The Global Film Village: 63rd Cannes Film Festival Announces Film Line Up
by Marla Lewin
The Opening night film already announced is Ridley Scot's ROBIN HOOD. 20th Century Fox will have an Out of Competition screening of Oliver Stone's WALL STREET - MONEY NEVER SLEEPS. Additional Out of Competition screenings are YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER from Woody Allen (Sony Classics) and TAMARA DREWE from Stephen Frears.
This years line up is a virtual Boy's Club with not a single female director represented so far in the main competition. Although there are still probably 5-7 more films to be announced over all.
The Competition screenings are:
Mathieu AMALRIC TOURNÉE
Xavier BEAUVOIS DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX
Rachid BOUCHAREB HORS LA LOI
Alejandro GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU BIUTIFUL
Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN UN HOMME QUI CRIE (A Screaming Man)
IM Sangsoo THE HOUSEMAID
Abbas KIAROSTAMI COPIE CONFORME
Takeshi KITANO OUTRAGE
LEE Chang-dong POETRY
Mike LEIGH ANOTHER YEAR
Doug LIMAN FAIR GAME
Sergei LOZNITSA YOU. MY JOY
Daniele LUCHETTI LA NOSTRA VITA
Nikita MIKHALKOV UTOMLYONNYE SOLNTSEM 2
Bertrand TAVERNIER LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER
The Competition will feature 16 films from 13 countries. A total of 46 features have already been chosen to screen at the festival. Notable films that the festival is still waiting for completion dates include Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" starring former jury president Sean Penn.
FEATURE FILM JURY
Tim BURTON, President - Director / USA
Kate BECKINSALE - Actress / United Kingdom
Giovanna MEZZOGIORNO - Actress / Italy
Alberto BARBERA - Director National Museum of Cinema / Italy
Emmanuel CARRERE - Writer - Scripwriter - Director / France
Benicio DEL TORO - Actor / Puerto Rico
Victor ERICE - Director / Spain
Shekhar KAPUR - Director - Actor - Producer / India
UN CERTAIN REGARD Screenings
Derek CIANFRANCE BLUE VALENTINE 1st film
Manoel DE OLIVEIRA O ESTRANHO CASO DE ANGÉLICA (Angelica)
Xavier DOLAN LES AMOURS IMAGINAIRES (Heartbeats)
Ivan FUND, Santiago LOZA LOS LABIOS
Fabrice GOBERT SIMON WERNER A DISPARU…
Jean-Luc GODARD FILM SOCIALISME
Christoph HOCHHÄUSLER UNTER DIR DIE STADT (The City Below)
Lodge KERRIGAN REBECCA H. (RETURN TO THE DOGS)
Ágnes KOCSIS PÁL ADRIENN (Adrienn Pál)
Vikramaditya MOTWANE UDAAN 1st film
Radu MUNTEAN MARTI, DUPA CRACIUN (Tuesday, After Christmas)
Hideo NAKATA CHATROOM
Cristi PUIU AURORA (Aurora)
HONG Sangsoo HA HA HA
Oliver SCHMITZ LIFE ABOVE ALL
Daniel VEGA, Diego VEGA OCTUBRE
David VERBEEK R U THERE
Xiaoshuai WANG RIZHAO CHONGQING (Chongqing Blues)
Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL LOONG BOONMEE RALEUK CHAAT
(Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY
Claire DENIS, President - Director / France
Midnight Screenings:
Gregg ARAKI KABOOM
Gilles MARCHAND L'AUTRE MONDE (Blackhole)
Special Screenings:
Carlos DIEGUES 5 X FAVELA POR NOS MESMOS 1h36
Charles FERGUSON INSIDE JOB
Sophie FIENNES OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW
Patricio GUZMAN NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ (Nostalgia For The Light)
Sabina GUZZANTI DRAQUILA - L'ITALIA CHE TREMA
Otar IOSSELIANI CHANTRAPAS
Diego LUNA ABEL 1st film
