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The Cannes Film Festival will run from May 12 to 23. Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson are to receive honorary Palmes d'Or at the 79th edition. Park Chan-Wook will head the jury. The line-up will be announced on April 9. The festival will open with The Electric Kiss. We are currently inputting the line-up so please check back.
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Cannes Latest Reviews
Crescendo
Satire sees the cast of an opera rocked by an accusation of sexual assault.
Satire sees the cast of an opera rocked by an accusation of sexual assault.
De Gaulle: Résistance
The story of Charles de Gaulle's rise to power.
The story of Charles de Gaulle's rise to power.
Full Phil
Absurdist comedy centring on a wealthy American industrialist trying to reconnect with his daughter on a luxury trip.
Absurdist comedy centring on a wealthy American industrialist trying to reconnect with his daughter on a luxury trip.
Colony
A biotechnology professor is among those trapped at a biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
A biotechnology professor is among those trapped at a biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
Minotaur
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.
Species
Margot dreams of becoming a life-saving doctor. But as an intern at the most competitive ER in the country, she has trouble keeping up. Soon, young burnt out patients come to her with unusual symptoms, just as she starts developing a strange metamorphosis…
Margot dreams of becoming a life-saving doctor. But as an intern at the most competitive ER in the country, she has trouble keeping up. Soon, young burnt out patients come to her with unusual symptoms, just as she starts developing a strange metamorphosis…
Sheep In The Box
A couple take a humanoid robot into their home as a replacement for their dead son.
A couple take a humanoid robot into their home as a replacement for their dead son.
Madame
Laura works for Souria in a luxurious Paris mansion. Souria, kept by a Saudi prince, awaits his visits. As Laura adapts to this world of wealth and surveillance, the women bond. But Laura senses danger closing in on them both.
Laura works for Souria in a luxurious Paris mansion. Souria, kept by a Saudi prince, awaits his visits. As Laura adapts to this world of wealth and surveillance, the women bond. But Laura senses danger closing in on them both.
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Childhood friends Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of the lives they would have one day. Now they’re thirty, and the future they imagined is slipping quietly out of reach.
Childhood friends Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of the lives they would have one day. Now they’re thirty, and the future they imagined is slipping quietly out of reach.
Dernsie: The Amazing Life Of Bruce Dern
A documentary examining the life and cinematic achievements of the celebrated actor.
A documentary examining the life and cinematic achievements of the celebrated actor.
Cannes Film Festival Features
Driven by love and capitalism
Director Pierre Le Gall on the themes of Flesh and Fuel
Driving for authenticity
Julian Swiezewski on trucking, gay romance and the power of normality in Flesh And Fuel
Untold history
Christophe Réveille on his documentary Che Guevara: The Last Companions
In totality
Reuben Hamlyn on the intersections of ordinary life with horrific acts, and Sunday's Children
Siren school
Konstantina Kotzamani on professional mermaids and Titanic Ocean
Same movie, different mode
James Gray, Miles Teller and Adam Driver discuss making Paper Tiger
Spectators
Marie Kreutzer, Léa Seydoux, Laurence Rupp and Catherine Deneuve on Gentle Monster
Conflicted characters
Alexis Manenti on Too Many Beasts and Flesh And Fuel
Love, not reason
Pawel Pawlikowski, Sandra Hüller, August Diehl and Hanns Zischler discuss Fatherland
The accidental revolutionary
Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue discuss artistic evolution and Blaise
Cannes Film Festival News
Fjord wins Palme d'Or
Cristian Mungiu takes top prize in Cannes for a second time
Everytime wins Un Certain Regard top prize
Iron Boy and Elephants In The Fog also among accolades
Yuri is top dog in Cannes
La Perra star wins Palm Dog
La Gradiva tops Critics' Week awards
Full list of winners announced
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winners announced
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning takes People’s Choice Audience Award
Standing ovation for Bruce Dern in Cannes
Documentary première is a family affair
Once Upon A Time In Gaza is Arab Critics Awards winner
Full results announced in Cannes
John Travolta awarded honorary Palme d’Or
"I just can't believe it," says star
Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma team takes to the stage at Cannes
"This was the most joyful experience of my life," says Jane Schoenbrun
Paul Laverty, Demi Moore and Park Chan-Wook speak out at Cannes
Jury members get political
Peter Jackson receives Honorary Palme d’Or
Elijah Wood praises filmmaker's early tenacity
Monia Chokri to head Caméra d’Or Jury
Quebecois filmmaker to preside over selection of best directorial debut
Loach, Cruise and Leclerc films hit the beach in Cannes
Open-air Cinéma de la Plage screenings announced
Cannes getting into gear with Fast And The Furious
Festival to host 25th anniversary screening, as Classics also announced
Cannes announces full jury
Paul Laverty, Demi Moore & Stellan Skarsgård among those signed up
Julianne Moore garlanded by Women in Motion
Margherita Spampinato wins Emerging Talent Award
Leïla Bekhti leads Un Certain Regard Jury
French star embraces 'responsibility and joy' of Cannes role
Cavalier vies with fresh talents in Directors’ Fortnight
New and established names provide an eclectic mix in Cannes
Cannes Acid sidebar announced
Parallel section features nine films
Critics' Week announces titles
Animation In Waves opens selection with Yemeni-Scot's debut also in line-up
Cannes prepares to unleash the deluge
Almodóvar, Farhadi, Soderbergh, Sachs and Mungui headline Frémaux’s bumper crop
Travolta flies into Cannes with directorial debut
Star's Propeller One-Way Night Coach is based on his own book
Lighton and McGoldrick join La Résidence
English and Northern Irish directors selected for Cannes development programme
Barbra Streisand to receive Honorary Palme d'Or
Cannes pays tribute to 'consummate creator and courageous citizen'
Peter Jackson to receive Honorary Palme d'Or
Lord Of The Rings director 'privileged' to receive accolade
Park Chan-wook for president
Cannes names South Korean filmmaker as jury head
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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