With a hundred films selected, a wide variety of genres and a new category, Cannes Premieres, the festival has something to please the public this year.
In addition to the official competition, in official or parallel selection, such as Un Certain Regard, Critics 'Week or Directors' Fortnight, the other categories also have their share of nuggets.
Le Figaro
presents its selection for this 74th edition which will open its doors on Tuesday July 6.
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Out of competition
Tom McCarthy's
Stillwater
with Matt Damon and Camille Cottin
Directed by Tom McCarthy (
Spotlight),
this drama filmed in the heart of Marseille is distinguished by its headliner, Oscar-winning American actor Matt Damon.
Known for his roles in
Jason Bourne
,
Alone on Mars
or
Interstellar,
he plays the character of Bill Baker, an oil driller from Oklahoma who lands in the South of France to find his daughter.
He will be able to count on the help of Virginie, played by the unforgettable
Asshole
and star of
Ten percent
the French Camille Cottin.
National release on September 22
Where's Anne Frank!
by Ari Folman
Ari Folman, awarded a César in 2009 in the best foreign film category for
Waltz with Bachir
, presents his new animated film out of competition,
Where is Anne Frank
!
Directed in 2D, it is inspired by the famous story of the little Jewish girl, but in an original way to say the least: her life will be told through that of Kitty, the imaginary friend of Anne Frank, to whom she dedicated her diary.
Here, Kitty will mysteriously come to life nowadays in the house where Anne and her family had taken refuge ...
National release on November 24
Bac Nord
by Cédric Jimenez with Gilles Lellouche and Adèle Exarchopoulos
This film, with a cast of choice made up of Gilles Lellouche, François Civil (
Le Chant du loup, Dix per cent)
and Karim Leklou (
Le Monde est à toi), is
inspired by the scandal that splashed the anti-crime squad of Marseille in 2012. At the time, eighteen members of the city's BAC had been taken to prison for drug trafficking and racketeering.
Adèle Exarchopoulos, winner of the Palme d'Or in 2013 for
La Vie d'Adèle
, is also on the bill.
National release on August 18
Aline
by Valérie Lemercier
Originally scheduled for last November and then postponed many times because of the pandemic,
Aline
will finally be entitled to the light.
Valérie Lemercier traces the journey of Aline Dieu, largely inspired by Celine Dion, from her modest childhood in the Quebec countryside alongside her thirteen brothers and sisters, until today.
The film focuses on the love story between the star and her husband René Angélil, renamed Guy-Claude for the occasion.
A film full of emotion and humor, with as a bonus, the songs of the Quebec star superbly interpreted by Victoria Sio.
National release on November 10
OSS 117 - Red alert in Black Africa
by Nicolas Bedos
The third part devoted to the adventures of the charming and hilarious Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath alias Jean Dujardin, will be presented in Cannes as a closing film, for the “last screening”.
In this film, directed by Nicolas Bedos (
La Belle Époque),
OSS 117 will have to ally with another spy, the young OSS 1001, played by Pierre Niney (
Yves Saint Laurent, An ideal man)
.
Together, they will have to help the leader of Kenya to put down the rebels.
National release on August 4
To read also:
OSS 117
against OSS 1001: Jean Dujardin and Pierre Niney rivals in a new extract
Midnight Sessions
Suprêmes
by Audrey Estrougo on the debut of NTM
As for the Midnight sessions, we particularly remember the film by the French Audrey Estrougo, which traces the beginnings of the legendary rap group,
Suprême NTM
.
Formed in the late 1980s, the NTM consisted of JoeyStarr and Kool Shen, who will be played for the occasion by Sandor Funtek (
K Contraire, L'Étreinte
) and Théo Christine, known in particular for his role in the popular series. youth,
SKAM
.
National release on November 24
Cannes Premieres
Deception
of Arnaud Desplechin
In this new category, dedicated to previews, the
Tromperie
stands out
.
A film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, winner of a César in 2016 for
Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse.
Adapted from the novel by Philip Roth,
Tromperie
tells the story of Philip, a famous American writer exiled in London, and his mistress.
The two lovers are played by Denis Podalydès and Léa Seydoux.
The actress is also featured on
The French Dispatch
,
France
and
L'histoire de ma femme
, all three in official selection.
National release on December 8
In some perspective
CB Yi's
Moneyboys
In the Un Certain Regard category, which highlights filmmakers still little known, is
Moneyboys
, Australian-Taiwanese debut film by director CB YI.
We discover the story of Fei, a young prostitute from a small village in China.
His life will be turned upside down the day he learns that his family accepts the money he sends them, but does not tolerate his lifestyle or his homosexuality.
Release date not yet known.
Beach cinema
Justin Lin's
Fast & Furious 9
Thierry Frémaux had promised a blockbuster and he had not lied.
The Cannes Film Festival will present one of the most surprising films of this edition,
Fast and Furious 9,
in the open air on Macé beach on the Croisette
.
A preview in France for this saga whose success has not weakened over the years.
The spectators will find Dom (Vin Diesel) and his band, for a part with more and more action and explosions which are full of eyes.
National release July 14
Read also: Clutches and crustaceans:
Fast and Furious 9
preview on Cannes beach
Critics' week (excluding official selection)
Robuste
by Constance Meyer with Gérard Depardieu
On the occasion of Critics' Week, a parallel selection that highlights still relatively little-known directors and their first or second film, Constance Meyer will present
Robuste,
in a special screening.
A film carried by the indestructible Gérard Depardieu, accompanied by Déborah Lukumuena, awarded at the César 2017 for
Divines
.
The actor of
Cyrano de Bergerac
plays the character of Georges, an aging movie star, who will have to work with Aïssa, a young security guard.
Release date not yet known.
A young girl who is doing well
by Sandrine Kiberlain
If her name is no longer to be made as an actress, Sandrine Kiberlain, twice césarized, tries herself for the first time at the realization of a feature film with
A young girl who goes well.
The film, proposed Special Screening, is set in 1942 and tells the story of Irene, a 19-year-old Jewish girl.
She wishes to become an actress, and savor the youth to the fullest.
But her life may well take another turn.
Irene is played by Rebecca Marder, one of the youngest residents of the Comédie-Française, also on the bill for
Tromperies
.
National release January 5, 2022
Directors' fortnight (excluding official selection)
Ouistreham
by Emmanuel Carrère with Juliette Binoche
Emmanuel Carrère, whose last film,
La Mustache
, dates back to 2005, returns to the cinema with
Ouistreham,
an adaptation of the story by Florence Aubenas released in 2010. The feature film, the opening film of the category, traces the history of the journalist Marianne Winckler, who immersed herself for six months in the world of precariousness by taking a position as housekeeper on board the ferries between Ouistreham and Portsmouth.
The journalist is played by the Oscar-winning and Cesarized actress Juliette Binoche, awarded at Cannes in 2010 for
Certified Copy
.
National release on January 12, 2022
