After weeks of speculations about films that we’ll get to see at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the official lineup is finally here. The official selection for the 76th edition of the festival includes new films from Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, and many more.
As it was previously confirmed, Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon will have its world premiere in Cannes, but out of the competition. The same goes for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the opening film Jeanne du Barry, and Sam Levinson’s’ HBO drama The Idol.
New projects from some of the world’s most renowned auteurs will be in the running for the Palme d’Or, including Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, Todd Haynes’ May December, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, Wim Wenders’s Perfect Days, and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, among others.
A record six films by female filmmakers will also be competing for the top prize this year. The longtime Cannes director Thierry Fremaux reflected on the criticism they’ve received for lack of female-directed films in the past, and admitted they still have a long way to go.
“These six films are in competition because of their quality. What we’re seeing is that the stronger presence of female directors means that world cinema is changing, because it brings another perspective, one of women,” he told Variety.
The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival will take place between May 16 and 27, with Ruben Östlund serving as the president of the jury.
2023 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION:
IN COMPETITION
Club Zero, dir: Jessica Hausner
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Four Daughters, dir: Kaouther Ben Hania
Asteroid City, dir: Wes Anderson
Anatomie d’Une Chute, dir: Justine Triet
Monster, dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Il Sol dell’Avvenire, dir: Nanni Moretti
La Chimera, dir: Alice Rohrwacher
L’Eté Dernier, dir: Catherine Breillat
La Passion De Dodin Bouffant, dir: Tran Anh Hung
About Dry Grasses, dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
May December, dir: Todd Haynes
Rapito, dir: Marco Bellocchio
Firebrand, dir: Karim Ainouz
The Old Oak, dir: Ken Loach
*Banel et Adama, dir: Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Perfect Days, dir: Wim Wenders
Jeunesse, dir: Wang Bing
OUT OF COMPETITION
Killers of the Flower Moon, dir: Martin Scorsese
Jeanne du Barry, dir: Maïwenn
The Idol, dir: Sam Levinson
Cobweb, dir: Kim Jee-woon
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, dir: James Mangold
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
Omar La Fraise, dir: Elias Belkeddar
Acide, dir: Just Philippot
Kennedy, dir: Anurag Kashyap
CANNES PREMIERE
Le Temps d’Aimer, dir: Katell Quillevere
Kubi, dir: Takeshi Kitano
Cerrar los Ojos, dir: Victor Erice
Bonnard, Pierre et Marthe, dir: Martin Provost
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Anselm, dir: Wim Wenders
Occupied City, dir: Steve McQueen
Man in Black, dir: Wang Bing
UN CERTAIN REGARD
*How to Have Sex, dir: Molly Manning Walker
The Delinquents, dir: Rodrigo Moreno
Simple Comme Sylvain, dir: Monia Chokri
The Settlers, dir: Felipe Galvez
The Mother of All Lies, dir: Asmae El Moodier
The Buriti Flower, dirs: Joao Salaviza & Renee Nader
*Goodbye Julia, dir: Mohammed Kordofani
*Omen, dir: Baloji Thasiani
The Breaking Ice, dir: Anthony Chen
Rosalie, dir: Stéphanie Di Giusto
The New Boy, dir: Warwick Thornton
*If Only I Could Hibernate, dir: Zoljargal Purevdash
*Hopeless, dir: Kim Chang-hoon
*Rien à Perdre, dir: Delphine Deloget
*Les Meutes, dir: Kamal Lazraq
Terrestrial Verses, dirs: Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami
La Regne Animal, dir: Thomas Cailley
*Denotes first film; eligible for the Camera d’Or
