The most anticipated movies of the Cannes Film Festival
AP News • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Cannes Film Festival, running for 12 days starting Tuesday, will showcase some of the most anticipated movies of the year, though Hollywood studios are less prominent this year.
- South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook presides over the jury, with honorary Palme d’Or awards to be given to Peter Jackson and Barbra Streisand.
- Key films include Na Hong-jin’s genre-bending sci-fi thriller "Hope," James Gray’s mafia drama "Paper Tiger," and Cristian Mungiu’s European drama "Fjord."
- Other notable entries are Jane Schoenbrun’s "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," Pawel Pawlikowski’s period drama "Fatherland," and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s French-language debut "All of a Sudden."
- Steven Soderbergh’s documentary "John Lennon: The Last Interview," featuring AI-enhanced visuals, will screen as a special event, adding to the festival’s diverse offerings.
