After months of speculation, the day has finally arrived: Cannes Film Festival have unveiled their 2014 line-up. With a jury led by Jane Campion and the opening film being the Nicole Kidman-starring Grace of Monaco, the competition films also include the widely rumored titles such as Olivier Assayas‘ Sils Maria, Nuri Bilge Ceylan‘s Winter Sleep (which runs over three hours), David Cronenberg‘s Maps to the Stars, the next films from the Dardennes, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Atom Egoyan, Xavier Dolan (who is finally in competition), as well as Jean Luc-Godard‘s 70-minute 3D film Goodbye to Language. There aren’t too many surprises, but Michel Hazanavicius‘ The Artist follow-up is here, despite not getting a release until November in France, and after being delayed from last year, Bennett Miller‘s Foxcatcher will finally have its premiere.
In the other categories, Ryan Gosling‘s directorial debut Lost River (which seems to have changed its title from How to Catch a Monster) will be debuting in Un Certain Regard, alongside Ned Benson‘s Eleanor Rigby (which was once two parts, but now seems to have sadly been cut down by The Weinstein Company to less than two hours). Out of Competition will have How to Train Your Dragon 2, as well as Zhang Yimou’s Coming Home, while David Michôd‘s The Rover will play in the Midnight Screenings selection. Check out the line-up below (and complete press conference) and return soon for the Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight selections, as well as our coverage of the event (which can be followed in full here).
IN COMPETITION
Opening Film | |||||
Olivier DAHAN | GRACE DE MONACO | 1h43 | |||
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Olivier ASSAYAS | SILS MARIA | 2h03 | |||
Bertrand BONELLO | SAINT LAURENT | 2h15 | |||
Nuri Bilge CEYLAN | KIS UYKUSU | 3h16 | |||
David CRONENBERG | MAPS TO THE STARS | 1h51 | |||
Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Luc DARDENNE | DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT | 1h35 | |||
Xavier DOLAN | MOMMY | 2h20 | |||
Atom EGOYAN | CAPTIVES | 1h53 | |||
Jean-Luc GODARD | ADIEU AU LANGAGE | 1h10 | |||
Michel HAZANAVICIUS | THE SEARCH | 2h40 | |||
Tommy Lee JONES | THE HOMESMAN | 2h02 | |||
Naomi KAWASE | FUTATSUME NO MADO | 1h50 | |||
Mike LEIGH | MR. TURNER | 2h29 | |||
Ken LOACH | JIMMY’S HALL | 1h46 | |||
Bennett MILLER | FOXCATCHER | 2h10 | |||
Alice ROHRWACHER | LE MERAVIGLIE | 1h50 | |||
Abderrahmane SISSAKO | TIMBUKTU | 1h40 | |||
Damian SZIFRON | RELATOS SALVAJES (Wild Tales) | 1h55 | |||
Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV | LEVIATHAN | 2h20 |
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Opening Film | ||
Marie AMACHOUKELI, Claire BURGER, Samuel THEIS | PARTY GIRL 1st film | 1h35 |
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Lisandro ALONSO | SIN TITULO | 1h41 |
Mathieu AMALRIC | LA CHAMBRE BLEUE | 1h15 |
Asia ARGENTO | INCOMPRESA | 1h43 |
Kanu BEHL | TITLI 1st film | 2h04 |
Ned BENSON | ELEANOR RIGBY | 1h59 |
Pascale FERRAN | BIRD PEOPLE | 2h07 |
Ryan GOSLING | LOST RIVER 1st film | 1h45 |
Jessica HAUSNER | AMOUR FOU | 1h36 |
Rolf de HEER | CHARLIE’S COUNTRY | 1h48 |
Andrew HULME | SNOW IN PARADISE 1st film | 1h28 |
July JUNG | DOHEE-YA (A Girl at my Door) 1st film | 1h59 |
Panos KOUTRAS | XENIA | 2h03 |
Philippe LACÔTE | RUN | 1h40 |
Ruben ÖSTLUND | TURIST | 2h |
Jaime ROSALES | HERMOSA JUVENTUD | 1h40 |
WANG Chao | FANTASIA | 1h25 |
Wim WENDERS, Juliano RIBEIRO SALGADO | THE SALT OF THE EARTH | 1h40 |
Keren YEDAYA | HARCHECK MI HEADRO (Loin de son absence) | 1h35 |
OUT OF COMPETITION
Dean DEBLOIS | DRAGONS 2 | 1h45 |
ZHANG Yimou | GUI LAI (Coming Home) | 1h51 |
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
CHANG | PYO JEOK (The Target) |
1h39 |
Kristian LEVRING | THE SALVATION | 1h30 |
David MICHOD | THE ROVER | 1h40 |
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Aida BEGIC, Leonardo DI COSTANZO, Jean-Luc GODARD, Kamen KALEV, Isild LE BESCO, Sergei LOZNITSA, Vincenzo MARRA, Ursula MEIER, Vladimir PERISIC, Cristi PUIU, Marc RECHA, Angela SCHANELEC, Teresa VILLAVERDE | LES PONTS DE SARAJEVO (Bridges of Sarajevo) | 1h50 |
Polsky GABE | RED ARMY | 1h25 |
Sergei LOZNITSA | MAIDAN | 2h |
Mohammed OSSAMA | EAU ARGENTÉE | 1h50 |
Stéphanie VALLOATTO | CARICATURISTES – FANTASSINS DE LA DÉMOCRATIE (Cartoonists – Foot Soldiers Of Democracy) |
1h46 |
70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF LE MONDE NEWSPAPER
Yves JEULAND | LES GENS DU MONDE | 25’ |
Cannes Film Festival runs from May 14th to May 25th.
What do you think of the line-up?