Today, the final lineup for the prestigious 2009 Cannes Film Festival was announced. The majority of the list is as follows:
Opening Night Film:
- Up, US., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
In Competition:
- Bright Star, Australia-UK.-France, Jane Campion
- Spring Fever, China-France, Lou Ye
- Antichrist, Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
- Enter the Void, France, Gaspar Noe
- Face, France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
- Les Herbes Folles, France-Italy, Alain Resnais In the Beginning, France, Xavier Giannoli
- A Prophet, France, Jacques Audiard
- The White Ribbon, Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
- Vengeance, Hong Kong-France-US., Johnnie To
- The Time That Remains, Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
- Vincere, Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
- Kinatay, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
- Thirst, South Korea-US., Park Chan-wook
- Broken Embraces, Spain, Pedro Almodovar
- Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Spain, Isabel Coixet
- Fish Tank, UK.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
- Looking for Eric, UK.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
- Inglourious Basterds, US., Quentin Tarantino
- Taking Woodstock, US., Ang Lee
Out of Competition:
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Canada-France, Terry Gilliam
- The Army of Crime, France, Robert Guediguian
- Agora, Spain, Alejandro Amenabar
Closing Night Film:
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, France, Jan Kounen
I have to say, this is quite a list for this year. The three films heaviest on my radar are easily Inglourious Basterds, Up, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Unfortunately, being on the other side of the ocean, I’m just going to have to wait (impatiently) for these films to be released on their respective dates. Luckily, our own Dan Mecca will be going to the festival to update us on it and to bring us reviews. It’s a festival like this that makes me wish I wasn’t as young as I am, or with less responsibilities where I can go that far for a good time at the movies. Oh well. These aren’t THAT far away, are they? (Answer: Way too damn far).
[via /Film]
What do you make of this list? Are there any films you’re looking forward to? Or do none of the selections on here pique your interest?
