The Cannes Film Festival announces the lineup for its 76th edition Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Paris time (2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET). The press conference will be broadcast live from the UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysées.
The stream can be found on the official Cannes website and on the festival’s official Facebook page. Twitter feedand YouTube channel.
meeting will also provide live coverage of the official shortlist as names are received. This year’s festival takes place May 16-27 and we already have our opening film: Johnny Depp’s comeback film Joan of Barry. The French-language film, directed and starring Maïwenn, will have its world premiere on May 16 and will be released in French cinemas the same day. Depp plays King Louis XV. and speaks French in the film, which is based on the life of Jeanne du Barry, the last royal mistress of Louis XV. at the court of Versailles.
Other major titles already confirmed for the Croisette include the latest from Martin Scorsese Killer of the Flower MoonLucasfilms Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Fortunethe latest long-term issue Indiana Jones Film series with Harrison Ford and the new short film Pedro Almodóvar Strange way of life.
Among the films widely expected to be presented at the festival is Ken Loach’s latest The old oak treeAlice Rohrwacher’s drama takes place in Tuscany La ChimeraAnd area of interestJonathan Glazer’s highly anticipated return to feature film.
The festival has already announced that the Swedish director and two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund will be the chairman of this year’s competition jury. Östlund’s jury duty ends exactly 50 years after his compatriot, actress Ingrid Bergman, also played the role in 1973.
Cannes will also open as widespread protests and social unrest continue across France in response to President Macron’s retirement age reforms.
Source: Deadline
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