Sacre bleu! Cannes 2015 was announced this morning. There’s a strong mix of films, with directors Todd Haynes, Gus van Sant, and Jacques Audiard in competition. But of course, out of competition there are new movies from Woody Allen, and a first film by our very own Natalie Portman, formerly of Long Island. And the big talk is the movies that didn’t make it. Like, what happened to “Knight of Cups” from Terrence Malick? After “To the Wonder,” I was hoping for a good, long nap again. But there’s no sign of it! And you know, this is never the whole story. There will inevitably be a couple of additions.
COMPETITION
Dheepan (working title), dir: Jacques Audiard
A Simple Man, dir: Stephane Brize
Marguerite and Julien, dir: Valerie Donzelli
The Tale of Tales, dir: Matteo Garrone
Carol, dir: Todd Haynes
The Assassin, dir: Hou Hsiao Hsien
Mountains May Depart, dir: Jia Zhang-Ke
Our Little Sister, dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Macbeth, dir: Justin Kurzel
The Lobster, dir: Yorgos Lanthimos
Mon Roi, dir: Maiwenn
Mia Madre, dir: Nanni Moretti
Son of Saul, dir: Laszlo Nemes
Youth, dir: Paolo Sorrentino
Louder Than Bombs, dir: Joachim Trier
The Sea of Trees, dir: Gus Van Sant
Sicario, dir: Denis Villeneuve
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Madonna, dir: Shin Suwon
Maryland, dir: Anna Winocour
The Fourth Direction, dir: Gurvinder Singh
Masaan (Fly Away Solo), dir: Neeraj Ghaywan
Hruter (Rams), dir: Grimur Hakonarson
Kishibe No Tabi (Journey to the Shore), dir: Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Je Suis Un Soldat (I Am a Soldier), dir: Laurent Larivere
Zvizdan (The High Sun), dir: Dalibor Matanic
The Other Side, dir: Roberto Minervini
One Floor Below, dir: Radu Muntean
Shameless, dir: Oh Seung-Uk
The Chosen Ones, dir: David Pablos
Nahid, dir: Ida Panahandeh
The Treasure, dir: Corneliu Porumboiu
OUT OF COMPETITION
Mad Max: Fury Road, dir: George Miller
Irrational Man, dir: Woody Allen
Inside Out, dir: Pete Docter and Ronaldo del Carmen
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), dir: Mark Osborne
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Oka, dir: Souleymane Cisse
Sipur Al Ahava Ve Choshech (A Tale of Love and Darkness), dir: Natalie Portman
Hayored Lema’ala, dir Elad Keidan
Amnesia, dir: Barbet Schroeder
Panama, dir: Pavel Vuckovic
Asphalte, dir: Samuel Benchetrit
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
O Piseu (Office), Dir: Hong Won-Chan
Amy, Dir: Asif Kapadia
