Cannes 2008

[The Fanciful Norwegian]

Took 'em long enough, but here's the lineup:

IN COMPETITION
Blindness, Brazil/Canada/Japan, Fernando Meirelles (opener)
What Just Happened?, U.S., Barry Levinson (closer)
24 City, China, Jia Zhangke
Adoration, Canada, Atom Egoyan
Changeling, U.S., Clint Eastwood
Che (The Argentine/Guerrilla), Spain, Steven Soderbergh
A Christmas Tale, France, Arnaud Desplechin
Delta, Germany/Hungary, Kornel Mundruczo
Il Divo, Italy, Paolo Sorrentino
Entre les murs, France, Laurent Cantet
Frontier of Dawn, France, Philippe Garrel
Gomorrah, Italy, Matteo Garrone
The Headless Woman, Argentina, Lucrecia Martel
Leonera, Argentina/South Korea, Pablo Trapero
Linha de Passe, Brazil, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas
Lorna's Silence, UK/France, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
My Magic, Singapore, Eric Khoo
The Palermo Shooting, Germany, Wim Wenders
Serbis, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
Synecdoche, New York, U.S., Charlie Kaufman
Three Monkeys, Turkey, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Two Lovers, U.S., James Gray
Waltz With Bashir, Israel, Ari Folman

OUT OF COMPETITION
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, U.S., Steven Spielberg
Kung Fu Panda, U.S., Mark Osborne & John Stevenson
The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Korea, Kim Jee-woon
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, U.S./Spain, Woody Allen

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
Maradona, Spain/France, Emir Kusturica
Surveillance, U.S., Jennifer Lynch
The Chaser, South Korea, Na Hong-jin

SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Ashes of Time Redux, China, Wong Kar-wai
C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons, France, Daniel Leconte
Chelsea on the Rocks, U.S., Abel Ferrara
Of Time and the City, UK, Terence Davies
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, U.S./UK, Marina Zenovich
Sangue Pazzo (Crazy Blood), Italy/France, Marco Tullio Giordana

SCREENING OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
The Third Wave, U.S., Alison Thompson

UN CERTAIN REGARD
Hunger, UK, Steve McQueen (opener)
Afterschool, U.S., Antonio Campos
Los Bastardos, Mexico, Amat Escalante
Cloud 9, Germany, Andreas Dresen
The Dead Girl's Feast, Brazil, Matheus Nachtergaele
Involuntary, Sweden, Ruben Ostlund
Je veux voir, France, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Johnny Mad Dog, France, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
The Modern Life, France, Raymond Depardon
O' Horten, Norway/Germany, Bent Hamer
Salt of This Sea, Palestine, Annemarie Jacir
Soi Cowboy, UK, Thomas Clay
Tin Che (Parking), Taiwan, Chung Mong-hong
Tokyo!, France/Japan, Bong Joon-ho/Michel Gondry/Leos Carax
Tokyo Sonata, Japan, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Tulpan, Germany, Sergey Dvortsevoy
Tyson, U.S., James Toback
Versailles, France, Pierre Schoeller
Wendy and Lucy, U.S., Kelly Reichardt
Yi ban haishui, yi ban huoyan, China, Fendou Liu

DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT
Four Nights With Anna, France/Poland, Jerzy Skolimowski (opener)
The Pleasure of Being Robbed, U.S., Josh Safdie (closer)
Acne, Uruguay/Spain/Argentina/Mexico, Federico Veiroj
Aquele querido mes de agosto, Portugal/France, Miguel Gomes
Blind Loves, Slovakia, Juraj Lehotsky
Boogie, Romania, Radu Muntean
Les Bureaux de Dieu, France, Claire Simon
El Cant dels ocells, Spain, Albert Serra
De la guerre, France, Bertrand Bonello
Le Dernier Maquis, France/Algeria, Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
Eldorado, Belgium/France, Bouli Lanners
Eleve libre, Belgium/France, Joachim Lafosse
Knitting, China, Yin Lichuan
Liverpool, Argentina/France/Netherlands/Spain/Germany, Lisandro Alonso
Lonely Tune of Tehran, Iran, Saman Salour
Monsieur Morimoto, France, Nicola Sornaga
Now Showing, Philippines/France, Raya Martin
Il Resto della notte, Italy, Francesco Munzi
Salamandra, Argentina/France/Germany, Pablo Aguero
Shultes, Russia, Bakur Bakuradze
Tony Manero, Chile/Brazil, Pablo Larrain
Le Voyage aux Pyrenees, France, Jean-Marie & Arnaud Larrieu

