Daily Films for Cannes May 19th English
IN COMPETITION
The Unknown by Arthur Harari at 8:30
Runtime: 2h19
David Zimmerman, almost 40, is a photographer but no one knows it. When friends drag him to a wild party, he spots a woman in the crowd and can’t take his eyes off her, he follows her… A few hours later, David wakes up : he’s in the body of the unknown woman.
FJORD by Cristian Mungiu at 11:45
Runtime: 2h26
The Gheorghius, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbours, the Halbergs. Their children bond despite their different education.
When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents might have anything to do with it.
MINOTAUR by ANDREÏ ZVIAGUINTSEV at 15:30
Runtime: 2h15
Russia, 2022. When Gleb, a successful company director, finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world, the collapse of his carefully ordered life accelerates toward violence.
AMARGA NAVIDAD by PEDRO ALMODÓVAR at 19:00
Runtime: 1h52
Raúl is a cult filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis.
When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it to write his next film. Little by little, he imagines Elsa, a filmmaker in the midst of writing a script, whose journey begins to mirror his own.
The two filmmakers become two sides of the same character, in a game of mirrors where the raw honesty of autofiction reveals as much as it destroys. But how far can one go to tell a story?
CANNES PREMIERES
LUCY LOST by OLIVIER CLERT at 16:30
Runtime: 1h25
On the edge of a remote fishing village, Lucy, a mysterious girl with visions no one else can see, meets her secret friend Milly. Together, they set out on a magical quest to uncover the secret behind her mysterious powers.
LE TRIANGLE D’OR by HÉLÈNE ROSSELET-RUIZ at 19:15
Runtime: 1h30
To make ends meet, Laura takes a job working for Souria in a grand mansion in Paris’s Golden Triangle.
Installed there by her lover, a wealthy Saudi prince, Souria lives in anticipation of his visits. As Laura struggles to adjust to this world of excessive luxury and constant surveillance, a fragile bond begins to form between thetwo women. But Laura senses that Souria is in danger, and that this gilded cage may be closing in on them both.
THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER by KUROSAWA KIYOSHI at 20:00
Runtime: 2h27
When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion.
DIAMOND by ANDY GARCIA at 22:00
Runtime: 1h58
“DIAMOND” A contemporary Noir with period sensibilities set in Los Angeles. Our Protagonist, Joe Diamond, is a man out of time, an urban legend with an emotional traumatic past. He has the uncanny ability to solve crimes, that even the LAPD cannot. Armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of that genre. Diamond is a love letter to Los Angeles and a homage to the great noir films of past.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
BEN’IMANA by MARIE-CLÉMENTINE DUSABEJAMBO at 11:00
Runtime: 1h36
Rwanda, 2012. In the years following the Genocide against the Tutsi, community-led trials for justice and reconciliation continue across the country. Vénéranda, a survivor, leads dialogue between victims and the families of perpetrators, helping others rebuild their lives and look towards the future. But when she learns of her daughter’s unexpected pregnancy, she is forced to confront the limits of her own convictions.
LE CORSET (IRON BOY) de / by LOUIS CLICHY at 14:00
Runtime: 1h29
In rural France, Christophe (10) tries to live up to his rigid and distant father on the family farm. But the young boy starts to lean over and collapse without warning – on the tractor, at school, at dinner…
A doctor finds the solution: Christophe must wear an iron corset to keep himself upright. Forced to reinvent his life away from the farm, Christophe discovers a new passion for music, meets a new friend, and follows her into his first mischief.
But will any of this really fix what is out of balance?
CANNES CLASSICS
THE STRANGER by ORSON WELLES at 16:45
Runtime: 1h35
A Nazi war criminal (Welles) is living a quiet life in a peaceful Connecticut town when an FBI agent (Robinson) tracks him down. Though the film was long regarded as an impersonal Hollywood commission, it bears thefilmmaker’s feverish stamp. Made between The Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady from Shanghai, the thriller morphs into a Freudian melodrama. A fascinating exploration of evil from start to finish.
TORINO SHADOW by JIA ZHANG-KE at 19:30
Runtime: 0h32
A woman travels from southern China to Turin in northern Italy, to see her husband. But an unexpected departure leaves her to find herself again – and to find cinema.
GOODNIGHT LAMBY by DUSTIN YELLIN at 19:30
Runtime: 0h15
Quand Zia, trois ans, découvre que son doudou Lamby a disparu, elle plonge dans la sculpture surréaliste de son père. À travers océans, grottes et espace, elle peint une spirale cosmique pour sauver son ami adoré.
ZAMINE BAZI (PLAYGROUND) by AMIRHOSSEIN SHOJAEI at 19:30
Runtime: 0h15
A father leaves his daughter at a playground and heads to the bus station. Before boarding, he returns and she’s gone. Searching, he finds a girl who looks like her. It’s as if she is no longer the same child he left behind.
THE INNOCENT by LUCHINO VISCONTI at 21:00
Runtime: 2h10
Mutual infidelities and an unwelcome pregnancy disrupt the routines of a Roman bourgeois couple. Visconti’s final film, this melodrama shines for its flawless recreation of the era and the beauty of its lighting, sets, and costumes. But it is a film about humanity, its responsibilities, and its morality, set against the backdrop of the late 19th century: “Tullio and Giuliana belong to the Italian bourgeoisie responsible for the rise of fascism,” Visconti declared. “It is the story of the disintegration not only of a family, but also of a certain society and a certain Italy.”
Laura Antonelli, in her role as a woman trapped by marriage and its contradictions, by a passion that is now little more than a fantasized memory, is magnificent.
SÉANCES DU LENDEMAIN
STRAWBERRIES by LAÏLA MARRAKCHI at 8:30
Runtime: 1h41
Two young women leave their native Morocco to work as seasonal laborers picking strawberries in Southern Spain. Hoping to return home and provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality: abuse, harassment, and undignified working conditions at the hands of their employers. The bond they share as unified sisterhood, empowers them to rise above their situation, despite the risks that are needed to advocate for their rights. They must make the difficult decision to speak out against a powerful patriarchal system, risking everything for their own personal justice.
FJORD by CRISTIAN MUNGIU at 11:00
Runtime: 2h26
The Gheorghius, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, resettle in a village set in a distant fjord where they become close to their neighbours, the Halbergs. Their children bond despite their different education.
When adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with some bruises on her body, the community asks itself if the traditional education that the Gheorghiu children get from their parents might have anything to do with it.
EVERYTIME by SANDRA WOLLNER at 20:30
Runtime: 2h01
A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio take a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happened. Under the glow of the sun, past and present quietly start to overlap.
THE UNKNOWN by ARTHUR HARARI at 21:15
Runtime: 2h19
David Zimmerman, almost 40, is a photographer but no one knows it. When friends drag him to a wild party, he spots a woman in the crowd and can’t take his eyes off her, he follows her… A few hours later, David wakes up : he’s in the body of the unknown woman.
