The annual Cannes Film Festival is almost upon us and they just announced every title of their lineup for the 69th edition of the festival. The cinematic event begins on May 11, with Woody Allen’s film “Café Society” opening, and will run through May 22.
While the list of films represents 28 countries, only two Latin American countries are included: Brazil with “Acquarius,” from former critic, now filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho, and Argentina with “The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis” by Andrea Testa and Francisco Marquez. Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia’s absence from the festival was strking.
As far as Spanish representation, high-profile director Pedro Almodóvar will be debuting his long-awaited “Julieta,” as well as director Albert Serra, who will be presenting his film “The Death of Louis XIV.”
Competition
"Toni Erdman," directed by Maren Ade
"Julieta," directed by Pedro Almodóvar
"The Handmaiden," directed by Park Chan-Wook
"The Last Face," directed by Sean Penn
"Paterson," directed by Jim Jarmusch
"Personal Shopper," directed by Olivier Assayas
"Aquarius," directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho
"American Honey," directed by Andrea Arnold
"It's Only the End of the World," directed by Xavier Dolan
"Slack Bay," directed by Bruno Dumont
"Rester Vertical," directed by Alain Guiraudie
"Loving," directed by Jeff Nichols
"From the Land of the Moon," directed by Nicole Garcia
"The Unknown Girl," directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
"I, Daniel Blake," directed by Ken Loach
"Ma'Rosa," directed by Brillante Mendoza
"Bacalaureat," directed by Cristian Mungiu
"Sieranevada," directed by Cristi Puiu
"Elle," directed by Paul Verhoeven
"The Neon Demon," directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Un Certain Regard
"Varoonegi," directed by Behnam Behzadi
"Apprentice," directed by Boo Junfeng
"Voir du Pays," directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin
"La Danseuse," directed by Stephanie di Giusto
"Clash," directed by Mohamed Diab
"La Tortue Rouge," directed by Michael Dubok de Wit
"Fuchi Bi Tatsu," directed by Fukada Koji
"Omar Shakhsiya," directed by Maha Haj
"Me’Ever Laharim Vehagvaot," directed by Eran Kolirin
"After The Storm," directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
"Hymyileva Mies," directed by Juho Kuosmanen
"La Large Noche de Francisco Sanctis," directed by Francisco Marquez and Andrea Testa
"Caini," directed by Bogdan Mirica
"Pericle Il Nero," directed by Stefano Mordini
"Captain Fantastic," directed by Matt Ross
"The Transfiguration," directed by Michael O'Shea
"Uchenik," directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Out of Competition
"The BFG," directed by Steven Spielberg
"Goksung," directed by Na Hong-Jin
"Money Monster," directed by Jodie Foster
"The Nice Guys," directed by Shane Black
Special Screenings
'L'ultima Spiaggia," directed by Thanos Anastopoulous and Davide del Degan
"A Chad Tragedy," directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
"The Death of Louis XIV," directed by Albert Serra
"Le Cancre," directed by Paul Vecchiali
Midnight Screenings "Gimme Danger," directed by Jim Jarmusch
"The Train to Busan," directed by Yeon Sang-Ho
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