Cannes Film Festival

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  Baby

  Review preview for Baby

  It is the things taken for granted, as much as the things that stand out, which shape the tale.

  After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving.
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  The Balconettes

  Review preview for The Balconettes

  The film is a brash, vulgar, joyously realistic portrait of a three-way friendship with roots that run deep.

  Three women get stuck in a Marseille apartment during a heatwave.
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  Dog On Trial

  Review preview for Dog On Trial

  Dosch uses the true story to make wider observations about the often fraught relationships between humans and animals.

  A young lawyer tries to save a dog from capital punishment.
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  Motel Destino

  Review preview for Motel Destino

  In this hothouse, madness easily exerts its grip.

  A young drifter finds shelter in a seedy motel and embarks on a dangerous love affair.
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  The Most Precious Of Cargoes

  Review preview for The Most Precious Of Cargoes

  The choice of hand-drawn animation and its ability to demonstrate a magical realism allows the film to find the right distance from what is being depicted.

  Animation about a woodcutter and his wife whose lives are transformed after they rescue a baby thrown from a train that passes near their home.
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  Sister Midnight

  Review preview for Sister Midnight

  Every frame feels like the product of conscious decision-making, with nothing merely carrying us from one point to another.

  Black comedy about a woman trying to navigate a newly arranged marriage.
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  The Surfer

  Review preview for The Surfer

  The heat is omnipresent, rippling through the air, distorting what we see, distorting time and identity.

  Humiliated in front of his son by a surf gang, a man gets drawn into an escalating conflict.
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  The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

  Review preview for The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

  Grittily compelling

  Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
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  The Count Of Monte-Cristo

  Review preview for The Count Of Monte-Cristo

  Perhaps the most impressive version to date.

  Aa adaptation of the Dumas classic in which a man betrayed and left to rot in prison escapes, acquires a fortune and sets out in pursuit of justice - or revenge.
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  The Girl With The Needle

  Review preview for The Girl With The Needle

  Illusions are everywhere in this film.

  In Copenhagen in the aftermath of World War one, a young woman in desperate circumstances takes on a job which will lead her to still greater depths of despair.

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Features

• The awakening
  Alison McAlpine on capturing a donkey's eye view in Perfectly A Strangeness
• Imagine a world...
  Noémie Merlant and Sanda Codreanu on female friendships, bodies and The Balconettes
• Without words
  Elín Hall on the stripped down dialogue of When The Light Breaks
• In tune with the public
  Emmanuel Courcol on his upbeat hit The Marching Band
• The joker with a serious side
  The Marching Band’s Pierre Lottin on outsider traits, box office hits and gainful employment
• Light at the end of the tunnel
  Michel Hazanavicius on childhood memories, Holocaust survival, Ukraine and animation
• Taking the plunge as 'angel and devil'
  French actor Félix Kysyl on his first lead role in Misericordia
• 'There is a bit of me in lots of the characters I create'
  Misericordia director Guiraudie on his tale of the unexpected
• The outlaw
  Karan Kandhari on artistic inspirations and Sister Midnight
• 'There's a certain pleasure to cinematic artifice'
  Matthew Rankin on world-building and catharsis in Universal Language
• Peering into the heart of darkness
  Jeremy Strong on playing Roy Cohn in The Apprentice
• Going for gold
  Sebastian Stan on playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice
• Beautiful and difficult
  Sandhya Suri on semi-urban outposts, moral ambiguity and Santosh
• 'I think there is a wisdom to children that adults lose sight of'
  Matthew Rankin on liminal spaces and child's play in Universal Language
• A little unpredictability
  Payal Kapadia on cinematic inspirations and All We Imagine As Light
• Reflections of a cat
  Gints Zilbalodis on Hayao Miyazaki, fairy tales and Latvia’s Oscar submission, Flow
• 'I’m still enjoying the process of talking about Julie and advocating for her silence'
  Leonardo van Dijl on Belgian Oscar nominee Julie Keeps Quiet
• In hot water
  Blake Rice on the sting of first love, the importance of fun on set, and Tea
• Full throttle emotions
  Antoine Chevrollier on exploring the violence of the teenage 'bubble' in Block Pass
• Celebrating an unsung hero
  Nebojša Slijepčević on bringing the story of Tomo Buzov to screen in The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
• Secrets through the smoke
  Anna Hints and Tushar Prakash on code-switching and capturing the unsaid in Sauna Day
• Audiard on a crazy musical spree in Mexico
  Director on changing identity, democracy and drug cartels
• At last Maddin makes mischief in Cannes
  G7 satire star power for Rumours filmmaker
• Costner puts his money on the line
  After Dances With Wolves he says Western saga Horizon is to put records straight
• Arnold reveals the naked truth
  Cannes award-winning director of Bird on how images spark imagination
• Gere in his father’s footsteps
  Star reprises creative relationship with Schrader four decades after American Gigolo
• Emma Stone gets physical in Cannes
  Lanthimos’ 'muse' on body language, equality and telling stories
• Coppola, the fearless, has no regrets
  Megalopolis director values friendship more than personal fortune
• Miller still a playful child at heart
  Furiosa director on the joys of technology, creating legends and eternal curiosity
• Status 'protected' Cannes star Léa Seydoux
  'From the beginning I worked with people who respected me - more or less'
• Streaming Spolight: Cannes Class of 23
  Hits from last year's festival you can now stream at home

