The Cannes line up for 2013 is out. It’s unusually American, which may reflect Steven Spielberg’s appointment as head of the jury. It’s a very good list. I told you already that James Toback, the Coen Bros. Steven Soderbergh, Sofia Coppola, and Roman Polanski were all in the mix. The most interesting choice is James Franco’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.” This is a passion project that Franco worked very hard on. The Faulkner estate took great care setting it up with Franco, too. This year’s Cannes will bring a crowd of Hollywood stars to the Croissette too including Ryan Gosling, Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, etc. Plus Jerry Lewis, beloved in France, will make his acting comeback in “Max Rose.” And there’s a big celebration of India. Plus the opening night movie “The Great Gatsby.”
CANNES COMPETITION LINEUP
Nicolas Winding Refn Only God Forgives
Alexander Payne Nebraska
Steven Soderbergh Beyond the Candelabra
Asghar Farhadi The Past
Francois Ozon Jeune et Jolie
James Gray The Immigrant
Roman Polanski Venus in Fur
Arnaud Desplechin Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Joel and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Arnaud Despallieres Michael Kohlhaas
Amat Escalante Heli
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Grisgris
Jia Zhangke A Touch of Sin (Tian Zhu Ding)
Takashi Miike Shield of Straw (Wara No Tate)
Kore-Eda Hirokazu Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi Ni Naru)
Abdellatif Kechiche La Vie d’Adele
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Un Chateau en Italie
Alex Van Warmerdam Borgman
Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty
UN CERTAIN REGARD SIDEBAR LINEUP
Alain Guiraudie L’Inconnu do Lac
Valeria Golino Miele
Flora Lau BendsÂ
James Franco As I Lay Dying
Rithy Panh L’Image Manquante
Diego Quemada-Diez La Jaula de Oro
Mohammad Rasolouf Anonymous
Claire Denis Les SalaudsÂ
Ryan Coogler Fruitvale StationÂ
Hany Abu-Assad Omar
Adolfo Alix Jr. Death March
Sofia Coppola The Bling RingÂ
Rebecca Zlotowski Grand Central
Chloe Robichaud Sarah Prefere La Course
Lav Diaz Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan
OUT OF COMPETITION
Guillaume Canet Blood Ties
J.C. Chandor All is Lost Â
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
Johnnie To Blind Detective
Amit Kumar Monsoon Shootout Â
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Taisia Igumentseva Otdat Konci
James Toback Seduced and Abandoned
Roman Polanski Weekend of a Champion
Roberto Minervini Stop the Pounding Heart
Stephen Frears Muhammad Ali’s Greatest FightÂ
JERRY LEWIS TRIBUTE
Daniel Noah Max Rose Â
GALA SCREENING, TRIBUTE TO INDIA
Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee Bombay Talkies
