Everything you need to know about the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
After a mixed edition last year, dominated by numerous health restrictions, the festival is finally back in its full original version.
This 75th edition will take place this year from May 17 to 28, 2022 in the heart of the unmissable Palais des Festivals.
The Jury of the Cannes Film Festival 2022
The president of this new edition is none other than... Vincent Lindon, succeeding Spike Lee. He himself won the Best Actor award in 2015 before making an appearance in Titanium by Julia Ducourneau, awarded last year.
He will be assisted by:
- the british actress Rebecca Hall
- Indian actress Deepika
- the swedish actress Noomi Rapace
- the italian actress Jasmine Trinca,
- Iranian director Asghar Farhadi
- the french director Ladj Ly
- the american director Jeff Nichols
- the Norwegian director Joachim Trier.
The jury A Certain Regard
This is composed of:
- the president Valeria Golino, Italian actress
- the american director Debra Granik
- Polish actress Joanna Kulig
- French actor and singer Benjamin Biolay
- Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez.
The mistress of ceremonies this year will be Virginie Efira , which succeeds Edouard Baer And Doria Tillier.
Forest Whitaker will be awarded an honorary Palme d'Or for his career and his many commitments.
On this occasion, For the Sake of Peace (In the name of peace) directed by Christophe Castagne and Thomas Sametin and produced by Forest, will be screened on Wednesday, May 18 in a special session.
Tom Cruise will make its grand return after 30 years without having walked the steps, with the preview of Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the eponymous film that brought him to fame in 1986.
Another iconic actor who should be there: Tom Hanks. He will be there for his role as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrma's film, Elvis, biopic of the singer Elvis Priestley, Of course.
The poster for this festival pays tribute to the magnificent film The Truman Show released in 1998.
This film by Peter Weir, features an excellent Jim Carrey, while he is spied on every day by thousands of cameras. The Cannes Film Festival mentioned this choice because it is " a poetic celebration of the elusive and freedom. An ascent to overlook the past and move towards the promise of renewal" .
On the program for this edition, 47 films (see full list below)
Competition:
HOLY SPIDER by Ali ABBASI
THE ALMOND TREES by Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE by David CRONENBERG
TORI ET LOKITA (Tori and Lokita) by Jean-Pierre and Luc DARDENNE
STARS AT NOON by Claire DENIS
BROTHER AND SISTER by Arnaud DESPLECHIN
CLOSE by Lukas DHONT
ARMAGEDDON TIME by James GRAY
BROKER by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
NOSTALGIA by Mario MARTONE
NMR by Cristian MUNGIU
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben ÖSTLUND
HAEOJIL GYEOLSIM (Decision to leave) by PARK Chan-Wook
SHOWING UP by Kelly REICHARDT
LEILA'S BROTHERS by Saeed ROUSTAEE
BOY FROM HEAVEN by Tarik SALEH
ZHENA CHAIKOVSKOGO (Tchaikovsky's wife) by Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV
HI-HAN (Eo) by Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
THE OTTO MONTAGNE by Charlotte VANDERMEERSCH and Felix VAN GROENINGEN
A LITTLE BROTHER by Léonor SERRAILLE
TORMENT ON THE ISLANDS by Albert SERRA
Out of Competition:
CUT! by Michel HAZANAVICIUS – Opening film
Top Gun: Maverick by Joseph KOSINSKI
Elvis by Baz LUHRMANN
NOVEMBER by Cédric JIMENEZ
THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING by George MILLER
MASQUERADE (Masquerade) by Nicolas BEDOS
THE INNOCENT by Louis GARREL
A Certain Regard:
TIRAILLEURS by Mathieu VADEPIED
THE WORST by Lise AKOKA and Romane GUERET
KURAK GÜNLER (Burning days) by Emin ALPER
METRONOM by Alexandru BELC
RETURN TO SEOUL (All the people I'll never be) by Davy CHOU
SICK OF MYSELF by Kristoffer BORGLI
DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA (Domingo and the mist / Domingo and the midst) by Ariel ESCALANTE MEZA
PLAN 75 by HAYAKAWA Chie
BEAST by Riley KEOUGH and Gina GAMMELL
BODICE by Marie KREUTZER
BACHENNYA METELYKA (Butterfly vision) by Maksim NAKONECHNYI
RODEO (Rodeo) by Lola QUIVORON
JOYLAND by Saim SADIQ
THE STRANGER by Thomas M WRIGHT
THE SILENT TWINS by Agnieszka SMOCZYNSKA
MORE THAN EVER by Emily ATEF
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER by Maha HAJ
THE BLUE OF THE CAFTAN by Maryam TOUZANI
HARKA by Lotfy NATHAN
OUR BROTHERS by Rachid BOUCHAREB
ESTERNO NOTTE (Nightfall) by Marco BELLOCCHIO
DODO by Panos H. KOUTRAS
IRMA VEP by Olivier ASSAYAS
DON JUAN by Serge BOZON
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH by Dominik MOLL
CHRONICLE OF A PASSING AFFAIR by Emmanuel MOURET
AS BESTAS by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN
Special sessions:
ALL THAT BREATHES by Shaunak SEN
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION by Sergei LOZNITSA
JERRY LEE LEWIS: TROUBLE IN MIND by Ethan COEN
MI PAIS IMAGINARIO by Patricio GUZMAN CHILE
THE VAGABONDS by Doroteya DROUMEVA
FEMINIST RESPONSE by Marie PERENNES and Simon DEPARDON
RESTOS DO VENTO byTiago GUEDES
LITTLE NICOLAS WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR TO BE HAPPY? by Amandine FREDON and Benjamin MASSOUBRE
SALAM by Mélanie “DIAM'S”, Houda BENYAMINA, Anne CISSÉ
Midnight screenings:
HUNT by LEE Jung-Jae
MOONAGE DAYDREAM by Brett MORGEN
SMOKING MAKES YOU COUGH by Quentin DUPIEUX
REBEL by Adil EL ARBI and Bilall FALLAH
So what's your prediction for this year's Palme d'Or winner?
