Last year might not have been a fantastic one for the Cannes Film Festival. However, this year is a different story. They have bounced back with many different selections sure to satiate any film critic’s palate. The line up for the 63th annual Cannes Film Fest was announced.
For those of you cinephiles whose dream it is to walk the stairs of the Croisette (I have, although it was two weeks after the fest ended), you will appreciate this years crop of films making their debuts. Highlights of this year’s in competition line-up include Terrence Malick‘s THE TREE OF LIFE, Lars Von Trier‘s apocalyptic drama MELANCHOLIA, Nicholas Winding Refn‘s action thriller DRIVE and Pedro Almodovar‘s horror tale THE SKIN THAT I LIVE IN. Also making their debuts are Leigh’s erotic drama SLEEPING BEAUTY, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (starring the always fabulous Tilda Swinton), and Paolo Sorrentino‘s THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
As I’ve said before, I’m dying inside that I’m not going. Sadly my yacht was seized and my private jet is scheduled to get new leather upholstery that week. However, for all of you who may be in attendance, have a great time and make sure you tweet about it so as to rub it in our faces. The fest on the gorgeous Cote d’Azur takes place starting on May 11.
Here’s the complete line-up:
In Competition:
“The Skin That I Live In” – Pedro Almodovar
“L’Apollonide”” – Betrand Bonello
“Footnote” – Joseph Cedar
“Paterre” – Alain Cavalier
“Once Upon A Time In Anatolia” – Nuri Bilge Ceylan
“The Kid With The Bike” – The Dardenne Brothers
“Le Havre” – Aki Kaurismaki
“Hanezu no Tsuki” – Naomi Kawase
“Sleeping Beauty” – Julia Leigh
“Tree of LIfe” – Terrence Malick
“La Source de Femmes” – Radu Mihaileanu
“Polisse” – Maïwenn Le Besco
“Harakiri” – Takashi Miike
“We Have A Pope” – Nanni Moretti
“Melancholia” – Lars Von Trier
“This Must Be The Place” – Paolo Sorrentino
“Drive” – Nicholas Winding Refn
“We Need To Talk About Kevin” – Lynne Ramsay
Un Certain Regard:
“Restless” – Gus Van Sant
“Martha Marcy May Marlene” – Sean Durkin
“The Hunter” – Bazur Bakuradze”
“Halt auf freier Strecke” – Andreas Dresen
“Skoonheid” – Oliver Hermanus
“Hors Satan” – Bruno Dumont
Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro” – Robert Guédiguian
“The Days He Arrives” – Hong Sang-Soo
“Bonsai” – Christian Jimenez
“Tatsumi” – Erik Khoo
“En maintenant, on va ou?” – Nadine Labaki
“Ariang” – Kim Ki Duk
“Loverboy”- Cătălin Mitulescu
“Toomelah” – Ivan Sen
“Yellow Sea” – Na Hong-Jin
“Miss Bala” – Gerardo Naranjo
“L’exercice de l’Etat” – Pierre Schoeller
“Oslo, August 31st” Joachim Trier
“Travailler fatigue” – Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra
Out of Competition:
“The Beaver” – Jodie Foster
“The Artist” – Michel Hazanavicius
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” – Rob Marshall
“La Conquete” – Xavier Durringer
“Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom Of Doom” – Jennifer Yuh
Special Screenings:
“Labrador” – Frederikke Aspock
“Le maître des forges de l’enfer” – Rithy Panh
“Un documentaire sur Michel Petrucciani” – Michael Radford
“Tous au Larzac” – Christian Rouaud
I'm sad to not see Bel Ami on the list