Cannes Lineup at Last

The lineup doesn’t appear to be half as interesting as the speculation pieces leading up to it. It never is, though. Expectations have a way of getting raised.

Jeff Wells remains optimistic for Christopher Nolan’s Inception:

There was no mention of any extended product-reel screening of Chris Nolan‘s Inception, but then there wouldn’t be at an official Paris press conference. An announcement of this could happen in days to come, or so I’m hoping.

At first pass, my eyes went immediately to Abbas Kiarostami’s Copie Conforme, Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu’s Biutiful, Kitano’s Outrage, Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Bertrand Tavernier’s ‚ÄúLa Princesse de Monptpensier.” But perhaps more education will build some excitement for the others.

From Indiewire:

IN COMPETITION:

“Tournee”
directed by Mathieu Almaric

“Des Hommes et des Dieux”
directed by Xavier Beauvois

”Biutiful”
directed by Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu

“Hors la loi”
directed by Rachid Bouchareb

“Un Homme Qui Crie” (A Screaming Man)
directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

“Housemaid”
directed by Im Sangsoo

”Copie Conforme” (The Certified Copy)
directed by Abbas Kiarostami

“Outrage”
directed by Takeshi Kitano

“Poetry”
directed by Lee Chang-dong

”Another Year”
directed by Mike Leigh

”Fair Game”
directed by Doug Liman

“You, My Joy”
directed by Sergei Loznitsa

“La Nostra Vita”
directed by Daniele Luchetti

“Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2”
directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

“La Princesse de Monptpensier”
directed by Bertrand Tavernier

”(Loong Boonmee Raleuk Chaat” (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

OUT OF COMPETITION:
“You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger,” directed by Woody Allen
“Tamara Drewe,” directed by Stephen Frears
“Wall Street РMoney Never Sleeps,” directed by Oliver Stone

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS:
“Kaboom,” directed by Gregg Araki
“L’Autre Monde” (Blackhole), directed by Gilles Marchand

SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
“Inside Job,” directed by Charles Ferguson
“Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow,” directed by Sophie Fiennes
“Nostalgia de la Luz” (Nostalgia for the Light), directed by Patricio Guzman
“Draquila РL’Italia Che Trema,” directed by Sabina Guzzanti
“Chantrapas,” directed by Otar Iosseliani
“Abel,” directed by Diego Luna

UN CERTAIN REGARD:
“Blue Valentine,” directed by Derek Cianfrance
“O Estranho Caso de Angelica,” (Anjelica), directed by Manouel de Oliveira
“Les Amours Imaginaires” (Heartbeats), directed by Xavier Dolan
“Los Labios,” directed by Ivan Fund and Santiago Loza
“Simon Werner a Disparu…” directed by Fabrice Gobert
“Film Socialisme,” directed by Jean-Luc Godard
“Unter Dir Die Stadt” (The City Below), directed by Christoph Hochhausler
“Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs),” directed by Lodge Kerrigan
“Pal Adreinn” (Adrienn Pal), directed by Agnes Kocsis
“Udaan,” directed by Vikramaditya Motwane
“Marti Dupa Craciun” (Tuesday, After Christmas), directed by Radu Muntean
“Chatroom,” directed by Hideo Nakata
“Aurora,” directed by Cristi Puiu
“Ha Ha Ha,” directed by Hong Sangsoo
“Life Above All,” directed by Oliver Schmitz
“Octubre,” directed by Daniel Vega
“R U There,” directed by David Verbeek
“Rizhao Chongqing” (Chongqing Blues), directed by Xiaoshuai Wang