Special screenings:
4x15, France, Olivier Jahan
Milestones, U.S., Robert Kramer & John Douglas
Le Genou d'Artemide, France, Jean-Marie Straub
Itineraire de Jean Bricard, France, Jean-Marie Straub & Daniele Huillet

CINEFONDATION
Ba Yue Shi Wu (August 15th), U.S., Jiang Xuan
Blind Spot, France, Johanna Bessiere/Cecile Dubois Herry/Simon Rouby/Nicolas Chauvelot/Olivier Clert/Yvon Jardel
Et dans mon coeur, j'emporterai... (And I'll Keep in My Heart...), Belgium, Yoon Sung-a
Forbach, France, Claire Burger
Gata, Russia, Diana Mkrtchyan
Gestern in Eden (The Other Day in Eden), Germany, Jan Speckenbach
Himnon (Anthem), Israel, Elad Keidan
Illusion Dwellers, UK, Rob Ellender
Interior. Scara de bloc (Interior. Bloc of Flats Hallway), Romania, Ciprian Alexandrescu
Kestomerkitsijat (Roadmarkers), Finland, Juho Kuosmanen
The Maid, U.S., Heidi Saman
Naus, Czech Republic, Lukas Glaser
O Som E O Resto (Sound and the Rest), Brazil, Andre Lavaquial
El Reloj (The Watch), Argentina, Marco Berger
Shtika (Silence), Israel, Hadar Morag
Stop, South Korea, Park Jae-ok
This Is a Story About Ted and Alice, U.S., Teressa Tunney

SHORTS IN COMPETITION
411-Z, Hungary, Daniel Erdelyi
Buen Viaje (Bon Voyage), Javier Palleiro & Guillermo Rocamora
De Moins en Moins, France, Melanie Laurent
El Deseo (The Desire), Mexico, Marie Benito
Jerrycan, Australia, Julius Avery
Love You More, UK, Sam Taylor Wood
Megatron, Romania, Marian Crisan
My Rabbit Hoppy, Australia, Anthony Lucas
Smafuglar (2 Birds), Iceland, Runar Runarsson

CRITICS' WEEK
Competion:
Better Things, UK, Duane Hopkins
Blood Appears, Argentina/France/Germany, Pablo Fendrik
Everybody Dies But Me, Russia, Valeria Gaia Germanica
Grown Ups, France/Sweden, Anna Novion
Moscow, Belgium, Belgium, Christophe van Rompaey
Snow, Bosnia/Germany/France, Aida Begic
The Stranger in Me, Germany, Emily Atef

Competition shorts:
La copie de Coralie, France, Nicolas Engel
Ergo, Hungary, Geza M. Toth
A Espera, Brazil, Fernanda Teixeira
I Hear Your Scream, Argentina/Paraguay, Pablo Lamar
Next Floor, Canada, Denis Villeneuve
Noseblood, U.S., Jeff Vespa
Skhizein, France, Jeremy Clapin

Special screenings:
Les Sept jours, Israel/France, Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz (opener)
Desierto adentro, Mexico, Rodrigo Pla (closer)
Rumba, Belgium/France, Dominique Abel/Fiona Gordon/Bruno Romy

[Antoine Doinel]

The Soderbergh films are still question marks at this point. Varietyspeculates they might be screened "unfinished".

[kaujot]

Does Woody refuse to have his films in competition now?

[Antoine Doinel]

Woody's films have never screened in competition.

[kaujot]

Huh. Did not know that.

[broadwayrock]

Official Cannes Poster designed by Pierre Collier that uses a photograph taken by David Lynch:

[colinr0380]

I don't want to pre-empt the final decision but I notice the Dardennes have another film in competition!

[miless]

maybe this will be the year for NBC

[SalParadise]

I've always been meaning to ask:

At film festivals in France, Germany, Italy, etc. do they have two sets of subtitles on the prints off all the films showing?

i.e. Cannes - french and english subtitles (for non-french, non-english language films)?
Or do they have separate screenings- one with french subs, another with english.
Or, are there simply no english subs at all for non-english language films?

Thanks!

P.S. some of you may know about a system that utilizes a second digital projector to project custom subs on to the bottom of the cinema screen, thus allowing any country/language to show films without getting custom prints! I witnessed this while watching 'The Bride Wore Black' in London at the Institut Francais! :)

[Oedipax]

Great line-up. I'm excited in particular that Terence Davies has made another film... apparently a documentary this time? Does anyone know more about it?