News

• President Binoche to head Cannes jury
  Organisers praise star with enduring 'artistic curiosity'
• Shaking Sean Baker lifts the Palme d’Or
  Sex work comedy Anora triumphs in Cannes with rewards for India, Iran and Mexican drug cartel musical
• Black Dog pounces on Un Certain Regard top accolade
  Jury prize and acting award for asylum-seeker tale The Story of Souleymane
• Top Cannes award for 'daring' This Life Of Mine
  Kodi from Dog On Trial scoops the canine gong as first prizes announced
• Meryl crowned Queen of the Croisette
  Honorary Palme for Hollywood royalty as Cannes crowds and first nighters go wild for Streep
• Gerwig living the dream in Cannes
  #MeToo, strikes, sitting in judgment and Donald Trump.. Barbie director and her jury take stock of the task head
• Cannes femmes in the eye of the storm
  Riviera #MeToo clouds gather as festival launches with Streep, Gerwig and Arnold to the fore
• Mohammad Rasolouf escapes Iran
  Move comes days after The Seed Of The Sacred Fig director was sentenced to jail and flogging
• Actress on Cannes #MeToo barricades
  Judith Godrèche's short film highlights victims of industry insider sexual abuse
• Cannes organisers complete the line-up
  New films by Hazanavicius, Stone, and Rasoulof join the throng
• Many lives of Abel Gance’s Napoleon
  Epic silent film restored for a 'new' version in Cannes Classics
• Sophie Fillières' final film to open Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
  Agnès Jaoui escapes to the Highlands in filmmaker's fond farewell
• Cannes Critics’ Week to open with Ghost Trail
  Record number of contenders vie for space in the selection
• Coppola, Arnold, Cronenberg hope to make bumper Cannes
  Thierry Frémaux announces the return of the Festival’s big guns for 77th edition
• Costner and Lucas ride out at Cannes
  Stars return for world premiere and a Golden Palm, while Andrea Arnold also to receive honour
• King of the absurd to open Cannes
  Quentin Dupieux ready to rock the Croisette with a starry comedy
• Latest Mad Max instalment races to Cannes
  George Miller 'thrilled' to be back on the Croisette with Furiosa
• 'President' Dolan returns to Cannes
  Director 'humbled and honoured' to head Un Certain Regard jury

Galleries

• Cannes 2024 - opening night
  Cannes 2024 - opening night