CANNES 2015 Films in competition
Pierre Lescure the new president of the Cannes Film Festival, raised the veil on the 17 films in competition. American Gus Van Sant, Chinese Jia Zhangke, French Jacques Audiard and Maiwenn and Italian Nanni Moretti are among the directors selected for the official competition. France, with four films and Italy with three films are particularly well represented, unlike Latin America absent from the competition. Jacques Audiard with « Dheepan », Stéphane Brizé with « Market law »Valérie Donzelli with « Marguerite and Julien » and Maiwenn with « My King » will be the four French in competition. North America three films: « Carol » by Todd Haynes and « The Sea of trees » of Gus Van Sant for the United States, and « Sicario » Canadian Denis Villeneuve. Asia three also: the Chinese Jia Zhangke will be back on the Croisette with « Mountains may depart », the Japanese Hirokazu Korea-Eda with « Our little sister ». Taiwanese Hou Hsiao-hsien will present, « The Assassin ». Among the stars, Vincent Cassel, Vincent Lindon, Léa Seydoux (photo) Marion Cotillard for the French, but also Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek, Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz or Michael Fassbender will tread the red carpet. The films in competition: Dheepan, by Jacques Audiard La loi du marché, by Stéphane Brizé Marguerite and Julien, by Valérie Donzelli Le Conte des Contes, by Matteo Garrone Carol, by Todd Haynes The Assassin, by Hou Hsiao-hsien Mountains may depart, by
Cannes 2012 Jury : Diane Kruger, Ewan Mc Gregor, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Emmanuelle Devos...
It will be Ewan Mac Gregor the interpreter of Obi-Wan Kenobi as a jury member. The illustrious knight Jedi Siegera alongside the creator Jean-Paul Gautier under the direction of director Nanni Moretti, president of the jury for this 2012 Cannes festival. The actor has already come to the French festival for the cult movie Trainspotting. On the other side of the jury, directors Raoul Peck, Alexander Payne (The Descendants), actresses Emmanuelle Devos (Le fils de l'autre), Diane Kruger (Les fareieux à la reine), Hiam ABBASS (Palestinian actress), Andrea ARNOLD (director, British screenwriter), We will find this jury on the Croisette at the 65th Cannes festival from 16 to 27 May. Good Festival to our guests! Article sharing
Interview Nanni Moretti President of the 65th Festival
What do you think of the film The Artist, which won the Oscar this year? « Personally, I do not share the general enthusiasm about this film, The Artist. I think it's an easy movie. », said director Nanni Moretti, who wondered about the differences between films selected in Cannes and those winning Oscars. On the Croisette, the choice of winners « depends on the members of the jury, who change each year. This is not the case with the Oscars, because the Academy members are the same every year », he continued. « In any serious festival, what matters is the films and tastes of the jury. On the other hand, at the Oscars, I felt that marketing and distributor strategies are essential. »added the director, who had won the Palme d'or in Cannes in 2001 for « The Son's House ». « I'm looking for movies that can surprise me. » Returning to his role in Cannes, Nanni Moretti stressed that he would not seek « at any cost » a unanimous vote in the jury he will chair. « If we seek a unanimous vote, we may prefer a film that does not displease anyone, but that no one is madly in love with either. » « I'm going to look for the kind of movies that can surprise me again, not the kind of movies I've seen 5,000 times. »continued the Italian. Asked about the small number of Asian films usually selected in Cannes and their chance to win a prize, Nanni Moretti assured: « I don't see why u