The only real disappointment is that the new Claire Denis film(s) didn't make it, but maybe it's just a question of completion.

[jaredsap]

The only real disappointment is that the new Claire Denis film(s) didn't make it, but maybe it's just a question of completion.

Don't give up hope yet. There's another French film in Competition that hasn't been announced yet.

[miless]

I've always been meaning to ask:

At film festivals in France, Germany, Italy, etc. do they have two sets of subtitles on the prints off all the films showing?

i.e. Cannes - french and english subtitles (for non-french, non-english language films)?
Or do they have separate screenings- one with french subs, another with english.
Or, are there simply no english subs at all for non-english language films?

all of the major film festivals pretty much require subtitles in the language that they are held... Cannes (and many of the other big fests) also electronically projects English subs if the film is not in English or French (or the language of the country where the festival is held)

You can generally find the information on the official websites of the film festival under rules and regulations for submitting films.

[colinr0380]

Great line-up. I'm excited in particular that Terence Davies has made another film... apparently a documentary this time? Does anyone know more about it?

There are a couple of mentions here

[sidehacker]

Does anyone have some info on Jia's latest? It seems like he's working a lot faster than before or maybe this is just another doc about a clothing line or something. Does it have anything to do with this?

Great line-up, though. Egoyan, Garrel, Desplechin, and so on. Much better than last year's line-up, at least from what I remember.

[Grimfarrow]

Does anyone have some info on Jia's latest? It seems like he's working a lot faster than before or maybe this is just another doc about a clothing line or something. Does it have anything to do with this?

1. No, it has nothing to do with AGE OF TATTOO, which is a different project.
2. 24 CITY stars Joan Chen, Lu Liping and Zhao Tao. It's a docudrama.

Great line-up. I'm excited in particular that Terence Davies has made another film... apparently a documentary this time? Does anyone know more about it?

It's his docu on Liverpool and his relationship to the city. Narrated by the director himself.

[zedz]

Looks promising. Jia, Ceylan, Davies and the Dardennes should be able to be relied on to deliver, and averse as I am to portmanteau films, the Bong / Gondry / Carax combination seems irresistable. Plus Ashes redux, at last! And another Dvortsevoy is always cause for celebration!

[Forrest Taft]

The only real disappointment is that the new Claire Denis film(s) didn't make it, but maybe it's just a question of completion.

Don't give up hope yet. There's another French film in Competition that hasn't been announced yet.

Let´s hope this is the film they announce. The world will be a much better place the day a Christopher Lambert film wins the Golden Palm.

[portnoy]

Wow - some really cool up-and-comers (Eric Khoo, Kornel Mundruczo) with films in competition. An exciting lineup.

[John Cope]

Great line-up, though. Egoyan, Garrel, Desplechin, and so on. Much better than last year's line-up, at least from what I remember.

Actually, it's hard to imagine a fest which, on paper anyway, would look better than the one in '07. We had new films by Hou, Van Sant, Sokurov, Tarr, Ferrara, Reygadas, Breillat, the Coens, Schnabel, Akin, Kusturica and Zvyagintsev. Not to mention the estimable Palm winner. Still, obviously this is a subjective call.

And having said that, I'm pretty pleased with the line up myself. I'll admit that many of the directors are unknown quantities to me and therefore I can't judge, but I am certainly excited by the prospect of discovering new talent (or at least new to me).

My only disappointments are the absences of the aforementioned Denis, Hernandez's Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo and Angelopoulos' Dust of Time, all of which I expected to see listed in the roster.

For the time being, and sight unseen of course, I'm pulling for the Ceylan, Martel and Egoyan in roughly that order.

[Grimfarrow]

Don't give up hope yet. There's another French film in Competition that hasn't been announced yet.

Plus the opening film, which will BLIND people with enthusiasm.

[Oedipax]

Another one I'd like to see included, if possible: Lisandro Alonso's latest. IMDB states it's in post-production, so maybe it's not ready.

[miless]

Another one I'd like to see included, if possible: Lisandro Alonso's latest. IMDB states it's in post-production, so maybe it's not ready.

maybe for the Director's fortnight.

[yoshimori]

Plus the opening film, which will BLIND people with enthusiasm.

Is this a play on words, I wonder. Did the director have a movie in Un certain regard last year?

[Grimfarrow]

maybe for the Director's fortnight.

Not a maybe.

[miless]

wait, so what is the opening film... and is Lisandro's film not a maybe, or just not showing?