This edition of the festival will undoubtedly be remembered (apart from the thunderous landing of Tom Cruise and the solemnity of the celebrations for the 75 birthdays of the festival) for the overwhelming burst of music with pre-eminence of rock, a genre that has always been in the heart of the director Thierry Fremaux .
After Ethan Cohen's tribute to a great precursor like Jerry Lee Lewis and the awaited naked portrait of the White Duke, David Bowie, Elvis Presley - the absolute icon - takes the stage thanks to the colorful "biopic" by Baz Luhrmann.
The second meeting with the directors called for the 75th anniversary of the festival is worth noting.
All the films of the day: -
STARS AT NOON
by Claire Denis with Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Danny Ramirez.
IN COMPETITION.
A chance encounter in a hotel in Managua between an American journalist deprived of her passport in hot Nicaragua during the electoral period and an English traveler who proposes to help her out of the country.
He looks like the Prince Charming of fairy tales but will drag her into dangerous territory
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LEILA'S BROTHERS
by Saeed Roustafe with Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Payman Maadi.
IN COMPETITION.
In today's Iran, bent by the economic crisis, Leila's family risks under the weight of debts.
To find a solution, her eldest daughter convinces the brothers to combine each other's scarce economies to open a shop.
The father's money is missing, but the latter, to the general surprise, offers an important prize to the community in exchange for the recognition of the dignity of a recognized leader.
As the old man's health deteriorates, ancient resentments erupt and threaten Leia's family far more than debt.
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ELVIS
by Baz Luhrmann with Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge.
OUT OF COMPETITION.
The baroque and sulphurous style of the director of "Moulin Rouge" at the service of a singular biopic that traces Presley's career through the controversial relationships with his mysterious manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
La Croisette is ready to go crazy for the return of Luhrmann and Tom Hanks.
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DODO
by Panos Koutras with Smaragda Karydi, Akis Sakellariou, Natasa Exintaveloni OUT OF COMPETITION.
In a lavish mansion outside Athens, a couple on the brink of economic disaster awaits their daughter's marriage to a wealthy heiress as their only salvation.
The mysterious appearance of a bird that has been missing for over 300 years threatens to throw everything out of control.
THE VAGABONDS
by Doroteya Droumeva with Jonathan Elias Weiske, Magnús Mariuson, Lisa-Katrina Mayer.
OUT OF COMPETITION. A Milf in search of love and systematically attracted to young athletic and beardless young people challenges social prejudices and the still prevailing machismo.
Scent of scandal in sight.
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DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA
by Ariel Escalante Meza with Carlos Ureña, Sylvia Sossa, Esteban Brenes Serrano.
A CERTAIN REGARD.
In the montane forest of Costa Rica, the old Domingo, now a widower and alone, is fighting against a multinational that wants to expropriate the land for the construction of a highway.
One after another the neighbors give in, but Domingo is not afraid of intimidation.
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BUTTERFLY VISION
by Maksim Nakonechnyi with Rita Burkovska, Lyubomyr Valivots, Myroslava Vytrykhoska-Makar.
A CERTAIN REGARD.
The Ukrainian film already smells like a prize reproduces one of the roots of the current war: Lilia, an expert in aerial reconnaissance, returns home to the Donbass after three years of imprisonment.
At night she is still shaken by the nightmares of prison, during the day she fights with those who want to pity her, considering her a victim.
- ASHKAL by Youssef Chebbi with Fatma Oussaifi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa, Rami Harrabi.
QUINZAINE DES REALISATEURS.
During the renovation of the gardens of Carthage, the body of a dead guardian is found.
Police veteran Batal, assisted by his niece, investigates the case and begins questioning the workers and neighbors.
But he doesn't know that he is poking his nose into a far more complicated story than one might imagine.
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UN VARON
by Fabian Hernandez with Felipe Ramirez.
QUINZAINE DES REALISATEURS.
In a Bogota where only violence and machismo reign, Carlo lives holed up in his modest apartment, afraid of confronting a world that would never accept his homosexuality. But it's Christmas Eve and Carlos would like to spend the party with his family.
To do this he has to face the city.
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NEXT SOHEE
by Jung July with Doona Bae SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE.
When high school student Sohee is found dead following her school-work experience in a call center, the inspector in charge of the case doesn't believe it's a mere coincidence.
He will begin to investigate the working conditions to which the girl was subjected and the company that hired her.
New realism from Korea.
