Vincent Lindon named president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival; Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols and Asghar Farhadi among the members of the jury

The Cannes Film Festival has named Vincent Lyndon as the 75th president of the jury, which begins next month. The Frenchman who won the Cannes award for best actor in 2015 the size of a manHe played in last year’s Palme d’Or winner Titanium.

This year the jury members are: actress, director and screenwriter Rebecca Hall; Swedish star Numi Rapas; director and screenwriter Jeff Nichols; the Iranian director and screenwriter Asgar Farhad; Deepika Padukone of India; the Italian actor and director Jasmine Trinca; French director, writer and actor Laj Lee; and the Norwegian Helmer Joachim Trier.

The festival also announced Trinka’s first feature film Marcello! It will be presented at this year’s festival as a special exhibit.

“It is a great honor and pride that, in the midst of all the turmoil we are experiencing around the world, we have been entrusted with the brilliant and important task of presiding over the jury of the 75th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival. “Together with my jury, we will do our best to take care of future films, which all share the same secret hope of courage, loyalty and freedom, whose goal is to inspire as many women and men as possible in their conversation. His comments shared pain and joy ”. It helps to uplift the human soul and gives hope for tomorrow “.

Traditionally, French stars take on the role of jury president during the jubilee years of the Cannes Film Festival. Isabelle Yuper was the last French star to preside over the Cannes jury in 2009. Yves Montand directed the 40th Festival in 1987; Gerard Depardieu at the 45th Festival in 1993; And Isabel Ajani in 1997 50.

The Cannes Film Festival will run from 17 to 28 May.