The Cannes Film Festival has been more secretive than usual this year, with Thierry Fremaux and co. deciding not to announce the opening film in advance, as is usually tradition. Instead, the full lineup has just dropped all at once, and it looks like a very strong year.
Despite some speculation that Netflix would be shut out, the streaming service has Noah Baumbach‘s “The Meyerowitz Stories” and Bong Joon-Ho‘s “Okja” headed to the south of France. “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius‘ Jean-Luc Godard flick “Redoubtable” is appearing, though not opening as some speculated (that honor goes to Arnaud Desplechin‘s new one) while Michael Haneke‘s “Happy End,” Sofia Coppola‘s “The Beguiled,” and Yorgos Lanthimos‘s “The Killing Of A Sacred Deer” have all nabbed slots.
Interestingly, it’s a blockbuster-free zone so far, but the biggest ticket might actually be a TV show, in the shape of two episodes of David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks” revival, while Jane Campion will also screen the entirety of “Top Of The Lake: China Girl.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. See the whole line-up below plus a first look at Colin Farrell in Lanthimos’ latest.
Full lineup below. The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 17-28.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LOVELESS – Andrey Zvyagintsev
GOOD TIME – Benny & Josh Safdie
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE – Lynne Ramsay
L’AMANT DOUBLE – Francois Ozon
JUPITER’S MOON – Kornel Mundruczo
A GENTLE CREATURE – Sergei Loznitsa
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – Yorgos Lanthimos
RADIANCE – Naomi Kawase
THE DAY AFTER – Hong Sang-Soo
LE REDOUBTABLE – Michel Hazavanicius
WONDERSTRUCK – Todd Haynes
HAPPY END – Michael Haneke
RODIN – Jacques Doillon
THE BEGUILED – Sofia Coppola
120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE – Robin Campillo
OKJA – Bong Joon-Ho
THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES – Noah Baumbach
IN THE FADE – Fatih Akin
UN CERTAIN REGARD
BARBARA – Mathieu Amalric (Opening Film)
THE DESERT BRIDE – Cecilia Atan & Valeria Pivato
CLOSENESS – Kantemir Balagov
BEAUTY & THE DOGS – Kaouther Ben Hania
L’ATELIER – Laurent Cantet
LUCKY – Sergio Castellitto
APRIL’S DAUGHTER – Michel Franco
WESTERN – Valeska Grisebach
DIRECTIONS – Stephen Komandarev
OUT – Gyorgy Kristof
BEFORE WE VANISH – Kiyoshi Kurosawa
THE NATURE OF TIME – Karim Moussaoui
DREGS – Mohammad Rasoulof
YOUNG WOMAN – Léonor Serraille
WIND RIVER – Taylor Sheridan
AFTER THE WAR – Annarita Zambrano
OUT OF COMPETITION
LES FANTOMES D’ISMAEL – Arnaud Desplechin (Opening Film)
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL – Takashi Miike
HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES – John Cameron Mitchell
VISAGES, VILLAGES – Agnes Varda & JR
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
THE VILLAINESS – Jung Byung-Gil
THE MERCILESS – Byun Sung-Hyun
PRAYER BEFORE DAWN – Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
SPECIAL EVENTS
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL – Davis Guggenheim
12 DAYS – Raymond Depardon
THEY – Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
CLAIR’S CAMERA – Hong Sang-Soo
PROMISED LAND – Eugene Jarecki
NAPALM – Claude Lanzmann
DEMONS IN PARADISE – Jude Ratman
SEA SORROW – Vanessa Redgrave
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
CARNE Y ARENA – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (VR Film)
TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL – Jane Campion
24 FRAMES – Abbas Kiarostami
COME SWIM – Kristen Stewart (short)
TWIN PEAKS – David Lynch (2 episodes)
Can’t wait for new Safdie bros