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The 78th Cannes Film Festival is looking to have some promising offerings, like Wes Anderson‘s “The Phoenician Scheme“, Richard Linklater‘s “Nouvelle Vague“, Ari Aster‘s “Eddington“, and Chie Hayakawa‘s “Renoir“, which will be premiering on the Croisette. This year’s lineup was announced at a press conference in Paris Thursday morning by the general and president of the Cannes delegation, Thierry Frémaux and Iris Knobloch.
Kelly Reichardt is one of the many auteur heavyweights who will return to Cannes in 2025 with “The Mastermind“, an art-heist drama starring Josh O’Connor and John Magaro that takes place in the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
After winning “The Worst Person in the World” in 2021, Joachim Trier, Norwegian filmmaker, is back on the Croisette with his new film, “Sentimental Value“, which has Renate Reinsve in it, and Jafar Panahi, who has been dissident Iran, who will be back in Cannes competition with his latest drama, “A Simple Accident“.
Neon, a U.S. distributor that has won five Palme d’Or awards in a row—”Parasite” (2019), “Titane” (2021), “Triangle of Sadness” (2022), “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023), “Anora” (2024)—has two chances to make it six straight, with both “Alpha” and Trier’s “Sentimental Value” in its stable.
On Tuesday, it was announced that Tom Cruise will return to Cannes for “The Final Reckoning of Mission: Impossible“, which will be screened outside of competition on May 23 by Paramount. The Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement will be awarded to Robert De Niro at this year’s Cannes opening ceremony.
Here’s the Full List!
COMPETITION
Alpha, Julie Ducournau
Dossier 137, Dominik Moll
The Eagles of the Republic, Tarik Saleh
Eddington, Ari Aster
Fuori, Mario Martone
The History of Sound, Oliver Hermanus
La Petite Derniere, Hafsia Herzi
The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt
Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater
The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson
Renoir, Chie Hayakawa
Romeria, Carla Simone
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
A Simple Accident, Jafar Panahi
Sirat, Oliver Laxe
Sound of Falling, Mascha Schilinksi
Two Prosecutors, Sergei Loznitsa
Young Mothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Aisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad Mostafa
Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson
Heads or Tails?, Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis
Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan
Karavan, Zuzana Kirchnerová
L’inconnu de la Grande Arche, Stéphane Demoustier
The Last One for the Road, Francesco Sossai
Meteors, Hubert Charuel
My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Diego Céspedes
Once Upon A Time In Gaza, Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser
A Pale View of the Hills, Kei Ishikawa
Pillion, Harry Lighton
The Plague, Charlie Polinger
Promised Sky, Erige Sehiri
Urchin, Harris Dickinson
OUT OF COMPETITION
Colours of Time, Cedric Klapisch
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie
Partir un jour, Amélie Bonnin – opening film
The Richest Woman in the World, Thierry Klifa
Vie Privée, Rebecca Zlotowski
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Bono: Stories of Surrender, Andrew Dominik
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol, Sylvain Chomet
Tell Her I Love Her, Romane Bohringer