Cannes 2013: Very American Choices for Spielberg’s Jury Include Soderbergh, Franco, Payne, Coens

The Cannes line up for 2013 is out. It’s unusually American, which may reflect Steven Spielberg’s appointment as head of the jury. It’s a very good list. I told you already that James Toback, the Coen Bros. Steven Soderbergh, Sofia Coppola, and Roman Polanski were all in the mix. The most interesting choice is James Franco’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.” This is a passion project that Franco worked very hard on. The Faulkner estate took great care setting it up with Franco, too. This year’s Cannes will bring a crowd of Hollywood stars to the Croissette too including Ryan Gosling, Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, etc. Plus Jerry Lewis, beloved in France, will make his acting comeback in “Max Rose.” And there’s a big celebration of India. Plus the opening night movie “The Great Gatsby.”

CANNES COMPETITION LINEUP

Nicolas Winding Refn Only God Forgives

Alexander Payne Nebraska

Steven Soderbergh Beyond the Candelabra

Asghar Farhadi The Past

Francois Ozon Jeune et Jolie

James Gray The Immigrant

Roman Polanski Venus in Fur

Arnaud Desplechin Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)

Joel and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis

Arnaud Despallieres Michael Kohlhaas

Amat Escalante Heli

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Grisgris

Jia Zhangke A Touch of Sin (Tian Zhu Ding)

Takashi Miike Shield of Straw (Wara No Tate)

Kore-Eda Hirokazu Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi Ni Naru)

Abdellatif Kechiche La Vie d’Adele

Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Un Chateau en Italie

Alex Van Warmerdam Borgman

Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty

UN CERTAIN REGARD SIDEBAR LINEUP

Alain Guiraudie L’Inconnu do Lac

Valeria Golino Miele

Flora Lau Bends 

James Franco As I Lay Dying

Rithy Panh L’Image Manquante

Diego Quemada-Diez La Jaula de Oro

Mohammad Rasolouf Anonymous

Claire Denis Les Salauds 

Ryan Coogler Fruitvale Station 

Hany Abu-Assad Omar

Adolfo Alix Jr. Death March

Sofia Coppola The Bling Ring 

Rebecca Zlotowski Grand Central

Chloe Robichaud Sarah Prefere La Course

Lav Diaz Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan

OUT OF COMPETITION

Guillaume Canet Blood Ties

J.C. Chandor All is Lost  

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

Johnnie To Blind Detective

Amit Kumar Monsoon Shootout  

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Taisia Igumentseva Otdat Konci

James Toback Seduced and Abandoned

Roman Polanski Weekend of a Champion

Roberto Minervini Stop the Pounding Heart

Stephen Frears Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight 

JERRY LEWIS TRIBUTE

Daniel Noah Max Rose  

GALA SCREENING, TRIBUTE TO INDIA

Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee Bombay Talkies