This year's edition is running from May 13 to 24 and will open with Partir un jour, directed by Amélie Bonnin. Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or. It will feature Sylvain Chomet's A Magnificent Life, left, as a Special Screening.

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The History Of Sound
The History Of Sound
Two young men in 1920 set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old, lives with her single mother. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
The rise and fall of an Irish rogue.
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
Following a court ruling, four-year-old Adam is hospitalised for malnutrition. The head nurse faces a tricky battle to balance the competing interests of child, parent and hospital.
The Chronology Of Water
The Chronology Of Water
A troubled young woman escapes an abusive childhood, family tragedy and addiction issues by slowly finding her creative voice as a writer.
A Useful Ghost
A Useful Ghost
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing the vacuum cleaner. But to become a useful ghost, she first needs to get rid of the useless ones.
Nino
Nino
Seventy-two hours before Nino's chemotherapy, he must complete the two missions given to him by his doctor.
Wild Foxes
Wild Foxes
At a sports boarding school, talented young boxer Camille is knocked back by an accident that starts to make him question his place inside the ring.
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination... the desk of a newly appointed local prosecutor, who embarks on a quest for justice.
Kika
Kika
A grieving new mother, while struggling to make ends meet for her family, uncovers an unexpected passion within herself.
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Cannes Film Festival Features

It’s about re-enchantment
Christian Petzold on cinema history, lullabies, Laura, Rebecca and Miroirs No. 3
'I didn't make this film myself. The Islamic Republic made it by putting me in prison'
Jafar Panahi on the inspiration for It Was Just An Accident
Palettes and paradoxes
Félix Dufour-Laperrière on the concept, contradictions and colours of Death Does Not Exist
'Being a filmmaker is a kind of disease'
Director István Szabó on reflections, restorations and why he will never say never
Dual identity
Or Sinai on exploring the life of a migrant worker who returns home in Mama
'Speaking the language turns me into a totally different person'
Jodie finds the right French accent in A Private Life
'It’s the work that is going to stand above all awards'
Spike Lee on hard graft, collaborating with Denzel and his love of the Knicks
Feeling the flow
Sven Bresser on the rhythms and composition of Reedland
A sense of place
When The Geese Flew director Arthur Gay on transient characters and the idea of home
'He kept this spirit of a child'
Sylvain Chomet on animating Marcel Pagnol's career in A Magnificent Life
'I admit it was crazy idea, but then film people are crazy'
Richard Linklater on chronicling the creation of Godard's Breathless in Nouvelle Vague
Warring parents sparked Ramsay’s Cannes entry
Die, My Love stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence in fighting form
Slice of life... and fable
The President's Cake director Hasan Hadi on the challenges and craft behind his debut

Cannes Film Festival News

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Cannes Jury president on society’s changes … and the need for jury humility
Cannes supremo keeps powder dry on tariffs
Why Frémaux still feels the love for American cinema
Chaplin strikes gold in Cannes
Festival to present restored classic to mark film’s centenary year
Manning Walker ready for Cannes great escape
How To Have Sex director to head Un Certain Regard jury
Berry and Kidman join Cannes ranks
Full Palme d'Or jury revealed, plus accolade for Nicole
Cantet and Campillo take opening slot in Directors’ Fortnight
Act of friendship and artistic endeavour headlines a diverse Cannes selection
Childhood foray to open Cannes Critics’ Week
Award-winning director Laura Wendel returns to Croisette with second feature
Linklater, Anderson, and Chomet grab Cannes limelight
Dardennes, Reichardt and Trier also make cut as selection revealed
Cannes mission possible for Tom Cruise
The Final Reckoning to be presented Out of Competition
Honorary Palme d’Or for De Niro the perfectionist
Cannes organisers announce award for Taxi Driver veteran on opening night
President Binoche to head Cannes jury
Organisers praise star with enduring 'artistic curiosity'
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