The idea of Iris Knobloch, the first woman in history to preside over the Cannes Film Festival, was to mix old and new as much as possible, well-known authors and new discoveries. “You could say” back to the origins “, I would rather say” back to the future “”, she commented during the press conference and actually the festival program, recently released but still being updated, reflects this line. The kermesse will be opened by the godmother of the Seventy-sixth edition, Chiara Mastroianni, on May 16 and will end on May 27. There will be great authors who have already won the Palme d’Or such as Wim Wenders (present with two works, The Sound of Time in the special screening e perfect days in competition), Ken Loach (The Old Oak), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Les Herbes sèches), Hirokazu Kore-eda (Monsters) and Steve McQueen in Special Screenings. But also some debuts such as Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a young Senegalese director in competition with the film Banel and Adama.
It is undoubtedly among the most awaited names Martin Scorsese who will present Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro, but also Wes Anderson who competes with Asteroid City And Pedro Almodovar who brings the short film to the Festival Strange Way of Life with Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke. Out of competition eagerly awaits the final chapter of Indiana Jones by James Mangold as well as The Idol by Sam Levinson. Needless to say, stars of the caliber of Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Margot Robbie are expected from Hollywood (all in the cast of Asteroid City), but also The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp for The Idol, Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore for May December And, above all, Harrison Ford for his return as the archaeologist-adventurer.
However, it will not be only the United States that will get the French festival talking. Italy will be present with three directors and their respective three films in competition. Nanni Moretti participates with The sun of the future which will be released in Italian theaters on April 20, Marco Bellocchio brings in competition Kidnapped and Alice Rohrwacher, in her third consecutive participation, will compete with The chimera. In addition to Rohrwacher, five other female directors will be in competition: Jessica Hausner with Club ZeroCatherine Breillat with Last SummerJustine Triet con Anatomies of a chuteCoppery-Toulaye Sy con Banel and Adama and Kaouther Ben Hania with Les Filles D’Olfa. Six out of nineteen, approaching parity.
The films in competition at Cannes 2023:
Club ZeroJessica Hausner
Asteroid CityWes Anderson
The Zone of InterestJonathan Glazer
Fallen LeavesAki Kaurismaki
Les Filles D’OlfaKaouther Ben Hania
Anatomy of Une ChuteJustine Triet
MonstersKore-eda Hirokazu
The sun of the futureNanni Moretti
The ChimeraAlice Rohrwacher
About Dry GrassesNuri Bilge Ceylan
L’Ete DernierCatherine Breillat
The Passion of Dodin BouffantTran Anh Hung
KidnappedMarco Bellocchio
May DecemberTodd Haynes
FirebrandKarim Ainouz
The Old OakKen Loach
perfect daysWim Wenders
Banel et AdamaRamata-Toulaye Sy
youthWang Bing
A certain regard
Los DelincuentesRodrigo Moreno
How to Have SexMolly Manning Walker
Goodbye JuliaMohamed Kordofani
Crowra (The Burti Flower)João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora
Simple Comme SylvainMonia Chokri
Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies)Asmae EL Moudir
Los ColonosFelipe Galvez
AugurBaloji Tshiani
The Breaking IceAnthony Chen
RosalieStéphanie Di Giusto
The New BoyWarwick Thornton
If Only I Could HibernateZoljargal Purevdash
HopelessKim Chang-hoon
Terrestrial VersesAli Asfari & Alireza Khatami
Rien à PerdreDelphine Deloget
Les MeutesKamal Lazraq
The Kingdoms AnimalThomas Cailley
Film out of competition
Killers of the Flower MoonMartin Scorsese
The IdolSam Levinson
CobwebKim Jee Woon
Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyJames Mangold
Jeanne du BarryMaiwenn
Special screenings
Ghost portraitsKleber Mendonca Filho
AnselmWim Wenders
Occupied CitySteve McQueen
Man in BlackWang Bing
Cannes Premiere
Le Temps D’AimerKatell Quillevere
Cerrar Los OjosVictor Erice
Bonnard, Pierre et MartheMartin Provost
KubiTakeshi Kitano