Cannes “Top Gun” again with altruistic programming from festival veterans, high-profile indie titles and curious genres

While David Lynch has already dispelled rumors that he will be taking part in a secret skin project (allegedly starring Laura Dern), many who saw the announcement of the festival’s 75th edition on Thursday were still patiently waiting for artistic director Thierry Fremo. Scroll through the alphabet to get to Ls.

While Lynch’s name, as expected, was not said, the films and directors were enough to underscore Cannes’ authority as the world’s premiere film festival returning to full form in 2021 after a quieter, later event. Nonexistent 2020.

A dizzying mix of filmmakers heading to the south of France in May to travel to official out-of-competition and out-of-competition screening locations, including multi-festival veterans and previous Palme d’Or winners, a very healthy array of independent films subtitled First class. , a solid selection of interesting. The genre emerged and -as was already known- at least one main tent. And in all of this is the power of Hollywood stars, who must see the crowds and cameras come back to power.

However, while the industry is likely to celebrate the return to form as it starts to find clothing suitable for the Riviera, this is not always welcome. Cannes’ efforts for gender equality (aa promised in 2018) are still lagging behind, with just three female directors from 18 titles in the main competition, four more than last year’s 21.

But among the skin’s returnees is James Gray (the time of armageddon), Claire Dennis (night stars), Park Chan Wook (the decision to leave), Michael Hazanavicius (festival opening). z), Ruben Ostlund (the pain triangle), Jean-Pierre and Luc Darden (tori and lokita), Hirokazu Koreda (Hall), Kelly Reichardt (Show), Jorge Miller (three thousand years to go) and David Cronenberg (crimes of the future), Ostlund, Darden and Coreda are also among previous Palm winners. Of this impressive selection of authors, several – notably Kronenberg and Reichardt – return to the festival after more than a decade away from the Croisette. Wendy and Lucy And Cronenberg hasn’t been seen since 2012. cosmopolis.

In the sidebar of Un Certain Regard, which served as a springboard for several directors in this year’s main competition (Ali Abbas takes the leap sacred spider After winning the Un Certain Regard Award in 2018 PerimeterAnd Lucas Dont goes to his second role Near), there are several possibilities for filmmakers with potential titles and the next big thing. For the first time among them is Chie Hayakawa (Plan 75), Liz Acoca and Romance Gerreti (Les Pierces), Saim Sadiq (land of joy), Lola Quivoron (Rodeo), Maximo Nakaonechni (butterfly visionand Alexandru Belk (Metronome), and Agnieszka Smotsinska silent twins It will likely attract attention thanks to the MCU star. Leticia Wrighthow should be The beastthe movie premiered Crazy Max: The Path of Fury s Range Star Riley Kyo, who is directing the film with Gina Gamel.

And of course, all this is not unforgettable without forgetting the two main films that were previously announced in Baz Luhrmann’s film. Elvis And possibly the hottest ticket in town, with Tom Cruise back in the sky. Top Gun: Maverick.

For celebrity images, a casual look at the names set to walk the red carpet, along with Cruise, includes Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Andre 3000, Idris Elba, Jeremy Strong. Seidu, Miles Teller, Viggo Mortensen, Margaret Quell, Song Kang-ho, Woody Harrelson and Tilda Swinton.

Due to the loss of position with Venice in the last two years due to the timing of COVID-19 and its various repetitions and mutations, this Thursday’s announcement, even without lynching, shows a clear sign: the skin is back.

And, as one of the festival’s observers, Quentin Tarantino, already mentioned once in hollywood He entered the 2019 edition very late. So who knows what might happen?