The 2010 Cannes Film Festival movies have been revealed, and –drum roll–it’s a great list.
As I predicted, Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street 2,” Ridley Scott‘s “Robin Hood” (announced officially after we broke the story), and Woody Allen’s “You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger” are all in, albeit out of competition. As I wrote this morning, Julian Schnabel declined to have his “Miral” in that group and so it’s out.
But the rest of the list is pretty cool. Derek Cianfrance’s exceptional “Blue Valentine,” from Sundance, is included. Kudos to the Weinstein Company. This will be an Oscar player next winter. There are also films from Mathieu Almaric–the actor from “Munich” who played the bad guy in the last James Bond; Sophie Fiennes, youngest sister of Ralph and Joseph and Martha; as well as Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu, Doug Liman (this could be the big surprise hit), Bernard Tavernier, Stephen Frears, Mike Leigh, and Diego Luna.
The 2010 Cannes Film Festival will be notable for one special premiere: “Socialisme,” by Jean Luc Godard. The 79 year old father of the French new wave cinema is a god in France and to all cineastes around the world. Although Godard is best known in America for “Breathless,” his resume is full of many gems and masterpieces. It might be interesting to get him and Woody Allen into a press conference.
Congratulations to Thierry Fremaux. It’s a unexpectedly great list. Let the games begin on May 12th!
