CANNES LINEUP REVEALED
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Early this morning Thierry Fremaux announced the lineup for this year's Cannes Film Festival. Here are the films announced for the various sections:
In Competition:
The History of Sound/Hermanus
A Simple Accident/Panahi
The Mastermind/Reichardt
Young Mothers/Dardenne Brothers
Un Certain Regard:
Eleanor the Great/Johansson
Special Screenings:
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol/Chomet
Cannes Premiere:
The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele/Serebrennikov
Orwell/Peck
Splitsville/Covino
The Wave/Lelio
As always, we look to Cannes for clues about films that could have their North American Premiere at Telluride on Labor day weekend. From the above it feels like, sight unseen, that these films have a chance to be at TFF #52:
Meanwhile, some films that had been speculated were not announced this morning including:
After the Hunt/Guadagnino
The Chronology of Water/Stewart
Die, My Love/Ramsay
Hamnet/Zhao
The Love That Remains/Palmason
Orphan/Nemes
The Way of the Wind/Malick
Remember, though, Cannes is notorious for adding films to their schedule after their opening announcement.
Of course what happens at Cannes does affect what may or may not be selected. I pay close attention to how critics react to films at Cannes, and to some extent the awards results at the end of the fest to calibrate what may come down the pike.
*****Late Breaking...Despite having not been officially announced by Cannes this morning, Spike Lee revealed via social media that his Highest 2 Lowest will premiere there Out of Competition.
COULD THESE THREE FILMS PLAY TFF #52?
(Rooney Mara and Kate Mara filming Bucking Fastard for Werner Herzog)
Could Werner Herzog finish his new film quickly enough for a TFF #52 debut? World of Reel reports that filming is currently underway in Dublin, Ireland. Herzog has been known to be able to move quickly in the past. So, maybe?
World of Reel also reports that Kathryn Bigelow's first feature in eight years is aiming for a fall fest debut. The article mentions Telluride as a possible landing place.
And finally, I have been hesitant to consider Bennie Safdie's The Smashing Machine as a TFF #52 possibility but The Film Stage reports that the film has an Oct. 3rd release date which would fit in nicely after a TFF screening.
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