSE, Delphine Deloget (France)
- ROSALIE, Stephanie Di Giusto (France)
- SIMPLE AS SYLVAIN, Monia Chokri (Canada)
- GOODBYE JULIA, Mohamed Kordofani (Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Sweden)
The Jury of A Certain Regard will be chaired by actor John C. Reilly. Below, the full team.
John C. Reilly, actor (United States of America) – Jury President
Paula Beer, actress (Germany)
Davy Chou, director and screenwriter (France, Cambodia)
Emily Dequenne, actress (Belgium)
Alice Winocour, director and screenwriter (France)
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