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Cannes Film Festival · 2024

Cannes Film Festival 2024

Cannes Premiere

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8 films · 2 reviews

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Being Maria (Maria)

Consideration of the life and career of Last Tango In Paris star Maria Schneider.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Jessica Palud; Writer: Jessica Palud, Laurette Polmanss, Vanessa Schneider; Stars: Hugo Becker, Marie Gillain, Yvan Attal, Anamaria Vartolomei, Giuseppe Maggio, Céleste Brunnquell, Stanislas Merhar, Aurélie Garault, Annaig Briand, Alexandre Ionescu, Patrice Tepasso, Swann Dupont, Jérémy Charvet)

Everybody Loves Touda

A singer plans to build a better future for her son.

(Country: Morocco; Year: 2024; Director: Nabil Ayouch; Writer: Nabil Ayouch, Maryam Touzani; Stars: Nisrin Erradi, Jalila Talemsi)

Jim's Story (Le Roman De Jim)

A stepfather and his family face turmoil when his son's biological father appears on the scene.

(Year: 2024; Director: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu; Stars: Karim Leklou, Laetitia Dosch, Sara Giraudeau, Bertrand Belin, Noée Abita, Andranic Manet, Suzanne De Baecque)

The Marching Band (En Fanfare)

Review preview for The Marching Band

The two siblings bond and the disparate threads of their relationship prove immensely touching as they ruminate on the lost years and chances.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
A conductor discovers he was adopted and has a younger sibling.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Emmanuel Courcol; Writer: Emmanuel Courcol, Irène Muscari; Stars: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Ludmila Mikaël, Jacques Bonnaffé, Sarah Suco, Nathalie Desrumaux)

Full review See: Pierre Lottin - a joker with a serious side

Misericordia

Review preview for Misericordia

Once again, Guiraudie proves himself the master of setting up a mystery by the means of perfect script economy that functions strictly on “need to know” basis.

Marko Stojiljkovic · 4 out of 5
A stranger’s appearance exposes the weird behaviour and the secret desires of a village's residents.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Alain Guiraudie; Writer: Alain Guiraudie; Stars: Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand, David Ayala, Jacques Develay, Sébastien Faglain, Salomé Lopes)

Full review

Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot

Three French journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview of the regime's leader, Pol Pot. Under the eyes of the journalists, the beautiful picture cracks, revealing the horror.

(Country: Cambodia, France; Year: 2024; Director: Rithy Panh; Stars: Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Irène Jacob)

Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In

Manga adaptation.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2024; Director: Soi Cheang; Writer: Au Kin-Yee, Chan Tai-Lee, Li Jun, Shum Kwan-Sin, Yi Yu; Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Louis Koo, Philip Ng, Richie Jen, Raymond Lam, Fish Liew, Pak Hon Chu, Tak-Bun Wong, Cecilia Choi, Tony Tsz-Tung Wu, Chun-Him Lau, Man Kit Cheung)

Vivre, Mourir, Renaître

A relationship is hit by the advent of AIDS.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Gaël Morel; Writer: Gaël Morel, Laurette Polmanss; Stars: Amanda Lear, Victor Belmondo, Théo Christine, Stéphane Rideau, Elli Medeiros, Lou Lampros, Noah Deric)